John Troy’s photo of Robin Kelly winning the Senior A/B event in the Carrick Cabs Cup. Robin Kelly of Waterford’s Comeragh Cycling Club was the impressive winner of the Carrick Cabs Cup held in Carrick-on-Suir on St. Patricks Day, when he outsprinted his four breakaway companions at the end of great day’s racing.One hundred and forty eight riders signed…
If it’s St. Patrick’s Day in Carrick-on-Suir then there must be a cycling race on! Carrick is synonymous with cycling throughout Ireland largely through the achievements of Sean Kelly, but before he was born there was cycle racing in the town on St. Patrick’s Day, starting back in 1955 when Carrick Wheelers promoted the Kiely Cup. Things have changed over…
Hugh Mulhearne proved that he’s in exceptional form in Banteer today to win the 100km Mick Cahill Memorial in fine style. Many thanks to Gary McIlroy for the photo. Hugh Mulhearne of Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers followed up his great win in Broadford, Co. Limerick with an ever better one in the famous Mick Cahill Memorial in Banteer on Sunday.160…
Hugh Mulhearne started the Cycling Pursuits Cup in Broadford, Co. Limerick in last position and finished first. In dreadful conditions which saw the Newbridge event called off, the hardy warriors braved sleet and snow to overhaul all of the handicap groups by the halfway point. Hugh forged ahead with Miceal Concannon of Killorglin in the latter stages of the race and was…
After the disappointment of missing the Beijing Track World Cup due to illness, Sam Bennett competed in his first World Cup track event in Copenhagen. It never really happened for him in the points race as he was in his own words “stuck to the track”. However, he came out the following morning and qualified for the final of the…
With six weeks to got to the Lacey Cup in Tralee, club riders have stepped up their training. The racing cyclists have started a 9.15 spin on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Last Saturday, Brian Kenneally picked out an undulating route taking in Kells, Gowran, Graiguenamanagh, Thomastown and Kilmoganny. Sunday was very wet and windy, but that didn’t deter our…
Unfortunately, Sam picked up a chest infection and had to return home from Newport as David O’ Loughlin, David McCann, Martyn Irvine, Paul Healion and Sean Downey headed for Beijing. Sam’s on the mend now and will start training this weekend for the Copenhagen World Cup over St. Valentine’s weekend.
The young man in the photo has come a long, long way since this photo on his way to winning the Under 16 Bill Hyland Memorial race in 2006. Normally, our seniors make their adult competitive debuts in the Lacey Cup in Tralee. Not so Sam Bennett who heads to the Laoshan Velodrome in Beijing for the World Cup Track…
Many thanks to all of those who voted for our club members in the Cycling Ireland Membership Awards. The trip to Sneem was worth making for Sam Bennett who received two awards and a bursary, plus his European Championships prize money. He won the award of Junior Cyclist of the Year and also the Best International Performance of 2008. Each year,…
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