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Our four Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers Riders for the 4-Day International Rás Mumhan Cycling Race.   *****L to R: Diarmuid Carew; Rory Wyley; Pat Kenealy; Andrew Aherne. For more 2010 Rás Mumhan information check out the race website: http://www.rasmumhan.com/

Check out Joe Cashin’s slideshow of the 2010 Carrick Wheelers Cup by clicking on the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEMP2UsEKik

Races for all categories will commence at 12.00 noon at the top of St. John’s road just outside Carrick-on-Suir. Sign on at the Davin club will be open from 10:00am.

Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers are delighted to announce that they have secured a new sponsor for their annual St. Patrick’s Day race, with Thompson Funeral Home of Waterford coming on board to back the famous race, now known as the Carrick Wheelers Cup. This will be the fifty fourth staging of a cycle race in Carrick on Suir on St….

  Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers Riders 2010  Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers will again be promoting two one-day cycling races in association with CyclingIreland.  The first of these promotions will be the 55th St. Patrick’s Day race in Carrick-on-Suir which has been renamed the Carrick Wheelers Cup and is kindly sponsored this year by Thompson Funeral Directors.  

The club will hold its annual riders meeting this Sunday 21st February in the Old Mill Pub, New Street, Carrick –on-Suir.  As there are a number of significant items on the agenda to be discussed, it is very important that all riders interested in representing the club at various events throughout the season attend.  All riders are also asked to…

  STAGE 5, THURSDAY 27TH MAY, TIPPERARY – SESKIN HILL (CARRICK-ON-SUIR) 157KMS.  . Tipperary, Lattin, Emly, Knocklong, Elton, Kilmallock, Ardpatrick, Kildorrey, Glanworth, Fermoy, Ballyduff, Lismore, Cappoquinn, The Pike Category 3 KOM, Lemybrien, Seskin Hill Category 1 KOM.

The good news is that Sam Bennett is back on the exercise bike following his accident. His collarbone is knitting slowly. He has limited mobility of his left leg, but is undergoing physiotherapy and is up to 30 minutes of easy pedalling. In time, he should make a full recovery.

Sam Bennett was involved in the first major accident of his career when he was in collision with a car on Friday outside of Windgap, Co. Kilkenny. Sam was removed by ambulance to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny where he was diagnosed with a fractured collarbone, leg muscle and  head injuries. He showed an improvement yesterday (Sunday), and could put…

Some members of Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers pictured at our 55th AGM. L to R: Larry Power (Club Treasurer), Paul Lonergan (Club Secretary), Micheal O’Loughlin, Sam Bennett and Martin O’Loughlin.  The 55th Dan Morrissy Carrick Wheelers AGM was held on Wednesday 9th December 2009 and a committee to run the club for 2010 was successfully elected.  Bobby Sheehan was elected as…

Our club’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday night in the Old Mill, New Street, Carrick at 8pm. All members and intending members are asked to attend. With outgoing Chairman Martin O’ Loughlin stepping down after a number of years in the position, it promises to be an interesting meeting. See you there!

  2009 Rás stage winner Sam Bennett was featured on the RTE Six-One Sports News on Thursday as part of its series on Ireland’s Stars of the Future.  RTE are featuring the most promising talent from a different sport each day, and Sam was the understandable choice for the sport of cycling. You can see the report by clicking on…

Club Secretary Paul Lonergan presenting Michael O’Loughlin with the 2009 Young Sports Star of the Year Award.

Our annual end of year get-together cum Awards Night cum Christmas Party will take place in O Ceallachain’s on Saturday 28th of November. All are welcome. Please contact Paul on 086 8718433 to book your place at the table.

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…