Ryan Sherlock (Cycleways CC) won the Mullingar two-day yesterday for the second year in a row after he won the 3.3-kilometre time trial by more than 20 seconds ahead of David Walsh (Slaney CC) and limited his losses in the afternoon’s third and final stage — but boy did he do it the hard way.

Mark Nugent went one better than his runner-up position in the Osborne Butchers sponsored Blarney criterium on Saturday night when he won the Donal Crowley memorial race in Blarney yesterday.