There was no joy for Ireland’s juniors on the second day of the World Cycling Championships in Lisbon, with both Tim Cassidy and Philip Deignan unable to match the pace of their rivals in the 19.2 kilometre junior time trial event. Cassidy finished 2 minutes and 46 seconds off the pace in 44th position, while Deignan was a further 23 seconds down in 54th.
In a thrilling climax, the gold medal went to Belgian rider Jurgen Van Den Broeck, who took the title by just .44 hundredths of a second from Oleksandr Kvachuk of the Ukraine. Third place was equally tight, with young Dutchman Niels Scheuneman also within a second of the winning time.
The world championships continue this afternoon with the elite women's time trial, in which there are no Irish entrants. David McCann will be the next member of the Grant Thornton-Team Ireland squad in action, when he lines out tomorrow afternoon in the Elite men's event.
Filed by Shane Murray
