ICL standings close up after tough race at Ballyboley

admin   May 22, 2024   Comments Off on ICL standings close up after tough race at Ballyboley

Conditions were wet and windy at Ballyboley this evening for round 4 of the Ards CC/North Down inter club league. The circuit had to be lengthened due to road works, and riders completed four laps for a race distance of approximately 26 miles.

After last week, when the limit group held off the chasing groups, the handicappers reduced the gaps slightly to 4 minutes from the front to the middle group and a further 2 minutes to scratch. But with 8 non-starters in the front group and 6 missing from the second group, scratch took the initiative and had caught everyone by the end of the third lap.

Neil McKenna (AHC Racing) attached with a lap to go, and soloed to an impressive win almost a minute clear of Marc Allen (AHC Racing) and Stuart Millar (Ards CC), who had just clipped off the front of the bunch. Last week’s top ICL rider Alec Bell (North Down) took the bunch sprint for fourth.

Name Club Time ICL Pts
1 Neil McKenna AHC Racing 1:08:24
2 Marc Allen AHC Racing 1:09:19
3 Stuart Millar Ards CC 1:09:19 20
4 Alex Bell North Down CC 1:09:22 19
5 Ian Carson Ards CC 1:09:22 18
6 Glen Curry North Down CC 1:09:22 17
7 Jonathan Taylor North Down CC 1:09:22 16
8 Ben Healy Ards CC 1:09:22 15
9 Phil Harris Killinchy CC 1:09:22
10 Kieran McKenna North Down CC 1:09:22 14
11 Keith Hooks North Down CC 1:09:22 13
12 Simon Riding AHC Racing 1:09:22
13 William Larmour North Down CC 1:09:22 12
14 Chris McKee North Down CC 1:09:22 11
15 Andy Allen Ards CC 1:09:22 10
16 Gareth McBride North Down CC 1:09:53 10
17 Richard Hanna Ards CC 1:10:35 10
18 Peter Hanley North Down CC 1:10:35 10
19? Paul English Killinchy CC
20? Owen Byrne North Down CC 10
21 Jonny Adams McConvey
22 Adrian Moore North Down CC 10
23 Yesten Smith North Down CC @ 1 lap 10
James Alexander McConveys DNF
Matthew Ormesher North Down CC DNF 10
Stephen Green North Down CC DNF 10
Peter Elliot Spellman DNF
Stephen Hanna Spellman DNF

League leader Kirk Sloan (North Down CC) wasn’t on the start line tonight, so the chasers had the chance to jump ahead. When the points were added up, last year’s winner Stuart Millar emerged as the new leader, with Ben Healey (Ards CC) two points behind, and Alex Bell and Glen Curry (both North Down CC) just one point further back. With a rider’s best 5 results from 6 races counting, there is still all to play for.

Name Club 23-Apr 01-May 14-May 22-May 30-Jul 07-Aug Total
1 Stuart Millar Ards CC 12 20 10 20 62
2 Ben Healey Ards CC 17 15 13 15 60
3= Alex Bell ND CC 10 10 20 19 59
3= Glen Curry ND CC 13 19 10 17 59
5 William Larmour ND CC 18 13 10 12 53
6 Ian Carson Ards CC 16 18 18 52
7 Kirk Sloan ND CC 20 17 14 51
8 Peter Hanley ND CC 10 10 18 10 48
9 Jonathan Taylor ND CC 10 10 11 16 47
10 Gareth McBride ND CC 10 16 10 10 46
11 Luke Joyce ND CC 19 14 10 43
12 Richard Hanna Ards CC 10 10 10 10 40
13 Matthew Ormesher ND CC 10 11 15 36
14 Keith Hooks ND CC 19 13 32
15= Adrian Moore ND CC 10 10 10 30
15= Simon Reardon ND CC 10 10 10 30
15= Yesten Smith ND CC 10 10 10 30
18 Owen Byrne ND CC 17 10 27
19 Andy Allen Ards CC 16 10 26
20 Kieran McKenna Ards CC 10 14 24
21 Chris McKee ND CC – 12 11 23
22= Andrew Jess Ards CC 10 10 20
22= Paul Kirk ND CC 10 10 20
24 Jemma Speers ND CC 15 15
25 Barry Mitchell Ards CC 14 14
26 Aaron Fegan ND CC 12 12
27 Daniel McManus Ards CC 11 11
28= Dean Bradley Ards CC 10 10
28= Gordon McEwen Ards CC 10 10
28= Graeme Brown Ards CC 10 10
28= James Lemon Ards CC 10 10
28= Roman Sarvas Ards CC 10 10
28= William Orr Ards CC 10 10

As always, if you see any mistakes in the results please let us know. It’s always tricky to place all the finishers.

Thanks to our friends in North Down for putting on a great race – the marshalling and lead cars were excellent.  There are plenty more events coming up over the next few weeks, starting with our own Trail Quest next Tuesday. See you there!