Daniel Bresnan (Greenmount CA) won the combined Elite and Masters race at the Munster Criterium Championships at Limerick Racecourse on Friday evening, out-sprinting Mike Storan and Daryl Kearns from a four-rider group.Greenmount Cycling Academy hosted their final criterium day of 2026 in warm, cloudy conditions, with a stiff northerly wind making the home straight hard work. Racing began at 6pm with the under-8/10 event and ran through the evening, with Munster championship medals decided across the adult categories.A cagey start to the combined race produced several attacks before a break went clear. Bresnan bridged across with help from Dermot Radford (Dan Morrissey Cycling Team) to join Kearns (Dungarvan CC) and Storan (West Clare CC) at the front. Behind, a second group of Stephen Gilman, Barry Meade and Daniel Lynch (OLeary Stone Kanturk), Paul Kennedy (Burren CC), Richard Quinn (CRNS) and Shane Fleming (Tralee Manor West) escaped the bunch. Both groups eventually lapped the field.Bresnan took the four-up sprint for the win from Storan and Kearns, with Meade coming through for fifth and the M40 bronze. Sean Buckley (The Cycologist Clonmel) bridged across late and sprinted to the M50 bronze. Tom Shanahan (Limerick CC) took M60 gold, while his son Stephen took C3 gold after a recent return to racing.Combined RaceMUNMunster Criterium Championships CombinedFri 14 August 2026 Limerick Racecourse1Daniel BRESNANGreenmount CA2Mike STORANWest Clare CC3Daryl KEARNSDungarvan CC4Dermot RADFORDDan Morrissey Cycling Team5Barry MEADEOLeary Stone Kanturk6Stephen GILMANOLeary Stone Kanturk7Paul KENNEDYBurren CC8Shane FLEMINGTralee Manor WestMunster Championship MedalsC1Category 11Daniel BRESNANGreenmount CAGoldC2Category 21Stephen GILMANOLeary Stone KanturkGold2Ross LEEBurren CCSilverC3Category 31Stephen SHANAHANLimerick CCGold2Aaron OCONNORU/A MunsterSilver3Sean LYNCHU/A MunsterBronzeM40Masters 401Mike STORANWest Clare CCGold2Daryl KEARNSDungarvan CCSilver3Barry MEADEOLeary Stone KanturkBronzeM50Masters 501Dermot RADFORDDan Morrissey Cycling TeamGold2Richard QUINNClub Rothaochta na SionainneSilver3Sean BUCKLEYThe Cycologist ClonmelBronzeM60Masters 601Tom SHANAHANLimerick CCGoldTMTeam Awards1OLEARY STONE KANTURKMeade, Gilman, LynchCombined1DAN MORRISSEY CYCLING TEAMRadford, Lyons, RussellMastersSupport RacesU16Under-14/16 Boys1Cullen MURPHYOLeary Stone Kanturk2Aodhan SHEPPARDGreenmount CA3Cillian CROWLEYGreenmount CAU12Under-12 Boys1Cormac SIMPSONGreenmount CA2Cathal BROWNOLeary Stone Kanturk CC3Matei TODORGreenmount CAU10Under-10 Fun Race 2km1Luke STORANGreenmount CAGreenmount Cycling Academy thanked the riders, parents, stewards and supporters who made the championships possible, along with Cycling Munster commissaires Theresa and John, Ed and Hugh on the finish line, Alan in the lead car, Colm and Shane on the back straight, and Margaret and the Limerick Red Cross. The event was supported by Cycling Munster, with club and race day sponsorship from Hinchys and Velo Revolution.Photography by Irish Cycling News