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CHAIN GANG / General News / Road News / TT News

Sat TT_07, Johnstown Bridge. 10 mile TT.

Will I ever have to write a report without complaining about the wind. Nuff said !

I’ll give first mention on this one to Noel Guinan who chose a day when only he managed to beat handicap, not just a bit but by a very creditable 34seconds, 97.71%. Ken O’Neil managed to equal his handicap for second and Joe Sheehy  4 seconds of his, 100.3%, for third.

Ian Cassidy was fastest with 21:12, Joe Sheehy second with 22:16 and Ken O’Neil 3rd with 22:46.

Age Standard went Ian, Joe and Pat Byrne in 3rd.

Thanks to Harry and Paul on the watches and Deanne on the roundabout.

Again a pleasant gathering post event in the Hamlet Court which is a superb venue.

Next Saturday, 8th, we are back at the Hatchet Inn and then we have a ten day break before Tuesday 18th,  when we are shifting the Al Fresco 25 to Moy Valley in preference over Batterstown.

We were sad to lose Mark Prendergast from the TT Committee, due to external commitments, a few weeks ago and are now happy to announce that Ian Cassidy has volunteered to fill the vacancy and will assume Marks’ position as the TT rep on the Exec Committee and liason with RRcomm.

Phil.

 

CHAIN GANG / Road News / TT News

Results of IVCA Championship 25 TT, Moy Valley. 25/06/2017.

Yet another tough day for the TTers. Only two of 36 managed to beat handicap and as a major surprise when processing the result I found that yours truly took the top spot. Ian O’Hara took second handicap and Ed O’Brien third. Noel Guinan, Noel Conway and Joe Sheehy filling in the top six.
Ian Cassidy was fastest, way off his best, with Joe Sheehy second, Noel Conway third.
The major prize, Age Standard, was again taken by Ian Cassidy but this time his winning margin was squeezed, in comparison to recent results, to just 36 seconds back for second placed Joe Sheehy and third placed Adrian Byre just a further 24 seconds back. Hugh Davis took 4th, Phil Ormrod 5th and Peter Raftery 6th. A healthy mix of 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s in the result.

The special prize to the fastest Road Bike Rider goes to Sean Curtis with a 1:04:32. All the road bike finishers are awarded 4 points to their respective leagues tally, names will be notified to R Race comm.

A very encouraging turnout of 36 riders and a full compliment of marshals, timekeepers and Medic made for a smoothly run, safe and socially pleasant morning with refreshments in Mother Hubbards after the event. Without doubt our best HQ. Also our best 25 TT course albeit with the road surface deteriorating a lot. ( any one got an inside track to the council out there ? 🙂 ).
I’m a bit jaded so if anyone has any E & O E’s to report please do so.

Phil.
PS. Those I have spoken to are in favour of shifting our last 25, the Al Fresco, from Batterstown to Moy Valley as we all consider it the best course. TT com.. will discuss this and send out confirmation or otherwise.
Phil.

CHAIN GANG / Road News / TT News

IVCA 25 Mile TT Championship.

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Sunday 25th June, 2017.
HQ is at Mother Hubbards truck stop, Moy Valley, where we have ample parking space, toilet facilities available and also refreshments after the event. See courses link above.
First man of is at 0900.
Hoping for a good turnout and fine weather.
Phil.

CHAIN GANG

Race Results Founders 50 – CP Summerhill Sunday 18th June

Thanks to all our Marshals, Volunteers and Medics on the Day, without whom we cannot Race !

It got hotter as the race progressed and the heat certainly was on the chase groups tried to catch all ahead of them !

The 50 – 55 Group held off the chasing groups ( 39 -44 & 45 – 49 ) of the younger men who did n’t even make a dent

into the gap of the group ahead of them. Managing to catch all but for the duo of Hugh Davis & Jimmy Lally who stayed

away out front. Hugh taking the win from Jimmy by less than half a wheel in a closely contested finish ! John Brady

took the bunch gallop taking 3rd. As they say age is only as the fast men stay fast !

Thanks to Brendan Culleton for full set of Pictures here  

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Top 10 Placings
Name Race No Club Group Placing
Hugh Davis 411 Slipstream Gorey D 1st
Jimmy Lally 457 Dublin Wheelers D 2nd
John Brady 745 Smart Lamp G 3rd
Daniel Conroy 706 Bray Wheelers G 4th
Paul Tansey 437 Orwell Wheelers D 5th
Billy Bourke 605 Sorrento CC F 6th
Keith Lambourne 220 Laois CC B 7th
Terry Ferris 606 Murphy & Gunn F 8th
Lloyd Berry 617 Bray Wheelers F 9th
Ger Madden 603 Fixx Rouleurs F 10th

CHAIN GANG / News / Road News / TT News

Sat TT_06. Hattons Restaurant Circuit 28 km TT.

Super day, super hard course, super venue.
Just nine riders plus timekeepers and four marshals out for the best conditions of the season to date. Excellent service of coffee tea and scones in the restaurant made for a very enjoyable morning out.
Ian remains unbeatable on age standard and fastest time, beating last years effort to create a new course record. Clear winner on Handicap knocking 3′ 13″ off previous best was Rodney Joyce. The two Ians’ and Phil also improved handicap times the three covered by only 0.06 % difference.
Next Sunday is the 25 TT Championship at Moy Valley. It is hoped that a good number of the road men will come out and try a ride against the clock. RR League points will accrue to those who do. The same applies to the 50 TT Championship on Sunday 6th August. More detail on that to follow.
Phil.

CHAIN GANG

Over 3,000 cyclists rode the Wicklow

The accolades are still coming in from people who rode the Wicklow 200 this year!

It is great for all of us in the IVCA to have been part of such a successful event.  Many seasoned riders said it was the best edition ever – tough, but with great event organisation and excellent marshals all the way around.

Check out a summary of the event here.

 

 

CHAIN GANG

Thank You Everyone!

On behalf of the IVCA, we want to thank all our members who helped us today and over the last week to deliver a fantastic Wicklow 200.  In spite of strong winds and frequent showers, the response we got from riders at the finish was that they thoroughly enjoyed the event and got a great sense of achievement from it.

Many, many riders commented on the excellent marshalling all along the route.

Our thanks, too, to everyone else involved – from Alan Heary and his team, to our photographers, social media minders, and the team at Bray Emmets GAA club who did a fantastic job fitting 3,000 cars into their premises and guiding everyone around the complex with such courtesy and good spirits.

It really was an extraordinary day and the Wicklow 200 continues to be a fantastic event.  Without all of our voluntary helpers, it simply would not be possible to keep the Wicklow at the top of the calendar as the stand-out sportive in Ireland.  We will build on this year’s experience in our new venue to make it even better next year.

Chapeau everyone and thanks again!

The IVCA Board

 

 

 

CHAIN GANG

Sat TT-05. 10 mile TT, Hatchet Inn.

A fine morning with the wind a bit in the south west which was not as expected.
Always a tough return trip on this course. Ian well clear of the bunch on age standard but the next four within a minute of each other.

Three manage to beat handicap Noel, Brendan and Ian ( O’Hara ) managing very minor improvements but not too take away from the pleasure of a new current PB.

We have a break from TTing for a couple of weeks now with the next event being the Hattons Circuit TT at Summerhill / Kilcock on the 17th and a rest before this challenging test is no harm 🙂

Phil.

CHAIN GANG / News / TT News

TTL-06. Kelly Cup 25 MIle TT. Moy Valley.

A fine, warm evening with not too much of a breeze welcomed twenty riders, timekeeper Harry and a full compliment of marshals to Mother Hubbards.

Six riders beat handicap but the star performance of the evening was from Hugh with a 1:0:57 new age 70 record and taking the Age standard win.

Best on handicap was Rodney who added to an earlier 10 mile handicap improvement and having a great season so far. Special mention of a great road bike ride by Barry of 1:00:34 in a too seldom turn up at the TT’s. I’ve been trying to get Barry to ride more TT’s since he was a novice in Sutton Road Club with me over 30 years ago 🙂 Delighted to hear the a TT bike purchase is on the cards.
Also great to welcome Eoin back, kudos is due for a brave and positive approach to managing his medical condition.
Fastest on the course was Joe Sheehy with a fine 56:33 also a PB and third place on handicap.
Next event is next Saturday morning , June 3rd, at Hatchet Inn.
Phil.