Cyclist loses damages action

A top young Irish cyclist who quit competitive racing following a collision with a French team's service vehicle during an international event has lost his High Court action for damages.

Today the President of the High Court Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns dismissed David Geary's claim against French cycling club Velo Club de Pomme; Frederic Rostaing, a cycling team service driver c/o of Velo Club, La Pomme, Marseilles, France; the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland; and the Irish Cycling Federation.