Sam Bennett’s season rolls on and the wins keep coming. Using his fathers winter training bike, pictured above (actual bike not pictured, but at this stage Sam could beat most of us riding the bike in the picture!), Sam took victory in the A race ahead of Maurice O’Brien, Dennis Lynch, Michael Fitzgerald and Michael Hennessy. Martin O’Loughlin did a great job leading…
Congratulations to Hugh Mulhearne on a fantastic victory in the hotly contested (48 riders) Comeragh CC / Altitude Sports and Outdoors summer series TT race in Waterford on Tuesday night. Hugh has been out ill quite a bit this year but he was back with a bang on a cold rainy night in Waterford, covering the 10miles+ course in 19:04….
The penultimate round of our league saw some very exciting racing with a different winner on the night once again. And things couldn’t be tighter with four riders separated by only 3 points at the top of the overall standings! Scott Bennett showed that there’s more than one talented cyclist in the family when he took the win by…
It was another great weekend for the club in Westport Co. Mayo when our riders took to the road for the prestigious RAS Connachta. The highlights were Martin O’Loughlin taking 4th on stage one, 1st on the final stage and 5th overall, whilst Mark Power has held his form from the RAS to finish a superb second overall behind Brian…
The sun shone brightly on the 18 participants in our beginners and underage league. At the end of a great evening’s racing, it’s all changed at the top of the leaderboard. Girl power was in evidence tonight, with the top two spots on the podium filled by Caoimhe Kelly and newcomer Payton Redman. Payton was very unlucky to lose time…
Congratulations to Martin O’Loughlin on yet another fine win in the B/C/Jun/Vet Kevin McInerney Memorial in Dunlavin Co. Wicklow on Sunday last. Martin was in the thick of things all day along with teammate Diarmuid Carew. In the end Martin tried to lead out Diarmuid for a well deserved win, but with the fast finishing Aaron Bugle closing fast, had…
Congratulations to Mark Power on the superb achievement of winning the Senior 2 category in the FBD Insurance RAS. This accolade will look rather nice next to his Senior 2 championship gold medal from last year on the mantlepiece ! Joe Fenlon whose comeback season continues to be a constant string of successes came second in the overall county rider…
On a night you wouldn’t put the proverbial cat out, 12 hardy souls braved the elements to put in epic cycling performances. Crehana National School provided the winners on the night with Eoin Smith first across the line and Michael O’ Loughlin taking the overall lead. Eoin Smith led from the front in the wind and rain, followed by…
This event was cancelled due to inclement weather last Thursday. It has been rescheduled and now Martin and Michael O’Loughlin will race DJ Aaron Burchill from the FBD Insurance offices to Tipp FM live on air this Wednesday morning (May 28th) at 8am. Tune in to find out how they get on !
Good luck to our 2008 RAS team. Representing the club are : Mark Power, Joe Fenlon, Michael O’Reilly and Michael Fitzgerald. I will post any updates from the team here, if I receive them. Update: After 3 stages Dan Morrissey are 5th in the county team classification whilst Joe Fenlon is currently 50th a little more than 3 minutes down on…
Once again, the sun shone in Faugheen for the first road race in the league comprising of three laps of the ‘Faugheen 50’ motorcycle circuit. Tomás Lacey of Deerpark took full advantage of a generous handicap to build up a commanding lead and hold his advantage all the way to the finish.
Over the past 2 weekends the club has been in action in Dungarvan and Mulingar. There have also been some strong performances in some of the local leagues. Please read on for full details.
The club’s Beginners and Underage League started this evening in brilliant sunshine in Faugheen. Fifteen boys and girls signed on and went for a familiarisation lap of the circuit under the guidance of John, Vinnie and Eamonn Maher. They then lined up at one minute intervals for the 3.5km time trial. Clonmel’s Niall Dempsey set the early pace…
Please find attached a flyer advertising our Beginners and Underage League Races starting on Monday night next (12th May). Thanks to Ó Ceallacháins for once again sponsoring the race series. It went very well last year, and we got some new blood into the club. So far this year, Eamonn Maher, Dylan O’ Brien and Michael O’ Loughlin have won 7…
Corkman 3 Day The club retained the Corkman 3 day title won last year by Sam Bennett in fine style. Martin O’Loughlin started the day in yellow and with a lot of strong riders close on GC knew that it would take a huge team effort to take home the silverware. By all accounts Dan Morrissey produced an exceptional…
Dan Morrissey took a huge step towards retaining the Corkman title today. Martin O’Loughlin put in a massive effort in this mornings 4 mile time trial to finish an excellent 2nd in a time of 6:55, just 2 seconds behind the stage winner Michael Lucey. Former triathlete and recently minted “B” rider Cathal MacCarthy also had a great ride to finish…
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