Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Turkey Time Trial

For those of you who missed it, the Turkey TT was a great success; highly recommended to everyone for next time around... all contestants ended up with prizes!

The following report is from the Eire Og website, thanks to Darragh and the Eire Og crew for a great St.Stephens day lung buster...

"After almost 20 years on the shelf the Johnny Davey Cup has been resurected for 2011 in the guise of a novelty time trial where riders must guess their times to win a prize. Top prize for the TT was a Christmas turkey won by none other than local TT specialist Michael Devins who was only 16 seconds shy of his estimated time.

On a cold and windy morning at Rosses Point 15 riders took to the starting blocks and raced hell for leather into Sligo and back. Luckily the rain held off and all riders enjoyed the challenge. In the scramble for prizes Devins was closest to the mark at only 16 seconds from his prediction with Alan kelly hot on his heels a mere 1 second adrift being only 17 seconds away from his own predicted time. An other man who is no stranger to time trials , Brian Sexton, was a further second adrift at 18 seconds. 3 seconds seperated the first 3 riders on the day. Great performance from all involved. A notable mention must go to Keelan Mooney, the youngest rider in the event who flew in from Switzerland to participate in his first bike race, being a Mooney no doubt it will not be his last..!

A big thanks to the race marshalls and helpers on the day."

Johnny Davey Cup, Turkey Time Trial 2011

Paul Flynn 23:15
Pat Moffatt 24:38
Alan Kelly 24:33
Keelan Mooney 29:40
Conor Sheridan 32:02
Brendan Brogan 32:23
Rory Conor 23:22
Brien Sexton 20:48
Tim Mc Carthy 25:05
Aishan Patil 27:57
Jake Mc Guinn 29:10
Oisin Mooney 25:12
Michal Rogers :) 19:46