A slightly delayed list of prize-winners for 2014, as presented in the Dropping Well on 27th September. Many thanks to Eileen Byrne and her team for organising, and all the photos!
Presentation of Youth Riders
- Andrew Ryan
- Jamal Ahmed
- Luke Keating
- Saul Wyse
- Sean Murnane
- Sulayman Ahmed
- Uisneach Sheridan
- Conor Murnane
A host of youth riders
Leisure Participant Prizes
Worst mechanical disaster: Mervyn Bent
Most events that didn't win an award: Eugene Dillon
Most in need of a massage: David Hendron
Veteran of the season: Pat Macken
The three Amigos: Robert Tully, George Kelly, and Martin Donohue
Dillon made a great impression in his freshman year
Fantasy Leagues
Fantasy Vuelta a España: Adrian Farrell
Fantasy Tour de France: Garret Connolly
Farrell will celebrate in style
Best Leisure Article
Sinead Kennedy
2nd: Colm Featherstone
Winter Spin Leaders
Denis Gleeson
Billy Parker
Dave Tansey
John Twomey
Mugs with mugs... Parker, Gleeson and Tansey
10TT Championships
Women's Medals
B Monica Marconi 26:30
S Rachael Kaye-Mellor 26:18
G Aideen Keenan 25:43
Men's Medals
B Fionn Sheridan 22:47
S Brian McArdle 22:40
G Dick O'Brien 22:07
Keenan, Women's 10TT Champ, is interviewed by compère Paul Tansey
25TT Championships
Women's prizes
3 Naoise Sheridan 1:17:25
2 Ann Horan 1:07:56
1 Aideen Keenan 1:03:49
Men's medals
B Fionn Sheridan 0:57:33
S Brian McArdle 0:56:43
G Dick O'Brien 0:56:31
10TT and 25TT Champion O'Brien is presented with his gold medal by Dave Tansey
Hill Climb Championships
Women's prizes
2 Monica Marconi 11:08
1 Aideen Keenan 10:54
Men's Medals
B Pat O'Brien 09:08
S Brian Ahern 09:06
G Brian McArdle 08:54
McArdle with his Club Champ trophy and Orwell President Dave Tansey
Road Race Championships
Women's prize
1 Aideen Keenan
Men's medals
B Brian Ahern
S Darragh Long
G Brian McArdle
Silver medallist Long, who rides with the NRPT squad
Spirit of Leisure
Rodney Phelan
Orwell League
10 Cormac Bracken (Vet) 124pts
9 Bryan Geary 127
8 David Swift 132
7 David Maher (top Vet) 136
6 Liam Rowsome 138
5 Eric Downey 151
4 Fionn Sheridan 154
Top Vet and 7th overall in the League, A3 David Maher
Women's medals
B Monica Marconi 54
S Ann Horan 56
G Aideen Keenan 87
2nd placed woman in the League, Ann Horan
Men's medals
B Conor Murnane (top Junior) 159
S Brian McArdle 173
G Pat O'Brien 208
2014 Orwell League winner Pat O'Brien is presented with Peter Killeen's specially commissioned trophy
Audax Competition
1 Dave McLoughlin
2 Nicole Bork
3 Aideen Collard
Dave Mc accepts his plate for his Audax win
Sportive Competition
3 Helen Horan
2 Aishling O’Connor
1 Judith Byrne
Byrne said a few uplifting words on stage
Best Young Rider
Conor Murnane
Murnane has taken the club by storm this year
Most Improved Rider
David Swift
Swift has progressed immensely from last season to his results this year
Newcomer of the Year
Aideen Keenan
Keenan's only in her first year, but is already a fixture of the racing scene
Club Person of the Year
Stephen Ryan
Ryan has done trojan work in his roles as Leisure and Club Kit reps
Special Recognition Award
Denis Gleeson
From one president to another...
