O’Brien unstoppable in Clare

Former An Post Sean Kelly rider Páidí O’Brien claimed a brilliant win in the inaugural Kieran MacMahon Memorial Classic in Co Clare yesterday.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014 - 01:00

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The Osborne Meats-Edge Sports rider beat his fellow breakaway men Dylan Foley (Aquablue) and Martin O’Loughlin (Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers) to the line after the gruelling 150-kilometre event.

A break of nine escaped inside the opening 10kms yesterday but failed to put significant daylight between themselves and the bunch for a long time.

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