This weekend had two races for the UCD team to tackle. Saturday had Ben making his seasonal racing debut alongside Anto, Ciaran, Niall and Gav in Dunboyne. No prizes for the team this week but Niall was seen to be very active in the race and made several attempts to get away to the lead group. In the end the group stayed away so the lads had to wait 24hrs to have another go.
In the S1+2 race there was one of the strongest fields seen in a long time with many riders coming back from abroad to put up a fine spectacle of racing. UCD were seen in many moves with Anto and Ciaran combining well at times together. Sadly they werent strong enough to stick with the big guns and finished in the first of two big groups on the road. Pictures of the finish can be seen below along with pictures before the race.
full race report of both races can be seen here
http://www.dublinwheelers.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=162&pid=803#post_803
This weekends second race had the Lazarus like comeback of Fiachra Rowan who rode incredibly well to show great promise for the season ahead. He finished in the main bunch of about 70 riders coming about 10th in the sprint finish. Considering there were about 120 starters in this 120km classic it was an incredible performance from the new S2 rider making his first venture of the season. Ciaran finished in a 3 man chase group just outside the prizes but it was good to have a strong presence for the club this weekend in many moves.
Gavin and Niall worked tirelessly to get some joy in their race but they couldnt get up in the bunch sprint. Gavin in particular was said to be riding at the front for alot of the day which shows promise for the Gorey 3day event in 4 weeks.
Looking forward to seeing you on the bikes this week.
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