Blayney wins Northern Ireland Championship
September 10th, 2007 by Ricky BlayneyRoss Blayney capped off his season with a win in the Northern Ireland Road Race Championships on Saturday at Killinchy. The Ard’s rider finished forth in the race but was the first finisher out of those eligable for the championship ahead of Davy McKnight and Martyn Irvine. Nearing the end of the race Ross and Davy slipped off the front of the main group to stay away and sprint it out for the title. The race overall was won by Neill Delahaye of Dublin.
Results: 1 Neill Delahaye Usher IRC 2.20.21 2 Gordon Scott EACC-Audi +'2 3 Jim McConnell EACC-Audi +1'20 4 Ross Blayney Ards CC +2'05 5 Davy McKnight Dromara CC 6 Martyn Irvine Ards CC +3'02 7 Neill McKenna NDCC 8 Ryan Connor BRC-Northstone 9 Alan Lavery NDCC 10 James MaMaster Northern 11 Thomas Martin Clann Eireann +3'11 12 Terry Ferris Murphy & Gunn +3'16 13 Peter McConville Nerry Whs-Haldane 14 Tim Edgar XMTBCC 15 Ronnie Smyth Dromara CC 16 Darren Weir Dromara CC 17 Martin McConville CE-Linen Green 18 Leo McAllister BRC-Northstone 19 Peter Hawkins Usher-IRC +3'39 20 Liam Curran Curran Racing +3'52 21 Ronan Byrne Newry Whs-Haldane +4'10
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