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Tommy Given Memorial 7/6/03
Tommy Evans seems invincible on home soil. The Total Cycling- Lindsay Ford rider proved himself yet again when he won today's Tommy Given Memorial Road Race at Hillsborough.
Promoted by Maryland Wheeelers the race attracted 50 plus riders including a strong contingent from the Cycleways club. Held over 7 laps of the 9 mile Annahilt circuit early attacks from Brendan Graham, peter Hawkins, Tommy Evans and Ryan Connor were all reeled in.
It wasn't until the second last lap that a group of 15 riders went clear building up a lead of over 2 minutes on the main bunch.
With a lap to go Evans and Connor broke away and maintained their lead to the line with Evans taking the sprint easily from the young Ballymena rider.
Conor Murphy (Crannog Ireland) led in Stephen O'Sullivan (Cycleways) at 1.10 with the remainder of the break finishing 1.22 behind the winner.
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Tommy Given Memorial 65 Miles
1st Tommy Evans (Total Cycling-Lindsay Ford) 2-32-50
2nd Ryan Connor (Ballymena RC) @ 1 sec
3rd Conor Murphy (Crannog Ireland) @ 1-10
4th Stephen O'Sullivan (Cycleways) st
5th Aidan Crowley (Cycleways) @ 1-22
6th Denis Easton (Total Cycling-Lindsay Ford) st
7th Roger Aiken (Banbridge) st
8th Brian Stewart (Northern-Dave Kane) st
9th Shaun Gray (Harps CC) st
10th Gary Crory (Total Cycling-Lindsay Ford) st
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1st 3rd Cat Colm Watson (Total Cycling - Lindsay Ford)
1st 2nd Cat Shaun Gray (Harps CC)
1st Veteran Brendan Graham (Total Cycling - Lindsay Ford)
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