By Niamh Sheahan

Killarney Cycling Club will host the third round of the Cross-country Mountain Bike National Point Series on June 4.

The event will take place in the grounds of An Oige Youth Hostel in Fossa.

The second round of that national championship tool place in Kilworth Woods, Fermoy last weekend.

Those well acquainted with the XC scene in the noughties will have fond memories of the trails around Fermoy, but for most, it was a brand new race location.

Mark McGlynn, Callum Steadman, Patrick Clifford, Michael Coghlan, Sean Driscoll and Ben O’Keeffe were all once again in action for Killarney Cycling Club.

Road
Action last weekend in the A3 Perpetual Cup Hosted by Challenge Cycling Club saw Shane Spellman power to victory in the bunch sprint, securing promotion to the A2 ranks in the process. Frank Doherty was also on hand to work for his fellow clubman on the day and guide him safely to the front of the race with 500m to go.

Enduro
For local Enduro racers, it was a trip up to County Tipperary for Round 3 of the Grassroots Enduro Series in Clonmel.
In a stacked field of 220 competitors, there were six representatives from Killarney Cycling Club taking to the start line.
Paddy Moore, David Butler, Tom Costelloe and Peter Guban all tested themselves in the U17 category with some strong performances.
Adam Murphy set a blistering pace in the U21 category on his way to first place on the day. His times proved the fastest of all 220 competitors on Stage One and was bested only by Professional racer Gavin Carroll over all three collectively. Jason Murphy also saw out his day of racing with another trip to the podium, taking home the bronze medal in the Masters.