![]() With 10 mins 30 secs handicap from front to back, on a very wet evening, Maybin shook off all his scratch group comrades to ride solo through the field, overcoming his handicap. Sammy Gaston Cup 25 miles Road Race, BRC's Richard Maybin overcame a 10 minute handicap to secure a lone victory. The Ballymena ladies finished 6th Eileen Burns, 7th Katharine Smyth and 9th Laura Campbell Grace Young (Strata3-Velo Revolution) took 4th and so retains her Nationals Road Series Jersey. Ellen McDermott (Team Boompods) won the bunch sprint to take second, with Martha Claffey (UCD Cycling Club) taking third. Remaining riders played tactics coming into the last mile to the finish, with riders jumping in the last 600m to sprint for the line. However, Eve showing her class and strength finished strong and took a solo finish at the line! Coming into the last remaining miles of the race the bunch had pulled Eve back to 23 sces. Eve had a one point 1min57sec from the chasing riders. McCrystal was the one to make her attack stick.Įve jumped along the coast road and stayed away. Many attacked were attempted throughout race. The bunch split coming over the hills of Clough village with a leading bunch of 8 riders, including the 2 teams of BRC and Strata3-Velo Revolution. The women’s race covers exact same course at the men, see the women compete over 100km of racing. Curry took 2nd place behind McGlinchey, with UK visitor Jake Gray of Ribble Pro Cycling rounding out the podium.īallymena RC’s Richard Maybin finished eighth.īRC hosted the 3rd round of the Cycling Ireland National Road Series with 27 women signing on to compete over the famous and unforgiving course of the Red Hand. However, he was up to the challenge holding off the pursuers for his second victory of the season on home roads. ![]() Those behind continued to chase and as the finish line neared it looked like he might be caught. However, McGlinchey would then press on alone and eked out a modest gap on the chasers, which reached a maximum of about 15 seconds. He was initially with Adam Ward (Bio-DHL-FRS) and Craig McAuley (Caldwell Cycles). Rather than wait today for a sprint at the finish from a breakaway, he attacked the lead group. McGlinchey was really impressive in the Tour de Yorkshire making the breakaway on stage 2 but also finished only two minutes down on the final stage when the racing really split to pieces. Their team had strong representation up front in the shape of James Curry, though he was forced to settle for a place on the podium rather than take a victory. However, when a large breakaway went clear today the two fancied men from Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo weren’t in it. Team mates Conor Hennebry and Sean Hahessy had won the opening two rounds the Des Hanlon Memorial in Carlow and Donal Crowley Memorial in Blarney. The event was the third round of Cycling Ireland’s National Road Series, with McGlinchey taking his first victory in that series. It was a solo victory at the Red Hand Trophy promoted by Ballymena Road Club. Chinese New Year.WHAT turn out of talent at the Blair International Red Hand Trophy race as Chris McGlinchey of Vitus Pro Cycling took the win hot on the heels of his great ride at the Tour de Yorkshire. The Guardian Teacher Network has a useful web page: How to teach. The British Council has an education pack for primary schools exploring Chinese language and culture, including Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster Education Pack (published December 2016). And BBC News has some pictures of China's annual migration. The Boston Globe Big Picture website has some great pictures of Chinese New Year being celebrated around the world (from 2012). Gifts and money are given in red envelopes, from the older generation to children and sweets and food are exchanged. ![]() Setting off fireworks and firecrackers, again to scare off evil spirits.Dressing in red, which symbolises fire, to scare off evil spirits.This gives rise to the Chunyun or "spring transportation" - the world's biggest annual human migration as people in China head home to be with their family. A Reunion Dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, when families gather together to enjoy a traditional meal.Sweeping the house before the festival, in order to sweep away bad luck.The whole festival lasts for fifteen days and culminates in a lantern festival on the fifteenth day, which is also when the moon is full. It marks the end of winter and the start of spring. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important of all the holidays in China, and is also celebrated by Chinese communities all around the world.
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