Waller Cup heads west as Feeney tops the pile
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Ready for the off at one of the races at Bohermeen CC’s Waller Cup races on Sunday. Photo: David Mullen/www.quirke.ie David MullenImage 2 of 10
Navan Road Club’s Josh Killally in action during the boys under-16 race at Bohermeen on Sunday. David MullenImage 3 of 10
Navan Road Club’s Mya Ducey (left)) storms to victory in the Girls under-16 race at the Bohermeen CC Waller Cup on Sunday. David MullenImage 4 of 10
Enjoying the Bohermeen CC Waller cCup races were Navan Road Club’s Sean Masterson and James Mullen. David MullenImage 5 of 10
Oldcastle CC’s Sam Monaghan and Brian Halpin ready for the off at Bohermeen on Sunday. David MullenImage 6 of 10
Sophie and Cian English from Bohermeen CC enjoying the racing at the Waller Cup on Sunday. David MullenImage 7 of 10
Bohermeen CC’s Senan Traynor and Jamie Fitzpatrick were in action at the Waller Cup races on Sunday. David MullenImage 8 of 10
Zoe and Richard Shakespeare of Navan Road Club at the start of the Waller Cup races in Bohermeen on Sunday. David MullenImage 9 of 10
Bohermeen CC’s Lee Russell shares some local knowledge with Moynalty CC’s Kevin Smyth before the start of the Waller Cup races at Bohermeen on Sunday. David MullenImage 10 of 10
Craig Ennis and Eoin Davis of the host club Bohermeen CC at the Waller Cup races on Sunday. David MullenLarge crowds gathered for the local Waller Cup races in what was glorious weather in Bohermeen.
With over 100 entries for the youth races and over 300 for the senior races there was a competitive day of racing.
The main race was a combination of the A1 andA2 races, over a distance of 115km, with Roscommon man Daire Feeney from All Human Revolution sprinting away from a six man break to win the Waller Cup from local Moynalty man Luke Smith.
Team mate of Smith, Fergus Keogh took first in the A2 race winning the Thomas Tuite Perpetual Cup.
The junior race was won by Travis Harness of VC Glendate, winning Jack McGlew Plate, with the winner of the Michael McGuire Memorial Cup (A3) Jason Howick travelling from Bray to claim the honours.
The ladies race was a close three way sprint with Aoife O’Brien from Torelli ,and riding with the Irish Junior team, winning the sprint from Darcey Harkness. Former Olympian Annalise Murphy (unattached) put in a tremendous effort to claim third place.
In the underage races, the under-16 Boys race for the Tossie and Nancy Casserly Memorial Cup went up North to Seth Dunwoody from Orchard CC.
In under-16 Girls event Navan girl Myna Doocey was first on the podium from Aliyah Rafferty of Island Wheelers. The Boys under-12 race went to Dennis Lynch (Sliabh Luachra CC) and he took home the won Eugene, Bernard & Liam McLoughlin Memorial Cup, with Bohermeen club man Eoin Davis claiming third with his clubmate Lily Reilly claiming third in under-12 girls.
Other Bohermeen riders that competed were Jamie Fitzpatrick, Craig Ennis, Senan Traynor and Kevin Reilly (all under-12), Cian English (under-14), Sophie English and Cillian Owens (under-16), Ryan Walsh (Junior), Paul English and Ramanus Meskauskas (A3)
Bohermeen Cycling Club would like to thank all sponsors and to the main sponsor Cosgrove Electricial Services for their continued support in running this event. Also, the club would like to thank members and friends of the club that helped over the weekend to make it a safe days racing.