Friday and Saturday were important days for the club for two very different reasons. On Friday, ‘the Captain’ Bobby Power successfully came through tricky surgery and is currently on the mend. Everybody in the club wishes Bobby a speedy recovery. The following day Rory Wyley was elected President of Cycling Ireland at the AGM. Club Chairman Martin O’ Loughlin travelled…
On Saturday 14th November, the Cycling Ireland AGM will take place at the Cavan Crystal Hotel in Cavan town. Outgoing President Micheal Concannon of Killorglin will step down after 5 years in the job. The only candidate for President is our own Rory Wyley who has been the Honorary Treasurer of the federation for the last few years. Rory will…
It is with sadness that we learned of the death of Mrs. Ellen Dunne in Co. Wexford. Mrs. Dunne was the mother of our former Club Chairman Mick Dunne. We extend our sympathy to the Dunne family at this sad time. Club members travelled to both the removal and the burial in The Ballagh Church, Co. Wexford.
Quickly becoming Ireland’s most renowned leisure tour, The Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford takes place this Sunday, August 30th. 2009 will be the 3rd running of the event and entries are expected to exceed the 2,000 mark for this edition. Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers would like to wish all those participating in the event the best of luck and we’ll…
This Saturday, August 29th, Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheeler’s member Colin Simpson will cycle the entire the length of the River Suir in order to raise much needed funds for the Carrick-on-Suir River Rescue. His charity cycle which begins at the river’s source at the Devil’s bit in Tipperary, ending in Cheekpoint Co. Waterford will total 140km. Colin’s route will include…
25th on the final stage of the UCI ranked 2.1 Tour of Ireland and 25th overall. A wonderful performance by the 18 year old. Lance Armstrong and Mark Cavendish abandoned the race while our Sam still battled against the professionals. Reports and photos to follow. See the results here: http://www.tourofireland.ie/media/stage_3_final_results.pdf
As discussion on our ‘Message Board’ has considerably dried up this year (only 2 posts for 2009) a cleanup operation has been carried out on our forums. All club members and registered users can contribute to these forums, giving their tupence worth and opinions on various topics etc. and hopefully we can make some use out of this section of the…
Yesterday, Sam Bennett claimed his first senior victory on French soil when he won the Alleins GP. This race in the south of France attracted over 100 of France’s top amateur cyclists contributing to the race astonishing average speed of 45kph. Sam missed the main move of the day but held his cool until 10km to the finish when he…
Check out some of the new pictures added to the Memory Lane folder in our Photo Gallery.
The following riders will represent Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers in the forthcoming Suir Valley 3 Day over the August Bank holiday weekend: Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers A John Dempsey Mick FitzGerald John O’Brien Mark Power Rory Wyley Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers B Pat Kenealy Cian Power Leslie O’Donnell will managing the team on Saturday’s Stage 1 and Paul Lonergan will…
Check out some new pictures of the 2009 FBD Insurance Rás, Waterford Summer League and recent Blarney races in our Photo Gallery section under Racing 2009. Also, Registered Users can easily copy/download pictures from the Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers Photo Gallery by clicking on the ‘download’ icon under the pictures.
Check out some pics of the Tommy Sheehan Memorial 2009 and the Mark Hayden Memorial 2009 in our Photo Gallery section under Racing 2009.
Carrick Cabs have again agreed to sponsor the annual Tommy Sheehan Memorial race on Sunday next, July 5th, and this is a major boost to the event which is renowned as one of the highlights of the Irish cycling calendar. Unfortunately last year’s winner of the senior race, Sam Bennett, is away on international duty and will be unable to…
Sam Bennett faces one of the most important periods of his young career so far when he tackles the National Road Race Championships in Dunboyne on Sunday, and then travels straight to Belgium for the European Under 23 Road Race Championships on the following weekend. He then flies south to Marseille to open a new chapter in his career with the…
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…
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