{"id":11868,"date":"2019-07-16T14:37:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T13:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=11868"},"modified":"2019-07-16T22:17:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T21:17:16","slug":"galway-classic-hell-of-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/galway-classic-hell-of-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Galway Classic \u2018Hell of the West \u2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Chapeau to Galway Bay CC on the smooth running of yesterday&#8217;s Galway Classic &#8211; it really was the race of the season and an incredible addition to the racing calendar. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Well done to Martin Deevy, Padraig Franklin and Conor MacCormack who came 5th, 7th and 10th in the A4 race and to Joe Kelly who came 12th in the A3 race (and got the profile picture of a lifetime thanks to the ever-present John Hammer) <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Put this in the diaries for next year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6071.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11857\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6071.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6071-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6071-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6069.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6069.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6069-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6069-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6070.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11856\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6070.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6070-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6073.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11859\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6073.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6073-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6073-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6077.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11860\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6077.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6077-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6077-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6094-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11876\" width=\"1937\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6094-1.jpg 1937w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6094-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6094-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6094-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1937px) 100vw, 1937px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6076.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11878\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6076.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6076-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6076-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11877\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6072.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11861\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6072.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6072-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6072-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6081.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11863\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6081.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6081-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6081-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6082.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11862\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6082.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6082-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6082-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6082-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6078.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11865\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6078.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6078-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6078-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6078-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6079.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11866\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6079.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6079-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6079-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6079-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6093.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11872\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6093.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6093-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6093-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6093-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11871\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6092-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6095.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11874\" width=\"1875\" height=\"1251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6095.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6095-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6095-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6095-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/em><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6068.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11864\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6068.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6068-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6068-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/img_6068-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Congrats to Martin Deevy on his upgrade to A3 after last Sunday&#8217;s epicness on the bog roads of Athenry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pics courtesy Donal Kelly ,Sean Rowe ,Jimmy McElroy &amp; John Hammer.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapeau to Galway Bay CC on the smooth running of yesterday&#8217;s Galway Classic &#8211; it really was the race of the season and an incredible addition to the racing calendar. Well done to Martin Deevy, Padraig Franklin and Conor MacCormack who came 5th, 7th and 10th in the A4 race and to Joe Kelly who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":11867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21,44,23,31,15],"tags":[220],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11868"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11868"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11879,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11868\/revisions\/11879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-293008-2459839.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}