Newbridge man first home in Two Provinces National Series Triathlon

Newbridge man, Conor Tiernan won the men's race at Round 7 of the BMW Triathlon National Series at Two Provinces Triathlon in Lanesborough last weekend.

This is Tiernan’s first win at a National Series Event in Ireland. Tiernan has his sights firmly on the Ironman 70.3 and is training hard to compete in the Dublin event in August next, which finishes at Dun Laoghaire.

The Ironman 70.3 will consist of 1.9 Km swim starting at Sandycove, a 90km cycle around the Dublin and Wicklow mountains, followed by a 21km run through Dun Laoghaire.

Gaps became evident as the men’s race progressed, with Kildare’s Conor Tiernan moving through the field during the 20km bike and 5km run (which he competed in 16mins 36secs) to win with a time of 1hr 2mins 37secs.

In second place was junior athlete, Jack Moran with another junior, Darragh Collins finishing in third.

Becky Woods was first home for the ladies; Tiernan and Woods were the top athletes of more than 500 who lined out for the non-drafting sprint distance triathlon, which was run immediately after the Super Series race.

Choppy waters and strong winds greeted the athletes as they lined in three waves for the BMW National Series race at Two Provinces. In this competition, the BMW NS competitors are allowed to keep their wetsuits on but raced on the same course, albeit in a non-drafting format.