It was a winning weekend for the Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers team, with victories recorded in counties Galway, Carlow and Wexford as the team enhanced it reputation as one of the best teams in the country.
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JoeFenlon and Mark Power recorded a superb one – two for Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers in the club’s own promotion, the Tommy Sheehan Memorial, on Sunday last in Carrick-on-Suir. This was the main event of the day for senior first and second category riders, and was a fitting finale to a great day’s racing in memory of the club’s…
Rory Wyley led his Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers team to individual and team gold medals in the All Ireland Veterans Championship in Dunboyne, Co. Meath on Saturday last, and in the process maintained the Wheelers team incredible record in these championships. Coming into last Saturday’s race, the team had won the team competition for the last five years in…
After much anticipation, the final race of the O’ Ceallachain’s Underage League arrived last night. A great crowd of supporters and parents were present to witness the final showdown. Elizabeth Moloney was first home in the one lap event, but all eyes were on the minor placings where third place was enough for Jack Hickey to pip Dylan Walsh in the…
“Anything you can do, I can do better” was the theme of the penultimate round of the O’ Ceallachain’s Underage League on Monday night when last week’s winner Kellie O’ Donnell had to settle for second after a dominant display by her sister Clodagh. Dylan Walsh was first home in the one lap event, taking over as the leader of…
Kellie O’ Donnell was first home in Round 3 of our Beginners and Underage League in Faugheen last night. In an exciting sprint for the line, she just held off Sean Hahessy with the impressive Conal Conroy in third place. Conal O’ Sullivan won the one lap race, ahead of Elizabeth Moloney and Jack Hickey. Overall, with two races remaining,…
The weather was fantastic and our results matched it on the glorious June Bank Holiday weekend. Two wins for Rory Wyley and three for Michael O’ Loughlin were our highlights. Patrickswell, Killybegs, Camross, Broadford… Our riders certainly got around over the weekend. Patrickswell was the venue on Thursday night for the Munster Time Trial Championships. Sean Hahessy put in a…
Sam Bennett took his first win of the season in the Comeragh CC League last week. He took his second win today in Stage 7 of the FBD Insurance Ras from Castlebar to Clara, outsprinting world class names like Jan Kirsipuu, Nico Eeckhout and Luke Roberts. A full record of this historic day will be posted when we get…
Paul Lonergan (Manager), Joe Fenlon, John Dempsey, Hugh Mulhearne, Mark Power, Sam Bennett and Rory Wyley (Mechanic) look happy in Cobh prior to 117 miles of headwind and crosswinds on the road to Cahirciveen. See how they got on here: http://www.fbdinsuranceras.com/uploads/stage_3_results_004.pdf
Sam 7th on the stage & 9th overall, John Dempsey 2nd in the King of the Mountains and 10th overall, and Tipperary Dan Morrissey leading the county award after Stage 1 of the FBD Insurance Ras from Kilcullen to Wexford today. Definitely a great day for the club! John Dempsey just being pipped for the King of the Mountains prime…
Glorious sunshine greeted the riders on Monday evening in Faugheen for the first race in our 2009 league – a time trial. Sean Hahessy was the fastest on the night, recording an excellent time of 6.03 for the 2.2 miles. Conal Conroy was next with 6.52, with Richard Dunphy 3rd with a time of 7.11. Caoimhe Kelly was the fastest girl with a…
First, second, third and fourth… Plus the team prize. You can’t do much better than that. Well done to Martin O’ Loughlin, Kevin Shelly, Cathal McCarthy and Rory Wyley who led the way in the Corkman 3 Day in Kanturk. Also to Michael O’ Loughlin and Sean Hahessy who made the underage prizes.
April was a quiet month for the club on the senior front, with no wins. However, the underage and vets continued to claim podium places. Eamonn Maher made his international debut riding for the Irish junior team in the Gorey 3 Day and acquitted himself well. Rory Wyley also donned a new jersey, guesting for the host club Killorglin in Ras…
Fermoy was the venue for the Silver Pail Grand Prix yesterday. In the main race, a dozen or so riders escaped after 10 km which included Cathal McCarthy and Sam Bennett. On the fourth of the five laps, the attacking started. Cathal lost contact with the leaders as Paul Griffin and Sam put on the pressure. Griffin got the better…
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…
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