First year senior Matthew Walls won the Boyne Grand Prix C1 race in Rathkenny on Saturday 7th March. Last year Walls finished second in the junior event and went on to become one of the top young riders in the country going on to win the prestigious Junior Tour of Ireland.
Here are some video highlights of the three races run on the day.
Boyne Grand Prix – Rathkenny, Co. Meath
Promoted by Jons Drogheda Wheelers – 7th March 2026
C1 Race Results
1st Matthew Walls (APS Pro Cycling by Team Cadence Cyclery)
2nd Ruairí Woods (Burren Cycling Club)
3rd Lindsay Watson (Caldwell Powerhouse Racing)
4th Ciaran Maguire (Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team)
5th Gareth O’Neill (Athlete Nutrition Coach Nordic Labs)
6th Callum McCaffrey (Natural-Greatness-Rali-Ale)
7th Joseph Mullen (Moynalty Cycling Club)
8th Aaron Rafferty (Bohermeen CC)
9th Bryan McCrystal (Bear Cycling)
10th Oisín Ferrity (Caldwell Powerhouse Racing)
C2 Race Results
1st Tom Hughes (Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospatial)
2nd Rian McCrystal (Cannibal B Victorious)
3rd Riley Smith (Banbridge CC)
4th James Mackey (Foyle CC)
5th Alex Nardone (Bear Cycling)
6th David Hayes (Team Bikeworx Celbridge)
7th Andrew Connolly (Dungarvan CC)
8th Eugene Murtagh (Lucan Cycling Road Club)
9th Aureliusz Klus (Stamullen RC)
10th Charlie Holt (Roadman Cycling Club)
1st Junior: Conor Regan (Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospatial)
1st Woman: Aliyah Rafferty (DAS-Hutchinson)
C3 Race Results
1st Tony Kenneally (Dungarvan CC)
2nd Kresimir Kusic (Starsky Cycling)
3rd Tony Pryce (DB Cycling Club)
4th Fran Brannigan (The Cycologist Clonmel Race Team)
5th Harry Parnell (Lucan Cycling Road Club)
6th Callum Stewart (Phoenix CC)
7th Brendan Ward (Clondalkin CC)
8th Paul Rogers (Lucan Cycling Road Club)
9th Bradley Turner (Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospatial)
10th Emer Heverin (Camsmajaco)
1st Woman: Emer Heverin (Camsmajaco)
1st Junior: Benjamin Bergin (Lucan Cycling Road Club)
Video / Editing by Peter Purfield
More archive pictures and video on https://www.IrishCycling.com
0:00 C1 Race
8:59 C2 Race
14:52 C3 Race
18:18 Race Results