Healion cashes in on Roche’s absence to claim time trial title

PAUL HEALION (South Dublin) won the senior men’s national time trial title in the absence of the professional riders at Newcastlewest last night.

Nicolas Roche was obviously focused on tomorrow’s national road race championships promoted by Midleton CC around the Ballinacurra circuit where he will bid to wrest the title from David O’Loughlin.

His absence cleared the way for a clear-cut victory by Healion who won from Neil Dennehy (Usher) and John Hevery (Clann Eireann).