CYCLING: Hutchinson sprints to good win
Road Race League when he out-sprinted a big group to win last week's second round on the Rock Circuit.
Andrew Bradley and Noel Wilson placed second and third in a hotly contested race with the six man scratch group just making contact on the final lap. There was a good entry of 31 starters with nine in the youth event, with Ryan Orr (Old Bleach) proving the best and William young a close second.
Result in detail (RT Autoparts East Tyrone unless stated):
1 Stephen Hutchinson
2 A Bradley
3 N Wilson
4 D Irwin
5 J McGarrity
6 S Bruce
7 E Magood
8 J Bowman
9 N McLaughlin (Island Wheelers)
10 M Steele (Best placed Group 2)
Selected others: R Graham (Island Wheelers), B McComb, N Seffen, Ann McFarland, R Young, R Stewart (all same time as the race winner), G Seffen at 25 seconds, M Graham (Island Wheelers), G Maguire (Harps) at 35 seconds, G McVeigh (Island Whs) ST, A Martin ST, A Somerville at 4.15, M Toner (best placed Group 1) at 4.19, J McLaughlin (Island Whs) at 4.28, C McGuigan (Island Whs) at 7.08.
Youth event (6 miles):
1 Ryan Orr (Old Bleach); 2 William Young; 3 Harry McComb; 4 Darren Toner; 5 Ronan Bloomer; 6 Pierce Atchison; 7 Cormac Lynch; 8 Jake Gray (Juiced Orchard); 9 Conor Boyle
Overall League placings after two rounds:
S Hutchinson 15pts; G Kelly (Carn Whs) 10pts; A Bradley 9pts; R Stewart 9pts; K Donnell (Lakeland) 8pts; E Magwood 8pts; N Wilson 8pts; P Bloomer (Harps) 7pts; D Irwin 7pts
The third round of the Road Race League will be held this Thursday 2 July on the Churchtown circuit at 7.30pm. There will also be a one-lap youth event.
Competitors should note that the Burrows Engineering Raod Race League event which was cancelled at Churchtown on 28 May due to the road conditions, has been rescheduled for Thursday 23 July.
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