Ucd had huge success again at last weekend Mullingar 2 day event. Ian finished joint first overall in the A4 category and also won the TT. He went into the final stage with the leaders jersey on his back and Rob helped him defend it even though from lap 1 he had a branch caught all the way through his rear mech causing huge disruption. It was a miracle he stayed in the lead and will be delighted with his result considering it is one of his first ever races.
In the A2 race Anto, Niall, Louise, Fiachra and Ciaran were looking for results also. Ciaran was away in the best break of the day but only stayed away for one lap in a group of 6. It was always going to come together for a bunch sprint but a huge crash happened on the last lap where Ciaran and Louise went down with Louise having to go to hospital and receive treatment. She will make a full recovery soon. Ciaran finished the stage but was now out of contention and a bit battered too.
Anto got a strong 5th place finish in an uphill sprint going out with 300m to go. On the TT Anto rode well into third place and 5th overall. Fiachra who had 2 punctures on the first day got 15th in the TT. The after noons stage looked straightaway that it would be a bunch sprint as the Newry leader on the road had a huge team to keep it together. With Team UCD sitting and waiting till the final laps another accident put Ciaran out of the race but Anto went on to get 6th on the stage and keep his placing of 5th overall.
Another very successful weekend in the clubs history and this was followed up this weekend with Caits defence of her national title.
More success to follow this weekend hopefully.
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