CL 2018 R3 - Corkagh Park

The exact same as last week , except S/SS are on Wednesday and L/SL are on Thursday.

Sign-on each night closes at 18:50, with racing beginning at 19:00 sharp.

Paul Forristal gave a masterclass in dominance, leaving nothing to chance and coming home a minute clear of the chasers after being away solo for at least 15 minutes. His attack along with a strong wind split the race to bits, with Brian McNally winning a small group sprint from some of those who weren't lapped.

1 Paul Forristal (S)
2 Brian McNally (S)
3 Callum O'Toole (S)
4 Eoin Byrne (S)
5 Barry McMahon (S)
6 Colm O'Neill (SS)

We had two sets of interlopers in Corkagh tonight. First a pair of young lads who didn't take no for an answer, but didn't interfere with the race before pedalling off again. Another older pair came straight onto the course near the end of the race, oblivious to the race. Dave Mc quickly intervened to order them out again before any damage was done.

Take this as a reminder to marshals and riders leaving the Park - please ensure the gate is closed and bolted at all times.

Results hot off the presses from Corkagh:

1 Conor Murphy (L1)
2 Dylan Baker (L1)
3 Barry Greene (SL3)
4 Owen O'Flaherty (SL3)
5 Ciaran Carroll (SL3)
6 John Twomey (SL3)

A beautiful race report courtesy of this week's fastest non-podium placer, Owen O'Flaherty:

Dramatic scenes this evening as Limit wunderkind Dmitri Griffin, he of the breakaway win last week and freshly upgraded, rolled up with a few seconds to spare and set off with Limit, causing a race restart one lap in.

He then picked up where he left off last week, pulling hard around a sunny Corkagh Park in ideal conditions and forcing a fast pace that meant that Limit were caught about halfway through. Unfortunately, his work done, he then punctured out.

Surges up the back rise and finishing straight on this reverse lap circuit, particularly by Barry Greene, then saw the slow shelling of riders that meant a reduced group of less than ten coming into the final two laps. This included the two strongest riders from Limit, who had clearly conserved their strength well to put in a final effort to take first and second in the sprint.

Recommended upgrades:

Conor Murphy L1->SL2
Dylan Baker L1->SL2
Barry Greene SL3 -> SS
Owen O'Flaherty SL3 -> SS
Ciaran Carroll SL3 -> SS
John Wade L1->SL2