Monthly Archives: May 2009

Sam Wins!!!

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  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…

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Pain Ahead…

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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

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Great Start To Our Ras

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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…

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Ras Riders Ready To Go

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No less than eight club riders will line up at the start of the 2009 FBD Insurance Ras in Kilcullen tomorrow. Sam Bennett, John Dempsey, Joe Fenlon, Hugh Mulhearne and Mark Power will be riding on our Tipperary Dan Morrissey team, while Kevin Shelly rides for the Clonmel team and Michael Fitzgerald and Cathal McCarthy will guest with Eurocycles. Once…

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Beginners and Underage League 2009

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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…

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We Dominate Kanturk 3 Day

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  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.

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April Roundup

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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…

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