Usher IRC rider Paul Healion rediscovered the speed which previously earned him the 2000 criterium championship when he was the overall winner in the All-Ireland Track Championship at Sundrive Road on Saturday. Healion was a dominant victor in the senior pursuit and also won the points race after he, Richie Cahill, David Peelo and Shane Prendergast lapped the field halfway through the 40-lap event.
Sprint victor Keith Bannon and one-kilometre time-trial winner Paul Doyle tied for second place in the omnium rankings, with Healion's efforts earning him a trip to train with the British squad on the Manchester Velodrome this winter.
Of the junior riders, Stephen Enright was in storming form, winning the time trial, the pursuit and the points championships. James Lattimore won the sprint, while team mate Tim Cassidy was left rueing his luck after mechanical problems caused his withdrawal from the pursuit final.
Lorraine Manning was the most successful of the women with gold in both the 500 metre time-trial and the six-lap scratch race, while Louise Moriarty overcame Gillian McDarby to win the sprint.
Tom Hughes outsprinted Paul Healion to win the Leinster Cycling Federation championship yesterday. The duo had broken clear with Paddy Moriarty early in the race and finished with a significant advantage over the main field.
Elsewhere, Mark Kenny rode well in the world masters' championship in Bromont, Canada.
In a field containing a number of professionals, the Rocky Mountain rider finished in 32nd place in the 30-34 age group. The race was won by Italian rider Pierluigi Bettelli.
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