Inter Club League 2023, Round 3, Hill Climb TT, 27th April

This week's round of the Inter Club League is the Hill Climb TT, which will be run on the climb between Stepaside and Glencullen:

www.strava.com/routes/3076645263619937892

Sign on will close at 6:55. First rider off at 7:01, with a rider off every minute after. Points are on offer for the fastest six people in each handicap group.

Glencullen Pitch and Putt at the finish line have very nicely allowed us to park there but the sign on is beside the Centra at the start line so we recommend cycling out but, if you have to drive, park at Glencullen Pitch and Putt. There is little or no parking in Stepaside.

Marshals for the night are: Brian Hammond, Ronan Killeen, Jonathan Coffey, Pat Beere and Cahir O' Higgins. 

This race also serves as the Orwell Hill Climb Championships. That means that there are also medals up for grabs. Like last year, I'll be awarding medals for:

• Overall Men's
• Overall Women's
• Veteran Men's
• Veteran Women's
• Youth Men's
• Youth Women's

To qualify as a medal event, two or more Orwell riders in each category must enter. You can be eligible for medals in two categories, e.g. medaling in the overall competition won't preclude you from medaling in Youth or Vets. As usual, medals will be presented at the club Christmas Party in December.

Since this is a championship event, this means it's one of four league races where your points won't be deducted at the end of the season if they're part of your worst five results.

Start times are allocated at sign on. So if you want to go off early be sure to be there around 18:45.

The pre-sign on thing is a thing only Orwell did. 

Results sheet from last night attached. Our medalists are:

Overall Mens:
1. Eoin Ahern
2. Joe Nathan Matar
3. Padraic O'Flynn

Veteran Mens:
1. Barry Cronin
2. Diarmuid Collins
3. Gavin Dodd

We only had one Youth and one Woman enter, so we'll be unable to aware medals for those categories. (Apologies to Joe for calling him out as the Youth winner on WhatsApp before I realised he was the only Youth starting. He at least gets a silver in the overall).

League placings:

Scratch
1. Ronan Killeen - Lucan
2. Eoin Ahern - Orwell
3. Adam Greally - St Tiernans
4. Padraic O'Flynn - Orwell
5. Alan Lyne - Lucan
6. Andy Grehan - Lucan

Semi-Scratch
1. Joe-Nathan Matar - Orwell
2. Declan Malone - Orwell
3. Conor Aylmer - St Tiernans
4. Barry Cronin - Orwell
5. Niall Kiernan - Orwell
6. Darren Guy - St Tiernans

Semi-Limit
1. Sean O'Leary - Lucan
2. Pierce ? - Lucan
3. Ryan Dunne - Lucan
4. Gavin Dodd - Orwell
5. Louis Twomey - St Tiernans
6. Gerard Daly - Lucan

Limit
1. Eoin Farrell - St Tiernans
2. Thomas Freeman - Lucan
3. Conor Brennan - St Tiernans
4. Conor Brophy - St Tiernans
5. Colum Bradley - Orwell
6. Barry Fennell - Orwell