RONAN GRIMES NARROWLY missed out on a place in the final of the men’s C4-5 1000m time trial despite posting a new personal best time.
The Galway cyclist took to the track at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome for the opening race on the second day and posted a time of 1:05.52 – a new national record and personal best.
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C4-5 1000m Time Trial
Ronan Grimes - 8th place
⏱️1:05.522 (PB)
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Grimes finished in eighth place, with the top six progressing to the final this afternoon.
“I can’t believe it, I think going in I was nearly worried that I wouldn’t PB. I knew on the first lap, it felt like I was going fast. When I saw 1:05 on the board, I can retire happy now,” he said.
“When you’re warming up and you’re underneath the track and you just hear this noise, I thought it was my headphones making this kind of beat, but it’s the crowd up above.
“Knowing that you’ve family in there watching you, people at home, all the messages I’ve been getting to wish me good luck so you want to finish giving it your all.”
Grimes has a busy schedule for the remainder of the Games.
“I think it’s the cliché of event by event, day by day, so today was the Kilo, tomorrow the Individual Pursuit, fingers crossed I can do a good ride there, hopefully I think I should have it in me, there’s good power in me now.
“Then next week onto the time trial, then the Road Race. Finishing on the road race is going to be the highlight.”
urgh playing soccer on astro is bad but rugby just sounds painful
There is an one in UCD- it’s not too bad to play on. It’s not the same as a soccer pitch.
I have played on the ucd one and the one in clontarf they are ok, no real problems, scrummaging was ok too
the back pitch at Lansdowne (Aviva) is artificial too is it not?
Just worth mentioning that Eoin Sheriff (pictured) is a product of the Leinster Academy.
For all the chat re the surface, 15k sounds a bit small for a hc qf…
Saracens don’t want their own supporters to be outdone by the Ulster fans. If they use Wembley or Twickers, then a higher percentage of the tickets will end up in Ulster hands. 15k is the minimum capacity for a H Cup QF
Harlequins did exact the same !