Thursday, September 30, 2010
Elite Track Nationals Omnium
Congratulations Sarah Hammer
Omnium Overall
Silver Cari Higgins 4th Hanan Alves-Hyde 8th Ruth Winder
Flying One Lap
2nd Cari Higgins
7th Hanan Alves-Hyde
Points Race
2nd Hanan Alves-Hyde
3rd Cari Higgins
Elimination
3rd Cari Higgins
5th Ruth Winder
500m
1st Cari Higgins
3rd Hanan Alves-Hyde
Scratch Race
2nd Cari Higgins
5th Ruth Winder
Individual Pursuit
2nd Cari Higgins
3rd Hanan Alves Hyde
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Dillon Wraps it Up - Sneem Hotel Ras na mBan, Ireland
Dillon Wraps it Up
Team Ireland’s Olivia Dillon wrapped up victory in the Sneem Hotel Ras na mBan with a third place finish in Sunday’s fourth and final stage behind Kirsten Peetoom of the Dutch Moving Ladies squad.
Dillon was always in command throughout the testing 90km ride from Sneem to Waterville and back including two ascents of Coomaciste, adding victory in Ireland’s premier women’s international stage race to her national championship time trial and road race double earlier this year.
The US based Mayo full time professional rider was just prevented from securing a clean sweep of stage wins in the race by a determined drive for the line from Peetoom and Alli Holland of Shred Racing .
Just 17 riders were left in contention for stage honours on the uphill drag to the finish line at Sneem Hotel after a long arduous whittling down process that spread the field out into numerous small groups on the road.
Dillon was ever vigilant for attacks from her nearest challengers Alli Holland and Natalie Creswick of the Shred Racing Rapha Condor team but the determined efforts of the UK squad were not enough to unsettle the race leader.
The Irish squad put the pressure back on their rivals with a series of attacks from Jenny McCauley in the closing stages which the Shred Racing Rapha Condor riders were forced to control.
The end result was a group finish where Peetoom proved strongest, salvaging a top result for the title defending Moving Ladies squad.
Alli Holland’s second place made it three top three finishes for her from the three road stages, while Creswick secured the Queen of the Mountains title as Shred Racing Rapha Condor took the team award.
The County Rider Classification was won by Melanie Spath of the Usher Irish Road Club, the top mountain bike racer taking a fine sixth overall.
Afterwards the race winner reflected on a successful weekend’s racing around the roads of south Kerry.
“It’s been a great weekend and I’d like to say thank you to the Women’s Commission for inviting me and and to my team mates for all their help in defending the jersey through the weekend.
“It was far from straightforward. The Rapha girls did a fantastic job to make the race and they really put it up to us with lots of attacking throughout the weekend but we were able to cover them and it worked out great in the end.
“I’ve enjoyed racing in Ireland and I’d really love to come back to the race next year.”
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan International Cycle Race - Stage
Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan International Cycle Race
September 17th – 19th 2010
17th September 2010
For Immediate Release
Dillon Stars in Sneem!
Team Ireland’s Olivia Dillon justified her pre-race favourite’s tag by sprinting in for victory at head of a five-rider group at the end of the first stage of the Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan.
The US based Mayo woman kept enough in reserve for a fine sprint win ahead of Linda Ringlever of the Dutch Moving Ladies squad and Ally Holland (Shred Racing-Rapha Condor) at the end of a 58km stage that included an ascent of Moll’s Gap.
Dillon led the chase of lone attacker Natalie Creswick (Shred Racing-Rapha Condor) who looked like she might hold on for a fine solo win after riding clear on her own on the ascent of Moll’s Gap until she was caught inside the final kilometre after 24km out front.
While Creswick’s brave bid for glory just fell short she had the consolation of donning the Queen of the Hills Jersey after taking maximum points at the top of both classified climbs.
The first five riders contested the win on the downhill run to the finish in Sneem with Dillon powering home two seconds clear of Ringlever and 1m36s ahead of a greatly depleted bunch led home by Anika Werheit of Team Lexxi Chicks.
Gillian McDarby (Usher Irish Road Club) took seventh and with it became the first rider to wear the leader’s jersey in the new County Rider classification which is set to become a coveted prize for locally based riders.
A record entry enjoyed perfect weather conditions for racing on a testing course using some of the toughest roads in Ireland. That combined with the relentless pace took its toll and the race quickly fragmented into numerous groups.
Up front Rapha Condor led the attacks with the Ireland squad controlling it for Dillon on the rolling approach to Moll’s Gap. Creswick, from Reading in Berkshire, made her bid on the long drag to the top and only Dillon, Ringlever, Holland and Matthysse Mathilde of the PSUK squad could follow.
With Holland playing a watching brief as her team-mate Creswick piled on the pressure, Dillon, Ringlever and Mathilde worked to pare the 20 seconds advantage that Creswick had eked out and just about managed to do it in time.
Afterwards Dillon expressed her relief and satisfaction after a tough stage.
“I’m absolutely delighted to take this win,” said the San Francisco based Kiltimagh native. “I drove the pace on Moll’s Gap and we had a hard chase to catch Natalie. Luckily we managed to catch her in time and I was able to take the win.
“The team gave me great support and it’s great to take the first jersey of the race. Now I’ve got to keep it!”
The race resumes at 11am on Saturday with a 70km road race centred on circuits of Sneem followed by a 2km time trial in the afternoon while Sunday’s fourth and concluding stage is a 90km road race.
The event, promoted by the Women’s Commission of Cycling Ireland, once again benefits from the generous sponsorship support and organisation skills of Louis Moriarty of Sneem Hotel.
Results
Sneem Hotel Ras na mBan 2010
Stage One
1 Olivia Dillon (Irish National Team) 58km in 1h33’48″;
2,Linda Ringlever (Moving Ladies) @02″;
3,Alli Holland (Shred Racing Rapha Condor) @04″;
4,Matthysse Mathilde (PSUK Cycle Race Team ) @07″;
5,Natalie Creswick (Shred Racing Rapha Condor) @08″;
6,Anika Werheit (Team Lexxi Chicks) @01’36″.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Ladies Tour of Holland
Three Peanut Butter & Co.TWENTY12 riders were joined by Amanda Miller and Carmen Small for the challenging stage race, racing for the U.S National team.
Record Entry for Ireland’s Top Women’s Stage Race
| Record Entry for Ireland’s Top Women’s Stage Race By Declan Quigley, Race PR. Sep 6, 2010, | |
The race, supported by Sneem Hotel for the third year in a row, has attracted top international squads from the Netherlands, Germany, Serbia and the UK as well as an Irish national squad and a raft of club teams set to do battle on some of the most beautiful and challenging roads in Ireland.
Since the race moved to the Ring of Kerry three years ago it has gone from strength to strength and the growing status of the event is reflected in a 40% increase in rider numbers since last year with more than 80 riders expected on the start line in Sneem in two weeks time.
Irish national champion Olivia Dillon returns from the US where she is a fixture on the vibrant women’s racing scene to lead the Irish team against the quality opposition from across Europe.
Two teams from Holland, six teams from the UK and squads from Germany and Serbia will join the local teams which for the first time include provincial selections from Cycling Ulster, Leinster and Connacht.
The Dutch Moving Ladies squad which secured overall victory last year with England’s Emma Trott are back to defend their title with a crack selection of five top Dutch racers. Kerry’s own international star Michelle Geoghegan races with Moving Ladies on the continent but Michelle has been selected on the Ireland team for this year’s Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan.
However, Michelle is in a race against time to be fit for the event after dislocating her collarbone in a crash in Holland three weeks ago.
The racing gets under way on Friday evening with stage one of the Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan, a 60km route from Sneem to Kenmare and back to Sneem including an ascent of Molls Gap.
Stage two on Saturday morning is a 5km time trial in Sneem which will be followed in the afternoon by an 80km road stage on a 15km circuit finishing in the village.
The final stage on Sunday is the longest of the race, a 90km slog that will decide the destination of the Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan title for 2010.
The Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan is a festival of cycle racing throughout the weekend that also includes Youth Racing organized by Sneem Cycling Club.
Event organiser Valerie Considine believes that this year’s Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan is set to be best ever.
“These are great days for women’s cycling and it’s great to be able to showcase the sport with a top international race in such a fabulous setting,” says Considine. “The race has attracted a record entry this year reflecting the growth in the sport and with the continued generous support of Louis Moriarty and Sneem Hotel we’re looking forward to a great weekend of racing.
“The international riders are sure to be very strong on the beautiful and testing roads of the Ring of Kerry but with record numbers participating in the sport at local level we believe that the riders are coming through that can put it up to them.”
Louis Moriarty of race sponsors Sneem Hotel is looking forward to another top weekend of race action in Sneem.
“It’s been wonderful to be associated with a top sporting event for the past three years and I’m proud to have been associated with the development of the event which continues to go from strength to strength.
“This year’s race is set to be another wonderful event and we’ll be looking forward to providing a real red carpet welcome for all the cyclists on September 17th.”
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Full Route Details:
Friday, 17th September: Stage 1, Road Race, 60km – Sneem – Kenmare – Sneem , http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/kerry/928113846
Saturday, 18th September: Stage 2 – 5km TT
Saturday, 18th September: Stage 3, Road Race, 80km – Sneem – Tahilla – Killarney – Sneem, http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/sneem/227334107
Sunday, 19th September: Stage 4, Road Race, 90km http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/kerry/232236948
Green Mountain Stage Race - Stage 4
Burlington Criterium
2nd Olivia Dillon 3rd Kristin McGrath
General Classification
1st Kristin McGrath 2nd Olivia Dillon
Green Mountain Stage Race - Stage 3
Sugarbrush Mad River Road Race
1st Olivia Dillon
2nd Kristin McGrath
1st Olivia Dillon
2nd Kristin McGrath
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