Irish Cycling Results And News

March 1999

News Flashes

Tuesday, March 2nd---I have uploaded some pictures onto the site. To see them, go to the The Images Page. No news, however, in Irish cycling, except that I've done about 21 miles this year so far, so U-16's beware.

Friday, March 5th---The Blarney CC has disbanded, bringing about the cancellation of the Kiely Cup, which was to be held on March 14th. This is sad news, as Blarney were a great cycling team, and always helped others, more than I can say for several not named clubs about the country.
Today also sees the start of the Tour of Egypt. To see info and results go to The Irish Abroad Page.
Below are the races that are on in Ireland this weekend:

Date:	Event:	Distance:	Region:
Sat 6th	LCF League Race --- S1,S2,J,V,L	80 km	LCF
Sat 6th	Annaclone Handicap Road Race --- S1,S2,J,V,L	70km	Ulster
Sun 7th	Traders Cup --- S1,S2,J,V,L	100km	Dundalk
Sun 7th	Ken O'Keefe Memorial --- S1,S2,J,V,L	80 km	Cork
Sun 7th	Newbridge Credit Union CC GP --- S1,S2,J,V,L	10 km/lap	Cork

As far as I know, all the above info is correct. If not, I apologise in advance.

Sunday, March 7th---I have got no results from Egypt as of yet, but I'm still holding out. Below are the results of the races held this weekend, both today and yesterday.

Saturday
Annaclone Handicap Road Race
1.	D. Easton	Maryland Wheelers
2.	M. Short	Newry Wheelers
3.	D. Finnegan	Navan RC
4.	M. Briggs	Maryland Wheelers
5.	S. McCreevy	Clann Eireann
6.	P. Mulligan	Omagh Wheelers
Juniors	D. Elwood	Cyprus CC
Vets	J. Smith	Omagh Wheelers
LCF League Race
1.	S. Whelan	J. McNally, Swords CC
2.	S. Lally	J. McNally, Swords CC
3.	S. Prendergast	Usher IRC
4.	A. O'Carroll	Bray Wheelers
5.	C. Bracken	Usher IRC
6.	D. Peelo	Sorento
S2	J. Nolan	Navan RC
Ladies	L. Manning	unattached
Juniors	A. O'Carroll	Bray Wheelers
Vets	S. Lally	J. McNally, Swords CC

Sunday
Traders Cup
1.	B. Doherty	VC Glendale
2.	A. Martin	Ards CC
3.	D. Finnegan	Navan CC
4.	D. Easton	Maryland Wheelers
5.	R. Blaney	Ards CC
6.	S. Bingham	Clarke Contractors
Ladies	S. O'Meara	Dublin Wheelers
Juniors	C. Murphy	Mc'Kenna Fireplaces
Vets	B. Holmes	VC Glendale
Ken O'Keefe Memorial RR
1.	Eddie O'Donoghue	Cidona
2.	J. Blackwell	Killorglin
3.	B. Quinn	O' Mearas Limerick
4.	E. Crowley	TSB Midleton
5.	David Lynch	Kanturk CU
6.	Dennis Lynch	Kanturk CU
S2	D. Kinnelly	Dungannon
Juniors	P. Aherne	Safari
Vets	S. McElroy	Cidona
Newbridge Credit Union GP
1.	C. Bracken	Usher IRC
2.	S. O'Sullivan	Bray Whlrs
3.	S. Bracken	Usher IRC
4.	A. Hederman	Dan Morrissey
5.	P. Healion	Usher IRC
6.	P. Baker	Usher IRC
S2	J. Peppard	J. McNally, Swords CC
Juniors	A. O'Carroll	Bray Wheelers

Monday, March 8th---I have got some of the results from the Tour of Egypt. They are to be found on the Irish Abroad Page. No other news at the moment. There is just no scandal at all. No big fights or anything. I'll have to work on the lads for that.

Tuesday, March 9th---I don't know will I get anymore results from Egypt until the race itself is over. It is turning into a bit of a fiasco. Apparently in the time trial there were no road markings, there was traffic on the road and there is no photo finish on the road stages. Hence Moriarty and McNena getting joint 7th on Stage two. It's hard to see how it earned a 2.5 ranking off the UCI. The Irish riders said it's worse than the League Races here in Ireland, which as you all know is not a great compliment. Fitzgerald is the second Irish rider to pull out through illness, the other being Duff. Could it be that Tutankhamen has put a curse on their great grandad's ?
This weekend races are (not definitely):

Date:	Event:	Distance:	Region:
Sat 13th	Bangor Handicap Road Race --- S1,S2,J,V,L	85 km	Ulster
Sat 13th	Intervarsity Championships	n/a	Waterford I.T.
Sat 13th	LCF League Race --- S1,S2,J,V,L	10 / 7km	Kilcullen, Kildare
Sun 14th	Connor Coombes Memorial --- S1,S2,J,V,L,U/Age	??	Drogheda
Sun 14th	Phoenix GP	8 / 13km	Mase, Lisburn

Thursday, March 11th---It would appear that I was wrong about Michael Fitzgerald pulling out of the Tour of Egypt. Apologies there. For the latest results, click here. Also, it is RUMOURED , not definite, that Mark Scanlon will be on the Amateur Rabobank team for the Amateur Ghent-Wevelghem to be held this weekend. Apparently, David O'Loughlin is RUMOURED to be joining the same team as Morgan Fox, in Holland.

Thursday, March 11th---1998 Rás champion, Ciaran Power, has won the seventh stage of the Tour of Egypt. I have no other details but if I get them, they'll be on-line before you know it.

Saturday, March 13th---In today's races, Ross Blaney of Ards CC won the Bangor Handicap Road Race, while D. McVeigh of Dan Morrissey won the LCF League Race, held in Kilcullen.

Bangor Handicap Road Race
1.	Ross Blaney	Ards CC	1:56:32
2.	D. Easton	Maryland Wheelers	same time
3.	M. Briggs	Maryland Wheelers	same time
4.	M. Shortt	Newry Wheelers	same time
5.	P. Keddis	Dave Kane	same time
6.	Tommy Evans	Clarke Laser	same time

LCF League Race, Kilcullen
1.	D. McVeigh	Dan Morrissey	1:56:32
2.	Ray Clarke	Clarke Laser	@ 0:10
3.	S. Whelan	J. McNally / Swords CC	same time
4.	S. Bracken	Usher IRC	same time
5.	P. Butler	Clarke Laser	same time
6.	K. Conlon	Kildare	same time
Vet.	K. Gallagher	Garda	same time
Jun.	A. O'Carroll	Bray Wheelers	same time

Intervarsities - Overall
1.	E. O'Donoghue	W.I.T.
2.	D. Lane	UCD
3.	J. Lally	D.I.T.

Sunday, March 14th---B. Kenneally, of Carrick - Cidona, won the Commbes / Connor Memorial held today in Drogheda, while N. Campbell, unattached, won the Phoenix GP this afternoon.

Connor / Commbes Memorial
1.	B. Kenneally	Carrick - Cidona
2.	T. Evans	Clarke Laser
3.	R. Blaney	Ards CC
4.	A. Hederman	Dan Morrissey
5.	R. Clarke	Clarke Laser
6.	E. O'Donoghue	Carrick - Cidona
1st B.	K. Conlon	Kildare
Jun.	G. Stapleton	Usher IRC
U-16	P. O'Brien	Kanturk CU
U-14	P. Brady	McKenna
U-12	A. Armstrong	Northern

Phoenix GP
1.	N. Campbell	unattached
2.	E. Crory	Newry Haldane
3.	A. Cranston	East Antrim
4.	T. McConville	Apollo RC
5.	C. Shortt	Newry Haldane
6.	P. Kiddis	Dave Kane
Jun.	O. Jeffreyor	Toyota
Vet.	J. Cole	Phoenix

Wednesday, March 17th---Karl Donnelly won the Carrick Challenge Cup, S., Connaughton won the Dublin - Drogheda and G. Crofton won the Downpatrick Handicap Road Race. Also, these results were corrected on the 18th, as I rushed them originally.

Carrick Challenge Cup
1.	K. Donnelly	Dan Morrissey
2.	C. Power	Comeragh CC
3.	M. Fitzgerald	unattached
4.	A. Hederman	Dan Morrissey
5.	E. O'Donoghue	Cidona-Carrick
6.	A. Meehan	Dan Morrissey

Downpatrick Challenge Cup
1.	G. Crofton	East Antrim
2.	P. Kennedy	East Antrim
3.	J. Bann Lavery	Clann Eireann
4.	A. Cranston	East Antrim
5.	B. Mullen	Orchard CC
6.	B. Holmes	Slane Cycles

Dublin - Drogheda
1.	S. Connaughton	Cycleways CC
2.	O. McQuaid	Mc'Quaid Cycles
3.	P. Reade	Finglas Ravens
4.	M. Keegan	St. Tiernans
5.	G. Stapleton	Usher IRC
L	L. Manning	unattached
V	O. McQuaid	Mc'Quaid Cycles
J	G. Stapleton	Usher IRC

Thursday, March 18th--- Yesterday's race in Partry was won by Frank Barrett, with Simon Kelly in second position. Both riders are with Thermo King.
The Connaught Cycling Federation is sending a three man team to the Archer GP, on the 11th of April. The three are: Frank Barrett, Simon Kelly and Dave O'Loughlin.

Friday, March 19th---Mark Scanlon finished in the peleton at the Amateurs Gent-Wevelgem, held in Belgium last weekend. His next outing is at Mol, next week.
Pat Mc'Quaid has said that he will shorten the Junior Tour to 5 days. He feels that it is too long. But the race itself cannot go ahead without a main sponsor, which, as I reported last month, he is having difficulty in getting.
Also, the ICF has been invited to send two U-16 riders (i.e. born in 1983/4) to the European Youth Olympics in Denmark in July. There are three events - a Road Race, a Crit, and a Time Trial. 5 races have been selected as qualifying races, with points allocated in the 100, 97, 95..... format. The final total is taken from the riders best four. The first two shall qualify as part of the Irish Olympic Squad. The next 2 riders will take up positions as reserves. The qualifying races are:

Date:	Event	Venue:
Sun 21st March	O'Sullivan Memorial	Kanturk
Sunday 25th April	Tommy Sheehan Memorial	Carrick-on-Suir
Sunday 9th May	Tour of Galway	Galway
Sunday 23rd May	Emyvale Grand Prix	Emyvale
Sunday 30th May	Kevin McInerny Memorial	Dunlavin

At the last ICF Board meeting, it was decide to lower the amount of points needed to become a Senior A from B. 15 points are now needed to bridge the gap, as oppossed to the older 25, and it is hoped that more riders will hold a Senior A Licence (6 points are rewarded for a race win).
The races to be held this weekend are:

Date:	Event + Cat:	Distance:	Venue:
Sat 20th	Tour of Ards - S1,S2	100km	Newtownards
Sat 20th	LCF League Race - S1,S2,J,V,L	90km	Boot Inn
Sun 21st	Sligo GP - S1,S2,J,V,L	100km	Sligo
Sun 21st	O'Sullivan Memorial RR - S1,S2,J,V,L	100km	Kanturk
Sun 21st	Jim Mc'Quaid Memorial RR - S1,S2,J,V,L	80km	Phoenix Park

Sunday, March 21st---I have set up a discussion board, which can be used by all you readers to promote your ideas and views on Irish cycling. I would appreciate it if you would not use derrogatory terms when speaking of fellow riders and officials. To get to it, click here.
Here are all the results from this weekends races, including Saturday's. However, the LCF League Race planned for Saturday 20th, was postponed because not enough officials turned up to marshall the course.

Tour Of Ards RR

1.	B. Doherty	Glendale	2:18:27
2.	T. Evans	Clarke Laser	"
3.	P. Geddis	Northern	"
4.	D. Easton	Maryland Wheelers	"
5.	C. Greene	Clann Eireann	"
6.	G. Cranson	Northern	"

Jim Mc'Quaid Memorial RR

1.	Ray Clarke	Clarke Laser	2:03:06
2.	S. O'Sullivan	Bray Wheelers	"
3.	C. Bracken	Usher IRC	@ 0:38
4.	A. Hederman	Dan Morrissey	"
5.	D. McVeigh	Dan Morrissey	"
6.	P. Cassidy	Navan RC	"
1st B	A. Moran	Finglas Ravens	"
J.	G. Stapleton	Usher IRC	"
V.	O. McQuaid	McQuiad Cycles	"
L.	L. Manning	unattached	"

First Active Sligo GP

1.	Simon Kelly	Thermo King	2:31:20
2.	Stephen Gallagher	Orchard Wheelers	@ 0:45
3.	E. Crory	Newry Haldane	"
4.	Frank Barrett	Thermo King	"
5.	Dessie Foley	Sligo CC	"
6.	T. Brady	Cuchullain	"
1st B	E. Sweeney	Fourmasters
J.	GB. O'Brien	Clarke Contractors
V.	D. Woods	Annagh Wheelers

O'Sullivan Memorial RR

1.	Ciaran Power	Comeragh CC
2.	Eddie O'Donoghue	Cidona-Carrick
3.	B. Quinn	O'Meara's Limerick
4.	B. Kenneally	Cidona-Carrick
5.	Alan Crowley	TSB Midleton
6.	J. Blackwell	Killorglin
1st B	J. Mannix	Killarney CC
J.	Willie Curtin	Kanturk CU
V.	S. Mc'Elroy	Cidona-Carrick
U-16	Paidi O'Brien	Kanturk CU
U-14	E. Corcoran	Kanturk CU
U-12	G. Turrain	Blackwater CC

Saturday, March 27th---The Irish team for the Archer GP on April 11th has been selected. It is :

• Michael McNena
• Stephen O'Sullivan
• Eugene Moriarty
• Brian Kenneally
• Ciaran Power
• Michael Fitzgerald

Monday, March 29th--- Full results of this weekends races are here. Ciaran Power won the Des O'Hanlon Memorial, Brian Quinn won Rás Luimní, and L Jones won the TQ Paper Ladies 2-Day.

Des O'Hanlon Memorial

1.	Ciaran Power	Comeragh CC	3:13:07
2.	Ray Clarke	Clarke Contractors	"
3.	Karl Donnelly	Dan Morrissey	@ 1 sec
4.	E. O'Donoghue	Cidona-Carrick	@ 11 sec
5.	A. Hederman	Dan Morrissey	"
6.	P. Cassisy	Navan RC	"
7.	D. McQuaid	UCD	"
8.	A. Duff	unattached	"
9.	P. Moriarty	Les Jeunes	"
10.	P. Butler	Clarke Contractors	"

Des O'Hanlon Memorial - 2nd Cats

1.	T. Brady	Cuchullain
1.	J. Fenelon	Dan Morrissey
1.	C. Sweetman	Stamullen
1.	D. Lane	UCD
1.	E. Rogers	Benn Orwell
6.	S. Connaughton	Cycleways
Juniors
1.	Jonathon Kelly	Thermo King
2.	Michael McDonagh	Thermo King
3.	A. O'Carroll	Bray
4.	T. Lavery	Finglas Ravens
5.	G. Stapleton	Usher IRC
6.	N. Moloney	Finglas Ravens

TQ Paper Ladies 2 Day - Final GC

1.	L. Jones	Team Rudy Project	3:34:39
2.	E. Davis	Scottish Life	@ 1 sec
3.	S. Carter	British WCRA	@ 11 sec
4.	F. Newstead	unattached	@ 12 sec
5.	C. Cook	British WCRA	@ 14 sec
6.	J. Freeman	British WCRA	"

Rás Luimní

1.	B. Quinn	O'Mara's
2.	T. Shanahan	O'Mara's
3.	R. Cahill	Banteer
4.	P. Marrey	Western Lakes
5.	C. McMahon	O'Mara's
6.	D. Twomey	Banteer
Juniors
1.	Daniel Lynch	Kanturk
2.	Dennis Lynch	Kanturk
3.	P. Aherne	Duhallow

John Haldane Memorial RR

1.	O. McQuaid	Emerald
2.	P. Mulligan	Omagh
3.	N. Campbell	unattached
4.	T. McConville	Apollo
5.	P. Smith	Maryland
6.	B. Holmes	Slane Cycles
2nd Cat	G. Cranston	East Antrim
Vet	A. Cranston	East Antrim
Jun	B. O'Brien	Clarke Contractors