Author: michael haynes

IVCA Track – How to get involved.
By Hugh Byrne

I know that there is interest within the IVCA in trying out Track but many of you are not quite sure how it works and how to get involved.

Track Racing requires a two stage ‘Accreditation’ with the first being attendance at an official Track Accreditation at Eamonn Ceannt Stadium, Sundrive Road, where you will be taught how to ride a fixed wheel / no brakes bike safely and how to deal with moving around on the track and the etiquette involved for training and racing. The second stage is to attend a normal training session and put all you have learned into fitting into that session.

Your options regarding ‘Accreditation’ is to either attend a normal public one in Saturday May 13th or Saturday June 03rd at 1430 and you can book in advance via https://eventmaster.ie/event/yzmwtP0SVy  at a cost of €15. Use of a hire bike is included in that price.

Your second option is to attend the IVCA Track Accreditation (Free) night on June 9th at 7pm. I will circulate a link to sign into IVCA sessions closer to those dates. Either way you need to attend a normal training session on either at Saturday at 10am or Monday SQT. Details of all public coached sessions are listed on the calendar on www.trackcycling.ie as is how to sign in and pay for them.

We then have an IVCA Race Night (for Accredited riders) on Friday June 30th at 7pm followed by the IVCA Track Championships on July 22nd /23rd featuring Match Sprint / Pursuit / Standing Start 500m TT / Scratch Race and Team Sprint – all categorised by age.  This forms a nice prelude for the Master National Track Championships on Saturday September 9th.

Track Racing is exciting, fast, fun and social and will compliment your road skills. Sessions can be quite structured, technical and efforts are short, defined but generally intense.  You do need to put a bit of time into it of course to get the best out of yourself but we have superb coaches to help you with that. You don’t need a bike to start with as we have an extensive fleet for hire. There are fitted with Look Keo Pedals (we also have shoes) and gearing is low for training. Low gearing will however help with the transition as cadences are higher than we would use on the road.

The website for information is www.trackcycling.ie and the contact email is sundrive@trackcycling.ie or indeed you can contact me directly at 086-3488708

Hugh Byrne (Sundrive Track Team)

The IVCA are offering female racing cyclists an opportunity to race in their Spring Classics series on a ‘try before you buy’ basis.

If you have racing experience, and quality for Masters events (aged over 35), please contact the IVCA’s Race Committee by email for further information:

racecom@theivca.com

Current members of the IVCA are now able to renew their membership for the 2023 season.  Please check your Inbox for an email from our Race Director. This contains the instructions you will need.

Good luck for the 2023 season.

Hi folks,

As we approach the end of the 2022 season, it was great to see a good turnout for the penultimate race, held on the Green Sheds course.  Whilst it was a cool start, temperatures rose as we got underway, and with some tough racing as riders fought for league points or to finish their year on a high.

Thanks to those who marshalled on the day, and also to our hosts, the Dunsany GAA club.  I’m certain those who stayed on for the AGM were all grateful for the tea, coffee, and sandwiches laid on by the IVCA after a hard morning on the bike.

Please see below for the preliminary results.  If you spot any errors or omissions, please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll amend the records.  It would also appear that we made an error when recording those entrants in the Black group as we noted an unplaced rider with the wrong number.  So, when the full results are published later this week can you check to make sure you are listed as being there on the day, and if your name is missing, please let us know.

Race Committee

Hi folks,

With the weather forecast predicting heavy rain on Sunday morning, it wasn’t surprising that we had low numbers of racing members and similarly low numbers of marshals.  Thankfully, the Race Committee were able to organise sufficient numbers of marshals and lead car drivers for the day’s events to go ahead.

Please see below for the preliminary results.  If you spot any errors or omissions, please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll amend the records.

A special thanks to those who stepped in to help out, particularly family members who came along to watch. Thanks also to those who raced for taking particular care on junctions where marshal numbers were limited.

Race Committee

Please see below for the preliminary results from Sunday’s race on the Beehive course – new version with the Jack White’s Race HQ.

As with all preliminary results, we would welcome any input if you spot any errors or omissions – please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll make any necessary changes.

Thanks, as always, go to the marshals and officials on the day, who’s valuable time make our races possible.

Please see below for the preliminary results from Sunday’s race on the Green Sheds course.

As with each of the preliminary results we post, assistance is required to ensure these are correct.  If you notice an error, please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll make any necessary changes.

A special thanks to the marshals, who turned out to do their bit, and of course to the officials on the day.  Well done to all, and congratulations to the winners in each group.

Race Committee

Hi folks,

Great to see a good turnout for the races last Sunday, which included the Sonny Cullen trophy being awarded to the winner of the Black group race.  Many thanks to Sean Lally for saying a few words, and for the Cullen family who were able to attend and present the trophy. Congratulations to Stephen Bradley of Clontarf CC, who won in style – “Sonny Cullen style” as was mentioned on the day.

Thanks also to our hosts, the Hatchet Inn. I’m certain we were all grateful for the tea, coffee, and sandwiches.

Please see below for the preliminary results.  If you spot any errors or omissions, please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll amend the records.

Race Committee

Hi folks,

Please see below for the preliminary results from Sunday’s race.

As with each of the preliminary results we post, assistance is required to ensure these are correct.  If you notice an error, please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll make any necessary changes.

A special thanks to the marshals, who turned out to do their bit, and of course to the officials on the day.  Well done to all, and congratulations to the winners in each group.

Race Committee

Hi folks,

Please see below for the preliminary results from the AR event held on the Summerhill course on Sunday 7th August.

When recording the finishing positions, it is only the first 4 across the line that count.  We do have a rider with the IVCA number 1372 which doesn’t tally with our records.  If you can’t see your name on the results, please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll amend the records.

Race Committee