Happy New Year to all in the IVCA.
The 1st Round of the 2019 Dick O’Brien Leisure League will take place on Sunday 13th January.
The event will start at 10.00am departing from Wheelworx Bike & Triathlon Store, Unit 48, Fonthill Retail Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin. There is plenty of parking available.
For Wheelworx location map click here: http://www.wheelworx.ie/opening-hours
The distance will be approx 73km with a tea stop planned for Clane.
For a route map of the tour click here: https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/2357374312
The annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner of the IVCA will take place at:
The Springfield Hotel, Leixlip, on Sunday 4th November, commencing at 2.30pm
This is a great end-of-season social event and provides an opportunity to catch up with fellow members to discuss the year just gone.
And, yes, there will be prizes to award, too, to the many winners across racing, touring and track events in 2018.
We hope to see as many people as possible in attendance – all members and partners are welcome. The cost of the 3-course meal is €25, payable at the door.
The event is being subsidised by the IVCA and we are trying to gauge interest, so if you’re interested in coming could you please fill out the (very simple) form below:
Hi all ,
The Final IVCA event for 2018, Hill Climb takes place this Sunday 23rd September. Due to the volume of traffic using the Long Hill in Kilmacanogue, we have changed the venue for the event this year. The new climb will be Cromwellstown Hill, outside Rathcoole. Sign-on and refreshments afterwards will be at the nearby Beech Park Golf Club. You can find the locations by clicking HERE .
Also see Below for Course Route, and Beech Park Golf Club locations
You may have noticed that we are running 2 evening track meetings this year in addition to our track championships.
Race 1 stayed together, with it coming down to a Sprint finish, there was no stopping Ken Power of McNally Swords CC taking the win ahead of Joe Christian and Mark Kidd of Fixx Roulers. Unfortunately there was crash in this race within 5km of the finish, a few riders came down, with a couple admitted to hospital and released Sunday evening. We wish Mike Claffey And Andy Kavanagh a speedy recovery, hope to see them back in the bunch soon.
Race 2 ending in a sprint with Lloyd Scott Smart Lamps taking the win, 2nd Aidan Delaney Cuchulainn CC, 3rd Alan Carroll Clontarf CC
Race 3 also ending with a Gallop too Paul Byrne of Slaney CC taking the win from Declan Crean Bray Wheelers with Liam Hogan of Tour De Force in 3rd. Oh and welcome to the Vets Peloton ex- finglas raver Nick Keegan who was also in the points.
Race 4 Gallops Again ! Keith Lambourne home 1st with Colm Conway of IVCA in 2nd and Jim Morahan McNally Swords in 3rd Place
Full Results Below ( which are also on the Race Results in Main Menu )
| Black and Orange Group – Race 1 | ||||
| Ken Power | 660 | McNally Swords CC | F | 12 |
| Joe Christian | 715 | Gorey CC | G | 11 |
| Mark Kidd | 717 | Fixx Rouleurs | G | 10 |
| Linus Devlin | 648 | Bray Wheelers | F | 9 |
| Mark Mearns | 726 | LCRC | G | 8 |
| Fearghal Regan | 719 | Kilcullen CC | G | 7 |
| Eddie Lynch | 614 | Orwell Wheelers | F | 6 |
| Patrick Deegan | 724 | IVCA | G | 5 |
| Leonard Carrigan | 747 | Velo Club Dynamic | G | 4 |
| David Holland | 634 | Cuchulainn CC | F | 3 |
| White and Green Group – Race 2 | ||||
| Lloyd Scott | 544 | Smart Lamp | E | 12 |
| Aidan Delaney | 429 | Cuchulainn CC | D | 11 |
| Alan Carroll | 449 | Clontarf CC | D | 10 |
| Gavin Kelly | 428 | McNally Swords CC | D | 9 |
| Gerard Murphy | 435 | Clontarf CC | D | 8 |
| Seán Lally | 421 | Smart Lamp | D | 7 |
| Tony Woods | 418 | Clontarf CC | D | 6 |
| Roy Bowden | 524 | Sorrento CC | E | 5 |
| Derek Gormley | 550 | Ratoath Wheelers | E | 4 |
| Desmond King | 548 | Lucan Stagg | E | 3 |
| Blue and Purple Group – Race 3 | ||||
| Paul Byrne | 331 | Slaney Cycling Club | C | 12 |
| Declan Crean | 317 | Bray Wheelers | C | 11 |
| Liam Hogan | 325 | Tour De Force | C | 10 |
| William McCormack | 330 | Velo Club Balrothery | C | 9 |
| Tommy Dempsey | 309 | Dublin Wheelers | C | 8 |
| Yvonne Doran | 341 | Orwell Wheelers | C | 7 |
| Nicholas Keegan | 327 | Fixx Rouleurs | C | 6 |
| Ray Scanlon | 324 | Dublin Wheelers | C | 5 |
| Daniel Roberts | 318 | Dublin Wheelers | C | 4 |
| Bobby Messett | 338 | Bray Wheelers | C | 3 |
| Red Group – Race 4 | ||||
| Keith Lambourne | 101 | Laois CC | A | 12 |
| Colm Conway | 121 | IVCA | A | 11 |
| Jim Morahan | 106 | McNally Swords CC | A | 10 |
| Eddie Dunne | 113 | IVCA | A | 9 |
| Bernadette O’Brien | 109 | McNally Swords CC | A | 8 |
| Derek McCullagh | 116 | IVCA | A | 7 |
Directions
Damp and miserable conditions for easter racing greeted the riders for Sundays proceedings, chapeau to all for braving them !
Race 1 saw an early break going clear from the 5km mark and sticking to the end, Cathal Miller of Clontarf CC taking the win ahead of Eoin McGovern DWCC and Diarmuid Collins of Orwell Wheelers taking 3rd.
Race 2 also saw a move going clear splitting the bunch, Stephen O’Brien Blanch Wheelers taking 1st with Roy Bowden of Sorrento in 2nd and Paul Fahy of Slaney CC taking 3rd
Race 3
Slaney CC’s in the points again with Paul Byrne taking the win with Josephy Murphy Marble City Wheelers in 2nd and Tom O’Connell Murphy Surveyors in 3rd
Race 4 Fanastic to see a lady winner ! Bernie O’Brien of Swords with a decisive victory, breaking away on the first lap opening up a large gap. She then went on to increase it, winning on her own with minutes to spare. Colm Conway of IVCA coming in 2nd and JJ Boylan of Unlaoised CC in 3rd place.
Thanks to the race committee and the marshals for another days great racing with the IVCA.
Results below ;
Race 1
| Cathal Miller | 739 | Clontarf CC | G | 12 |
| Eoin McGovern | 748 | Dublin Wheelers | G | 11 |
| Diarmuid Collins | 703 | Orwell Wheelers | G | 10 |
| Patrick Deegan | 724 | IVCA | G | 9 |
| Paul McKenna | 729 | Kilcullen Murphy Surveyors | G | 8 |
| Mark Kiernan | 746 | Kilcullen CC | G | 7 |
| Ken O’Neill | 749 | Orwell Wheelers | G | 6 |
| Billy Bourke | 605 | Sorrento CC | F | 5 |
| Gavin Dodd | 641 | Orwell Wheelers | F | 4 |
| Ian O’Hara | 721 | Lucan Stagg | G | 3 |
Race 2
| Stephen O’Brien | 539 | Blanch Wheelers CC | E | 12 |
| Roy Bowden | 524 | Sorrento CC | E | 11 |
| Paul Fahy | 545 | Slaney Cycling Club | E | 10 |
| Gerard Murphy | 435 | Clontarf CC | D | 9 |
| Aidan Delaney | 429 | Cuchulainn CC | D | 8 |
| Barry Cahill | 455 | Bray Wheelers | D | 7 |
| Michael Meehan | 553 | CKRcc | E | 6 |
| David Bradley | 432 | Orwell Wheelers | D | 5 |
| Jason O’Toole | 505 | McNally Swords CC | E | 4 |
| Colin Bell | 531 | Dublin Wheelers | E | 3 |
Race 3
| Stephen O’Brien | 539 | Blanch Wheelers CC | E | 12 |
| Roy Bowden | 524 | Sorrento CC | E | 11 |
| Paul Fahy | 545 | Slaney Cycling Club | E | 10 |
| Gerard Murphy | 435 | Clontarf CC | D | 9 |
| Aidan Delaney | 429 | Cuchulainn CC | D | 8 |
| Barry Cahill | 455 | Bray Wheelers | D | 7 |
| Michael Meehan | 553 | CKRcc | E | 6 |
| David Bradley | 432 | Orwell Wheelers | D | 5 |
| Jason O’Toole | 505 | McNally Swords CC | E | 4 |
| Colin Bell | 531 | Dublin Wheelers | E | 3 |
Race 4
| Bernadette O’Brien | 109 | McNally Swords CC | A | 12 |
| Colm Conway | 121 | IVCA | A | 11 |
| JJ Boylan | 104 | Unlaoised CC | A | 10 |
| Des Howe | 103 | IVCA | A | 9 |
| Jim Morahan | 106 | McNally Swords CC | A | 8 |
| X | X | To be confirmed | X | X |
| Eddie Dunne | 113 | IVCA | A | 6 |
| Paddy Davis | 123 | Usher IRC | A | 5 |
| Derek McCullagh | 116 | IVCA | A | 4 |
| Eddie Scully | 120 | Smart Lamp | A | 3 |
Sign on open from 8.00AM Sunday morning at Killcullen Community Center, Race starts 9AM see map below;
Note
Due to unforeseen circumstances we will NOT be using the Brannockstown circuit this Sunday but the same circuit as the VETs Nationals. Sign remains the SAME !
