All members of Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers are expected to sell 10 tickets for our first annual Tour de France Sweep.
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The Tipperary Dan Morrissey Team for before Stage 6 of the 2010 FBD Insurance Rás from Carrick-on-Suir to Gorey. Photo courtesy of Joe Cashin. L to R: Theo English (Masseur), Sean McIlroy (Mechanic), Andrew Aherne, Paul Griffin, Rory Wyley, John Dempsey, Timmy Barry and Paul Lonergan (Manager).
2010 FBD Insurance Rás Stage 5 Podium in Carrick on Suir To watch a video of the 2010 FBD Insurance Rás Stage 5 Finish in Carrick-on-Suir click the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo2Dkzpx-NM Alexander Wetterhall (Sweden – Team Sproket Pro) Overall Leader after Stage 5
For the majority of the history of the Rás our club has entered a team in the famous race. As most people know that because of the uniqueness of the Rás the competitors compete in the race in county, national and professional teams. For this reason our club team has been known as the Tipperary Team whilst competing in this…
Rory Wyley (Capt.) Andrew Ahern Timmy Barry John Dempsey Paul Griffin Manager: Paul Lonergan Mechanic: Sean McIlroy Masseur: Theo English
Lacey and Conroy Lead The Way The Laceys from Carrick-on-Suir are well known around Ireland for their prowess in the boxing ring with numerous All-Ireland titles to their name. However, the latest Lacey to make the headlines is 13 year old Tomás Lacey from Deerpark who showed drive and determination to win the beginners and underage cycling league in Faugheen…
The first race of the league for beginners and under age cyclists promoted by Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers was held on Monday evening last, and it attracted 24 enthusiastic young riders to the start in Faugheen village just outside Carrick on Suir.
Michael O’Loughlin showed impressive form over the May Bank Holiday weekend as he claimed both Stage 3 and the overall victory in the 2-Day U14 event.
This year’s National Bike Week is from 13th to the 20th June, and in the lead up to it the Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers club are promoting a beginners and under age over the next six weeks, with the final race and prize presentations during the Bike Week on June 14th . This year the club has gratefully received support…
Tour of Ulster Team Rory Wyley Andrew Aherne John Dempsey Diarmuid Carew Paul Griffin Manager: Theo English
Irishprocycling.com a new website that concentrates on professional cycling in Ireland has just been launched. The main focus of this website is Ireland’s three top professional cyclists, Dan Martin, Nicholas Roche and Philip Deignan. The website also has a section on the Irish sponsored professional cycling team of An Post. To check out the website click the link below: http://irishprocycling.com/
Stage 5 of the 2010 FBD Rás will finish in Carrick on Suir on Thursday 27th May, and what a spectacular finish it will be, because when the cyclists enter town from the Dungarvan Road into Carrickbeg, they will take a sharp left and race up the leg breaking Seskin Hill to the stage finish at the top !
********************************Pictures courtesy of Joe Cashin, Gary McIlroy and Johnny Troy.
The Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers club promoted a full programme of races on Sunday last to honour the memory of their former chairman and president Tommy Sheehan, and this consisted of five separate races for all grades which started and finished on the Coolnamuck road in Carrickbeg.
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