Steveb
March 23-2006, 09:46 PM
Northern Ireland rider Lewis Ferguson placed 19th in the Commonwealth Games MTB race today, finishing 17:35 behind the 23-year-old victor Liam Killeen.
Chris Jongewaard (Australia) was the early leader but was caught on the penultimate lap by Oli Beckingsale (England) and Seamus McGrath (Canada).
The two leaders were then joined and dropped by Killeen, who soloed in to the finish 15 seconds clear of his compatriot and 32 seconds up on McGrath.
Killen highlighted his ability on Irish soil back in 2001, the then 19 year old proving fastest in the Irish championship race in Kilruddery.
He finished 47 seconds ahead of Robin Seymour, although as first Irish rider the title of national champion went to the latter. The final event for the Northern Ireland Games team is the road race on Sunday.
The exact lineup is yet to be confirmed, although it is thought that Ferguson will compete in that together with David McCann, Stephen Gallagher, Roger Aiken, Ryan Connor and Tommy Evans. McCann was fifth in the time trial on Tuesday.
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Chris Jongewaard (Australia) was the early leader but was caught on the penultimate lap by Oli Beckingsale (England) and Seamus McGrath (Canada).
The two leaders were then joined and dropped by Killeen, who soloed in to the finish 15 seconds clear of his compatriot and 32 seconds up on McGrath.
Killen highlighted his ability on Irish soil back in 2001, the then 19 year old proving fastest in the Irish championship race in Kilruddery.
He finished 47 seconds ahead of Robin Seymour, although as first Irish rider the title of national champion went to the latter. The final event for the Northern Ireland Games team is the road race on Sunday.
The exact lineup is yet to be confirmed, although it is thought that Ferguson will compete in that together with David McCann, Stephen Gallagher, Roger Aiken, Ryan Connor and Tommy Evans. McCann was fifth in the time trial on Tuesday.
From www.rte.ie