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- Shane wins again!
The Limerick lads have been very busy for the past few weeks racing up and down the country.
Henry Cook made the long drive to Wexford which was well worth his while; taking his second race win at the Frank O’Rourke Memorial race In Camross.
Steven Shanahan upheld club honors at the Cycling Pursuits 3 Day taking a super second on day one and third on day two of this tough event.
The John Drum race in Currow was all about the 4 Limerick riders with Shane O’Hara going clear on the second lap to a solo victory with his team playing a major role in the peloton ensuring no one got to chase him down. Henry claimed 3rd in the sprint with Steven and new Limerick rider Mark O’Callaghan coming in with the bunch after working hard to prevent any escapees getting clear.
The Limerick TT Championships was a very tight affair with Cork rider Dylon O’ Callaghan winning by 1 second with Shane in second followed by Henry, Steven and Mark all separated by seconds.
The lads’ first win in a TT continues to elude them. The Munster TT championship was won by Michael O’Loughlin in a stunning time of 6:11, Henry Cook was best of the Limerick riders this time in second place while Shane was 5th, Steven 6th and Mark an excellent 7th in his first Championship. Some serious TT training will have to be done before the all Irelands if the lads are to pick up the top medals in this discipline. Another Limerick rider In the U12 TT Laura Cook finished a super 3rd ahead of several more experienced riders.
Shane made the trip to Navan last Sunday for the Tommy Brady Memorial race in Robinstown in preparation for the final round of the youth league on July the 25th. His trip was well worth his while taking an excellent win sprinting past first Michael O’Loughlin and then taking Darragh Long before the line.
The next event for the lads is July 25th and has Henry, Steven and Mark heading to Kanturk for the Munster Road Race Championship, meanwhile Shane will be heading to Roscommon for the National Youth League where he goes in to the final round with a slender lead of just 1 point from Craig Crawford.