Monthly Archives: June 2011

2011 Carrick Wheelers Tour De France Sweep

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2011 Carrick Wheelers Tour De France Sweep Riders Drawn below: Number Rider Name Drawn By 1 Alberto Contador Paddy Kennedy 2 Jesus Hernandez Eamon Keogh 3 Daniel Navarro Mags Power 4 Benjamin Noval Bridget Fitzpatrick 5 Richie Porte Eamonn Hartley 6 Chris Anker Sorensen Padraig Sheehan 7 Nicki Sorensen Sylvia Cooney-Sheehan 8 Matteo Tosatto  Stephen Harris 9 Brian Vandborg Diarmuid Carew 11 Andy…

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Dunne and Moloney are League Winners

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They battled through wind, rain, occasional sunshine and more wind for six cycle races with the final event timed to coincide with Bike Week 2011. With competitors from Counties Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny, 38 young boys and girls gave their all each week in the Ó Ceallacháins League.  Our final one lap was won by the rider with the fastest…

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League Tables After Round 5

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Bright sunny conditions greeted competitors for the penultimate round of the Ó Ceallachains League. Newcomer 10 year old Darragh Whelan from Coolnamuck blitzed around the course on a bike with 14 inch wheels, recording an amazing time of 10 minutes 12 seconds. Sam Hartley recovered from a disappointing race last week to sprint in second, ahead of Aisling McCarthy with Thomas…

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Ó Ceallacháins League Round 4

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Round 4 of the Ó Ceallacháins Underage Cycling League saw 29 riders take to the line in cool and breezy conditions. The 3 lap event was dominated by James O’ Hanlon and Elizabeth Moloney who have both shown a significant improvement in fitness as the league has progressed. In the end, it was Comeragh College student O’ Hanlon who took…

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Mulhearne Back to Winning Ways!

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Carrick Wheelers rider Hugh Mulhearne made a return to winning ways last weekend with an impressive win in the Christy McManus Memorial Race promoted by Bray Wheelers.  Mulhearne made the trip to Ireland’s highest village Roundwood to enter what was only his second open senior race of 2011 having competed aggressively in last month’s Kanturk 3- Day. In this 87km…

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Bobby Power’s Vision Realised on Sunday

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At the Carrick Wheelers’ AGM in November 2010, Bobby Power proposed that the club should run a Sportive in 2011. As he outlined the details of what he proposed, club members sat straighter in their chairs as they realised that what he was proposing was a challenge that was beyond even the fittest of most cyclists. Sportives have become the…

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