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Cycling Intervarsities Championship 2026 Hosted by ULGreenmount CA held the Cycling Intervarsities Championship for 2026 today in the village of Kilteely, Co. Limerick. Some strong riders showed up to represent their Colleges and Universities, maybe for the only time this season.The races were run on a testing 7.5km lap with 8 laps for the men and 5 laps for the women.Womens Championship Race 5 LapsMedalRiderCollegeClubGoldElena WallaceUlster UniversityHarps CCSilverAbi ConwayULParalloy RTBronzeVeronika KrolovaULGreenmount Cycling AcademyThe early pace pushed by Abi Conway (UL) was matched by Elena Wallace (Ulster University), and the pair rode clear of the rest. Conway tried several times to distance Wallace, but Wallace held firm and won the sprint for gold. Bronze also went to UL with Veronika Krolova rounding out the podium.Mens Championship Race 8 LapsMedalRiderCollegeClubGoldCal TuttyUCCVelo Performance Racing TeamSilverSean LundyUCDUCD Cycling TeamBronzePatrick OLoughlinUCCPanduit Carrick WheelersAn early twoman break of Sean Lundy (UCD) and Arnaud Dumoulin (UCC) held a healthy lead before Cal Tutty (UCC) bridged across. By halfway, Lundy and Tutty were alone out front with a UCC trio chasing.Tutty attacked on the final ascent of the GAA hill, distancing Lundy and holding a 15second gap to take gold. Patrick OLoughlin (UCC) won the sprint for bronze ahead of teammate James OShea, with Eoin Kelly (UCD) and Jared Tritschler (UL) rounding out the top six.Team ClassificationTeam Gold UCCCal Tutty, Patrick OLoughlin, James OSheaMasters Support RacePositionRiderClub1stDermot RadfordDan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team2ndMike StoranWest Clare CC3rdDaniel LynchOLeary Stone KanturkCategory ResultsM401st Mike Storan (West Clare CC)2nd Daniel Lynch (OLeary Stone Kanturk)3rd Vinnie OLeary (Tralee Manor West)M501st Dermot Radford (Dan Morrissey Pissei Team)2nd Martin OLoughlin (Panduit Carrick Wheelers)3rd Vinnie Gleeson (Greenmount Cycling Academy)M601st Tom Shanahan (Limerick CC)2nd Paul Leufer (Tuam Cycling Club)3rd Ian Gilvarry (Greenmount Cycling Academy)An early fourman break formed on lap two with Radford, Storan, and the Lynch brothers working well together. They were joined by Joe Donworth (Greenmount Cycling Academy). The gap grew to over two minutes, leaving Radford, Storan and Daniel Lynch to fight for the win, with Radford taking victory. Vinnie OLeary escaped the bunch for 4th, and Tom Shanahan finished as first M60.Thanks & AcknowledgementsMassive thanks to locals in Kilteely village, all residents along the route, Kilteely GAA, supporters, marshals, lead car drivers, moto drivers, judges and riders for making it a successful days racing.Special thanks to Theresa and Anthony (Commissaires), Carmel and Limerick Red Cross, Ed (Chief Judge), Bruno and Tracey for catering, Sam at signon, Moto Marshals Colm and Sean, marshals Michael, Diarmuid, Richie, Danny, Michael, Mary, Abi, Veronika and Jared, Kilteely locals Pat, Tom and Liam, and Johnny for setting up the GAA hall.Thanks also to Noreen and Ger for driving the Commissaires, Tracey at the finish line, and of course our main man in Kilteely, Kieran McCarthy.Thanks to UL for supporting the race and to Noreen OConnell and Student Sport Ireland.Upcoming EventsReddy A+U Kings Island City Centre Crit Saturday 9th May 2026Races for all categories on a closed circuit in Limerick City.Eventmaster Registration Link

Tadej Pogaar and Paul Seixas crest the climb of La Redoute together, the rest of the field trailing. Their teams had chased down a big breakaway and this climb was going to be the strategic point of the day as it has been in recent years. Unlike the last two editions, Pogaar this time found his match here as Seixas dared to follow and then matched him. But for the 19 year old Frenchman can do, he cant bluff and hide the pain, it cost him to match the world champion and 20km later Pogaar would go solo for the win.A maxi-breakaway of over 50 riders including Remco Evenepoel and 23 of the 27 teams present went clear at the start amid bright sunshine. Yesterdays preview mused on the necessity to fire riders forward in order to exist and get an option on a long-shot result and this was a form of revolt against the UAE Team. Was it the plan with Evenepoel up front on the startline while Pogaar was hanging around at the back as they rolled out? Maybe not but he was present and gaining time. The gap flew up to four minutes with UAE only putting two riders to chase and nobody else joined them for a long time until Decathlon-CMA CGM deployed Stan Dewulf.But the uprising began to crumble, 50 up the road and only a small number committed to the rebellion. For all the numbers up front, few other contenders were present beyond Egan Bernal and Quinten Hermans. Riders were even attacking the group with 200km to go, tactically ruinous and a sign of their frustration. UAEs Domen Novak was also among the fugitives and according to RTBF moto commentator Axel Merckx he was doing a grand job sabotaging the groups cohesion and sapping Evenepoels attempts to encourage others to continue.The race was well ahead of schedule, a tailwind helped but things looked frenetic, riders bobbing on their bikes like there was 40km to go and not 180km. Tom Pidcock had a bike change but just the chasing peloton split under pressure from a long pull by UAEs Tim Wellens. This meant the Brit had to wait for a bike change from his team car that was blocked behind and once he got a new bike could only rejoin this rear group to watch the others ahead ride away.Visual cues were upended, seeing the Doyard lake and Vielsam usually means the racing is about to go up a notch with 100km to go on the approach to the Cte de Wanne and the trilogy of climbs but things had been frantic for a long time. But the gap was falling and Evenepoels advantage now began to look like a problem. Still up the road, but how much energy had he used up, and facing the psychological blow of being reeled in.Host broadcaster RTBF began live coverage on a secondary channel before switching to La Une (Channel 1) at 1.35pm. The audience tuning in here would see Lige-Bastogne-Lige as expected with only a small breakaway of Houle, Kamp, Leemreize, Eenkhorn and Vestroffer away with a slender lead and UAE leading the peloton. Ignore the warm sunshine and it was now looking a lot like 2024s icy day when UAE bludgeoned the peloton, catching the early breakaway with 90km to go. After Wellens finished a monster job, Pavel Sivakov took over to do much of the same. Gossip says hell be joining Decathlon-CMA CGM next year to do the same job for a different rider.Embed from Getty ImagesTadej Pogaar attacked on the early slopes of La Redoute and Paul Seixas went with him. Until Seixass experience of racing this climb did not go beyond halfway up as this is where the finish of the junior race is held. Now he had the audacity to follow the world champion. Richard Carapaz tried in 2024 and paid directly. Seixas though wasnt here to learn, he wanted to match Pogaar. He was visibly on the limit, at times losing half a metre and having to stamp on the pedals to claw his way back but matching Pogaar all the same as they pulverised the climbing time on La Redoute by 13 seconds. But the rest? The helicopter camera had to pan a long way to find the next riders led by Mattias Skjelmose.Seixas soon started to share the work and the pair quickly had a minute on the rest. Could Seixas have sat on? Sure but like Van der Poel in the Ronde, a victory in the moment is important but what counts for years to come for them is to be able to look each other in the eyes and not blink.Pogaar hit the Roche-aux-Faucons hard from the start and again Seixas looked on the limit. The Frenchman can do plenty but cant yet hide his pain and suddenly Pogaar was away. Seixas imploded, losing 30 seconds by the top of the climb, but not cramping and able to ride on with a minute and a half on the rest.Embed from Getty ImagesBehind Skjelmose counter-attacked on the Roche-aux-Faucons, an attempt to reach the third step of the podium: too far behind to reach the lead pair and too underpowered for the sprint. He was caught on the descent to Lige.Pogaar cruised along the banks of the Meuse and pointed skywards in tribute to Milan Bral, a 21 year old rider who died after a car driver hit him. Seixas came in next with a small gesture to the crowd to mark his second place. Then a minute later the sprint led home by Evenepoel.Embed from Getty ImagesThe VerdictA brilliant edition with action from start to finish. Host broadcaster RTBF does the best it can with limited means and its facing hefty budget cuts too so covering the start isnt on the table. Besides little happens in the opening hours. This time the big breakaway added a lot of suspense to the race and sapped plenty too, the race was ridden at 44.426km/h, beating the record average of 41.983km/h of last year. Was Evenepoel in an armchair? Were UAE in trouble?But the major suspense came later. Pogaar for once had a rival, someone audacious enough to accompany him on La Redoute and beyond. The dream script for the day might have had the two sprinting for the win in Lige but for the sport it might be better if the hierarchy isnt overturned today, but feels like it could be challenged directly soon.Embed from Getty ImagesAs Pierre Carrey route in Le Temps earlier this week, theres a lot to look forward to if Pogaar has a rival. The Slovenian will probably be the first beneficiary as he stands to gain plenty with an opponent capable of supplying the challenge in a race that he craves (as good as the field in the upcoming Tour de Romandie theres no direct challenger to him, hell be interesting to observe). Seixas is also an alibi for the Slovenian given the bout of suspicion every July among some, including a proportion in France, who now root for a new rider capable of bettering the Slovenian in the coming years and with not a reputational cloud on the horizon.For Seixas this was a noble defeat, second place but clearly ahead of the rest. Hell start holidays now knowing he can already challenge Pogaar in ways the rest cannot. He may only have followed Pogaar for 20km longer than others before folding but this was a demonstration of force coming after he beat the field by metres in the Flche Wallonne. Just a few watts more blended with some experience and he can go from daydreaming about duelling with Pogaar to visualising sprint tactics against the world champ soon.Evenepoel won the sprint for third, further demonstration of his improved finishing power. As a double winner but only when Pogaar wasnt in the race this was as a good as a realistic result could be, more to his credit since he must have used up extra energy in the first hours of the race and so much better than fourth. But like winning Amstel last week we know this is all in his range but hes a self-proclaimed Tour de France contender and must have looked across the podium at the lanky Frenchman to wonder what is coming. This marks the end of the classics season but Seixass ascendency this week encourages us to look forward already.The Tour de France for Seixas? A decision will be announced in the coming days, it seems likely hell ride. Listen carefully and he uses the first person: I will decide. Hes becoming famous his Flche win was a top story on France2s evening TV news bulletin but July will be like nothing can imagine with every outlet and fan wanting a moment with him; itll be more demanding than wearing the yellow jersey each day.The post The Moment Lige-Bastogne-Lige Was Won first appeared on The Inner Ring.

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