Twomey and Ryan rewarded for consistency in Montefalco Denis Lynch was the individual leader of the Longines Global Champions Tour going into the Shanghai show and he contributed handsomely to his team, New York Empire finishing third in the Longines Global Champions League on Friday night. However, a failure to add to his score in the Longines Shanghai Grand Prix led to him dropping to fifth in the overall individual standings, with Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) taking over at the top of the table. The Tipperary athlete remains in a strong position, however and exhibited the depth he has at his disposal during the weekend, with Michael Duffy also performing well on Chinas central coast, 12 months after recording two podium finishes at this prestigious show. Lynch was clear in the first LGCT speed class over 1.55m on Friday on Mr Boombastic, with the competition won by Thibault Philippaerts of Belgium, []