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Cycling Club Lands Top 10 Finishes
From Cycling Club Isle of Man
Cycling Club Isle of Man scored a hattrick of top-10 finishes at the weekend at the opening round of the Salty Summer criterium series and the Steve Jones Memorial race.
Niall Quiggin raced both events with Jamie Fletcher, the team’s top finisher at the recent Rás Tailteann, joining him for the Steve Jones Memorial on Sunday.
The Salt Ayre criterium events in Lancaster are fast and furious and Saturday’s event was no different.
Niall, who was competing in the top-level event of the series for those with category 1, 2, and 3 licenses, was unable to get into the breakaway that would decide the victory. However, he continued to race hard and finished ninth overall after sprinting from the chasing group. The result earned him his first national points of the season, continuing the strong 2023 he has had so far.
On Sunday was the Steven Jones Memorial a tough 60-mile race in Holt, Wrexham that would finish on a steep climb. Both Niall and Jamie were on the start line for this one and tried to use the extra numbers to open up the race.
Niall went on an early breakaway but was caught after 25 minutes off the front of the bunch. The pace didn’t let up though and both Niall and Jamie continued to launch attacks in an effort to force a breakaway clear.
While they couldn’t get up the road and away from the pack, the quick pace — helped by Cycling Club Isle of Man — meant that the peloton had been cut in half by the time it hit the finishing slope. In the end, both Niall and Jamie secured top 10 finishes on what was a very fast and aggressive day of racing.
The team would like to take the opportunity to say a massive thank you to all of our sponsors; Law Trust, Cycle 360, Bikestyle, N-Fuse, Pro Vision, and Bettridges.
