{"id":124099,"date":"2026-06-28T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/irish-national-championships-seth-dunwoody-edges-rory-townsend-to-win-elite-mens-title\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T18:46:12","slug":"irish-national-championships-seth-dunwoody-edges-rory-townsend-to-win-elite-mens-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/irish-national-championships-seth-dunwoody-edges-rory-townsend-to-win-elite-mens-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish National Championships: Seth Dunwoody edges Rory Townsend to win elite men\u2019s title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-d8742ba7-d3ee-4eb9-8a5d-a5bb3820b7d2\">Seth Dunwoody outsprinted defending champion Rory Townsend (Unibet Rose Rockets) to win the elite men\u2019s title at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/irish-road-championships\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/irish-road-championships\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/irish-road-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irish Road Championships<\/a> in Cong, County Mayo, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old rider for the Bahrain Victorious Development team claimed the biggest victory of his career, after finishing a very close second at U23 Paris-Roubaix and U23 In Flanders Fields &#8211; In Ieper\/Kattekoers earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-d8742ba7-d3ee-4eb9-8a5d-a5bb3820b7d2-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">High winds and several tough climbs split the peloton in the early stages of the 171km race, with the initial group of 20 riders being slowly whittled down throughout the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The final selection of four riders, with Dunwoody, Townsend, Finn Crocket (VolkerWessels) and Conn McDunphy (APS) pulled away in the final 28km lap.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The four sped towards the line with Townsend launching his sprint early with 200m to go, but Dunwoody was able to come over the top and take the win.\u00a0 A disappointed Townsend was second while Crockett dropped McDunphy to round out the podium.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10; 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