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Usher IVCA 2 Day Results

A Big Thank you to Mick Usher for sponsoring this great event ! Thanks to all who marshaled, drove lead cars etc and our medics and volunteers. Thanks to all the riders for making it great and competitive couple of days tacing.  Special Thanks to Tom O’Connell, Dermot Moyne & Terry Ryan.

Full Photo Albums courtesy of  Brendan Culleton here Stage 1 and Stage 2

Many Thanks to Brendan for his brlliant photos week after week !

 

RRL-12A  DMS Sunday 4th June Kentstown
RRL-12B  DMS Monday 5th June Kilcullen
Placings after Day 2 of the Usher 2 Day
Day One – Sunday Day Two – Monday Placing
Name Race No Club Group Points Points Total Points Bonus League Points
Tommy Dempsey 309 Dublin Wheelers C 12 12 24 1st 10
Eoin McGovern 748 Dublin Wheelers G 12 10 22 2nd 9
Brendan Keenan 329 Naas CC C 10 11 21 3rd 7.5
Brian Kilbride 303 St Tiernans CC C 11 10 21 “ 7.5
Ian Cassidy 716 Fixx Rouleurs G 8 11 19 5th 6
Kevin McFeely 343 Dublin Wheelers C 9 8 17 6th 5
David MacNeaney 406 Bray Wheelers D 10 6 16 7th 2.5
Paul Byrne 458 Slaney Cycling Club D 11 5 16 “ 2.5
Roy Bowden 524 Sorrento CC E 9 7 16 “ 2.5
Aidan Delaney 429 Cuchulainn CC D 7 8 15 10th 1

 

Stage 1 Results

RRL-12A  DMS Sunday 4th June Kentstown
Placings after Day 1 of the Usher 2 Day
Name Race No Club Group Points Placing
Tommy Dempsey 309 Dublin Wheelers C 12 1st
Derek Gormley 550 Ratoath Wheelers E 12 “
Eoin McGovern 748 Dublin Wheelers G 12 “
Brian Kilbride 303 St Tiernans CC C 11 4th
Paul Byrne 458 Slaney Cycling Club D 11 “
Paul McKenna 729 Kilcullen Murphy Surveyors G 11 “
Brendan Keenan 329 Naas CC C 10 7th
David MacNeaney 406 Bray Wheelers D 10 “
Daniel Conroy 706 Bray Wheelers G 10 “
Kevin McFeely 343 Dublin Wheelers C 9 10th
Roy Bowden 524 Sorrento CC E 9 “
Diarmuid Collins 703 Orwell Wheelers G 9 “
Yvonne Doran 341 Orwell Wheelers C 8 13th
Sean Hynes 446 Clontarf CC D 8 “
Ian Cassidy 716 Fixx Rouleurs G 8 “
George O’Rorke 210 Sorrento CC B 7 16th
Aidan Delaney 429 Cuchulainn CC D 7 “
Mark Mearns 726 LCRC G 7 “
Eddie Scully 120 Smart Lamp A 6 19th
Brian Kane 323 Tower CC C 6 “
Paul Fahy 545 Slaney Cycling Club E 6 “
Paul Reid 612 Fixx Rouleurs F 6 “
Des Howe 103 IVCA A 5.5 23rd
Derek McCullagh 116 IVCA A 5 24th
Ray Scanlon 324 Dublin Wheelers C 5 “
Michael Hayden 542 Dublin Wheelers E 5 “
John Brady 745 Smart Lamp G 5 “
Mick Davis 122 Co. Dublin Road Club A 4.5 28th
Eddie Dunne 113 IVCA A 4 29th
Daniel Roberts 318 Dublin Wheelers C 4 “
Paul Tansey 437 Orwell Wheelers D 4 “
Joe Christian 715 Gorey CC G 4 “
JJ Boylan 104 Unlaoised CC A 3.5 33rd
Peter Schweppe 108 Clonard Road Club A 3 34th
Hugh Byrne 206 Sundrive Track B 3 “
Damien Nelson 507 Irish Road Club E 3 “
Eddie Lynch 614 Orwell Wheelers F 3 “
Colm Conway 121 IVCA A 2.5 38th

News / Road News

IVCA Usher Insulations 2 Day Details

Hi All
This weekend see’s the highlight of the year. The Usher Insulations 2 Day stage race.
Prize’s for first 3 in each of the 4 race’s each day and first 6 overall.
Many thanks to Usher Insulations for their continued support of the IVCA
Stage 1
Sign on – Kentstown NS 8.00am to 8.45am sharp.
Directions:
Stage 2
Sign on – Kilcullen community centre 8.00am to 8.45am sharp
Directions:
Marshals please be signed on by 8.15am  Briefing 8.30am Sharp

General News / Road News

Race Results Green Sheds 28th May

A good days racing, good weather, not too windy, thanks to all the marshals, motorbike out riders and lead car drivers, medical volunteers for making it possible, and it looks like there were no incidents reported ! Thanks to Brendan for the brilliant pics as always !

Full gallery here  

 

Black and Orange Group – Race 1
Name Race No Club Group Points
Seán Bracken 720 Usher IRC G 12
Ger Madden 603 Fixx Rouleurs F 11
Daniel Conroy 706 Bray Wheelers G 10
Paul McKenna 729 Kilcullen Murphy Surveyors G 9
Tony O’Malley 732 McNally Swords CC G 8
John Brady 745 Smart Lamp G 7
Mark Mearns 726 LCRC G 6
Ian Cassidy 716 Fixx Rouleurs G 5
Diarmuid Collins 703 Orwell Wheelers G 4
Anthony Crean 710 Bray Wheelers G 3

 

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White and Green Group – Race 2
Name Race No Club Group Points
Damien Nelson 507 Irish Road Club E 12
Michael Hayden 542 Dublin Wheelers E 11
Lloyd Scott 544 Smart Lamp E 10
Roy Bowden 524 Sorrento CC E 9
Derek Gormley 550 Ratoath Wheelers E 8
Aidan Delaney 429 Cuchulainn CC D 7
Paul Tansey 437 Orwell Wheelers D 6
Seán Lally 421 Smart Lamp D 5
Dermot Moyne 501 McNally Swords CC E 4
Karl Gallagher 526 Garda CC E 3

 

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Blue and Purple Group – Race 3
Name Race No Club Group Points
Declan Crean 317 Bray Wheelers C 12
Tommy Dempsey 309 Dublin Wheelers C 11
Daniel Roberts 318 Dublin Wheelers C 10
Brian Kilbride 303 St Tiernans CC C 9
Andy Campbell 337 Clontarf CC C 8
Terence Fennessy 339 IVCA C 7
Kevin McFeely 343 Dublin Wheelers C 6
William McCormack 330 Velo Club Balrothery C 5
Ned Costello 215 Sundrive Track B 4
Bobby Messett 338 Bray Wheelers C 3

 

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Red Group – Race 4
Name Race No Club Group Points
Mick Davis 122 Co. Dublin Road Club A 12
Eddie Dunne 113 IVCA A 11
Peter Rice 112 Dublin Wheelers A 10
Des Howe 103 IVCA A 9
Peter Schweppe 108 Clonard Road Club A 8
JJ Boylan 104 Unlaoised CC A 7
Brian Reynolds 124 Cuchulainn CC A 6
Derek McCullagh 116 IVCA A 5
Jim Morahan 106 McNally Swords CC A 4
Eddie Scully 120 Smart Lamp A 3

 

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General News / Road News

Greensheds Sign on Details Sunday May 28th

Sign on is at Dunsany GAA Club, the location of which is shown here.  The most straightforward route for anyone travelling from south of Dunshauglin is to take the Trim road as far as Grange Cross and turn right.  Keep on this road until you reach the GAA club.

Sign-on opens at 8am and closes at 8.45am sharp.  Marshal briefing is at 8.15 sharp.

We had a serious crash last Sunday after which one of our members was hospitalised and spent a few days in ICU, we wish to thank paramedics and all those who attended the scene.

PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN RIDING IN THE BUNCH OR IN A BREAK – IT ONLY TAKES A SINGLE SECOND OF A LAPSE IN CONCENTRATION FROM ANY OF US TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT !
PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE CHOOSING WHEN & WHERE TO DO THE FOLLOWING ; TAKING A SLIP FROM A BOTTLE -OPENING A GEL – LOOKING BEHIND. ALSO WHEN RIDING THROUGH LEAVE AN APPROPRIATE GAP FOR THE RIDER YOU ARE OVERTAKING.
We also ask riders to show the utmost respect to the venue we will be using, so please Leave No Trace – take home any litter with you and use dressing room and toilets provided.

CHAIN GANG / Road News

RACE CANCELED TUESDAY 16th MAY

Due to football matches being played on Tuesday evening, Dunsaney GAA club will not be available to us for Tuesday evenings race.
In the absence of a suitable alternative venue the race committee regrettably has no alternative but to cancel Tuesday evenings race.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

General News / Road News / Road Racing

Dermot McGrath Memorial DMS 75 km Roundwood Details

Registration / Sign on opens @ 8.00am GAA Club Roundwood Co. Wicklow

Marshals please arrive early for your briefing.

The detailed race route is shown below:

KM Road / Route no Description
0km R755 Start – GAA Club Roundwood
4.0km R763 Proceed to cross road 4k before Annamoe – turn left
7km R763 Continue on R763 towards Rilands
9km R763 Turn left – towards Ballyduff
12km R764 Turn left towards Roundwood
14km L764 Left to Reservoir Road
16.5km L764 Continue to right hand turn then up to Weston Gates
17.5k R755 Right for Roundwood then left to GAA Club
70k Course Finish 250Meters after turning onto Reservoir Road

 

ROUTE MAP

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News / Road News

Results RRL-05 Sunday 23rd April – Dundalk

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.

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Race 2 ending in a sprint with Lloyd Scott Smart Lamps taking the win, 2nd Aidan Delaney Cuchulainn CC, 3rd Alan Carroll Clontarf CC

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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.

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Race 4 Gallops Again ! Keith Lambourne home 1st with Colm Conway of IVCA in 2nd and Jim Morahan McNally Swords in 3rd Place

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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

CHAIN GANG / General News / Road News

RRL 05 Dundalk Race Details Sunday April 23rd

Sunday’s race Sign-on is at St. Joseph’s GAA grounds  Commons Road, Co Louth
Coordinates 53.932554,-6. 407859

Sign-on Opens at 8.00AM, Race starts at 9.00AM

Marshals please arrive early for your briefing.

Directions 

Take junction 15 Castlebellingham
Turn right top of slip rd. Travel straight in to castlebellingham to major T Junction.  Turn left towards Dundalk. Travel 4km where turn will be sign posted left Commons Road . Proceed to St Joseph’s GAA grounds on right after cross roads
For Google Maps Direction click here
Circuit Details 
Route Description
Race starts at Fane Bridge heading for Dunleer
At Dunleer roundabout race does full 360 and heads back towards Dundalk
At Dorians Pub race turns left heading for Ardee
At Ardee roundabout race takes right turn heading for Dundalk.
At Dundalk M1 roundabout race does full 360 heading back to Ardee
At Ardee Roundabout Race takes left turn heading towards M1 and Dorians Pub
At Dorians pub Race takes a left towards Dundalk and finishes a Fane Bridge
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CHAIN GANG / General News / Road News

Results RRL-04 Sunday 16th April – Kilcullen

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.

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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

General News / Road News

Mondello Race 18th April CANCELLED

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Mondello Race 18th April CANCELLED
Due to circumstances beyond the race committee’s control next weeks Tuesday evening race 18th April in Mondello Park has had to be CANCELLED.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Regards
 The Race Committe.
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