Perhaps inspired by Nicholas Roche’s exploits in the Tour of Britain today, there was a great turnout of 16 riders for tonight’s club hill climb on Bradshaw’s Brae.
Fastest was former Irish hill climb champion Mark Kane, who stormed up the hill in 3:55 – a time that would have given him a podium in the Tour of North when the course was used for a stage in the 1990’s. Second was mountain biker Johnny Reid, with Ards CC’s Gareth Murray just one second further back.
Historic moment – Mark Kane wins the Irish hill climb championship in 1991. Ards CC promoted the race on Carrowreagh Road.
Full results –
| Name | Club | Time | |
| 1 | Mark Kane | Northern Dave Kane | 3:55 |
| 2 | Johnny Reid | Kinning Cycles | 4:11 |
| 3 | Gareth Murray | Ards CC | 4:12 |
| 4 | David Hamilton | Curran Racing | 4:13 |
| 5 | Richard Topping | Ards CC | 4:22 |
| 6 | Geoff Brennan | Ards CC | 4:23 |
| 7 | David Fowler | Northern Dave Kane | 4:26 |
| 8 | Shane Farren | North Down CC | 4:27 |
| 9 | Richard Hanna | Ards CC | 4:40 |
| 10 | Andrew Evans | Killincy CC | 4:43 |
| 11 | Mark Watson | Ards CC | 4:56 |
| 12 | Gordon McEwan | Ards CC | 5:00 |
| 13 | Colin Wilson | Ards CC | 5:10 |
| 14 | Jill McClements | Killinchy CC | 5:12 |
| 15= | Alan Rodgers | Unattached | 5:41 |
| 15= | John Arlow | Ards CC | 5:41 |