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…
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…
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…
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…
Some more pics of the 2011 Carrick Wheelers Challenge Sportive courtesy of Joe Cashin.
Some photos of the 2011 Carrick Wheelers Challenge Sportive courtesy of Joe Cashin.
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…
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…
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