Category: General News

IVCA RR 7 Results Sunday 15th August 2021 the Beehive circuit.

Hi Everyone ,
Mixed weather  today at The Beehive,
It picked up for the finishes and was warm.
Thank you from the Race committee for your support and your co-operation,
Thank you to the Paramedics, Motorbike marshals and the staff at the Beehive pub for your great support.
Thanks to our marshals for keeping everyone safe.
Thanks to Brendan Culleton for the photos and the Photo Finish.
Numbers were down so we merged the Blacks and Oranges into 1 race with the Oranges starting with a 4 minute handicap.
One small crash incident on the day, thankfully both riders are OK.
The winners from each race who received a Winner’s  Medal are as follows.
RACE 1 BLACK Paul McKenna.
RACE 1 ORANGE: Darren Kearney.
RACE 2 Anthony McMahon.
RACE 3. John Deegan.
RACE 4 Mick Davis.
Next Sunday 22nd August  The Dorey’s Forge (31.5kms)circuit.
Sign On as usual from 8.00am will be at The Hatchet Pub.
Location link available on the Website.
Race Committee.

New circuit The Hatchet-Batterstown-Dorey’s Forge-Mullagh-The Hatchet 31.5kms Sunday 1st August

Hi All.

We have been preparing and have now finalised  a new circuit for this Sunday, August 1st.
Sign-on will be as usual at the Hatchet pub from 8.00 am.
The circuit is 31.5kms and incorporates 2 Tuesday circuits that we already use with the Culmullin road stretch removed.
Map and route detail below so have a close look at both to familiarise yourselves.
We will have a briefing for each race before the start on Sunday.
Marshals, please arrive on time for  briefing and Junction/Corner/Lead Car  allocation
It is important not to block the road outside the Hatchet before the start, we will call each group out onto the road in race order.
Your co-operation is very important to help for a smooth start.
 Race director

Results Road Race 3 Sunday 18th July 2021 The Green Sheds Circuit

Hi All
Today’s races again all ran off very well with Fantastic weather. Thank you from the Race committee for your support and your co-operation,
Thank you to the Paramedics, Motorbike marshals and to the staff at the Hatchet pub for your great support.
Thanks to our marshals for keeping everyone safe.
Thanks to Brendan Culleton for the photos and the Photo Finish.
The winners from each race who received a Winner’s  Medal are as Follows.
RACE 1 Ronan McDonnell.
RACE 2 Karl Elliott.
RACE 3 Ken Farrar.
RACE 4 Mick Usher(Upgrade to White)).
RACE 5 Larry Staines(Upgrade to Green).
The White race(Race 3)Caught the Orange race (Race 2)early on so for Safety reasons  I temporarily stopped this large group and let the Whites go ahead as this group which was much larger than the Oranges were faster on the day.
Next Sunday 25th July Sign On from 8.00am will be at The Beehive  circuit again.
Location link available on the Website. JUNCTION 18 M
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Regards
  The Race Committee

Race Results Beehive DMS – 11th July

Hi everyone .
Today’s races again  all ran off very well so Thank you from the Race committee for your support and your co-operation,
considering the weather was not so good.
Thank you to the Paramedics, Motorbike marshals and to the staff at the Beehive pub for your great support.
Thanks to our marshals for keeping everyone safe.
The winners from each race who received a Winner’s  Medal are as Follows.
RACE 1 Mark Mearns.
RACE 2 Gerard Murphy.
RACE 3 Gary Cooper.
RACE 4 Stephen Walsh.
RACE 5 Larry Staines.
Sign on went pretty much to schedule so we started almost on time and Race  distances increased so hopefully enjoyed the races.
Next Sunday 18th July Sign On from 8.00am will be at The Hatchet Pub-Green Sheds circuit again.
Location link available on the Website.
Race Committee.

IVCA Members Update on Racing from July

Hi all.

I hope everyone is keeping well and adjusting to getting back to some sort of normality now that Covid restrictions are lifting?
The Executive and Race Committees have continued to  meet on line  during  the lock down.
We are actively looking at Starting the racing season at the beginning of July.
We have agreed to just go with Weekend events, Road races TT’s and a Track event.
There will be no league, just stand alone events each week.
We have a lot of preparation work to do so we will update everyone as we make progress securing venues, Motorbike marshals, paramedic cover etc.
We are restricting which venues we use so we will probably stick with 3 or 4 venues repeating.
We are currently getting information from our current membership so we gauge participant and marshalling numbers etc, we will then publish the amended calendar in the next week or so.
As you are aware everyone needs to join Cycling Ireland and take out the Appropriate licence. LEISURE LICENCE  for the Touring members, LIMITED/CLUB COMPETITION Licence for riding the IVCA Races.
FULL COMPETITION Licence if you chose to Race IVCA and Cycling Ireland Open Races.
All IVCA fees  carried over from 2020 but Insurance fees which CI membership provides have to be paid to enable you to Race.
The IVCA Insurance policy lapsed in 2020 because the cost was too prohibitave and we have affiliated with CI for the benefit of availing of their affordable insurance cover.
We will start the races based on the groups that we had prepared for the start of the 2020 season and we will adjust the make up of each group as we see how everyone progresses through the first events.
We will publish the groups on the website in plenty of time before the races commence .
We will keep you updated as we are progressing.
Best regards
RACE COMMITTEE.

IVCA Ecumenical Service, Sunday 2nd February

The IVCA’s annual Ecumenical Service takes place at 3 pm on Sunday, 2nd February, in the Academy Plaza Hotel, Findlater Place, off the top of Dublin’s O’Connell St.

Each year through this service we celebrate the memory of deceased IVCA members and friends through a mix of reflections and music. Family and friends of past IVCA members are most welcome to join us for this ceremony, so if you know anyone who might like to come along, please pass the details on to them.

Refreshments will be provided afterwards in the hotel.

This event always provides a great opportunity for our members to meet and catch up ahead of the forthcoming cycling season, so all are welcome to join us on 2nd February.

The location of the Academy Plaza Hotel can be found through the following link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Academy+Plaza+Hotel/@53.3516247,-6.259731,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xa768a720909fe2d5!8m2!3d53.3525243!4d-6.2599914

IVCA Membership 2020

Current / Past Members – Closing Date 1st Feb 2020

IVCA membership for 2020 is now open and this year renewal will be via completed forms to be emailed back to the Treasurer (treasurer@theivca.com), along with an accompanying EFT to the IVCA bank account. The IVCA is open to males who are / will be 40 years of age or older, and females who are/will be 35 years of age, or older, in the calendar year to which membership applies. 

If you prefer, you can still post cheques via normal post – however payment via EFT is the preferred option, as it is a much quicker option and speeds up administration.

The closing date for membership applications is 1 February 2020 and will be strictly applied. There are a number of licence options open to you, as set out below.

With regard to licence fees, and as mentioned in a recent email to all members, due to unprecedented and significant rise in Insurance costs, the licence fee has had to be increased in line with the schedule of fees as outlined below. All licences are affected, and the IVCA has arrived at the fee structure after careful consideration of costs going forward. In particular, it was sought to keep the R2 licence below EUR300, and the only way that this could be realistically achieved means that for 2020 and most likely going forward, the award of all prize monies will be discontinued.

First-Time Members – Closing Date for pre-Application: 15 December 2019

If you are applying as a first-time member, please see the instructions at the bottom of this page with regard to pre-Application; there is no need to fill out any other form(s) at this point, and you will be contacted if you have been approved and need to fill out further forms.

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IVCA Membership Options 2020

Non-competitive Cycling membership (i.e. Touring. Leisure)

Option NC1 (EUR 140)
Fee covers basic membership, insurance and free entry to the Wicklow 200

Option NC2 (EUR 110)
For members 66 years of age or over in 2020, with 10 years’ unbroken membership immediately prior to 2020. Fee includes free membership and insurance cost and also free entry to the Wicklow 200
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Racing membership

Option R1 (EUR 145)
For members 66 years of age or over in 2020, with 10 years’ unbroken membership immediately prior to 2020. Fee includes free membership and racing fees, and also provides insurance cover.

Option R2 (EUR 295)
For racing members other than those in Category R1, this option covers basic membership, insurance and participation in all road races, time trial and track events.
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TT and Track racing only

Option T1 (EUR 110)
For members 66 years of age or over in 2020, with 10 years’ unbroken membership immediately prior to 2020. Fee includes free membership and racing fees, and also provides insurance cover.

Option T2 (EUR 190)
For TT/track riders other than those in Category T1, this option covers basic membership, insurance and participation in time trial and track events only.

IVCA Membership  2020 – Forms to be completed and returned by Email, along with EFT

Racing (including Full Racing Membership, or TT & Track only):

Non-Competitive:

Membership Options:

IVCA First-Time Member – Racing Membership  2020 – Pre Application Form

The IVCA is open to males who are / will be 40 years of age or older, and females who are/will be 35 years of age, or older, in the calendar year to which membership applies.  If you wish to be considered as a new racing member please download the form below, and follow the instructions contained therein, returning the form to the email stated (Race Committee) by the closing date of 15 December 2019: