Over the weekend of the 19th/20th of September 150 riders lined up for a 24 hour race in Mayo.  Some competed in teams of up to 5 while some brave souls ventured out for 24 hours of non-stop riding.  Come 2pm Sunday and an exhausted set of competitors fell across the finish line at the end of a fantastic event - tired but exhilarated.

Solo champion Eoin Keith

24 hour racing is not a new phenomenon, far from it in fact but this was the first time an event had been held in Ireland.  Step forward Ciara and Clare from Killary adventure who set the event in motion.  The mountain bike race took place over a 20km course that took in fireroad, singletrack, road and a tough hike-a-bike.  The road course was a 47km road loop that wound its way through the beautiful scenery of Mayo.  Situated about 20 minutes North of Newport, the course was rural in the extreme with the camp fires of the marshalls the only light sources during the night.

Course HQ was a large marquee style tent where racers could avail of a charging station, hot water and food while sheltering from the elements.  After each lap team members headed for transition where they swapped a timing chip during each rider exchange.  Obviously tactics were crucial here as you didn’t want to spend to long waiting in transition and get cold.  Similarly for the smaller teams transitions during the night were more crucial and many teams opted for a multiple night strategy to give themselves the maximum mount of rest between laps.

4th overall Solo and Female Champ, Fiola Foley

Of course the soloists had no teammates to swap in and out and therefore were forced to ride through the night.  Some opted to rest hoping for a strong morning performance but others rode straight through with the MTB winner, Eoin Keith, recording a staggering 19 laps.  Thats 380kms!  On the road Keith Heary managed 10 laps for a total of 470kms!

This was one of the best events we have done all year!  For 2010 it will move to June or July with more daylight, hopefully (!) warmer weather and shouldn’t clash with other events.  This is definitely one for your calendar, don’t miss it!  We will bring you details of the event as we have them.

If you can’t wait then join us at Relentless 24 on the 10/11th of October in Fort William for a 24 hour race on a World Championship course! More details to follow.

The race began with a 1 and a half mile run.

Road Race Soloist
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Keith Heary Carlow Road Cycling 346 10 23:17:29.0
Lap 1 2:01:31.0
Lap 2 1:42:37.0
Lap 3 2:12:42.0
Lap 4 1:53:57.0
Lap 5 2:25:58.0
Lap 6 2:09:52.0
Lap 7 2:33:25.0
Lap 8 2:21:16.0
Lap 9 2:26:54.0
Lap 10 3:29:17.0

2 John O’Sullivan John O’Sullivan 494 9 24:15:05.0
Lap 1 2:00:58.0
Lap 2 1:49:26.0
Lap 3 2:08:10.0
Lap 4 2:43:08.0
Lap 5 3:04:36.0
Lap 6 3:42:14.0
Lap 7 2:45:52.0
Lap 8 2:52:59.0
Lap 9 3:07:42.0

3 Fergus Melligan FM-23 Raptor 31 7 20:41:43.0
Lap 1 2:01:56.0
Lap 2 1:54:37.0
Lap 3 2:13:41.0
Lap 4 3:08:46.0
Lap 5 2:41:21.0
Lap 6 5:30:08.0
Lap 7 3:11:14.0

4 Derek Hussey Derek Hussey 430 6 14:37:10.0
Lap 1 2:01:31.0
Lap 2 1:42:37.0
Lap 3 2:17:01.0
Lap 4 2:15:15.0
Lap 5 2:26:29.0
Lap 6 3:54:17.0

5 Padraig Hayes podge 309 6 22:58:23.0
Lap 1 2:09:02.0
Lap 2 1:57:41.0
Lap 3 2:15:57.0
Lap 4 2:55:07.0
Lap 5 10:57:53.0
Lap 6 2:42:43.0

6 Brian Burgess Team Shannon 442 1 3:19:17.0
Lap 1 3:19:17.0

RR Duo
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 John Fitzgerald The Two Planks 51 7 23:11:01.0
Lap 1 1:53:02.0
Lap 2 1:54:14.0
Lap 3 4:09:55.0
Lap 4 2:10:13.0
Lap 5 8:48:43.0
Lap 6 2:04:38.0
Lap 7 2:10:16.0

RR 3
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Aoife Walsh Dublin City Council 54 3 20:13:26.0
Lap 1 2:50:56.0
Lap 2 3:48:52.0
Lap 3 13:33:38.0

RR 4
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Paul Healy 3 Men and a Little Lady 65 8 20:45:45.0
Lap 1 2:12:05.0
Lap 2 2:35:26.0
Lap 3 2:03:29.0
Lap 4 2:28:18.0
Lap 5 2:54:55.0
Lap 6 2:40:39.0
Lap 7 3:03:39.0
Lap 8 2:47:14.0

2 John Fitzpatric Twinwheelers 75 6 21:05:59.0
Lap 1 2:04:26.0
Lap 2 1:42:42.0
Lap 3 1:50:51.0
Lap 4 2:53:14.0
Lap 5 3:13:21.0
Lap 6 9:21:25.0

RR 5
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Colman Burke Bohermeen 63 12 22:56:22.0
Lap 1 1:45:30.0
Lap 2 1:40:07.0
Lap 3 1:41:39.0
Lap 4 1:54:12.0
Lap 5 1:50:56.0
Lap 6 2:04:09.0
Lap 7 2:00:40.0
Lap 8 2:01:24.0
Lap 9 2:13:59.0
Lap 10 2:01:33.0
Lap 11 1:48:50.0
Lap 12 1:53:23.0

2 Ales Soucek The Local Unit 60 10 23:31:44.0
Lap 1 1:58:30.0
Lap 2 1:50:46.0
Lap 3 1:57:59.0
Lap 4 2:04:29.0
Lap 5 4:17:49.0
Lap 6 2:15:37.0
Lap 7 2:20:35.0
Lap 8 2:30:31.0
Lap 9 2:18:31.0
Lap 10 1:56:57.0

3 David Quinn Drunken Monkeys 77 5 22:38:51.0
Lap 1 2:58:10.0
Lap 2 2:41:28.0
Lap 3 2:38:23.0
Lap 4 3:26:36.0
Lap 5 10:54:14.0

RR 10
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Patrick Murphy Team Allergan 68 11 24:50:05.0
Lap 1 2:31:59.0
Lap 2 1:59:00.0
Lap 3 1:40:32.0
Lap 4 2:20:49.0
Lap 5 3:02:47.0
Lap 6 2:04:22.0
Lap 7 2:36:35.0
Lap 8 2:17:16.0
Lap 9 2:12:27.0
Lap 10 2:14:49.0
Lap 11 1:49:29.0

RR Go
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Joe McDermott Stormthoughts 214 58 8 24:08:23.0
Lap 1 2:46:14.0
Lap 2 1:55:44.0
Lap 3 2:19:24.0
Lap 4 3:00:39.0
Lap 5 5:56:26.0
Lap 6 2:46:13.0
Lap 7 3:09:22.0
Lap 8 2:14:21.0

MTB Soloist
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Eoin Keith KTM 474 19 24:11:21.0
Lap 1 1:11:30.0
Lap 2 59:00.0
Lap 3 1:01:12.0
Lap 4 1:01:14.0
Lap 5 1:06:00.0
Lap 6 1:03:23.0
Lap 7 1:17:51.0
Lap 8 1:12:05.0
Lap 9 1:22:17.0
Lap 10 1:08:17.0
Lap 11 1:19:14.0
Lap 12 1:56:02.0
Lap 13 1:16:07.0
Lap 14 2:02:45.0
Lap 15 1:16:58.0
Lap 16 1:14:10.0
Lap 17 1:13:57.0
Lap 18 1:18:26.0
Lap 19 1:10:53.0

2 Chris Caulfield AR Denny 334 17 24:33:20.0
Lap 1 1:11:33.0
Lap 2 1:01:53.0
Lap 3 1:11:24.0
Lap 4 1:15:42.0
Lap 5 1:33:41.0
Lap 6 1:21:58.0
Lap 7 1:20:02.0
Lap 8 1:50:28.0
Lap 9 1:37:09.0
Lap 10 1:35:24.0
Lap 11 1:43:18.0
Lap 12 1:29:16.0
Lap 13 1:49:23.0
Lap 14 1:18:25.0
Lap 15 1:22:14.0
Lap 16 1:25:46.0
Lap 17 1:25:44.0

3 Declan Hanrahan  424 16 24:33:18.0
Lap 1 1:27:20.0
Lap 2 1:13:09.0
Lap 3 1:14:53.0
Lap 4 1:40:15.0
Lap 5 1:16:30.0
Lap 6 1:17:16.0
Lap 7 1:47:12.0
Lap 8 1:14:29.0
Lap 9 1:19:57.0
Lap 10 4:14:03.0
Lap 11 1:16:47.0
Lap 12 1:15:52.0
Lap 13 1:25:00.0
Lap 14 1:08:25.0
Lap 15 1:29:36.0
Lap 16 1:12:34.0

4 Fiola Foley Irish AR Denny/MADMT 418 14 22:58:30.0
Lap 1 1:14:14.0
Lap 2 1:09:52.0
Lap 3 1:10:22.0
Lap 4 1:28:40.0
Lap 5 1:11:21.0
Lap 6 1:46:38.0
Lap 7 1:21:43.0
Lap 8 3:26:06.0
Lap 9 1:48:36.0
Lap 10 1:58:24.0
Lap 11 1:48:26.0
Lap 12 1:35:53.0
Lap 13 1:41:42.0
Lap 14 1:16:33.0

5 Brian Keogh  483 11 24:33:26.0
Lap 1 1:13:28.0
Lap 2 1:06:28.0
Lap 3 1:08:29.0
Lap 4 1:12:12.0
Lap 5 1:33:34.0
Lap 6 1:46:59.0
Lap 7 11:00:00.0
Lap 8 1:11:09.0
Lap 9 1:29:35.0
Lap 10 1:16:30.0
Lap 11 1:35:02.0

6 Andy Beavis Shoulda gone to Moab 293 10 22:40:26.0
Lap 1 1:25:13.0
Lap 2 1:28:37.0
Lap 3 1:05:19.0
Lap 4 2:58:59.0
Lap 5 1:13:12.0
Lap 6 8:31:57.0
Lap 7 1:35:30.0
Lap 8 1:55:27.0
Lap 9 1:10:56.0
Lap 10 1:15:16.0

7 Paul Crowley the bull 160 6 8:34:30.0
Lap 1 1:21:00.0
Lap 2 1:05:34.0
Lap 3 1:16:10.0
Lap 4 1:10:16.0
Lap 5 1:22:39.0
Lap 6 2:18:51.0

8 Timmy Glavey 496 6 23:08:12.0
Lap 1 2:41:57.0
Lap 2 1:08:16.0
Lap 3 5:07:18.0
Lap 4 8:34:03.0
Lap 5 4:25:14.0
Lap 6 1:11:24.0

9 Gary Relihan Sergrace 429 5 19:53:11.0
Lap 1 1:26:09.0
Lap 2 1:26:16.0
Lap 3 1:58:38.0
Lap 4 13:05:45.0
Lap 5 1:56:23.0

10 Gary Sheehan Siopa rothar 441 4 6:55:00.0
Lap 1 1:16:56.0
Lap 2 1:06:19.0
Lap 3 1:39:48.0
Lap 4 2:51:57.0

11 Patrick McMahon 20 4 18:21:21.0
Lap 1 1:30:21.0
Lap 2 2:26:11.0
Lap 3 2:41:33.0
Lap 4 11:43:16.0

MTB Duo
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Jerome The Muddy Boys 73 16 25:27:23.0
Lap 1 1:13:46.0
Lap 2 1:03:02.0
Lap 3 1:07:17.0
Lap 4 1:08:45.0
Lap 5 1:08:45.0
Lap 6 1:14:59.0
Lap 7 1:16:08.0
Lap 8 1:19:06.0
Lap 9 2:33:46.0
Lap 10 3:35:35.0
Lap 11 1:22:30.0
Lap 12 3:17:40.0
Lap 13 1:10:20.0
Lap 14 1:10:20.0
Lap 15 1:16:43.0
Lap 16 1:28:41.0

2 Darren McGann 2D Racing 69 14 24:24:35.0
Lap 1 1:26:40.0
Lap 2 1:06:53.0
Lap 3 1:16:15.0
Lap 4 1:18:55.0
Lap 5 2:31:48.0
Lap 6 1:44:24.0
Lap 7 1:12:31.0
Lap 8 5:43:47.0
Lap 9 1:22:42.0
Lap 10 1:26:13.0
Lap 11 1:16:18.0
Lap 12 1:16:05.0
Lap 13 1:23:10.0
Lap 14 1:18:54.0

3 Sean Smyth Lactic-Acid Trip 71 6 23:39:49.0
Lap 1 1:36:14.0
Lap 2 2:07:57.0
Lap 3 1:25:00.0
Lap 4 15:34:48.0
Lap 5 1:26:50.0
Lap 6 1:29:00.0

MTB 3
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1  Spoke.ie 61 20 24:10:37.0
Lap 1 1:26:55.0
Lap 2 58:11.0
Lap 3 57:59.0
Lap 4 1:08:58.0
Lap 5 57:32.0
Lap 6 1:00:52.0
Lap 7 1:27:15.0
Lap 8 1:38:46.0
Lap 9 1:03:16.0
Lap 10 1:14:48.0
Lap 11 1:04:01.0
Lap 12 1:18:51.0
Lap 13 1:27:19.0
Lap 14 1:11:44.0
Lap 15 1:13:53.0
Lap 16 1:27:56.0
Lap 17 1:03:00.0
Lap 18 1:12:38.0
Lap 19 1:04:44.0
Lap 20 1:11:59.0

2 Martin Hughes D’eejits 78 14 25:16:20.0
Lap 1 1:19:31.0
Lap 2 1:07:49.0
Lap 3 1:11:59.0
Lap 4 1:03:13.0
Lap 5 1:16:37.0
Lap 6 1:31:15.0
Lap 7 1:18:02.0
Lap 8 7:45:37.0
Lap 9 2:07:17.0
Lap 10 1:16:19.0
Lap 11 1:14:17.0
Lap 12 1:14:47.0
Lap 13 1:31:59.0
Lap 14 1:17:38.0

MTB 4
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Earol Byrne The Muck Eaters 55 20 24:46:45.0
Lap 1 1:11:28.0
Lap 2 1:04:51.0
Lap 3 1:05:19.0
Lap 4 1:06:54.0
Lap 5 1:00:24.0
Lap 6 1:06:44.0
Lap 7 1:20:55.0
Lap 8 1:15:58.0
Lap 9 1:11:44.0
Lap 10 1:13:45.0
Lap 11 1:33:40.0
Lap 12 1:20:00.0
Lap 13 1:18:33.0
Lap 14 1:16:24.0
Lap 15 1:30:34.0
Lap 16 1:17:01.0
Lap 17 1:05:29.0
Lap 18 1:16:20.0
Lap 19 1:16:47.0
Lap 20 1:13:55.0

2 John Cooney John Cooney 64 16 23:23:19.0
Lap 1 1:19:02.0
Lap 2 1:09:12.0
Lap 3 1:07:45.0
Lap 4 1:26:40.0
Lap 5 1:06:12.0
Lap 6 1:20:57.0
Lap 7 1:19:40.0
Lap 8 1:56:33.0
Lap 9 1:16:04.0
Lap 10 1:22:19.0
Lap 11 3:26:10.0
Lap 12 1:17:27.0
Lap 13 1:20:17.0
Lap 14 1:31:33.0
Lap 15 1:09:08.0
Lap 16 1:14:20.0

3 Alastair McDerm The Four Cycleteers 59 16 23:59:40.0
Lap 1 1:19:42.0
Lap 2 1:16:07.0
Lap 3 1:21:17.0
Lap 4 1:19:20.0
Lap 5 1:16:47.0
Lap 6 1:44:19.0
Lap 7 1:36:51.0
Lap 8 1:43:46.0
Lap 9 1:36:29.0
Lap 10 1:44:10.0
Lap 11 1:41:09.0
Lap 12 1:24:39.0
Lap 13 1:31:56.0
Lap 14 1:26:13.0
Lap 15 1:28:42.0
Lap 16 1:28:13.0

MTB 5
Place Name Bib No Laps Time
1 Eoin Fitzgerald Rings of Fire 72 22 24:54:04.0
Lap 1 1:04:20.0
Lap 2 1:05:07.0
Lap 3 58:40.0
Lap 4 1:03:51.0
Lap 5 1:12:22.0
Lap 6 1:00:52.0
Lap 7 1:10:40.0
Lap 8 1:09:38.0
Lap 9 1:10:46.0
Lap 10 1:20:56.0
Lap 11 1:00:39.0
Lap 12 1:19:03.0
Lap 13 1:14:30.0
Lap 14 1:12:09.0
Lap 15 1:22:54.0
Lap 16 58:36.0
Lap 17 1:12:04.0
Lap 18 1:08:44.0
Lap 19 1:06:10.0
Lap 20 56:24.0
Lap 21 1:06:42.0
Lap 22 58:57.0

2 Kevin Mellett Mayo Mountain Goats 76 21 24:11:09.0
Lap 1 1:16:23.0
Lap 2 1:01:01.0
Lap 3 1:01:51.0
Lap 4 1:05:06.0
Lap 5 1:10:54.0
Lap 6 1:05:44.0
Lap 7 1:05:54.0
Lap 8 1:10:36.0
Lap 9 1:13:16.0
Lap 10 1:23:04.0
Lap 11 1:06:53.0
Lap 12 1:11:16.0
Lap 13 1:10:02.0
Lap 14 1:15:51.0
Lap 15 1:23:27.0
Lap 16 1:02:57.0
Lap 17 59:49.0
Lap 18 1:12:04.0
Lap 19 1:10:32.0
Lap 20 1:02:42.0
Lap 21 1:01:47.0

3 Andrew McGarry TBC 66 21 24:34:31.0
Lap 1 1:04:18.0
Lap 2 1:19:27.0
Lap 3 57:10.0
Lap 4 1:04:04.0
Lap 5 59:02.0
Lap 6 57:12.0
Lap 7 1:29:14.0
Lap 8 1:13:25.0
Lap 9 1:13:24.0
Lap 10 1:06:43.0
Lap 11 1:09:34.0
Lap 12 1:44:00.0
Lap 13 1:16:29.0
Lap 14 1:18:52.0
Lap 15 1:01:47.0
Lap 16 1:04:27.0
Lap 17 1:28:49.0
Lap 18 1:00:50.0
Lap 19 1:08:29.0
Lap 20 59:13.0
Lap 21 58:02.0

4 Kevin Hallahan Soggy Bottom 62 21 24:56:56.0
Lap 1 1:18:58.0
Lap 2 1:02:08.0
Lap 3 1:10:02.0
Lap 4 1:05:23.0
Lap 5 1:10:52.0
Lap 6 1:04:22.0
Lap 7 1:06:04.0
Lap 8 1:19:02.0
Lap 9 1:10:32.0
Lap 10 1:19:00.0
Lap 11 1:09:55.0
Lap 12 1:13:28.0
Lap 13 1:20:40.0
Lap 14 1:14:02.0
Lap 15 1:25:05.0
Lap 16 1:07:18.0
Lap 17 1:05:24.0
Lap 18 1:18:16.0
Lap 19 1:07:52.0
Lap 20 1:04:33.0
Lap 21 1:04:00.0

5 Ed Earle X Country Fiends 67 20 25:11:47.0
Lap 1 1:26:38.0
Lap 2 1:11:52.0
Lap 3 1:03:46.0
Lap 4 1:11:15.0
Lap 5 1:08:02.0
Lap 6 1:15:06.0
Lap 7 1:18:37.0
Lap 8 1:07:54.0
Lap 9 1:21:37.0
Lap 10 1:15:40.0
Lap 11 1:16:46.0
Lap 12 1:18:52.0
Lap 13 1:12:10.0
Lap 14 1:26:14.0
Lap 15 1:22:09.0
Lap 16 1:14:52.0
Lap 17 1:21:32.0
Lap 18 1:17:10.0
Lap 19 1:04:42.0
Lap 20 1:16:53.0

6 Scott Nelson Team Rockstar 52 19 24:51:12.0
Lap 1 1:17:34.0
Lap 2 1:07:31.0
Lap 3 1:12:41.0
Lap 4 1:12:35.0
Lap 5 1:12:41.0
Lap 6 1:07:07.0
Lap 7 1:14:00.0
Lap 8 1:28:40.0
Lap 9 1:23:08.0
Lap 10 1:33:27.0
Lap 11 1:15:11.0
Lap 12 1:18:55.0
Lap 13 1:40:35.0
Lap 14 1:27:32.0
Lap 15 1:16:14.0
Lap 16 1:09:42.0
Lap 17 1:09:41.0
Lap 18 1:23:39.0
Lap 19 1:20:19.0

7 Josef Corkery Mossy finally gets a ride 57 18 23:35:56.0
Lap 1 1:15:11.0
Lap 2 1:09:53.0
Lap 3 1:05:44.0
Lap 4 1:08:15.0
Lap 5 1:04:39.0
Lap 6 1:18:03.0
Lap 7 1:19:49.0
Lap 8 1:14:29.0
Lap 9 1:11:41.0
Lap 10 1:19:15.0
Lap 11 1:21:38.0
Lap 12 1:17:36.0
Lap 13 1:17:27.0
Lap 14 1:19:13.0
Lap 15 1:52:34.0
Lap 16 1:21:34.0
Lap 17 1:43:58.0
Lap 18 1:14:57.0

8 Dermot Philips Crank Addicts 70 11 24:25:28.0
Lap 1 1:19:35.0
Lap 2 1:11:56.0
Lap 3 1:38:56.0
Lap 4 1:38:44.0
Lap 5 1:30:41.0
Lap 6 1:21:30.0
Lap 7 9:08:47.0
Lap 8 1:54:20.0
Lap 9 1:36:30.0
Lap 10 1:42:30.0
Lap 11 1:21:59.0

9 MICHAEL HOPKINS TEAM GUINNESS 53 9 12:30:06.0
Lap 1 1:28:52.0
Lap 2 1:09:39.0
Lap 3 1:24:44.0
Lap 4 1:35:54.0
Lap 5 1:13:51.0
Lap 6 1:21:37.0
Lap 7 1:06:08.0
Lap 8 1:49:50.0
Lap 9 1:19:31.0