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Good Results From LCRC In Newbridge: Lucan Cycling Road Club Riders continued their great start to the season with high placings in the Newbridge G.P on Sunday (March 14th). Brendan Whelan took 2nd In The A3 Race, Daryl Bent was 4th in the A4 event, Ross Grogan was 7th In the A3 race and Roisin Kennedy was first Lady in the A4 race. Daryl Bent came home 4th In The A4 race - The hard working Veteran Lucan Rider deservedly taking his First Open Race prize this Season.

Roisin Kennedy came home with the first Lady prize - Her Team mate Sandra Fitzgerald finishing with her.

Sandra will now be tested by Cycling Ireland on Tuesday evening at the Irish Sports Institute in her attempt to break into the Irish Development squad.

Brendan Whelan came home 2nd in the A3 Race - Whelan benefitted from an excellent lead out from promising young Lucan Junior rider Darragh Zaidan.

Lucan Junior Ross Grogan came home with 7th prize in the bunch finish.

Enda Connolly showed a welcome improvement in form in the A1/A2 race. Connolly had been sick since the beginning of the 2010 season - and he came through his first full weekend of racing after a strong ride ion Conard on Saturday

Whelan Wins / Reynolds 6th: Lucans Veteran Sprinters Brendan Whelan and Brian Reynolds continued their early season run of good results with a Win and Sixth prize in the St Patricks Day Road Race in Dunboyne on Wednesday (March 17th).



The race came down to a mass bunch sprint thanks to the hard work of top Irish Junior Rider Darragh Zaidan. Zaidan closed the race down in the closing miles - working hard on the front to ensure the win for his club.

The race came down to a photo finish with Liverpools Derek Finnegan losing out by celebrating victory as Whelan pipped him at the line



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A3/A4 St. Patrick's Day Race, Dunboyne Co. Meath
1 Brendan Whelan Staggs Lucan
2 Derek Finnegan Liverpool Century
3 Paul Kennedy McNally Swords
4 Jack Wilson Cycling Ulster
5 Jason Howick Bray Wheelers
6 Brian Reynolds Staggs Lucan
7 Aidan Ryan Sorrento
8 John Wall Engraveit.ie

Unplaced A4
1 Liam Browne Murphy Surveys
2 Sean Lally McNally Swords
3 Declan Looby Usher IRC



Last Updated on Friday, 19 March 2010 11:28

Stenson 2nd In Bohermeen: Lucan Cycling Road Clubs Adam Stenson came home with 2nd prize in the McLoughlin Cup on Sunday (March 21st) . The Under 12 Rider has had a fantastic start to his first season following up a win in his first event last week.

U12 McLoughlin Cup
1 Jack Gray Juiced Orchard
2 Adam Stenson Lucan
3 Rebecca Henry South East Road Club
4 Gerry Francis Longford

Pictures By Stephen Gibbons:

Stenson has already slotted in well to the Lucan club - LCRC Coach Stephen Gibbons spotted the young rider during a Track Accreditation and immediately signed him up for LCRC.

Kayleigh Gibbons was also in action for the LCRC youth team. Gibbons finished with the main field in the Under 14 event.

Gibbons had spent 6 hours on the Track on Saturday training with the Irish Junior Development team.

Two Wins In A Row For Whelan: Veteran Lucan Cyclist Brendan whelan followed up Wednesdays win in the St Patricks Day Road Race with another win in the Mick Maguire Memorial in Bohermeen on Sunday (March 21st)

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A3 Mick Maguire Memorial
1 Brendan Whelan Lucan
2 Paul Kennedy Swords
3 Colm Farrell Navan
4 Shane Connaughton Engraveit
5 John Maguire South East Road Club
6 Jason Stack Usher
7 Aidan Ryan Sorrento
8 Luke Maguire Wexford


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Lucan Riders performed well in the event - especially Alan Dunne and Kevin Whelan, both riders tried hard to break clear of the bunch.


The finish of the race was marred by a mass crash .

LCRCs Fergus Whelan came down hard while contesting the sprint - and suffered extensive cuts and bruises. The Lucan Senior may be out of action for several weeks.



Junior Rider Ross Grogan came down in the same crash - but was lucky to escape with only minor injuries.


Sandra Fitzgerald and Roisin Kennedy were in action in the Womens Classic League event, Both Lucan Girls performed well, and were very active throughout the race, but finished outside the prizes.

LCRC Riders In Development Team Training: Sandra Fitzgerald, and Juniors Darragh Zaidan and Ross Grogan were part of the Irish National Development Teams Track Training at Sundrive Road Last Saturday (March 20th)

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Stenson 4th In Park Race: Lucan Youth Rider Adam Stenson continued his excellent run of results with a 4th prize at Waterstown Park on Sunday (March 28th).

Lucan Track Coach Stephen Gibbons was watching the young under 12 rider in only his third ever event.

Gibbons said that "Adam rode strong throughout the race - staying in touch with the break, and closing them down on the last lap - only losing out to more experienced riders at the finish''

Stenson followed up a Win at Waterstown with 2nd Prize in the McLoughlin Cup last week

Harry Reynolds /Jazzer Wherity Memorial 10:
Dunne 4th In Balbriggan: Lucan Veteran Alan Dunne turned his good form from Bohermeen last Sunday into an excellent 4th prize in the Jazzer Wherity Memorial in Balbriggan (March 28th) Alan had been riding in the first 20 riders throughout the race - and he got over the final climb with the leaders approaching the finish.

Dunne is not a renowned sprinter - but he used his strenght and experience to battle out a well deserved 4th prize.

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Junior Rider Darragh Zaidan Came home with 15th prize, with his team mate Ian O'Hara taking 16th prize.

The club were also in action on Saturday night in Balbriggan - junior rider Ross Grogan came home with 8th prize in the Harry Reynolds Memorial.

Ross was part of a 15 Man breakaway that held off the A1/A2/A3 main bunch for five of the seven laps .

Updated
See Below For A List Of Lucan League Eligible Riders 2010: April 2nd is The Closing Date for Lucan Applications To Ride the 2010 InterClub League. Riders will require Club Membership, Cycling Ireland Licence and League Fees.




Scratch

Enda Connolly
Brendan Whelan
Emmanuel Schockaert
Semi Scratch

Paul Heneghan
Darragh Zaidan
Joe Lynch
Ross Grogan
Ian O'Hara
Daryl Bent
Ronan Baxter
Mark Mearns
Semi Limit

Sandra Fitzgerald
Roisin Kennedy
Pat Casey
Jimmie Stagg
Peter Tompkins
Limit

Kayleigh Gibbons
Dermot Anglin
Ben Moore
Adam Stenson

Zaidan 5th In Dublin Wheelers Grand Prix : Lucan CRC first year Junior Darragh Zaidan put in a great ride to take 5th prize in the Dublin Wheelers GP on Saturday morning. Darragh was only awarded his place on Sunday in Navan after a tight sprint finish had caused confusion with the official results. Click Here For Official Results From Dublin Wheelers:

Darragh went clear in a break of 9 Riders on the final lap in Dunboyne - and the young LCRC rider put in the bulk of the workload to keep the break clear. Zaidan lost out in the sprint for the line - but this was an excellent performance from the Junior rider in only his 2nd Senior event.

Darraghs Veteran Team mate Brendan Whelan (4th in 2009) led home the 130 strong main bunch to take 10th with Brian Reynolds close behind in 12th.

The Host Club put on another well run race - The Mick Lally Memorial / DW G.P has now become a very popular event on the Irish Calendar.

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Notification From DWCC: "There was a slight error in the results yesterday. 5th place in the Dublin Wheelers GP should have gone to Darragh Zaiden from the Stagg/Lucan CRC. For a first year junior this was a great ride. Well done!
The rider (Greg Dempsey Barrow Wheelers) who was awarded 5th place on the day was actually 1st unplaced A4.
The sprint finish was extremely tight between the riders in the break.
Greg will keep the prize but lose the CI points. Darragh will be awarded an extra prize and the CI ranking points"

Whelan 3rd / Reynolds 7th In Navan: Lucan Veterans Brendan Whelan and Brian Reynolds were in the prizes in Navan on Sunday (March 7th). The Lucan Sprinters closed in on the breakaway riders approaching the finish line with Whelan only running out of time to catch the first two. The In Form Brian Reynolds was close behind taking 7th prize on a tough uphill finish.

The traditional season opener in Navan drew a huge crowd - Click Here For Pictures:


LCRCs Colm and Alan Dunne also put in good perfomances with strong attacks on the 2nd lap.

Junior rider Darragh Zaidan punctured out on the 1st lap when riding well - and Ross Grogan put in another solid performance finishing comfortably in the main field