Weather Claims Victory at League Round One

By Declan Quigley

Batterstown, Co. Meath, 21 February 2010

Saturday night’s surprise snow fall failed to thaw sufficiently in time for the Inter Club League pre-season race at Batterstown the following day, forcing a last minute cancellation that disappointed the 72 riders and four marshals who signed on at the old petrol station.

After a long debate it was decided to run a training spin with riders split into two groups for a fast spin from Batterstown to the Trim roundabout and back, a total of 36km.

Run off at a pace that few will have been able to differentiate from racing level, the Limit/Semi Limit group had no problem holding off the Semi Scratch/Scratch group with several Orwell jerseys prominent in front and clearly eager for a quick upgrade.

All riders who signed on were awarded five points. The next round is at Brittas on Thursday April 8^th at 7pm. For a full calendar of league races see here. Please note that the race initially listed for 27^th May will now take place on May 20^th due to a clash with the FBD Ras which takes place from 23^rd to 30^th May.

The league table after round one is here.

Next round: 8^th April, Brittas.