PJ Logan 2014

Sunday the 30th of march saw the start of the long evening and more importantly the PJ logan annual race sponsored by McAleer and Rushe.

This year we ran the A1-A2 race ,A3 race,A4 and ladies race. All A3 and 4 races were sold out on the entry night. Conditions were damp in the morning  but quickly dried up. The pace was quick from the start in all races with each group staying away from the perusing pack behind.

There were plenty of breakaways in all the races but most were brought back  in. The A1-2 race saw a late breakaway to secure victory  an on the line victory for Ronan Mc Loughlin of Dig Deep by a fraction from Gary Jeffers East Tyrone , Sean McIntyre of Orchard took first place in the A3 with Jake Grey of East Tyrone (junior rider)2nd and Declan Mulholland Clan Eireann 3rd (junior rider) Paul Quinn was the first island wheeler home- good to see you back! A4 was won by Ali Gribben Carn Wheelers with Michael Brennan 2nd and John Boyle 3rd both from Tir Donnell ,Dean Burnside was the  first Island Wheeler home -again a great result from Dean who is showing excellent form

The ladies race saw a hard fought event decided By Rachel Mitchell of North Down in 1st with Sharon McKenna Emyvale in 2nd and Maraid Mc Gurk of Carn Wheelers in 3rd.

Full results listed below.

To view a collection of Photographs from the day, check Bronagh Kirk Photogrpahy

Thanks to McAleer and Rushe our sponsors for the race, the Logan family , the commissaries Jack Watson and Brendan Kirk , Dungannon council and all the staff at Gortgonis, tea personnel, Marshalls and drivers , who make all these events possible by giving up their time. We thank you all and are pleased to see another successful ,competitive, well fed and most importantly safe PJ Logan race.

Results

A1-A2 Pj Logan Race

1st Ronan Mc Loughlin – Dip Deep
2nd Gary Jeffers – East Tyrone
3rd Gary Cranston – East Antrim
4th Glen Kinning – Kinning Cycles
5th Cathal Smyth – Phoenix
6th Davy Knight – TVR
7th John Neil – Madigan
8th Rory Devlin  – North Pole
9th Gareth Mc Collough – Newry Wheelers
10th Fergus Rooney – Phoenix

A3

1st Sean Mc Intyre – Orchard
2nd Jake Grey – East Tyrone
3rd Declan Mullholland – Clan Eireann
4th Ryan Reilly Foyle – CC
5th Luke Hyland – TVR
6th Adam Stenson – Lucan cc
7th Lindsay Watson – Plush MTB
8th Anthony Hare  – Apollo cc

A4

1st Ali Gribben – Carn Wheelers
2nd Micheal Brennan – Tir Connell cc
3rd John Boyle – Tir Connell cc
4th Gareth Millar – Square Wheelers
5th Dessie Smyth – Carn Wheelers
6th Ryan Jamison – Causeway cc
7th Garret Taggart – Causeway cc
8th Brian Kerrigan – Omagh Wheelers

Ladies

1st Rachel Mitchell – North Down CC
2nd Sharon Mc Kenna – Emyvale cc
3rd Maraid Mc Gurk – Carn Wheelers
4th Lorraine Jeffers – East Tyrone
5th Sandra Devine – Four Masters
6th Alwin Shannon – Newry Wheelers
7th Eileen Burns Ballymoney cc