ROAD SEASON NEARS CLIMAX

The Ulster road race championship, staged last week over the tough Dundrod circuit, marked the climax of the current road race season. The severity of the course took its toll and North Down’s two competitors, Paul Ferguson and Mark Irvine, were unable to keep on terms with the winning break which was led in by Irish international track specialist Martyn Irvine (Planet X) who broke clear to win from Thomas Martin (Eurocycles) and Mark McKinley (Newry Wheelers). In the supporting race for veterans last year’s champion, Bangor man Liam Curran (Curran Racing) was edged out of the medals, taking fourth place behind the eventual winner Paul Mulligan (Eurocycles).