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R1 Des Hanlon Memorial Classic
National Road Series R1: Des Hanlon Memorial Classic
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Apr 1HENNEBRY AND YOUNG WIN NATIONAL ROAD SERIES OPENER
Reigning Champion Conor Hennebry (pictured) and former cyclist of the year Grace Young won the first round of the Cycling Ireland National Road Series in Carlow on Sunday -
Mar 26Big Names Lined Up For National Road Series Opener
Cycling Ireland’s premier domestic road racing league, the National Road Series, begins on Sunday in Carlow with the historic Des Hanlon Memorial Classic
The Des Hanlon Memorial Classic once again opens the Cycling Ireland National Road Series in Carlow Town, hosted by Carlow Cycling Club.
In its 39th year, the hilly classic will start from the Leinster Marts on the Killeshin Road, rolling out at 12noon to give the Men's National Road Series field a 133km test, and the Women's 67km of Carlow countryside.
The winner of the Men's National Road Series race will lift the huge Des Hanlon Cup, created to commemorate a young local rider, who was killed cycling on the roads aged 18 on Christmas Eve in 1980.
Results - Men's Des Hanlon Classic Top 20
- Conor Hennebry - Team Dan Morrissey-MIG.ie-Pactimo
- James Curry - Team Dan Morrissey-MIG.ie-Pactimo
- Darnell Moore - Caldwell Cycles Omagh
- Conor McCann - Team BioRacer-DHL-FR Service
- Ronan McLaughlin - Team Dan Morrissey-MIG.ie-Pactimo
- Sean Hahessy - Team Dan Morrissey-MIG.ie-Pactimo
- Mark Dowling - Unattached
- Marc Potts - Unattached
- Ronan Killeen - Lucan CRC
- John Brosnan - Killarney CC
- Paul Kennedy - Newcastle West CC
- Fintan Ryan - Kingspan Track Project
- Donal Shearer - Phoenix CC
- Damien Shaw - STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team
- Tom Shanahan - Limerick CC
- Tilt Talumaa - St Tiernan's CC
- John Buller - Bioracer-DHL- FR Services
- Richard Maes - STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team
- Conor Murnan - UCD Cycling Club
- Ryan Reilly - Team Dan Morrissey-MIG.ie-Pactimo
Results - Women's Des Hanlon Classic Top 20
- Grace Young - STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team
- Lara Gillespie - Scott-Orwell Wheelers
- Katharine Smyth - Ballymena Road Club
- Maeve Gallagher - Castlebar Cycling Club
- Maura Claffey - UCD Cycling Club
- Faith Hilliard - TC Racing
- Yvonne Doran - Scott-Orwell Wheelers
- Eileen Burns - Ballymena Road Club
- Emma Porter - UCD Cycling Club
- Hilary Hughes - Westport Cover Wheelers
- Gabriella Homer - Unattached
- Angieszka Wozniak - STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team
- Niamh O'Donovan - TC Racing
- Sofie Loscher - Sundrive Track Team
- Orla Walsh - UCD Cycling Club
- Megan Davenport - UCD Cycling Club
- Emma Desmond - Lucan CRC
- Leah Desmond - Bandon Cycling Club
- Michelle McKinney - Galway Bay CC
- Nessa Rochford - De Ronde Van Cork CC
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Des Hanlon Memorial Classic Details
Date: Sunday, March 29
Venue: Leinster Marts, Killeshin Road, Carlow
Sign-on: Opens 9.30am; Closes 11.30am
Start time: Rolling starts from 12noon
Race distances:
- Men's National Road Series A1/A2 - 133km
- Women's National Road Series - 67km
- Supporting A3/Juniors Race - 100km
- Supporting A4 Race - 67km
Prizes:
- National Road Series Points First 20
- First 8 across line
- First unplaced A2
- First unplaced Junior
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