Succseful IVCA Race held in Dundalk

For the third week running Cuchulainn Cycling Club successfully hosted another race. The Irish Veterans Cycling Association runs a handicap league over the summer for males and females over 40. Sé Weston of Cuchulainn undertook to organise the third round of the league here in Dundalk. Over 90 riders signed on to partake, however only 1 Dundalk rider Martin Grey was racing. Martin has won national medals with the IVCA before and as such was placed in the last group on the road. Despite constantly trying to break away from his fellow scratch riders Martin was unable to bridge the gap to the handicapped groups and settled for a place in the lower rankings. Sé and his team of marshalls did an excellent job running the race on a new course out around Ardee and back into Dundalk. On Sunday a large number of the club's cyclists descended on Drogheda for the annual Coombes Conor Memorial. Unfortunately despite having riders in every race the club came home empty handed. In the main race, held over 110km Conor Quin and Liam Dolan were active throughout the day but didn't figure in the final sprint. Upwards of 10 club men signed on for the 70km A4/A3 race. Sean Loghran was hoping to continue with his strong start to the season but was forced to retire with a puncture. Strong riding from James Flynn, Owen Martin & company was not enough to prevent a small group staying away for the win, where Newry Wheelers cyclist Cormac Clarke was first home. Finally in the women's race the Dawe twins Annnette & Breda completed the 56km race but riding strongly and finishing in the main bunch in the same time as the winner. This Wednesday, April 13th, sees the launch of the Beginners Cycling Group. This 8 week introduction to cycling course is for people new to cycling and for those who cycle and want to participate in club spins The one to two hours sessions take the form of group spins starting from Felda and cover areas such as bike position, basic bicycle maintenance and group riding skills. Anyone interested should contact Sé Weston via www.dundalkcycling.com The first spin will be 16km/10miles in length. Also launching this week is the FPM Accountants Summer Cycling League. The first round on Thursday April 14th will be a 10mile time trial starting & finishing at Felda on the old Dublin Road. This year participants must register in advance which can be done on the cluib website, www.dundalkcycling.com