Monthly Archive: July 2019

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We’ll Meath Again Tour Report

DICK O’BRIEN LEAGUE ROUND 7

We’ll Meath Again Tour is traditionally a wind down after the W200 and last Sundays tour was in keeping with tradition. Seamus Brennan organised and led the tour through 75km of beautiful country roads in the most amazing weather, probably the best cycling Sunday of the year so far.

Seamus, during his briefing, asked the group to turn their thoughts for a minute to fellow touring member Sean Pender, who tragically lost his son in Spain 3 weeks ago and to the late great Gay Farnan who so aptly named this tour many years ago. May they rest in peace.

Three members of the group had recently returned from a 600km cycle on the Costa Verde with The Irish Hospice Foundation which took them across the Picos de Europa including the torturous Cavodonga, which is regularly included in the Veulta, and they proudly sported their jerseys to prove it. Not to be outdone Seamus wore an even more colourful outfit which must be almost as old as he is but looks as good as the first day it was worn.

Seamus kept the group together at a very steady pace all day with just one puncture to report. Coffee stop was at approx. 50km in Jordan’s of Summerhill after which it was straight back the Summerhill Road at speed to the finish in Clonee.

After 7 rounds of the league Brendan Johnson and Tony Pearson are joint leaders with maximum points. Round 8 is the 100 in 8 and takes place on 11th August with a 9.00am start in Clonee.

CHAIN GANG / Leisure News / News

Touring League Round 7: We’ll Meath Again Tour- Sunday 14th July from Clonee at 10.00am.

***All Enquiries to the Touring Committee***

The Touring Committee is pleased to announce the We’ll Meath Again Tour which is round 7 of The Touring League taking place on Sunday 14th July from Clonee at 10.00am.

Route: Starting in Clonee-Dunboyne-Blackhall-Dunshaughlin-Dunsaney-Kilmessan-Trim Road-Kiltale-Summerhill.
Tea stop in Summerhill Jordans Londis. Bike racks outside,seating area inside (tea only €1.25)

Back to Clonee Distance just under 75k.

CHAIN GANG / General News / IVCA Racing Masters / News / Road Racing

IVCA Prizes available for World Masters Participation

***REPLIES ONLY TO racecom@theivca.com OR ttcomm@theivca.com ***

The IVCA is pleased to announce that a prize fund is being made available for competitor members in the IVCA who wish to participate in the forthcoming Worlds Masters. Further to the motion agreed at last years AGM whereby this fund would be made available by way of prize awards, 7 prizes in total are available, with 4 categories being for Road Races, and 3 categories for Time Trial. To be eligible, the application must be in the top 5 (of those who apply) of their 5-year age band (as per rankings of 31 July). A condition of the award of a prize to any member is that IVCA kit must be work at the World Masters. Each prize is subject to a cap of EUR50 per day of attendance at the World Masters, subject to a further cap of EUR250 per individual. Only one prize is allowable per individual.

To apply for entry for the prize competition, please contact the Race Committee (for the 4 available road races prizes), and the Time Trial Committee (for the 3 available time trial prizes):

Race Committee;
racecom@theivca.com
TT Committee;
ttcomm@theivca.com