By Declan Quigley

Pat Conlon showed considerable class in his audacious late solo attack in last week’s handicap race in Brittas, attacking in the final kilometre and holding off the massed ranks of the scratch riders on the run up the finish at Oldcourt to record his first victory since his elevation to semi-scratch status.

His win was all the more notable for the fact that the first year rookie spent much of the second of two laps of the small lakes circuit clear of the semi scratch group with ace veteran Sean Bracken. After being hauled back towards the finish Conlon showed impressive powers of recovery to jump again within a couple of minutes.

Gary McNulty’s return to form continues apace as the powerhouse sprinter showed his strength with third place in the charge to the line.

Conlon defends a two-point lead in Thursday’s time trial which also doubles as the club championship ‘10’. As well as riding for points in their league categories, riders will also be pitching for club medals. Sign on and course details are available on the forum.

The league table is available to download here.

Inter Club league Round 11,

Brittas, June 17^th

1, Pat Conlon (Dundrum Town Centre Orwell Wheelers);

2, Shane Baker (Usher Irish Road Club);

3, Gary McNulty (Dundrum Town Centre Orwell Wheelers);

4, Paul Dolan (Usher Irish Road Club);

5, Jason Stack (Usher Irish Road Club);

6, Emmanuel Schockaert (Lucan CRC).

Morelli Cleans Up in Batterstown

Romano Morelli showed his enduring class and canny race craft with an impressive Race 2 victory in the IVCA DMS races in Batterstown on Tuesday evening, 22^nd June.

Morelli was joined by Orwell clubmate Leslie Walpole in a quartet of riders that raced clear early in the first of two laps of the Green Sheds course near Dunsany.

At the finish Morelli had enough in reserve to take the win with Walpole fourth, the latter racking up another strong result to add to his victory last month.

IVCA DMS Tuesday 22^nd June

Race 2

1, Romano Morelli (Dundrum Town Centre Orwell Wheelers);

4, Leslie Walpole(Dundrum Town Centre Orwell Wheelers).