| POSITION | NAME | TIME |
| 1 | Paul Swenarton | 00:01:18 |
| 2 | Ian Ingles | 00:01:27 |
| 3 | Roger Doherty | 00:01:30 |
| 4 | William Barclay | 00:01:30 |
| 5 | Martin Bishop | 00:01:32 |
| 6 | Paul Kirk | 00:01:35 |
| 7 | Austin McNally | 00:01:36 |
| 8 | Gordon Paul | 00:01:39 |
| 9 | Colin Massey | 00:01:45 |
| 10 | Stephen Morgan | 00:01:52 |
Conditions – p**sing down – until the start. Then glorious sunshine in near perfect conditions. .
Bokhara Links with Cycling Club
For the fourth consecutive year the North Down Cycling Club will be supported by Bangor’s Bokhara Restaurant, which is situated in Kings Street. The announcement was made by the Bokhara’s proprietor Jahirul Huqe at a recent function in the restaurant.
Afterwards, the Bangor restaurateur expressed his pleasure at being once again associated with local cycling. Club president, Harry Adams, was equally enthusiastic about the link between the restaurant and the progressive cycling club.
| POSITION | NAME | TIME |
| 1 | Stuart Henry | 00:57:35 |
| 2 | Paul Swenarton | 00:57:52 |
| 3 | John Hunter | 01:01:29 |
| 4 | Norman Wilson | 01:04:39 |
| 5 | William Barclay | 01:08:09 |
| 6 | Roger Doherty | 01:09:32 |
| 7 | Gordon Paul | 01:10:08 |
| 8 | Paul Kirk | 01:11:29 |
| 9 | Micky Forbes | 01:12:35 |
| 10 | Colin Massey | 01:13:28 |
| 11 | John Simms | 01:20:09 |
Conditions, fast, favourable winds, light rain.
McCullough’s 1st Win
It was fitting that Richard McCullough, grandson of a founder member of North Down Cycling Club Eric Dunne, won the first club race ever to have used the Kirkiston circuit. Richard, an acknowledged expert on the waves, demonstrated that he is just as good on two wheels as he is using the power of the wind. Like a sizeable number of yachtsmen, Richard has in recent years taken to the bike to try and improve fitness levels and found themselves ‘hooked’. Indeed Richard has begun to show. promise in open races and is competing in the tough Donegal 3 Day this weekend.
At least it stayed dry for the race at Kirkistown but was very windy, with a headwind on the back straight.25 started in 3 groups. The 12 man middle group proved strongest, taking some time out of the 5 man scratch group which split before falling back to join the middle group. Richard McCullough was out-sprinted by Alan Lavery of Currans for the overall result but was the North Down winner.
Result:
1 Richard McCullough
2 Noel Boyce
3 Paul Swenarton
4 Paul Ferguson
5 Michael Hamilton
6 Duane McCreadie
7 Nathan McLeer
Henry Wins in Drogheda
In his second sortee south of the border this year North Down’s Stuart Henry made it two in a row with a convincing win in the Coombes Connor Classic race in Drogheda. From the first lap of the four lap race Henry was on the offensive getting away in several breaks, only to be pulled back by a fast moving peleton.
However, with less than 20 miles to go the decisive move was made and once again it was Henry who was lining out the large bunch. Eventually the elastic snapped and the Regent House pupil found himself part of a seven man break. Worryingly for the North Down supporters one of those in the break was top sprinter Peter Williams.
As the finish line approached most thought it would be a formality for Williams, but Henry had other ideas. With 200m to go Henry came off Williams’ wheel to take a clear and well deserved victory.