A slightly delayed posting after a lovely Sunday spent between the Gerry Brannigan Memorial and the couch, this one comes in from Luke GJ Potter. He reports on the Orwell performances in the CX races across August and September, and we hope to see more as the season progresses!
13th August – Rathfarnham
Diarmuid Collins won the B Race on a great summer evening. We had no entrants in the A Race.
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Place |
Name |
Time |
Lap 1 |
Lap 2 |
Lap 3 |
Lap 4 |
Lap 5 |
Lap 6 |
Lap 7 |
Lap 8 |
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1 |
DIARMUID COLLINS |
42:45 |
04:48 |
05:07 |
05:26 |
05:25 |
05:36 |
05:32 |
05:24 |
05:26 |
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2 |
JOHN BLENNERHASSETT |
43:59 |
04:56 |
07:01 |
06:20 |
06:23 |
06:28 |
06:23 |
06:28 |
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3 |
MICHAEL HANLEY |
44:17 |
04:55 |
07:11 |
06:12 |
06:22 |
06:21 |
06:22 |
06:52 |
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4 |
BARRY MOONEY |
44:42 |
04:56 |
07:02 |
06:15 |
06:27 |
06:28 |
06:36 |
06:58 |
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5 |
MONICA MARCONI |
48:44 |
06:51 |
07:13 |
07:02 |
06:54 |
06:51 |
06:58 |
06:56 |
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6 |
SIOBHAIN DUGGAN |
49:28 |
06:50 |
07:06 |
06:52 |
07:02 |
07:06 |
07:17 |
07:16 |
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7 |
AISHLING O CONNOR |
50:27 |
06:49 |
06:39 |
07:07 |
07:23 |
07:27 |
07:30 |
07:33 |
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8 |
EMMA CONVEY |
51:07 |
06:50 |
07:04 |
07:09 |
07:25 |
07:30 |
07:22 |
07:47 |
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9 |
LORRAINE FLOOD |
DNF |
06:50 |
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20th September - Skills Session with Robin Seymour
Stephen O’Shea kindly organised a skills session with 18-time national CX champ, Robin Seymour. I had been practicing alone, but having other people throwing bikes at your face is a new experience. This session was very well attended and excellently run.
27th September - Fixx SuperCross Round 1: Grange Castle
It was a lovely day. The sun was peering out from behind the clouds causing pleasant temperature changes. There was a big crowd of racers and spectators. There was a decent size Orwell Support section with Ann, Breda, Brianne, Dick, Siobhan and Eugene making the trip out.
It’s unclear what happened with Aishling’s timing chip, but there are several eye witness accounts of her on course. Sandra had a crash on Lap 3. There was some confusion with the final lap, Monica didn’t complete it.
Eric, Phillippe and Richard were in the A Race startlist of 84.
Aidan scored a 10th place in the B Race. Six of the 109 entrants were from Orwell.
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Place |
Name |
Time |
In lap |
Lap 1 |
Lap 2 |
Lap 3 |
Lap 4 |
Lap 5 |
Lap 6 |
Lap 7 |
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1 |
ERIC DOWNEY |
01:01:36 |
01:28 |
08:44 |
08:28 |
08:39 |
08:30 |
08:37 |
08:42 |
08:27 |
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2 |
AIDAN COLLINS |
00:57:15 |
01:09 |
09:12 |
09:25 |
09:20 |
09:21 |
09:27 |
09:22 |
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3 |
PHILIPPE BOURDARIAS |
00:58:21 |
01:27 |
08:52 |
09:38 |
09:21 |
09:23 |
09:59 |
09:40 |
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4 |
DIARMUID DONNELLY |
00:59:01 |
01:11 |
09:46 |
09:38 |
09:38 |
09:35 |
09:40 |
09:34 |
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5 |
MICHAEL HANLEY |
01:00:28 |
01:09 |
09:17 |
09:21 |
09:42 |
09:57 |
10:22 |
10:41 |
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6 |
RICHARD CATTLE |
01:04:39 |
01:32 |
09:47 |
10:17 |
10:38 |
10:41 |
10:58 |
10:47 |
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7 |
EMMA CONVEY |
01:07:50 |
02:47 |
10:52 |
11:33 |
11:04 |
11:17 |
11:08 |
10:56* |
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8 |
LUKE POTTER |
01:08:42 |
01:12 |
10:59 |
11:01 |
11:00 |
11:08 |
11:34 |
11:48 |
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9 |
MONICA MARCONI |
00:56:34 |
02:47 |
10:52 |
10:45 |
10:50 |
10:41 |
10:39 |
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10 |
SANDRA TELFORD |
00:24:58 |
02:48 |
10:42 |
11:28 |
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11 |
AISHLING O CONNOR |
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*Correction made to time based on Strava maths, previous lap was reported as 09:09.
How to stay current with CycloCross happenings in Dublin
There’s two main series in the Dublin Area, the Fixx SuperCross and the Dublin City CX (DCCX).
The Fix SuperCross series has its own website, where it opens registration and displays results. It also has a Facebook Page where it makes announcements.
The DCCX series doesn’t have an official website, but it does have a Facebook and Twitter page.
Upcoming CX Races in Dublin Area
18th October - DCCX Round 1: PunchesCross at Punchestown Race Course - B Race: 11:30, A Race: 13:00
25th October - Fixx Round 2: GlenCullen at Glencullen Golf Course - B Race: 11:30, A Race: 13:00
15th November - Fixx Round 3: Tymon
22nd November - DCCX Round 2
6th December - Leinster CX Championships at River Valley Park, Swords
13th December - Fixx Round 4: Kilternan
23rd January - DCCX Round 3
