CYCLING: Greenisland man Harkens sweeps the board

Ulster Hill Climb Champion Stephen Harkens was presented with Team Madigan’s most prestigious trophy the - Wright Family Cup at the Club’s 2012 Presentation Dinner, having won the Club Best All-Rounder competition for the second year in succession.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Dec 2012, 23:03 BST

Greenisland man Harkens also won the Veterans’ Best All-Rounder Cup, the Veterans’ Age Standard, the Hill Climbs Trophy, and the Tony Purnell Cup for being the first Madigan rider home in the tough 55-mile Madigan Grand Prix Open in August. As well as this, he won personal best time-trial medals: PB for 10-mile, 21.07; PB for 25-mile, 54.14; sub four-hour medal 100-mile, 3.59.45. And he topped it all off with a club record gold medal for the 100-mile time-trial, 3.59.45 It was an outstanding year for Harkens and reward for all the hundreds of hours of training he put in throughout the year.

he thanked the club and its officials for providing such a comprehensive range of races, and offered his support and training to the younger members of the club and members who wish to compete in open races next year.

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Team Madigan secretary, Davy Ross, thanked club president Mr Ronnie McKeegan and his wife Averil of Madigan Cycles on behalf of the club’s 80 members for their support which has completed its 24th year. He also thanked Ian Johnston (time keeper / photo finish), and chairman Steven Stewart and his wife Glenda. Mr Ronnie McKeegan thanked all the riders and officials for their hard work throughout the year.

Results from the 2012 Team Madigan Club competitions: Club Bar: 1st Stephen Harkens (Greenisland); 2nd Colin Porter (Rathcoole); 3rd John McKeen (Gleno); Senior Road Race BAR: 1st Stephen Farr (Greenisland); 2nd Stuart Scott (Islandmagee); 3rd Colin Porter; Senior Time Trial BAR: 1st Colin Porter; 2nd Stuart Scott; 3rd Gary McKeegan (Islandmagee); Veterans’ BAR: 1st Stephen Harkens; 2nd Ken Brewster (Monkstown); 3rd John McKeen. Veterans’ Age Standard: 1st Stephen Harkens; 2nd Jack Regan (Larne); 3rd John McKeen; Veterans’ Over 50 BAR: 1st Jack Regan; 2nd Glenn Cobain (Mallusk); 3rd Brian McCammon (Gleno); Ladies’ BAR: Nichola Kennedy (Jordanstown); Junior BAR: 1st Kyle Portis (Ballyfore); The Tony Purnell Cup: Stephen Harkens 1st Madigan rider in the Open Madigan Grand Prix; Hill Climbs Trophies: 1st Stephen Harkens; 2nd Ben McCombe (Carrickfergus); 3rd Ken Brewster; Handicap Road Race Trophy: Andrew Steele (Whitehead); 25-mile Handicap Time-trial Cup: Ken Brewster; 10-mile Handicap Time-trial Cup: Ben McCombe; The John Lindsay 10-mile Handicap Trophy: Sylwek Furman (Carrickfergus).

Mountain Bike Handicap Time-trial Championship: 1st Roy Lennox (Carrickfergus); 2nd John Magill (Larne); 3rd Jonathan Kyle (Islandmagee); Mountain Bike Handicap League: 1st Roy Lennox; 2nd Danny Hylands (Larne); 3rd Jonathan Kyle; Bronze Time-trial Medals: John McKeen 10-mile in 24.49 - 25-mile in 1.00.40. Stuart Scott 10-mile in 26.04 - 25-mile in 1.02.17. Ben McCombe 10-mile in 26.14 - 25-mile in 1.05.24. Ken Brewster 25-mile in 1.01.40. Damien McGrane (Carrickfergus) 10-mile in 26.27; Silver Time Trial Medals: John McKeen 25–mile in 1.00.40. Jack Regan 25-mile in 1.00.47. Ken Brewster 25-mile in 1.00.29. Ian Lockyer 10-mile in 24.13. Colin Porter 50-mile in 2.09.03. Stephen Harkens 10-mile (PB) 21.07 - 25-mile (PB) 54.14 - 100-mile (Sub 4 Hour) 3.59.45; Gold Time Trial Medal: Stephen Harkens 100-mile (club record) 3.59.45.

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