County and Munster success for Killarney Cycling Club

By Sean Moriarty

It was an exceptionally busy – and successful – few days for Killarney Cycling Club after members competed on both the County and Munster Road Race championship races last weekend.

The club’s weekend started on Thursday night (August 25) when Conor Kissane won his fourth county title.

Promoted by Currow Cycling Club, the county race was held on identical roads used by Rás Mumhan near Knocknagoshel earlier in the summer.

The top three overall places were taken by Killarney members with Lorcan Daly and Sam Bolger finishing second and third behind Kissane.

“I was very happy with the result, it was a great team performance by Killarney,” he told the Killarney Advertiser. “We were all working together, I know the course from Rás Mumhan but it was run over six laps and I was able to learn it even further.”

Adding to the Killarney Cycling Club’s medal haul, Bolger was the best junior, Daly also won the A2 class and Frank Doherty was second in A3. John Blackwell won the senior M50 race. Aaron O’Connor was third in the Under 14 Boys race.

Three days later the same crew that finished in the top three in County Championship were at the front of the Munster Road race championship in Blarney.

Kissane finished second after local rider Eoin Allen just got the better of him on the run to the line.

“It was a bit disappointing to lose it with just 50 metres to go but that is the way it goes sometimes,” he added.

Kissane will now concentrate on the Munster and National Hillclimbing championships in late September and early October.

Bolger was fourth on Sunday but was top Junior while Daly finished fifth.

Kissane was the top A1 rider in Sunday’s event, Daly was second in A2 and newcomer Ewan Buckley was 12th overall and second in A3.

Killarney Cycling Club won the team award at both events.