Adam top of the class in inter-schools’ championship

THE Ballymena Road Club – Northstone – youth section cyclists took part in their annual inter schools mini stage race championship at Broughshane last Monday evening.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jun 2011, 11:24 BST

The racing was very competitive with a different winner on each of the three stages.

Adam Kerr (Ballymena Academy) was the overall winner and he got off to a great start by being fastest on the opening stage - a 3.1 miles time trial- in a time of 8 minutes 45 seconds. (2) Steven Carruthers (Cambridge House) 9.09 (3) Chris Surgeoner (Dalriada) 10.00 (4) Josh Barr (Cambridge House) 10.18 (5) Emma Gordon (Cullybackey HS) 12.10.

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The second stage was a 3.1 miles handicapped road race which saw Chris Surgeoner catch Emma Gordon late on to win by 8 seconds in a time of 9.58. (3) Carruthers at 24 seconds (4) Kerr at 25 seconds (5) Barr at 52 seconds.

The third and final stage was a hillclimb up Caherty road. Steven Carruthers was fastest this time with 1 minute 29 seconds with Adam Kerr and Chris Surgeoner equal second on 1.39 (4) Barr 1.46 (5) Gordon 2.34.

Overall result: (1) Kerr 20.47 (2) Carruthers 21.00 (3) Surgeoner 21.37 (4) Barr 22.54 (5) Gordon 24.50. The Brian Russell inter schools team trophy went to Cambridge House.

Many thanks to everyone who turned up to help marshall and officiate at the event and a special thanks to the person who made a very generous anonymous donation to the prize fund.

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