Ballymoney Junior Cyclists are Tops as Orr finishes seventh in Donegal

By The Newsroom
Published 12th Jun 2014, 09:31 BST
On the right is Ryan Orr in Donegal stage raceOn the right is Ryan Orr in Donegal stage race
On the right is Ryan Orr in Donegal stage race
When it comes to top national racing and winning when it counts, BCC Biesty’s Centra Racing team riders are head and shoulders above any opposition.

Ryan Orr is not only a top junior but a contender for a professional contract on the continent with one of the top pro Belgium team feeder squads and will be riding selection races with a view to getting more experience prior to the World championships.

Other junior Stuart Laverty who less than two weeks ago was admitted to hospital for tests and in great discomfortlined up with his team mates, Uel Cunningham, returning to good form again, Jordan McCaw and Steven McAllister.

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Winning the Dunloy CC interclub race at Knockahollet on a new circuit that provedvery popular. Not only did Stuart win the race but he broke clear and soloed the final lap and half to victory.

“Both these results for the popular youths raises team morale and inspires everyone to achieve bigger and better performances,” team captain Jason Taggart said.

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DONEGAL STAGE RACE

Ryan Orr BCC Biesty’s Centra RT was sixth on the final stage at Ardara and finished a magnificent seventh overall, passing his teammate Steven McAllister - who was 6th on the same stage in 2011 and finished 9th overall in generalclassification.

Ryan has shown just how BCC have progressed in the past years with riders able to compete for top honours at local, national and international level. Ryan Orr was only 40 odd seconds off the yellow jersey position and at one stage he was threatening it closley before they hit the slopes of the cat 1 climb of Glengeesh.