Category: News

General News

IVCA Safety Briefing Dates for the 2023 Season

Hi folks,

 

I know you are all in the process of renewing your membership for the 2023 racing season, so I though it might be good that you know the dates of the safety briefings so you can put them in your diary.

Please therefore note the following:

Saturday 11th March (afternoon)

Tuesday 14th March (evening sessions).

Tuesday 28th March (evening sessions)

You will be notified by email of the exact times nearer the date.  All briefings will be held at the Springfield Hotel, Leixlip.

Race numbers will only be distributed at the safety briefings, and only to the competitor.  You will not be able to ask a mate to collect your number.

Best regards,

Mike Haynes

IVCA Race Director – 2023

Leisure News

2023 Dick O’Brien Leisure League Round 1 – Sunday Jan 15th

2023 IVCA Dick O’Brien Leisure League

Round 1

Jan 15th 2023 10.00am

Wheelworx Fonthill

 

Happy New Year to all in the IVCA.

 

The 1st Round of the 2023 Dick O’Brien Leisure League will take place on Sunday 15th January.

 

The East Kildare Tour

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 event will start at 10.00am departing from Wheelworx Fonthill, Unit 48, Fonthill Retail Park, Yellow Walls, Lucan, Co. Dublin, D22 R940.

There is plenty of parking available.

Road News

2023 Membership Renewals

Current members of the IVCA are now able to renew their membership for the 2023 season.  Please check your Inbox for an email from our Race Director. This contains the instructions you will need.

Good luck for the 2023 season.

General News

2023 New Racing Membership and Membership Renewals

The IVCA is now open to applications from new members interested in joining the league for the 2023 racing season.  Current members are also invited to renew their membership if they intend on racing in 2023

New Members

To be considered for eligibility to race with the IVCA you are first asked to complete the pre-application form.  See the link below to access the form.

The form should be downloaded, completed, signed, scanned and returned via email to racecom@theivca.com before the 18th of December 2022.

You do not need to complete any further application at this stage or send a membership fee.  We will notify you of the outcome of your application in due course.

The Pre-application Form can be found and downloaded by clicking this link 2023-IVCA-Pre-Application-form

Membership Renewals

In order to become a member of the IVCA, you must first be a member of Cycling Ireland.  Once your Cycling Ireland membership has been paid, you can renew your IVCA membership via Eventmaster. Search for IVCA 2023 Subs as an event in Eventmaster.  If you intend to race with the IVCA you can do so with a Cycling Ireland Limited Competition licence.

IVCA fees for 2023 are €160 for Road, TT, and Track or €90 for TT and Track only.

You will shortly receive an email with a unique code which must be used when paying your 2023 membership fees.

NOTE:  It is the current requirement of the IVCA that all members must attend a safety briefing.

The dates for the 2023 season safety briefings are Saturday 11th March (afternoon), Tuesday 14th March, and Tuesday 28th March (both evening sessions).

You will be notified by email of the exact times nearer the date.  All briefings will be held at the Springfield Hotel, Leixlip.

PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THESE DATES AS YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RACE WITH US IN 2023 UNLESS YOU ATTEND A BRIEFING

 The Race Committee

General News

Annual Prize Giving – Sunday 27th Nov

Hi ll,
The day is fast approaching for our annual prize giving, for those who won their leagues and other events during the 2022 season as well as dinner
It is taking place again in the Springfield Hotel on Sunday 27th Nov at 2.30 pm
The cost per person is €10.00, CASH only, as we do not have facilities for taking card payment, the board has decided to subsidise it for this year.
The room can accommodate 200 people so if we reach this number you will have to look in the window at the rest of us
If you want to attend send an email to kevinpmcfeely@gmail.com
We will need to have numbers finalised by Wednesday 23rd November

TT News

Byrd flies fastest up the hill

Eamonn Byrd proved to be the fastest rider in a closely contested battle for the IVCA Hill Climb on Cromwellstown Hill on 2nd October, with just three seconds separating the top three riders.

Starting mid-way down the field in this time trial event, Eamonn was the first rider to break 6 minutes for the 2.25 Km ascent, with a time of 5 mins 46 seconds.  He barely had time to catch his breath before the next rider on the road, Colin Robinson, crossed the line in 5 mins 49.04 seconds.

There was then a nail-biting wait for the remaining riders to finish, with the penultimate rider, Paul Dolan, pushing hard all the way to the line to stop the clock in 5 mins 49.41 seconds – less than half a second behind Robinson.  Ross Cadogan was the fourth rider to break 6 minutes on the day, with a time of 5 mins 57 secs.

Ian Devlin was the best against Handicap Time, improving on his previous time by 7 seconds.  Second place on handicap went to Daragh O’Toole, with a 5 second improvement on his time.  Eamonn Byrd featured again on Handicap Time, with his time of 5:46 exactly matching his previous best from 2019.  Next in this category were Colin Robinson, Paul Dolan and Ross Cadogan.

See the full results of the 2022 Hill Climb below.

A special word of thanks to timekeepers Harry Sherratt and Dave Cormack, and helpers Terry Ferris and Phil Ormrod at the start and finish respectively.

 

Hill Climb Results 2022

News / TT News

Finish on a high – Hill Climb takes place this Sunday 2nd October

 

Hi all,

The Road Race Leagues are over, but there is one last chance for racing members to flex their muscles in the IVCA Hill Climb which takes place next Sunday, 2nd October, on Cromwellstown Hill, outside Rathcoole. The course is 2.25 Km long with an average gradient of 5.5% (maximum of 17%).

Parking and sign-on will be at the nearby Beech Park Golf Club, Rathcoole.  You can find the location by clicking here.  Sign-on is from 10.15 am, with the first rider off at 11 am.  Refreshments and prize-giving afterwards in the Golf Club.

Prizes will be awarded to the three fastest riders and to the three best improvers on handicap (i.e. their previous best time on the hill).  Anyone who has not ridden the Hill Climb previously on Cromwellstown Hill will ride off a handicap time of 5:38, the hill record set by Paul Dolan in 2019.

 

Regards

The TT Committee

Road News

Preliminary Results SR_19 18th September 2022 Dunsany/Green Sheds

Hi folks,

As we approach the end of the 2022 season, it was great to see a good turnout for the penultimate race, held on the Green Sheds course.  Whilst it was a cool start, temperatures rose as we got underway, and with some tough racing as riders fought for league points or to finish their year on a high.

Thanks to those who marshalled on the day, and also to our hosts, the Dunsany GAA club.  I’m certain those who stayed on for the AGM were all grateful for the tea, coffee, and sandwiches laid on by the IVCA after a hard morning on the bike.

Please see below for the preliminary results.  If you spot any errors or omissions, please email racecomm@theivca.com and we’ll amend the records.  It would also appear that we made an error when recording those entrants in the Black group as we noted an unplaced rider with the wrong number.  So, when the full results are published later this week can you check to make sure you are listed as being there on the day, and if your name is missing, please let us know.

Race Committee

BLACK
1 1756 John Kenny (141) Navan Road Club
2 1308 Seán Curtis (173) Sundrive Track
3 1824 Shane Baker (206) Usher IRC
4 1728 Ross Cadogan (136) Clontarf CC
5 1465 Pawel Rybak (178) Lucan CRC
6 1551 Eoin Rheinisch (218) Usher IRC
7 1420 Ian O’Hara (132) Lucan Stagg
8 1818 Bradley Turner (205) Kilcullen CC
9 1837 Brian O’Connor (217) Lucan CRC
10 1804 Kevin Derrig (177) Lucan CRC
ORANGE
1 1832 Karl Donnelly (399) Usher IRC
2 1748 Derek Fitzsimons (464) Usher IRC
3 1571 Fergal Kennedy (318) Carlow CC
4 1539 Joe Sheehy (381) Bray Wheelers
5 1814 Michael Bolton (391) Clontarf CC
6 1476 Paul Reid (325) Moynalty CC
7 1426 Seán Bracken (302) Usher IRC
8 1705 Michael Haynes (396) Lucan CRC
9 1251 Alan Sheppard (365) IVCA
10 1503 Kieran Sweeney (314) Blanch Wheelies CC
WHITE
1 1415 Declan Byrne (540) Un-Attached Leinster
2 1373 Des King (569) Un-Attached Leinster
3 1591 William McCormack (533) Velo Club Balrothery
4 1735 Declan Mulligan (546) Bray Wheelers
5 1784 Ken Kennedy (622) Marble City Cyclers
6 1576 William Cannon (522) Usher IRC
7 1116 Terry Ferris (502) IVCA
8 1307 Conor McGrane (567) Velo Club Balrothery
9 1517 Daragh O’Toole (536) St Tiernans CC
10 1536 Eoin Delaney (577) Lucan
GREEN
1 1183 Keith Lambourne (734) Laois CC
2 1114 Jimmy Murphy (707) IVCA
3 1288 Valerie Considine (723) Usher IRC
4 1547 Damien Long (712) Orwell Wheelers
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RED
1 1153 Brian Reynolds (829) CKR Cycling Club
2 1044 Eddie Dunne (821) IVCA
3 1064 Des Howe (809) IVCA
4 1039 JJ Boylan (804) Unlaoised CC
5 1018 Fred Harte (801) IVCA
6 1097 Ronnie Howe (810) IVCA
7 1090 Columba Conway (822) IVCA
8 1055 Derek McCullagh (807) IVCA
9 1050 Mick Davis (828) IVCA