31 riders signed on once again for Round 3 of our Beginners and Underage League. The evening was sunny, breezy and cool. Katie Fleming knocked over 4 minutes off last week’s time to win the one lap race, ahead of Jack Hickey and Niamh O’ Loughlin. Luke Dunne, Aisling McCarthy and Roisín Dunphy rounded off the top 6. In the…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
The event takes place on Sunday 5th June 2011 as advertised. Sign-on/registration: from 7.30am at Swan Juvenile GAA Clubhouse, Greenside North, Carrick-on-Suir (it’s behind the Garda Barracks at the traffic lights on the N24 Waterford-Limerick road that runs through Carrick). T-shirts, event numbers and food/tea will be provided at sign-on/registration prior to the event. All participants must where their…
Well done to Paul Flynn who won his first race as a member of Carrick Wheelers this week by winning Round 3 of the Altitude Summer Series promoted by Comeragh CC. In this handicapped event the three groups merged on the last of the three laps, and the resulting bunch sprint ended with the Portlaw man powering his way to…
Club officials worried that they may have to postpone a second event today as gale force winds hit South Tipperary. The evening saw slightly calmer conditions, so we decided to go ahead. Club coach Martin O’ Loughlin gave instructions on how to ride safely in windy conditions. A minute’s silence in honour of our late handicapper and timekeeper Bobby Power was impeccably…
Carrick Wheelers and Martin O’Loughlin recorded their second Senior 1 victory of the year when the Carrickbeg man won The Emyvale GP in Monaghan last weekend. This was O’Loughlin’s second impressive success this season as last month he won the Coombes Connor Memorial in Drogheda, which indicates the former National Veteran Champion is in top condition once again before next…
To listen to the RTE Radio 1 interview with Sam Bennett click on the link below: http://www.rte.ie/sport/other/2011/0520/bennetts_av.html
At the top of Challenge 6 – Seskin Hill the route goes right onto the N25 and this is where this article continues… The route continues along the N25 beside Waterford’s famous Comeragh Mountain Range for about 15km until it takes a right at Mahon Bridge for Challenge 7 – Mahon Falls. Mahon Falls is a long…
The closing date for the Carrick Wheelers Challenge Sportive in this Sunday 22nd May 2011. My father Bobby spent the last months of his life planning this sportive as Event Organiser. Truth be told, he gave a few hundred hours this year route planning, writing safety statements, creating meeting agendas and contacting club members on the many areas involved in…
Our club is in mourning following the news that Bobby Power has passed away. Bobby was the most prolific one day rider of his generation, notching up 107 senior open race victories. Bobby served as Club Chairman, Coach and PRO, injecting the same enthusiasm and energy into those roles as he did on the bike. Bobby was our Captain; a…
Having turned right and right again at the summit of Tigancor the route begins a descent in the direction of the Suir Valley and this is where this article picks up… There is a 1.5km descent off Challenge 4 Tigancor with caution needed especially through an ‘S’ bend. The route then takes a left turn at the Honora’s Cottage…
Our 2011 league kicked off tonight in blustery showery conditions not ideal for time trialling. 29 young boys and girls signed on in the village of Faugheen, with competitors travelling from as far as Knocklofty, Tramore and Slieverue. There was a considerable increase in the number of road racing bikes, many of them getting their first outing. However, for a slow night,…
Having completed Challenge 2 you will find yourself on the N76 which you will travel along for a few kilometres and this is where this article picks up… As you turn right (at Dempsey’s Cross) off the main N76 road along the Valley of Slievenamon in the direction of the village of Ballypatrick, you will now notice that you are…
Michael O’Loughlin impressively won the U14 Kanturk 3 Day held over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Michael won all three stages of the event, including the Stage 3 Time Trial as he posted a time that would have being good enough for second place in the U16 event!
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