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The 42
26-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Murphy and Mullen the big winners at TT National Championships
KELLY MURPHY and Ryan Mullen were the big winners amid wet and windy conditions at today's Time-Trial National Championships in Westmeath. Paris Olympian Murphy claimed another Senior National Championship in the Women's category. She finished with a time of 33:06.59, 13.89 seconds ahead of second-placed Paralympic pilot Linda Kelly, while Olympic Team Pursuit teammate Mia Griffin was third. 'Feels really good,' said Kelly afterwards. 'I've won a few now, but every time it gets more and more tense, so it feels better every single time. Advertisement 'These races are tough for anyone, so I do actually prefer it when it's a tough day, it separates people out a bit. It was really, really tough out on the road. I thought that roundabout was never going to come.' Meanwhile, Mullen prevailed in the Elite Men's category The Hansgrohe rider finished the 25km course in 29:22.16. He was 6.27 seconds ahead of second-place George Peden. EF Education EasyPost's Darren Rafferty was third, 14.45 seconds adrift of Mullen. 'Obviously, come here every year really motivated to try and win,' Mullen said following his win. 'But every year, it's getting harder and harder to win. It's always a big relief to come and pull this off — everyone thinks the World Tour guys come in and lap it up, but there's a lot of stiff competition and you have to really work for it. 'I had a feeling it was going to be pretty windy, and I didn't plan for the rain, but here we are, in the middle of Ireland, nothing new there. It was challenging, had to be cautious at the roundabout.' Mullen will next compete in the Road Race National Championships, hosted by Navan RC and Yellow Furze Road Club, on Saturday and Sunday. 'Again, I'm very motivated, it's my neck of the woods, my whole family is from there,' he added. 'Lovely big fan club there, so really motivated.' You can view the event's results in full here.
RTÉ News
26-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kelly Murphy and Ryan Mullen impress at Time-Trial Nationals
Kelly Murphy and Ryan Mullen earned impressive victories in challenging conditions at the Time-Trial National Championships. Murphy took another senior National Championship in the women's category. In the wind and rain, the Paris Games Olympian came home in a time of 33:06.59, 13.89 seconds ahead of second-placed Paralympic pilot Linda Kelly and Olympic Team Pursuit teammate Mia Griffin in third. "Feels really good," said Murphy. "I've won a few now but every time it gets more and more tense, so it feels better every single time. "These races are tough for anyone so I do actually prefer it when it's a tough day, it separates people out a bit. It was really, really tough out on the road, I thought that roundabout was never going to come." Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe rider Mullen prevailed in the elite men's category, finishing the 25km course in 29:22.16. George Peden was second, 6.27 seconds back, with EF Education EasyPost's Darren Rafferty third, 14.45 seconds off first place. "Obviously I come here every year really motived to try and win, but every year it's getting harder and harder to win," Mullen reflected. "It's always a big relief to come and pull this off – everyone thinks the World Tour guys come in and lap it up, but there's a lot of stiff competition and you have to really work for it." World champion Katie-George Dunlevy and pilot Alice Sharpe triumphed in the tandem category in 32:22.17. Paralympian pairing Damien Vereker and Mitchell McLaughlin were second, 1:42.49 back, with Chloe McCombe and Hazel Smith taking third, 1:44.5 back. The men's U23 race saw Adam Rafferty, riding for Hagens Berman Jayco, take the win with a time of 29:32.71. He finished 22.76 seconds ahead of Team Bahrain Victorious Development Team rider Seth Dunwoody in second, and Lidl Trek Future Racing's Liam O'Brien, 26.60 seconds off the top spot. Conor Murphy retained his junior men's national championship, with the Team Caldwell Cycles rider coming in at 29:34.91. Lucan's Matthew Walls took second, 1:15.92 back, with Villeneuve Cycliste rider David Gaffney taking third, 1:18.35 off top. The third Rafferty sibling competing on Thursday, Aliyah Rafferty riding with Tofauti Everyone Active took the win in the Junior Women's category. She finished the course in 38:02.11, 2:29.31 ahead of second placed Sophie English from Bohermeen CC. TC Racing's Ffion Dolan took third, 2:42.27 back from the winner. Paralympian Richael Timothy took the win in the C-Class, with a time of 44:15.57. National Para Squad Development rider Cormac O'Callaghan was second, 1:17.8 back, with another Para Squad Development Rider Heather Jameson 4:02.24 third.
