Magic Madden receives top awards at prize night
LOCAL cycling legend John Madden received a number of medals, cups and prizes at the Awards Night for Ulster members at the Massereene Golf Club in Antrim on Friday 22 January.
Prizes were presented to the winners of the Northern Ireland and Ulster Championships of 2009. In addition the Martin Birney Trophies for the Ulster 10 mile Championships will also be presented.
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Hide AdJohn received a total of five gold medals for winning: 10 Mile Time Trial (TT)- Veterans, 25 Mile TT – Veterans, 50 Mile TT Championship, 50 TT Vets Championship, Ulster Veterans Road Race Team Championships. He also was awarded a silver medal for the 10 Mile TT Overall and a bronze for placing 3rd in the Ulster 10 Mile TT – Overall.
He picked up two trophies for the 50 mile Championship and also the Veteran 10 mile Championship. A bike frame from Dave Kane cycles in recognition for winning the Dave Kane time trial league and a cash prize from Paul Slane cycles completed John’s awards for the evening.
John said: “I have been very fortunate to have had an incredible season in 2009 and it was wonderful to collect so many prizes and awards. It will be difficult to reproduce the type of form which gained me such success last year but I have been training really hard and hope to continue to be competitive in 2010.”
John has signed for Curran Racing team once again this year but has also taken an associate membership with local Coleraine based cycling club Bann Wheelers. He is the Principal of Roddensvale Special School in Larne and lives in Ballycastle.
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Hide AdJohn hopes to continue to race for more records, trophies and prizes in the season ahead.
Results: 10 Mile TT- Veterans
Gold John Madden Bann Wheelers
Silver Mark Greer Maryland Wheelers
Bronze Johnathon Dempsey East Antrim Audi
10 Mile TT - Overall
David McCann Ride Sport
Ondrej Slobodnik Omagh Wheelers
John Madden Bann Wheelers
25 Mile TT - Veterans
John Madden Curran Racing
Jim McConnell East Antrim Audi
Lennie Kirk Slane Cycles
50 Mile TT Championship
John Madden Bann Whs
John Heverin Clann Eireann
Niall Shannon Maryland Wheelers
50 TT Vets Championship
John Madden Bann Wheelers
Jim McConnell East Antrim Audi
Nigel Laffin Team Madigan
Ulster Veterans R//Race Team Champs
Liam Curran Curran Racing
John Madden Curran Racing
Alan Lavery Curran Racing
10 Mile TT Overall
Jonny Cole Team Madigan
John Madden Curran Racing
Conor McAllister Ballymena RC
10ml TT Veteran
John Madden Curran Racing
Alan Lavery Curran Racing
Nigel Laffin Team Madigan