Cycling Weekly round-up: Tarja Owens and Jenny McCauley finshed 10th and 14th in the women's marathon championship event last Sunday and will be aiming to take more world ranking points, while Lewis Ferguson is hoping for a strong ride in the junior race.

Robin Seymour was an excellent 15th out of nearly 300 starters in the men's marathon last week, but with Olympic qualification now increasingly likely he is considering forgoing this weekend's race in order to rest before the world championships.

Elsewhere in Britain, Paul Griffin had an excellent overall win in the Surrey League Five-Day, Britain's biggest stage race. The Kerry rider won stage two, and then inherited the yellow jersey from fellow Team Rás Mumhan cyclist Brian Kenneally on the tough final day.

Kenneally and team-mate Tim Barry also had second placed finishes over the five days, with the former taking second in the points classification.

Following last weekend's Irish underage track championships, the junior and senior events will take place at the same Orangefield venue tomorrow and Sunday.

The women's commission has announced that a number of races will determine the selection of Irish and Leinster teams for the TQ Paper International race in early October.

Meanwhile, the Ravens club have made an addition to the calendar, promoting the John McCormack memorial in the Phoenix Park this Sunday.

Finally, Sean Kelly and a large number of riders begin the Blazing Saddles Tour du Tour de France tomorrow, taking in six stages of this year's race. All proceeds from the fundraising venture will go to the NCBI.