McCREADIE PICK OF THE BUNCH

The second weekend of the 2010 racing season was centred on the Newry Wheelers’ promotion, the John Haldane Memorial which, because of road works, was moved away from the normal hilly circuit around Kilcoo to the dual carriageway between Newry and Warrenpoint. This turned out to be a mixed blessing for the six North Down riders who travelled to the event. The new A4 category race drew another big entry and North Down’s hopes were riding on the rapidly improving novice Mark Irvine and the more experienced Duane McCreadie who was taking part in his first race of the season. Young Irvine has strength in the hills but the flat terrain was ideal for McCreadie and at the end of the race, which came down to a bunch sprint, he was just edged out of third place with Irvine coming 12th.