Conor McAllister (Ballymena) took some fine scalps at the Classic Minerals sponsored Lurgan Criterium on Friday night.

It was a hotly contested race, with around thirty riders facing the starter, and the action started right from the line when John Neill (Phoenix ) went straight into a fifty metre lead. He was caught after one lap of the half mile circuit, and from then on a series of moves by such top riders as Simon Williams (Juiced Orchard ), Martyn Irvine (Curran  Racing ), Thomas Martin  (Clann Eireann ), Glen Kinning (Castlereagh ) and others appeared to be winning moves, only to be nullified in a short time.

Alastair McSorley (Apollo ) took the first prime after fifteen minutes of racing, by which point half the field had lost contact.  Irvine took the second prime, and soon after McAllister went into a ten second lead. While Irvine, Michael Murray, Martin and Williams took turns trying to pull him back, they sometimes seemed to be looking for more help than was available, and the young Ballymena cyclist went on to take a fine victory in front of an appreciative crowd.


Senior Results:

1. Conor McAllister  Ballymena Road Club
2. Simon Williams    Juiced Orchard
3. Martyn Irvine        Curran racing
4. john Neill              Phoenix
5. Thomas Martin     Clann Eireann

Primes. A.McSorley and M.Irvine.
First Vet: Cathal Hendron  Apollo CT
First 3rd Cat: Marty McConville Clann Eireann

Youth Results
Under 16.

1.Cormac Clarke..Newry Wheelers
2.Ian Inglis           Ards
3.James Lynch     Navan

Under 14
1. Ciara Mulhoulland  Clann Eireann
2. Ciaran Campbell     Drogheda
3. Mark Downey         Banbridge

Under 12

1.James Curry                     Banbridge
2. Declan Mulhoulland       Clann Eireann
3.Jake Gray                         Juiced Orchard

Beginners

1.Hayden Baines                East Antrim
2.Ben Hanna                      Dromara
3.Ruairi Grimes                   Clann Eireann

Images thanks to J Rafferty & D Lavery.  For more pics visit the photo gallery

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