Devins Wins County Sligo TT Championships

In a close fought race Michael Devinsof the Eire Og Cycling Club won the 2011 County Sligo Time trial Championships.

Devins took the gold medal in the Division 1 Championships, which was the most competitive of the divisions with 3 riders on the night going under 19 minutes on the Rosses Point road. First Eamon Mc Andrew of Sligo Tri burst though the finish line with a time of 18:56 to take the provisional lead. Next over the line Paul Keogh of Innisfree Wheelers recorded a time of 18:34, a new course record. With Devins the last rider out on the course his arrival was eagerly anticipated by the large group of spectators. As he hit the finishing straight the countdown began and he powered over the line in 18:26 to take the Championships by the smallest of margins and set a course record that is sure to stand for the next 12 months :)

In the other divisions there was also lots of exciting racing. The over 60 section saw the return to racing of Tony Mooney. And in the ladies section newcomer Leona Moran put in a strong ride against the more experienced Saoirse O Donoghue and Theresa Kilgannon.

Over 60
1 Martin O Hara, Eire Og Cycling Club 23:39
2 Eddy Ryan, Innisfree Wheelers 23:46
3 Tony Mooney, Eire Og cycling Club 28:00

Ladies Division 2
1 Theresa Kilgannon, Sligo Tri 24:50
2 Leona Moran, Sligo Tri 27:51

Ladies Division 1
1 Saoirse O Donoghue, Sligo Tri 22:55

Division 3
1 Brendan Leahy, Eire Og Cycling Club 22:54
2 Pat Moffat, Innisfree Wheelers 23:14
3 Tom Ford, Sligo Tri 24:34

Over 50
1 Seamus Magowan, Innisfree Wheelers 20:45
2 Declan Byrne, Sligo Tri 20:49
3 Paul Flynn, Innisfree Wheelers 21:03

Division 2
1 Raymond Byrne, Bottechia RC 20:50
2 Tom Colsh, Innisfree wheelers 21:00
3 Alan French, Bottechia RC 21:30

Division 1
1 Michael Devins, Eire Og Cycling Club 18:26
2 Paul Kehoe, Innisfree Wheelers 18:34
3 Eamon Mc Andrew, Sligo Tri 18:56
4 Gary Higgins, Sligo Tri 19:07
5 Colm Casey, Eire Og Cycling Club 19:26
6 Brian Sexton, Bottechia RC 19:44
7 Stephen Mullane, Bottechia RC 19:45