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This article is from page 48 of the 2005-09-06 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 48 JPG

WEST Clare cyclist Vincent Glesson fin- ished ninth in this years All-Ireland Time Trial Championships.

The Kilrush man finished eight in the same race last year and had been hoping to improve on that result. Gleeson cov- ered the 25 mile course 1n 55.33 minutes, almost two minutes better than his pre-

vious personal best for the distance. The race took place in Carlow on the main Carlow to Kilkenny road.

The time trial was won by David Mc- Cann from Belfast, riding for the Giant Asia team. He clocked a time of 50.13 minutes.

McCann will go on to represent Ireland in the World Championships in Madrid on September 22.

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