Category: Road News

CHAIN GANG / Road News / TT News

TTL_09. 50 mile TT Championship. Moy Valley.

A fair morning for our last championship event.
Thirteen brave souls took on the test looked after by Medic ( not sure who was on duty ), timekeeper Harry and a full compliment of marshals so thanks to all, with four roundabouts to negotiate it’s great to have every junction covered.
Gold medal ride was by Hugh Davis with a super 2:06:06, and an Age Standard time of Plus 28:41.
In the process he actually lowered his previous years age record for a new age 71 record. On handicap Hugh was 6th.

Silver medal goes to Pat Byrne with a 1:58:24 ride for Plus 23:38. Pat took 5th place on handicap.

Bronze medal goes to Ian Cassidy with 1:54:16 for a Plus 22:52.

Fourth place was Phil Ormrod with 2:18:56 for a Plus 19:43, also good enough for a new age 74 record lowering Fred Harte’s 2013 record by one minute exactly.  Phil also took first place on handicap.

5th place goes to Mark Kidd with 2:00:47 for a plus 18:47 on his debut 50 TT with us.

6th place goes to Peter Raftery with 2:10:39 for a Plus 18:16 and also taking 4th place on handicap.

2nd place on handicap goes to Noel Conway.

3rd place on handicap to Ian O’Hara

Fastest – Ian Cassidy. 2nd – Pat Byrne. 3rd – Mark Kidd.

4th – Ian O’Hara. 5th – Ken O’Neil. 6th – Noel Conway.

Commiserations to Peter Rice and Brendan Byrne both of whom were DNF’s.

Final TTL event this coming Tuesday, 7th Aug at the green sheds for the Circuit TT.

Phil. ttcomm@theivca.com

 

CHAIN GANG / Road News / TT News

Sat TT_09. 10 TT Kilcock.

So. The end of the drought, if today was anything to go by. More like a miserable morning in April 🙂

Ten very wet and cold riders and the same for the Marshals and timekeepers.
Thanks to Harry and Michael on the watches, Victor pusher off, and to Dave, Brendan and Eddie on the roundabout.
Next Saturday is the 50 TT Championships at Moy Valley. Note. First man off is 0900 not 1000 which has appeared inadvertently on an earlier calendar.
On the same calendar the Sanyo Cup on 16th Sept appears as 0900 which is also an error, the correct time being 1000.

Phil

ttcomm@theivca.com

 

CHAIN GANG / Road News / TT News

Sat TT_07. 10 TT, Johnstown Bridge.

A beautiful morning but a disappointing turnout of just nine riders. I guess holiday time will account for that.
A full compliment of officials and marshals however so all went off safe and well.
Congratulations due to Ian Cassidy on lowering a long standing age 44 record with a great ride of 0:21:32.
Nobody beat handicap this morning but I got a nice bonus by being closest to it :-)..

Nice to see a couple of first time road bike competitors joining us, welcome Paul McDonnell and Gerd Benndorf.

Next Saturday we are at The Hatchet again. Another calm day would be nice 🙂

The following Tuesday, 17th, we are back to evening racing with the Al Fresco 25 TT at Black Bull.

Phil
ttcom@theivca.com

CHAIN GANG / General News / News / Road News / TT News

PLEASE NOTE. SATURDAY 30TH TT AT ATHY.

Here’s the strava segment for Next Week’s Athy 10Mile TT

https://www.strava.com/segments/4625669?oq=ATHY%20

Clanard Court Hotel
https://www.clanardcourt.ie/

Also a Pin Drop for Start Location

https://goo.gl/maps/JbZzrrD5sDQ2

Hi All TTers.
Ian and I have ridden this course and it looks very promising. Hope to see a good turn out usual Saturday start time 0930 HQ , parking and facilities at the Clannard Hotel from 0830.

Phil.

General News / Road News

Change of Venue For Sundays Race May 6th – Now Dunsany

Due to circumstances beyond our control the race committee has to change the venue for next Sunday’s race 6th May.
The Dermot McGrath memorial will now take place on the green sheds circuit.
The venue is Dunsany GAA, Dunsany Co.Meath.  https://goo.gl/maps/ib4HPJR6or82
Sign on open 8.00am – 8.45am
Race 1  5 Laps
Race 2  4 Laps
Race 3  3 Laps
Race 4  2 Laps
 
Marsjhals please arrive early.
Marshal briefing 8.30am
 
There will be a prize presentation afterwards in the clubhouse where refreshments will be served. All welcome.

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CHAIN GANG / Road News

RRL_05 IVCA DMS Dundalk Details

This Sunday’s race venue is St. Joseph’s GAA club. Commons road, Dundalk.
Sign on open from 8.00am till 8.45am
Race start at 9.00am
Marshals please arrive at 8.15. Marshal briefing 8.30am sharp.
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
Coordinates 53.932554,-6.407859

General News / News / Road News

Important information for Racing members

The Race Committee has been busily working away over the last number of weeks to put together a full programme of racing events for 2018.  The first race of the season takes place on Sunday, 25th March.

As has been the case for the last number of years, we will be holding an Information Day for all racing members where race numbers, membership cards, the Race Calendar and marshalling rosters will be distributed.  Instructions will also be issued around race safety.

The Information Day will take place on Saturday 24th March, in the Springfield Hotel, Leixlip, Co. Kildare, at 2.30 pm.

All racing members must attend this event.  Race numbers can only be collected on 24th March.  They will not under any circumstances be distributed on the morning of the first race.

Please note that due to a succession of other events in the preceding weeks (i.e. Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day), it is only possible to hold one Information event this year.  All racing members should therefore make arrangements to attend on 24th March.

News / Road News

Closing date for IVCA 2018 Season is 1st February

A reminder that the closing date to apply for Racing Membership of the IVCA for 2018 is 1st February.  We have a lot of interest from people looking to join the IVCA for the first time, but are giving priority to our existing/recent members.
However, given the level of interest, we cannot extend the closing date of 1st February, so if you want to race this season and haven’t registered yet, secure your place in the peloton by completing your membership now.
You can apply on-line by going to the Eventmaster website: https://sirius.eventmaster.ie/event/zo4UPYSQJ.  This website option will not be available after 1st February.
Enter your four-digit IVCA Membership Number from your race sign-on card (n.b. not your pin-on number) and you should be able to register.
William Parnell
IVCA Administrative Secretary
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General News / News / Road News

Swan flies fastest up hill

Barry Swan was the clear winner of the IVCA Hill Climb on an overcast and misty day on 1st October.  The only rider to break 8 minutes this year, Barry was the deserving winner on the 3 km climb of the Long Hill at Kilmacanogue.  Second place went to Aidan McKenna, with third place going to Joe Sheehy, who was riding the event for the first time.

An equally clear winner in on Handicap time was Terry Ferris who took a massive 47 seconds off his handicap time.  Second place in this category went to Colm Cassidy (-28 secs), with third place going to Hugh Davis (-14 secs).

Full results are provided below.

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Terry Ferris (Left) winner on handicap time, and Barry Swan (right), fastest rider on the day