Irish National Cross-county (XCO) Championships 1997
Hosted by
Venue	Rosenallis, Co.Laoise
Date	28th September 1997
Results
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Elite Men	Robin Seymour	MBR-Sachs-Giant	1
Elite Men	Joe McCall	Unattached	2
Elite Men	Raymond Clarke	Premier CC	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Elite Women	Tarja Owens	IMBRC / GT	1
Elite Women	Michelle Crinnon	AMEV IRC	2
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Junior men	James O'Carroll	Cycle Ways / MAD	1
Junior men	Stephane Kohler	IMBRC / GT	2
Junior men	James McMaster	Ards CC	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Junior women	Kathie McManus	Armstrong	1
Junior women	Clare Scott	Toyota ND	2
Junior women	Ruth Scott	IMBRC / GT	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Veteran men	Knud Jensen	Sorrento CC	1
Veteran men	Peter Pophan	IMBRC / GT	2
Veteran men	Colin Bell	Sligo Extreme	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Masters men	Aiden McDonald	Apollo CT	1
Masters men	Michael Jordan	IMBRC / GT	2
Masters men	Paul McConvol	Newry CC	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Expert men	John Crowley	Killarney CC	1
Expert men	Matthew Dempsey	IMBRC / GT	2
Expert men	John Mason	Premier CC	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Sports	Stephen Ronan	Cycle Ways / MAD	1
Sports	Mark Kenny	Unattached	2
Sports	John Mannix	Killarney CC	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Under 16	Ollie Gray	Cycle Ways / MAD	1
Under 16	Patrick Egan	Cycle Ways / MAD	2
Under 16	Luke Crawford	Cycle Ways / MAD	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Under 14	Brian Conlon	Sligo Extreme	1
Under 14	Thomas Clogher	Unattached	2
Under 14	John Hickey	Killarney CC	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Under 12	Jamie Pophan	IMBRC / GT	1
Under 12	Larry Ferguson	Armstrong	2
Under 12	Thomas Jensen	IMBRC / GT	3
Category	Name	Rider Club	Pos.
Under 12 girls	Jacqui Brady	Team Best	1
By Peter Purfield
Courtesy of http://www.irishcycling.com/mtb/index.html
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