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Peter Mc Gonagle gets 'Cyclist of the Month' for October.

NORTH POLE CC AGM

The 3rd Annual General Meeting of North Pole Cycling Club will take place at The Inishowen Gateway Hotel on Thursday 19th November at 8pm.
All members are asked to attend.

- Training run next Sunday 8th November
- leaving Inishowen Gateway Hotel at 8.30am sharp

- 50 miles approx with several options to loop off and back on
again to make it shorter for anybody that wants to.

- Group leader: Cathal Wilson,
contact 086 6044400 for more info

- Clink on the link below to view map

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ie/bun%20cranncha/818125716436537248

Sean Kelly Sport Active Training Weekend

Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Buncrana, Co Donegal
28th & 29th November 2009

The month of November is not usually associated with training camps. However, any cyclists with any ambitions for 2010, whether to be a world champion or gain a better time in a sportive, should have started the first phase of their preparations in October and by the end of November will be thinking of the next phase in their programme for success.

This is why SportActive has initiated a training weekend to help you gain the knowledge and advice to ensure you are doing the most effective type of training for this phase of your preparation. Many cyclists can do incorrect training during this period of the year which results in poor core conditioning. In turn, this can result in under-performance when you are trying to achieve your goals.

The training weekend is designed to keep you focused on the correct training and give you knowledge on the next steps you will need to take. To make sure you are getting the best advice, SportActive has tied in with the great Sean Kelly; no introduction is needed for Sean who is acknowledged as being one of the world’s best-ever cyclists. The knowledge and experience he brings to any environment is beyond question and he will be at this training weekend to pass his experiences on to everyone and answer any questions or queries you may have.
Aligned to the principles of the SportActive Cycling Centre in Mallorca, this training weekend is to enhance and develop all abilities of cyclists and will take place over the weekend of November 28 -29. It is based at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Buncrana, Co. Donegal. SportActive has negotiated a package with the hotel of 56 € per night for four course dinner B&B pps. (Single supplement applies).

Agenda of the weekend:

Saturday 28th November 2009 : 100 km guided bike ride with Sean; departure 11 am ; marked and marshalled route

Saturday 28th November 2009,

- 4 Course dinner in the hotel conference room

- film show

- informal presentation by Sean

- question and answer seminar.

- tickets for the dinner/talk show are available at Inishowen Gateway Hotel front desk or at Fullerton's Fruit Shop priced €23 or directly from Sportactive.

Sunday 29th November 2009: 90 km guided bike ride with Sean; departure 10 am

Entry to the bike rides : 10 € each day.

The rides, as advised by Sean, will be geared to off season requirements and will be flat to undulating in profile.

Further information can be obtained by visiting www.sportactive.net or by contacting Martin Birney direct on 00353 861 966 006 or 0044 07 599 719 179.

The hotel can be booked directly by contacting Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Buncrana, Co. Donegal on 00353 936 1144 and quoting SportActive. There are a limited number of spaces for ‘dinner only’ so book early to ensure a place.

This will be a great opportunity. All those involved in the organisation of it look forward to seeing everyone in Donegal at the end of November.

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Cycling Ulster Youth Camp

The Cycling Ulster Youth Commission are pleased to announce the dates for this year's Youth Camp. The camp will take place in the Share Centre in Lisnaskea from Friday 6th November to Sunday 8th November. The camp is open to all Youth and 2010 First Year Juniors of all disciplines and is for both boys and girls.

The camp is being sponsored by The David McCall Cycling Foundation, Cycling Ulster and the National Youth Commission. This has enabled the organisers to reduce the price for the weekend which is only £45 per Youth Rider.

Please Note: All Bookings must be booked and paid for by Friday 23rd October

Parents are welcome to come along as well. Those parents holding a Cycling Ireland licence may act as Leaders and can be accommodated for the reduced fee of £55. Parents not holding a licence will be charged £94.Please Note: Parents acting as Leaders would need to be AccessNI Checked and on the Cycling Ulster Database of vetted leaders Forms may be downloaded from the Download Section of the website. Please complete pages 3, 4 and 5 in BLACK ink and return to me or Patrick McAleavey.

This is an ideal opportunity for young riders to learn more about cycling but also to get to know each other and have some fun.

There is a full programme of events lined up as well as Sports Activities such as swimming, combat corps and Fuss Ball.

A full programme of events, all details and a booking form can be downloaded by clicking the link below.

Cycling Ulster Youth Camp Information

Cycling Ulster Youth Camp Booking Form

Any North Pole Cycling Club member who wishes to attend this camp should contact Marty Noone without delay. Phone 00447973141062.

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SuperVet and SuperTeam Race.

The long awaited North Pole SuperVet and SuperTeam races took place today at the North Pole Bar.Eleven supervets(over 50 age group) and their 7-man teams took part.The format for the individual race was straight forward.First man across the line got the SuperVet Trophy won in 2007 and 2008 by Carl Fullerton.In the team event the winning team was required to get 5 men across the line before the other teams did.
From the start the pace was high with attacks coming from Willy John,Fullerton and Eunan Devenney which came to nothing and the race held together for the first 20 miles.The first split occurred at the mile long climb at Quigleys Point with a break of 15 riders getting away.This move was initiated by Devenneys Team and they bullt a solid lead of 4 minutes by the time they reached Carndonagh. Willy John had however got back on by Collon and kept the pressure on the other supervets.The Dublin Man,Seamus Murphy was there too but he kept a low profile leaving the local riders to grab the headlines.The long drag up Blllyliffin at the 70k stage was a busy affair with 15 cyclists in the leading bunch all vying for an imaginary 'king of the hills' title.From here on the pressure was relentless.Four teams had four men each in position.Devenney,the favourite was well positioned near the front.None of the leaders seemed to be concerned with the Team race.Getting the captain home first seemed to be the priority.Willy John was watching Fullerton who in turn was marking Devenney.Eunan was waiting for the attack.At the 500metres to-go mark he stalled not having noticed Murphy launching an attack.He went for it but it was too late.The individual title had gone to Dublin.Devenney was second.Well done to Seamus Murphy fondly known in the North Pole CC as the Dublin man.
The team event was won by Brendan Duffys Team with a suberb performance by 12 year old Christopher Carter a name to watch for in the future.Another noteworthy performance was that of 16 year old Shane Bill Mc Laughlin who was first rider across the finish line having averaged over 20mph for the 80k.race.

Seamus Murphy (The Dublin Man),centre with his support team,L-R,Kieran Eccles,JP O' Donnell,Sean Bradley and Edward Noone.Seamus now holds the title of North Pole SuperVet Champion after his spectacular win.

A great days cycling.Seventy cyclists took part.There were no incidents.Everyone was a winner.

Brendan Duffy(centre) with two of his key men,Peter Mc Gonagle and Mark Gill.The other team members were Robert Carter and Christopher Carter.

A special thank you must go to The Gardai Traffic Corps who supplied us with 2 Gardai Motor Cyclists for all of the race and cars at the principle road junctions.Thanks also to our own Motor-bike marshals Paul Devenney and Eddie Breslin,to Barry Grant chief marshal,to Kevin Graham,broomwagon,to Josephine Gill,catering manager and to all the other volunteers who went out of their way to help.

Willy John Mc Laughlin(4th in SuperVet Race) congratulates Brendan Duffy who captained the winning Superteam.

Anna Mc Ginley,future Ladies Cyclist with dad Christian Mc Ginley, second placed Eunan Devenney and sports psychologist and motivator Adrian Lynch.

The formal presentation of awards for the SuperVet and SuperTeam events will take place at the Annual North Pole Christmas Dinner and Awards Night in December.

Looking for a high-end bicycle?

Contact Ronan Mc Laughlin at home in Muff 00353749384193(from10th October till 9th November)
or at Kelly House Belgium 0032470524802 before 9th October.

For example..........

Willy John rides again.

Willy John Mc Laughlin,North Pole Cycling Club's senior rider notched up another milestone when he took part yesterday in the Ulster 100 mile Time Trial Championship in Woodgreen near Ballymena,Co.Antrim.Starting with 21 other endurance cyclists Willy John was by far the oldest competitor.He finished the race in a time of 5 hours 4 minutes and 39 seconds. 'If anything the race was too short as I could have gone on for a few more laps.I got 13th position overall but now I feel that that I paced myself too slow in the early stages.My plan was to finish in 5 hours but now I think I should have paced for 4.5 hours and that would have moved me up about 4 places in the leaderboard.Some of the finishers had paced themselves very exact and came over the line and collapsed with exhaustion'.
Willy will next take part in the SuperVet race next Sunday where he will be one of the favourites to win.'I was very close to winning this race last year and I am confident that I will be in the first 3 this time out.I started training for the SuperVets back in January and have over 4,000 road miles done since.I have also invested in a new bike with high gears.My main dangerman for the race is Eunan Devenney and will concede to his ability in the hills but I believe I can take him on the flat.'says the cycling pensioner from Linsfort.

SuperVet Race.
Teams for North Pole SuperVet/SuperTeam Race to be held on Sunday 4th October have now been confirmed.
Full teams list is listed below. Any rider who will not be available to race on that day should make their position known to any of the committee members in order that substitutions be made and every team has a fair chance of winning..All other enquiries to 086-2788497.

SuperVet Teams 2009

Gregory Mc Laughlin Carl Fullerton Willy John Mc Laughlin

Kenny O Donnell Mark Buchanan Rory Devlin

Christian Mc Ginley Steven Mc Conalogue Christopher Ward

Jimmy McLaughlin Nickey Gormley David Eccles

William Mc Daid Philip McDaid Sean Doherty(Clarke)

Joanne Doran Seosamh Mahon Kathy Mc Laughlin

Colm Doyle Dylan Gill Aaron Mc Bride

Noel Noone Peter Mc Laughlin Daniel Martin Doherty

Liam O'Donnell Davy Mc Laughlin(B) Seamus Murphy

Jim Doyle Paddy Mc Callion Kieran Eccles

John Mc Laughlin(D) Eddie Doherty Sean Bradley

Cormac Keeney Daniel mc Gonagle JP O'Donnell

Eddie Donaghey Damian O'Donnell Adrian Mc Callion

Mickey Mc Daid Martin Quinn Eileen Mc Laughlin

Dermot Graham Matthew Doyle Edward Noone

Barry Grant Lee Mc Carron Shane A Doherty

Barney O'Donnell Eunan Devenney Sean Doherty(R)

Patrick Mc Laughlin(D) Patrick Doherty Cathal Wilson

Pat Mc Laughlin(D) Jim Porter Owenie Mc Kinney

Daniel Mc Laughlin(D) Shane Mc Laughlin(B) John Doherty (T)

Oliver O'Connor Liam Noel Bradley Marty Noone

Sandra Mc Laughlin Eunan Mc Laughlin Francis Mc Laughlin

Philip Porter Andrew Graham Jordon Mc Ginley

Caolan Noone Eamon Sweeney Ciaran Porter

Paddy O'Donnell Brendan Duffy

Raymond Doherty Robert Carter

Adrian Lynch Peter Mc Gonagle

Carl Mc Laughlin Mark Gill

Charlie Mc Daid James Clarke

Denver Coyle Bernard Doherty(B)

Aidan Noone Christopher Carter

Jos.P.Doherty Bernard P Doherty

Please note that all youths and juniors taking part in this race must use gearing which is specified by Cycling Ireland for their licence category. U12-6.14metres,U14-6.54m,U16-6.94m and Junior 7.93metres.Roll outs are liable to be done before and after race. SuperVet Race.
Teams for North Pole SuperVet/SuperTeam Race to be held on Sunday 4th October have now been confirmed.
Full teams list is listed below. Any rider who will not be available to race on that day should make their position known to any of the committee members in order that substitutions be made and every team has a fair chance of winning..All other enquiries to 086-2788497.

SuperVet Teams 2009

Gregory Mc Laughlin Carl Fullerton Willy John Mc Laughlin

Kenny O Donnell Mark Buchanan Rory Devlin

Christian Mc Ginley Steven Mc Conalogue Christopher Ward

Jimmy McLaughlin Nickey Gormley David Eccles

William Mc Daid Philip McDaid Sean Doherty(Clarke)

Joanne Doran Seosamh Mahon Kathy Mc Laughlin

Colm Doyle Dylan Gill Aaron Mc Bride

Noel Noone Peter Mc Laughlin Daniel Martin Doherty

Liam O'Donnell Davy Mc Laughlin(B) Seamus Murphy

Jim Doyle Paddy Mc Callion Kieran Eccles

John Mc Laughlin(D) Eddie Doherty Sean Bradley

Cormac Keeney Daniel mc Gonagle JP O'Donnell

Eddie Donaghey Damian O'Donnell Adrian Mc Callion

Mickey Mc Daid Martin Quinn Eileen Mc Laughlin

Dermot Graham Matthew Doyle Edward Noone

Barry Grant Lee Mc Carron Shane A Doherty

Barney O'Donnell Eunan Devenney Sean Doherty(R)

Patrick Mc Laughlin(D) Patrick Doherty Cathal Wilson

Pat Mc Laughlin(D) Jim Porter Owenie Mc Kinney

Daniel Mc Laughlin(D) Shane Mc Laughlin(B) John Doherty (T)

Oliver O'Connor Liam Noel Bradley Marty Noone

Sandra Mc Laughlin Eunan Mc Laughlin Francis Mc Laughlin

Philip Porter Andrew Graham Jordon Mc Ginley

Caolan Noone Eamon Sweeney Ciaran Porter

Paddy O'Donnell Brendan Duffy

Raymond Doherty Robert Carter

Adrian Lynch Peter Mc Gonagle

Carl Mc Laughlin Mark Gill

Charlie Mc Daid James Clarke

Denver Coyle Bernard Doherty(B)

Aidan Noone Christopher Carter

Jos.P.Doherty Bernard P Doherty

Race around Ireland SUNDAY 20th..Donegals Joe Barr is first solo rider home in Race around Ireland having cycled over 1350miles(2132k.)since Tuesday at 8pm.It took him 108 hours 12 minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTPTEbv_AgU&feature=autoshare_twitter

North Poles,Owenie Mc Kinney with Patrick Mc Laughlin(Bill) and Sean Doherty,Strabane who started on Wednesday at 8pm.are also finished having covered the course in 90hrs 39minutes.Their fourth team mate Paddy Mc Daid had to withdraw at Ennis with a chest infection.Team manager Jim Porter reports that the team are in good spirits and all the team cycled the last 8 miles together to Navan finishing at 3pm Sunday.
Well done to all.
This accomplishment will be hard to follow.

Whats on next......
Sunday.20th September Charity Cycle for Bocan Community Play Group
Leaving Bocan Hall 10.00am sharp taking in a 50 mile run and 30 mile run for youths
10 euro Sign in from 9.00am tea and sandwichs aferwards in Bocan Hall. Cyclists of the Month for September will be chosen after this event.

Result...Cyclist of the Month for September....Kieran Eccles.

Young Cyclist of the Month for September.....Patrick Mc Laughlin.
41 Cyclists took part. Cyclist of the Day....Adrian Lynch.

Congratulations to Donegal Cycling hero Philip Deignan on his exciting win in Stage 18 of the Vuelta(Tour of Spain) from all his friends in the North Pole CC. See it on You-Tube Click....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzIrPaJh_Ho

Race around Ireland
reaches North Pole Land.
For latest results......... http://www.racearoundireland.com/#Solo%20Board

Fabio looks comfortable as he reaches Malin Head at 11.10pm Wednesday.

Eoin Clifford going well as he reaches Malin Head.

Willy John cheers on Canadian/Dutch cyclist Caroline Van Den Bulk as she successfully crosses Mamore Gap some 260 miles into the Race Around Ireland.

Caroline crosses the finish line used two weeks ago for the NATIONAL HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP. On that day many riders collapsed after the 1.9k climb.
Caroline smiled her way to the top after 400k.'s cycling in 19 gruelling hours cycling through the night.

Burt Road Race.....16th September at 6.30pm

Looks like the last weekday race of the season. There will be three races .

'A' Race at 6.45pm for 'racers'. 4 laps.
'B' Race at 6.50pm for 'Cat 4' riders. 4 laps if the light holds out,otherwise 3 laps.
Under 16 race.3 laps.The youth race will only be held if there are enough marshals.
Chief Marshal...Christian Mc Ginley 086-2190300

RESULT!

Mark Buchanan NPCC
Patrick Mc Laughlin NPCC
Rory Devlin NPCC

Youths

Arron Mc Bride NPCC
Dylan Gill NPCC
Philip Porter NPCC

Tough Race. 25mph!...35 riders....Well done to Teams from Four Masters,Errigal and Omagh Wheelers.

Ulster Championships..Sunday 13th September At Crumlin,Co.Antrim.

Seven North Pole Riders signed on for Seniors and Vets Campionships.
Great welcome by Phoenix CC to North Pole riders.
Two hard races,60 cyclists in each.
Great performances by Buchanan,Devlin and Eccles in Senior race but no placings.
Kieran Eccles showing vast improvement launching numerous attacks.
Doyle unlucky to miss placings in Vets Race.
Daniel Logue,4Masters, gets Bronze in Vets Race.
Conclusion; Flat courses can sometimes be testing! 26mph average.!

Coming soon......
Burt Road Race on Wednesday 16th September.Sign-on at 6.pm. Starts at 6.30pm. €3 Adults.Youths free.Proceeds in aid of Ryan Connor Fund.Cycling Ireland licence holders only.
Team event also North Pole Vs Four Masters Vs any other clubs who turn up..Best 3 finishers in each team.
Errigal,Roe Valley,Foyle,Omagh?
Chief Marshal....Christian Mc Ginley.086-2190300.

Meeting to pick teams for SuperVet Race on October 4th will tale place at North Pole Bar at 9pm. This meeting is open to all members.
All paid-up members will be eligible for selection.Any member born before 1st January 1960 will be a team captain unless they are unable to participate on the day of the race.Draw for marshals will also take place on Thursday before main draw.

20th September Charity Cycle for Bocan Community Play Group
Leaving Bocan Hall 10.00am sharp taking in a 50 mile run and 30 mile run for youths
10 euro Sign in from 9.00am tea and sandwichs aferwards in Bocan Hall. All Welcome.
Cyclists of the Month for September will be chosen after this event.

For more info. call Edward Doherty 0860833745

There are still a few dates available in October if anyone wishes to promote a Sunday Leisure Cycle. It is a very useful way of introducing new members to the club.

There will be a 100mile Time Trial on Sunday 27th September in Woodgreen. NPCC members interested please contact me at 086-2788497.Tour of Monaghan is also on that day in Emyvale.

North Pole Road Race at Burt on Wednesday 9th September at 6.30pm. 'A'race starts at 6.45pm. and 'B'race at 6.50pm. Any members not racing are asked to volunteer for marshalling duties. Four laps in 'A' race and 3 laps in 'B' race.

Result....Great race.....39 signed on.
North Pole riders were excellent .Eight North Pole riders in top 10. Youth riders were exceptional, are getting great experience and developing confidence.
Pity that we had inadequate numbers to marshal.However we will run it again next week hoping for an improvement in this regard.
Under 16's will only be allowed in race if there are adequate lead cars and marshals.
Volunteers please contact Eddie Donaghey 086-3155908 by text or phone before next Tuesday.
Hi-viz vests will be supplied to marshals and drivers who must all sign on in seperate sheet.

Volunteers needed also for 50 mile Supervet Race on 4th October.Contact Carl@086-2788497

After a day of unfortunate clashes where Donegal cyclists were divided over 4 events on Sunday 6th September we can look forward to next Sunday where there is only one event on the calender. It is described in the e-mail below.It would be good to see some North Pole shirts there. Running an event like this needs quite alot of planning and expense and they should all be supported. If not, they will not be repeated next year and everybody looses especially cyclists.
There is also the Ulster Championships in Dundrod run by Tommy Lamb and the Phoenix Club.Mark Buchanan,Rory Devlin,Jim Doyle and Kieran Eccles are intending to travel.There are others in the club who would be well able to compete also as this race is open to all categories except youths and ladies.Anyone interested should contact me at 086-2788497.I might do it myself so you will not be last!

Congratulations to Carndonagh man Karol Doherty on his superb victory at the All Ireland Time Trial Championships in Swinford,Co.Mayo yesterday.Karol was taking part in the hand-cycling competition and had the fastest time of 1hour 2 minutes 48 seconds on the 30k.course. His victory comes just 6 days after another North Pole member Mark Buchanan won a gold medal in the All Ireland Road Racing Championship held in Ballyliffin last Sunday.
Karol will be travelling to the 2009 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships to be held in Bogogno, Italy on the 8 - 13 September 2009.
www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NTM4MzI&LangId=1

We wish you all the best Karol.

Donegal Goes All Out For Ryan Connor

The Four Masters Cycling Clubs Poison Glen Tour 2009 takes place this Sunday. This 73 mile Leisure cycle event starts at Letterkenny Community Centre at 9.30am, with sign on open from 8.45am. There will be two groups with the leisure cyclists off at 9.30am and the racing cyclists off at 10.00am.
The event is open to all levels of cyclists, and there will be plenty of support vehicles on the route.
Starting at Letterkenny the run will go to Kilmacrennan, Termon, Cresslough, Falcarragh, Dunfannaghy, Gortahork, Dunlewy, Poison Glen, Glenveagh National Park, Churchill and back to Letterkenny, where all cyclists can avail of a welcome shower and tea and sandwiches.
This years event is in aid of Ryan Connor, a cyclist who is in need of a heart procedure.
Ryan Connor is an international class cyclist from Northern Ireland, who cycles for the Usher Irish Road Club. One of the top cyclists in the country Ryan has won the Ulster Road Race Championship for the past two years. He is also one of only two cyclists to get under 19 minutes for a 10 mile TT.
During the 2008 racing season Ryan noticed an irregularity in his heart rate. Ryan now has to get a loop recorder inserted into his chest to record what his heart is doing. This operation is expensive and is not available through the NHS, so as fellow cyclists we have decided to help him out.
As a club we feel very strongly that when a fellow cyclist gets into some hardship whether it’s for health reasons or an accident we should all pull together as cyclists to help.
This year we have decided to run our Poison Glen tour to help out Ryan, who as a rider has supported us in Donegal in every race we have held and has won the Four Masters John Deere Classic.
As a club we are asking you to support this event with as many riders as possible to show your support for a fellow cyclist.
Safety helmets must be worn by all.
Sponsorship cards are available from Eamonn Tinney & Sons, John Deere Dealers in Letterkenny, or Castle Cycles in Raphoe.
For more information log onto www.fourmasterscycling.com or contact Liam Tinney on 087 2902515

Peter Mc Gonagle,North Pole showed that he can cycle with the best.Seen here at 50 mile marker with leaders, Dinny Doherty,left and Patrick Morning ,both 4Masters.
Peter was undoubtedly the star North Pole performer in the Poison Glen Tour.

Poison Glen finishers Matthew and Colm Doyle.Real tough guys.

Bernard missed the start but soon caught up! Map reading was not his best subject.

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Well done to all in the North Pole Championship Team.
We got an 'A' for the 'B' as you will see from message below.

Message from Tommy Lamb by e-mail.

On behalf of the executive of Cycling Ulster may I congratulate the
North Pole Cycling Club on their double championship promotion at the
weekend. Both events were superbly organised and the Hill Climb in
particular will be talked about for many years to come.

It was good to see a local winner in Mark Buchanan. He thoroughly
deserved his victory and will no doubt be North Pole's first 1st
category rider.

Please pass on our congratulations and thanks to every member of the
club. You did Uladh proud.

Is mise

Tommy Lamb
Chairman
Cycling Ulster

Thanks Tommy........See you at the Poison Glen Tour on Sunday

Sunday 6th September........Tour of Poison Glen. Letterkenny. Four Masters Cycling Club.
Our colleagues in Four Masters CC are very appreciative of the support of North Pole riders in this event.
They will be available to assist us if required in the SuperVets Race on October 4th.

Wednesday 10th September......North Pole Road Race at Slab Road,Burt.4 laps for Seniors.2 laps for youths.Starts 6.45pm.sharp.
This race will take place on Wednesdays until further notice.

Result.....for Wednesday 2nd September.
A Race.

Pat Dunnion.
Patrick Mc Laughlin
Robert Carter.

B Race.

Aaron Mc Bride
Shane Mc Laughlin
Philip Porter

All Ireland 'B' Championship Cycle Race at Ballyliffin,Co.Donegal Results.

Mark Buchanan North Pole.
Fergus Rooney Phoenix
Jonathon Gormley Emyvale
Ciaran Mangan Clonard
Gary Mc Nulty Orwell
Gary Gorman Cucullan
Keith Fox Murphy & Gunn
Raymond Dunlop Lakeland
Conor Mc Grath Comeragh
Odhran Connors Orwell

Team Prize; Comeragh CC;
Conor Mc Grath
Martin Cullinane
Martin O Brien

72 starters

3X20 mile laps. =60 miles......Winning time 2hrs 28 minutes.

Feedback from Fergus Rooney Phoenix CC,Silver Medallist.

'Was a good hard race. Good roads, with one main climb and plenty of other tough rises. First lap was hard with everyone flat out, plenty of attacks. A few miles into the last lap on a windy section before the climb the bunch slowed, so i just decided to ride on. Got a decent gap in a relatively short time. Then when Buchanen came up to me, i was glad of the company, and good company it was too. He was strong and willing to ride through. We both forged ahead up the climb and onward. He had a better kick than me on the uphill finish. A worthy winner and a very strong rider, i doubt we will not have seen the last of him. Must thank and congratulate all at North Pole on a very good weekends racing. Well organised and professionally orchestrated events. The spread afterwards was one of the best i've seen at any race. Thanks to Carl Fullerton for the kind words an praise at the presentation. Thanks also to all at Phoenix for all the help and support all year, we all know the hard grafters who make the club function successfully. Any shouts of encouragement are always a help. I saw Tommy on the last lap on top of the mountain, shouting and jumping up and down in the pouring rain, his face full of passion. I knew then i simply couldn't let the chasers catch us. All in all a great weekends racing in a lovely part of the world, i recomend to any cyclist to head up there. Was good to meet John Neill and family on Saturday. Good ride by Cathal in the Hillclimb. And well done to Tonya taking the ladies prize. Thanks again to all involved'
Taken from Phoenix CC message board.

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Hi Carl

Great race yesterday, when I saw the course on the 1st lap I thought you'd been lying about the 53 ring but it was possible to get around all the way in the big ring. The course was excellent with difficult, but not impossible climbs and some great descending into Carndonagh. The cross winds on the mountain road made the racing really interesting and probably helped to remove any wheel suckers...... there was no place to hide there !

Unfortunately I came off the bike and sustained some damage to my shifters, catching the main field was not a possibility. The showers and food afterwards were unexpected but very welcome.

Please thank your team from the Lucan club we all enjoyed the day.

Regards,

Neil Neil O'Connor
Lucan Cycling Road club
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The Comeragh perspective.
While most of the cyclists in the country were heading South to Waterford for the Sean Kelly tour, four Comeragh riders headed 450km north to the national B Championships in Ballyliffin, Co. Donegal. Martin O’Brien had this one in his race plan of a few months, while I decided if Martin was going I would head with him and got down to some training in the last few weeks, Finbar Power and Martin Cullinane then weighed in to see if we could land a result or bring home the team prize. It was a shame the 2 events had to clash but Comeragh having won the team prize the last two times we had entered a team just had to go and compete. The North Pole Cycling Club in Donegal were the hosting club and they put on a well organized and well run event. The message had come from the organizers, “sure it’s a flat course a few big ring drags” when Martin O’Brien made the call to North Pole about the course layout, this proved to be a PR stunt to get people to travel ! you cant blame them really, as the course was far from flat, with a tough hill at the start finish line and an ascent of a road called “Mountain Road” together with pouring rain and a severe cross wind on an exposed road after the “Mountain Road” it was tough going. The course was just right and would sort out the men from the boys and give a worthy winner at the end. Despite some early attacks nothing really got away until after the Mountain road climb a group started top open a gap, Martin Cullinane was our man in this group but despite riding hard they never really got much of and advantage and were brought back after the hill at the start finish straight. Meanwhile Finbar who had already suffered a puncture warming up before the start, which was quickly sorted out by the neutral service lads, had the misfortune to puncture again within the first few miles and despite chasing hard never got back onto the main bunch, he did however soldier on to complete the course. Half way through lap 2 Martin O’Brien was in a promising looking move and seeing the possibility of the break making progress, Martin Cullinane made a dash to get across, a pre race plan of ours was to try and get 2 men in a break, however a rider moved straight across the front of the bunch (a crazy move) and took Martin out and, yes not for the first time this year Martin hit the deck, I managed to slice my way through the pile of bodies on the road and continued on, Martin O’Brien’s group probably hearing the chaos behind seemed to loose there drive and were caught. Martin Cullinane punctured when he crashed, with neutral caught behind some cars it took a while for him to get going again, he chased hard moving from group to group finishing eventually in the third group, his efforts in chasing and passing riders resulted in us winning what was a very close call for the team prize. On the second ascent of the mountain road, the race was still more or less together but this was where it all changed, I road strongly over the climb and with the crosswind and lack of shelter I knew the race could be split, myself and a few other riders rode hard across this section resulting in the race splitting into a few groups, (perhaps a quote should be got from Martin O Brien about this part of the race!). The result was a group of about 15 riders in front and I was with them. Going through the start finish line Martin O’Brien and a few others bridged the gap, there were now about 20-25 riders left in contention with all the team cars and official vehicles in behind this group the winner was going to come from it.There was a steady pace in this group as every one thought about the final dash up the Mountain road, a few miles before the climb on a twisty road this is where Fergus Rooney (Phoenix CC) and Mark Buchanan (North Pole CC) the eventual winner made there move first Fergus Rooney and then Mark Buchanan just gradually road away and joined forces the ride to the finish and battle for gold and silver. I thought they might fade over the climb but despite a frantic chase across the exposed roads, which again split the group into a chasing group of 7 riders, the two leaders had gained enough time. I was in the group of seven but in the final uphill sprint I had nothing left and finished at the back of this bunch in 9th place. Martin O’Brien finished in the next group, in 13th place while Martin Cullinane lead in the third group, Finbar crossed the line some time later with a few others who were all to be congratulated for not letting the tough course get the better of them. Overall it was worth the trip and a good days racing, will we ever win this race after coming close so many times, there’s always next year ! Report: By Conor (if you havent already worked it out)
Taken from Comeragh message board.

All Ireland Hill Climb Championship at Mamore Gap,Clonmany,Co.Donegal.

Paul Griffin,Earl of Desmond CC,Tralee wins All Ireland Hill Climb Championship 2009.

Many of Irelands finest hill-climbers found their way to Mamore Gap for the All-Ireland Hill-Climb Championship today Saturday 29th August 2009. A full report and photographs can be found at www.cyclingulster.com/?thenewsid=3525&newstable=news

North Pole cyclists did well with fine performances from Mark Buchanan,Rory Devlin,Kieran Eccles and Danny Mc Laughlin(Dick) all doing the course in under 10 minutes. Sean Bradley and Danny Dick(pictured above) who were recently voted Senior and Junior Cyclists of the Month for August must deserve special mention for their efforts today.Willy John who never shows fear for Mamore Gap was also in action today and received a special prize for his performance. FEEDBACK...........FROM ONE OF THE COMPETITORS.
2009 National Hill Climb Championships - Gap of Mamore

I rode this at the weekend, here is the event from my perspective...

LDB and myself drove up on the Friday evening, arriving at our accomodation at about 11pm. We stayed in a lovely rustic cottage about 1km from the foot of the gap. It was pitch black when we arrived so I couldn't see what the area was like, but it sounded and felt windy!

That night I had a fitful sleep, waking up at 4.30, 5.30, 6.30 and 7.30. It was as if my body didn't trust me to actually get out of bed when the 8.30 alarm went off. It had good reason though, I always hit that snooze button 4 or 5 times. I dreamt that on the way to sign on we ended up driving through fields and parked in someone's back garden, getting changed in their front living room. I've no idea where that one came from.

When I opened my front door in the morning, there it was: The Gap of Mamore. Staring me in the face. It cut up the side of a hill like a nasty scar, dissappearing behind the face of the rock, presumably still going up and up.

I rode towards it to check it out before the event started. It starts at a cross roads and boy does it start! Straight away it's steep. It hits you with two or three ramps and switchbacks. I was taking it handy as this was a re-con mission. There is a small mercy about half way up where there is a downhill part, it's short, but very welcomed. Then it slaps you in the face again with more ramps leading up to a section known as "The Grotto". You can feel the end nearing, but it's hidden over a crest and around the final bend. The last bit looked like it was going to be very tough so I was glad that I took the time to check the climb out and know what was ahead of me. The verdict: it's a nice climb with challenging ramps, steep corners and a stinker of a finish.

When I returned later on for the competition, I was 8th to set off. I had done a good warm up for about 40 minutes. The weather was threatening to rain, but it was holding off and we had a tailwind heading up. I was told that last year there was a headwind. That would not be fun!

The starter, gave me my countdown and I was off. The plan was to keep the HR at about 170 for the first minute or two so that I don't blow up. I was pretty much keeping it about that and was able to maintain a good speed. Then, DISASTER! As I approached the first or second switchback, my left foot unclipped! Christ almighty. I screamed blue murder. My first thought was, that's it, my race is over and I had barely started. Then I thought, well I haven't come all this way to give up, so do something quick! I jumped off the bike and ran with it up past the switchback and jumped back on where it was flatter. I don't know how much time that cost me. I powered up the next few ramps and I'm sure my HR was through the roof, I havn't looked at the detailed stats yet, although my average was 193.

I could see my minute man up ahead and the crowd gathered at the grotto. As I hit the downhill part, I was suffering, and it was still early. I eased off on it and tried to reover in the few seconds it takes to get to the next uphill section. Somewhere along there I passed my minute man. I was seriously putting down the hammer now, giving it absolutely everything. I wanted to finish this with nothing left in the tank. At least that way I know that I gave it my best shot. I approached the grotto and I could see another rider ahead of me. This is where it all becomes a blur. The sum total of my awareness was of the piece of tarmac under my front wheel and the incredible pain I was feeling. I think I passed a second rider. In the furthest part of my brain I was vaguely hearing people clapping and cheering. They might as well have been a million miles away, as I could hardly hear them. But somehow I heard my name called and mangaged to catch a glimpse of a Mapei cap. It was LDB cheering me on. A photographer appeared beneath me, taking this picture. I think my face tells the story. That is sheer and utter pain that you see. I was in complete distress, begging for it all to be over. But I was only just nearing the end of the grotto. There was still the final crest and bend to take.

My body was screaming at me to stop and get off. I really wanted to just fall over. I called out loud to God to help me, but he didn't. I had put myself in this situation, I'm going to have to get out of it on my own. The crowd were yelling 200 meters to go. 200 meters?! For jeesus sake does this thing not end?! I was dying a slow miserable death. 200 meters became 100. I could sense someone walking behind me. They must have been there to catch me in case I fell. 100 meters became 20 meters. People were shouting at me to KEEP GOING KEEP GOING. They are what kept me upright. Without the support I would have given up long ago. I could see the finish ahead of me. Oh thank the stars! I was finished. I stumbled off the bike, dropped it in a small ditch and collapsed beside it, face first in the grass. I lay there for what felt like ages. I tried a few times to get up but I couldn't. I had to wait for my breathing to calm down. Eventually I was able to get to my knees and stand up. That, without a doubt, is the most pain I have ever experienced in all my life.

I had been keeping an eye on my time on the way up and I had been heading for sub 8.30. Last years winning time was 8.43, so I was pleased with my time. Then, as more riders came up, someone put in a time of 6.49! Holy god! Amazing stuff. Even if I hadn't unclipped, there was no way on earth I could come close to that.

Paul Griffen was first and Mark Dowling was second. Ryan Sherlock had come third. Well done Ryan
I got 18th. Full results and some more pictures are here.

Many thanks to the organisers for a great event. You have a fantasic hill on which to hold it, and in my mind, it should be held there every year!
Also thank you to the crowds that cheered the riders on and well done to all riders who took part.

A lot was learned that weekend...
1) there are some savage hill climbers out there!
2) the body can push itself to fantastic limits
3) I wanna do this again next year

Note from Carl
Could this young lady seen here with Willy John,The King of Mamore 2009,be LDB? Laura De Burd?

THANKS FOR THE REPORT,

__________________

Carl,

That was a wonderfully organised event. Very enjoyable (apart from the 9 min
23 of suffering!) and what a fantastic turnout of support for a bunch of
lunatics climbing a hill!

Well done

(Dunno if its easy to get from the results sheet but is it possible to know
how many "old guys" were ahead of me so I can figure how much I have to do
to win the vets prize next year!)

Billy Bourke

Marcus Christie

Marcus Christie is lying 3rd in Junior Tour of Wales after 2 stages.See www.juniortourofwales.org/

Weather Forecast for All Ireland Senior 'B' Championship,Ballyliffin at 1pm Sunday 30th August
Dry.....Southerly wind 10mph.......17 degrees
click on for Benone which is nearest forecast given on Wind Guru. www.windguru.com/int/index.php?sc=42547

Bike for Sale..........Contact Jim Doyle 00447970964097.

Tour of Ireland,2009

Philip Deignan,Letterkenny was the best placed Irish rider in the Tour of Ireland finishing in12th position a mere 68 seconds behind the winner Russell Downing.

Ronan Mc Laughlin,An Post-Sean Kelly Team does some last minute preparations to his bicycle before starting the Bantry to Cork stage of The Tour of Ireland.He is watched by Eileen( cousin) and Sandra and Carl(parents)

Letterkenny man Philip Deignan is surrounded by North Pole wellwishers as he starts the last stage of The Tour of Ireland at Bantry in Co.Cork.L-R,Eileen Mc Laughlin,Philip Deignan,Eileen Fullerton,Sandra McLaughlin,Carl Mc Laughlin and Pat Mc Laughlin.

Ronan looks relaxed as the last stage of the Tour of Ireland starts in Bantry.

Lance Armstrong starts the last stage of the Tour of Ireland at Bantry.

Eileen Fullerton meets Mark Cavendish.

All Ireland Hillclimb and 'B' Championship

The following are contact numbers for the North Pole Management Team for the weekend 29th/30 August.Alarge number of volunteers are still required.Please contact any of the team below if you are willing to help in any way.

Race Director/PRO. Carl Fullerton 086-2788497
Race Start/Finish Organiser Marty Noone 00447973141062
Chief Marshal Edward Doherty 0860833745 volunteer marshals urgently required please call Edward now!
Clerk of the Course Christopher Ward 0877611670
Chief Motor Bike Marshal Paul Devenney 00447923390648

Registration Michael Mc Daid 0868041328,Jacinta O Donnell 0861646664
Catering Manager Josephine Gill 0860812919
Safety Officer Jim Porter 0868050885
Drivers Edward Donaghey 0863155908,Pat Gill 0877705663
Medical Officer Patrick Quinn 0863547339
Broom Wagon Liam O Donnell 0863872180
Race Finish Crew Pat Mc Laughlin 0868314131
Photo finish Dermot Sweeney 0861020464

All Ireland Hill Climb.

Sign-on at 11am Saturday at Rusty Nail Bar which is 2.6k.west of Clonmany Village.(and 5.4k from Strand Hotel).
Hill Climb Start at 12 noon at foot of Mamore Gap(Northern Side) which is 5.3k from sign-on. Finish line is 1.9k up the twisty side at the highest point of the road.Sharp descent for 1.6k follows immediately.Riders will need to be forwarned of this if they wish to cycle back to start via Clonmany(12k.)
This is a climbers course and only a few riders will do it on a 39/23.See report by second placed rider in 2008.
http://northpolecycling.wetpaint.com/page/Praise+For+National+Hill+Climb+Championship
So far there has been about 12 enquiries about this event.I believe that this is not unusual and we should expect no more than 30 visiting cyclists.
For report on 2008 Hill Climb click on
http://www.cyclingulster.com/?thenewsid=2870&newstable=news

For accommodation in Buncrana check following link
www.inishowengateway.com/
Mention North Pole CC and you might get a special rate

All Ireland 'B' Championship:

www.mapmyride.com/ride/ireland/ballyliffin/249124648513723730

Sign on at the Ballyliffin Hotel/Trasna House www.ballyliffinhotel.com/
in Ballyliffin Village from 11am.Sunday. Race starts at 1pm.
Three laps of a 19.88mile circuit with an uphill finish in front of the Ballyliffin Hotel.Quite a bit of interest in this race though it is difficult to guess numbers at this stage. I have a figure of 80 in mind? We used this course for Tour of the Lakes in 2008 but with a finish in Drumfrees which was slightly down hill.Peter Hawkins won the sprint from our own Ronan Mc Laughlin.You can read the Cycling Ulster report on that race on
http://www.cyclingulster.com/?thenewsid=2884&newstable=news
Prizes for first 6 riders across the line and for first 3 unplaced Senior 3(C) riders.

For accommodation in Ballyliffin check following link
http://www.ballyliffingolfclub.com/accommodation.asp
Mention North Pole CC and you might get a special rate

There is no pre-entry for these events.

Saturday 29th August......National HillClimb at Mamore at 12 noon.
For more info click on www.veloraceroute.com/en/sportives/609

Sunday 30th August.........National B Championship at Ballyliffin at 1pm.
Click on link for more info www.veloraceroute.com/en/sportives/606

Wednesday 3rd September......North Pole Road Race at Slab Road.4 laps for Seniors.2 laps for youths.Starts 7pm.sharp.
This race will take place on Wednesdays until further notice.

Sunday 6th September........Tour of Poison Glen.Letterkenny.Four Masters Cycling Club

Sunday 6th September.......Sponsored Cycle at Supervalue,Carndonagh

Scratch group wait patiently for the whistle at Clonmany Festival Cycle Races.

Robert Carter wins Tour of Clonmany------Con Doherty wins Tour of Urris.

Christopher Carter with his parents Robert and Georgina take 3 firsts at the Clonmany Cycle Races.

The Tour of Clonmany was held on Thursday evening 6th August.A total of 70 cyclists signed for the event now in its 4th year.The riders were started in a phased manner with 8 minutes gap between the Ist and last groups.The sctatch group consisting of Paddy Mc Callion,Rory Devlin,Mark Buchanan,Pat Gill ,Jim Doyle and Jason McHugh worked hard to pull down the 4 minute gap given to the 'B' group.At the half-way mark they were 2 minutes adrift but up front a strong bunch had assembled led by Robert Carter.This included Patrick Dick,Danny Hunter,Danny Dick,Glen Mc Daid,Kieran Eccles,Christian Mc Ginley,Troy Hegarty and Omagh Wheelers hard-man Seamus Keenan.Any one of these could have taken the flag but Carter who is presently in top form wanted it more than anyone else and out sprinted the sprinters to take the win.His son Christopher had with his mother Georgina also won their races making it a family affair for the Carters.

RESULTS...........Tour of Clonmany 34k.

Robert Carter
Patrick Mc Laughlin
Danny Hunter
Glen Mc Daid
Kieran Eccles
Christian Mc Ginley
Troy Hegarty
Matthew Mc Dowell
Seamus Keenan
Danny McLaughlin

Unplaced Junior......Danny Dick
Unplaced Vet.....Seamus Keenan
Unplaced Lady.....Joanne Doran
Unplaced Visitor....Troy Hegarty
Unplaced North Poler....Glen Mc Daid
Unplaced Supervet.....Eunan Devenney

Results............Tour of Urris 20k.

Under 12

Christopher Carter
Barry Grant
Joseph Doherty.

Under 14

Con Doherty
Aaron McBride
Aiden Noone

Under 16

Dylan Gill
Andrew Graham
Shane Mc Laughlin

Ladies

Georgina Dixon
Claire Mc Carron
Jackie Dixon/Margaret Dixon(Tie)

Mens

Robert Mc Laughlin
Anthony Mc Laughlin
Barry Grant

Patricia Doherty is the proudest Granny in Urris after Grandson Con wins the Jimmy Devlin Cup and the Under 14 Trophy in the Tour of Urris.

Ballyliffin Challenge 50k. Road Race on Sunday 9th August at North Pole Bar.

Bernard Doherty (Billy) led the race as it passed through the outskirts of Clonmany at mile 15.

Results.

Mark Buchanon 1hr.25mins. 36kph
Patrick Mc Laughlin(Dick)
Matthew Mc Dowell +1'30"
Pat Gill s/t
Patrick Mc Callion s/t
Daniel Mc Laughlin(Dick)
Glen Mc Daid
Seamus Murphy
Vincent Mc Carron
Kieran Eccles
Philip Porter
Jim Porter
Pat Doherty
Cathal Wilson
Edward Noone
Christopher Ward
Eddie Doherty
Shane Mc Laughlin(Bill)
Jimmy Mc Laughlin
Willy John Mc Laughlin
Aaron Mc Bride
Joanne Doran
Bernard Doherty
Brendan Duffy
Davy Mc Laughlin(Bill)
Paddy O Donnell
Charlie Mc Daid
Ivan Wray
Karol Doherty....Hand cyclist.

44 Starters.....15 Did not finish.

Mark Buchanan builds a lead of 2 minutes at mile 23.and holds it till the race finish.

Patrick Mc Laughlin gets the sprint for 2nd place from Matthew Mc Dowell,Pat Gill and Patrick Mc Callion.

Cyclist of the Month for July was awarded to Cathal Wilson,North Poles anchor man in the Inter-club events.
Christopher Carter was named Young Cyclist of the Month.

Inishowen 100 - Update – New 50 mile Option

On Sunday 16th August, Foyle Cycling Club will be running their 2009 flagship event, the Inishowen 100, a challenging 100 mile cycling event around the beautiful Inishowen peninsula, in support of MacMillan Cancer care. However, this year, in an effort to broaden this excellent cycling experience, there will be a less challenging 50 mile option, through Buncrana, Dumfries, Carndonagh, Moville and back to Derry. Designed to suit the less fit or less experienced cyclist, this route will not include any of Inishowen’s famous climbs, the like of Mamore Gap or Kinnegoe, but would suit any budding cyclist, particularly younger riders who fancy a bit of a challenge, getting fit, or being part of a great day out. To help make up your mind, the club will be offering a discounted price of 20 Euros for under eighteens, versus a ‘on-the day’ price of 30 Euros.

There’ll be plenty of signs so you won’t get lost, marshalls, first aid, motor bikes, support vehicles , plenty of food, a certificate and oh yes, how could I forget …this year’s must have ….the T-shirt!

Clann Eireann Promote Ulster Youth Championships

The 2009 Ulster Youth Championships are being promoted on the 29th of August, at the Bluestone circut, Craigavon, they will be running both Time Trial and Road Races at under 12,14,& 16 categories. Sign on will be from 10 AM with the time trials commencing at 11 o'clock, and the Road Races commencing at 2 o'clock. Any further information can be obtained by emailing Mickey Murray at michael.mmmurray@btinternet.com
Return

Mayo Youth Tour,Kiltimagh.

Congratulations on fine performances by North Pole CC's two young riders who completed a weekend of cycling in the 3Day Mayo Youth Tour. Hopefully we will be able to send a full team to next years Youth Tour.

Patrick Mc Laughlin finished 24th in the U16 race.
1. 167 Javan Nulty Leinster 3.24'30"
2. 175 Jack Wilson Irish Team 3.24'39" 9"
3. 131 Dylan Jaspers Lotto-Bodysol CyclingTeam Menem 3.24'43" 13"
4. 132 Tiesj Benoot Lotto-Bodysol CyclingTeam Menem 3.24'45" 15"
5. 133 James Baeyens Lotto-Bodysol CyclingTeam Menem 3.24'50" 20"
6. 144 Cormac Clarke Irish Development Team 3.24'53" 23"
7. 174 David Boyd Irish Team 3.24'55" 25"
8. 138 Robert Anderson Ulster 3.27'18" 2'48"
9. 177 Nathan Mehaffey Irish Team 3.27'46" 3'16"
10. 169 Darragh Zaidan Leinster 3.27'50" 3'20"
11. 135 George Doyle Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man 3.27'58" 3'28"
12. 172 Darragh Reidy Connacht Team 3.27'58" 3'28"
13. 176 Niall McAree Irish Team 3.27'59" 3'29"
14. 145 Francis Sheridan Irish Development Team 3.28'06" 3'36"
15. 168 Blane Moloney Leinster 3.28'13" 3'43"
16. 140 Luke Simpson Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man 3.28'14" 3'44"
17. 139 Kyle Cole Ulster 3.28'14" 3'44"
18. 143 Shaun Rigley Irish Development Team 3.28'34" 4'04"
19. 136 Alex Haddock Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man 3.28'34" 4'04"
20. 142 Aaron Chambers Connacht Team 3.28'37" 4'07"
21. 166 Nathan McLeer Ulster 3.28'38" 4'08"
22. 180 Eoin McCarthy Fermoy Cycling Club 3.30'44" 6'14"
23. 179 Ian Redmond Fermoy Cycling Club 3.32'14" 7'44"
24. 164 Patrick McLaughlin Ulster 3.32'49" 8'19"
25. 146 Simon Fox Irish Development Team 3.32'53" 8'23"
26. 170 Cian Gavin Connacht Team 3.35'27" 10'57"
27. 152 Patrick John McCarthy Fermoy Cycling Club 3.36'29" 11'59"
28. 151 Jason Ormsby Castlebar T.F. Hotel & Theatre 3.39'13" 14'43"
29. 162 Shane Keane Donamon Dynamos 3.44'10" 19'40"
30. 149 Patrick Morley Castlebar T.F. Hotel & Theatre 3.44'24" 19'54"
31. 171 Brendan Scullion Connacht Team 3.48'34" 24'04"
32. 173 Ryan Scott Covey Wheelers 3.51'05" 26'35"
33. 134 Robin Schuermans Lotto-Bodysol CyclingTeam Menem 3.52'58" 28'28"
34. 182 Jack O Shea West Clare 3.54'29" 29'59"
35. 163 Andrew O'Hara Limerick CC 3.55'16" 30'46"
36. 165 Danny Hunter Four Masters 3.57'43" 33'13"
37. 150 Paul McDonagh Castlebar T.F. Hotel & Theatre 3.59'24" 34'54"
38. 147 Robert Staunton Covey Wheelers 4.05'57" 41'27"
39. 154 Fiona Guihen Navan RC 4.15'14" 50'44"
40. 141 James Lynch Leinster 4.48'49" 1.24'19"

Aaron Mc Bride finished 21st in the U14 race.
1. 101 Craig Arrigan Leinster A 2.04'16"
2. 107 Jake Kelly Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man 2.04'16"
3. 100 Conor McAteer Ulster 14 2.04'30" 14"
4. 51 Ciara Mulholland Ulster 13 2.04'34" 18"
5. 96 Sean McConville Kanturk A 2.04'37" 21"
6. 91 Aidan Wall Leinster A 2.04'37" 21"
7. 55 Darragh Long Leinster A 2.04'45" 29"
8. 62 Jamie Dudley Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man 2.04'47" 31"
9. 109 Kieran Coughlan Covey Wheelers 2.04'48" 32"
10. 110 Chris Kennedy Covey Wheelers 2.04'53" 37"
11. 95 Ciaran Campbell Leinster A 2.04'54" 38"
12. 54 Lauren Gourlay Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.04'56" 40"
13. 75 Eddie Dunbar Kanturk A 2.04'56" 40"
14. 104 David McCarthy Fermoy CC 2.04'57" 41"
15. 94 Daragh Campbell Leinster B 2.04'58" 42"
16. 118 Stephen Bracken Leinster B 2.05'00" 44"
17. 74 Hannah Ferguson Glentress Riders 2.05'01" 45"
18. 59 Henry Cooke Limerick CC 2.05'02" 46"
19. 113 Liam Corcoran Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.05'03" 47"
20. 105 Katy Winton Cuchulainn CC 2.05'04" 48"
21. 102 Aaron McBride Ulster 14 2.05'05" 49"
22. 124 Yuka Gallagher Team Scotland 2.05'07" 51"
23. 125 Louise Borthwick Edinburgh RC 2.05'11" 55"
24. 119 Kyle Murphy Leinster B 2.05'14" 58"
25. 57 Shane O'Hara Limerick CC 2.05'16" 1'00"
26. 58 Stephen Shanahan Limerick CC 2.05'24" 1'08"
27. 106 Con Doherty Covey Wheelers 2.05'33" 1'17" Winner of Tour of Urris on 6th August
28. 112 Kevin Mortimer Covey Wheelers 2.05'36" 1'20"
29. 61 Mattew Davies Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man 2.05'41" 1'25"
30. 108 Declan Kelly Ulster 14 2.05'52" 1'36"
31. 52 Blaine Cole Ulster 13 2.05'56" 1'40"
32. 123 Sean Hahessy Dan Morrissey 2.06'34" 2'18"
33. 69 Craig Crawford Ulster 13 2.07'52" 3'36"
34. 115 Paul Murray Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.07'55" 3'39"
35. 63 Callum Donnell Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man 2.08'04" 3'48"
36. 122 Claire Oakley Ulster 14 2.08'06" 3'50"
37. 111 Jason Prendergast Covey Wheelers 2.08'25" 4'09"
38. 114 Fintan Murphy Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.09'02" 4'46"
39. 53 Corey Hayes Fermoy CC 2.10'16" 6'00"
40. 60 Kevin Hayes Ballymore CC Cobh 2.11'09" 6'53"
41. 78 Jenna Fenwick Team Scotland 2.11'59" 7'43"
42. 77 Dylan O Brien Dan Morrissey 2.12'06" 7'50"
43. 72 Cale Coen Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.12'52" 8'36"
44. 103 Jordon Flood Leinster B 2.12'59" 8'43"
45. 126 Rebecca Leith Team Scotland 2.16'07" 11'51"
46. 117 Danny Geaney Kanturk 13's 2.16'29" 12'13"
47. 56 Shane Mulchrone Covey Wheelers 2.19'44" 15'28" Position No. Rider Team Time Gap
48. 64 Richard Donovan Kanturk 13's 2.20'40" 16'24"
49. 71 David Brody Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.25'20" 21'04"
50. 73 Tommy Corcoran Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.25'50" 21'34"
51. 92 Frank Finnerty Western Lakes 2.27'10" 22'54"
52. 79 Flora Gillies Team Scotland 2.28'56" 24'40"
53. 70 Mark Biggins Western Lakes 2.38'07" 33'51"
54. 99 Alex Christian Team Royal London 360 Isle of Man R 2.40'
55" 36'39" 55. 116 Darragh Scriney Castlebar TF Royal Hotel and Theatre 2.46'53" 42'37"
56. 66 Katie Lawlor Kanturk 13's 2.48'44" 44'28

Well done also to Mark Buchanon and Rory Devlin who had good performances in the NICF Championships at the weekend. Finishing the tough course in a time of 2hrs8mins10secs they finished 1min 7 secs down on the winner Simon Williams.Marcus Christie did a similar time to the North Pole riders getting the Junior title. Out of 66 starters only 45 finished the course.

Northern Ireland Championships Results....Madigan GP,Carrickfergus,Sat 1st August

Overall Result, 3 Laps 55.5 miles. Average speed 42kph.

1 Simon Williams S1 Juiced Orchard Whs 2hrs 7mins 3secs.
2 Conor Murphy S1 Usher IRC
3 Conor McAllister S1 Ballymena RC
4 David McKnight S1 Dromara CC
5 Gary Cranston S1 East Antrim Audi
6 Liam Curran Vet Curran Racing all same time.
7 Marcus Christie J Usher IRC @ 1.07
8 Paul Ferguson S1 North Down CC
9 Paul Mulligan Vet Unattached
10 Peter Lilly J Banbridge CC
11 Jonny Beers J East Antrim Audi
12 Jonny Cole J Team Madigan
13 Leo McAllister S2 Ballymena RC
14 John Smyth Vet Phoenix CC
15 Aaron Baines J East Antrim Audi
16 Michael Murray S1 Clann Eireann CC
17 Fergus Rooney S2 Phoenix CC
18 Mark Buchanon S3 North Pole CC
19 Rory Develin S2 North Pole CC
20 Alan Quinn Vet Maryland Whs

for good video of this race click on----
http://teammadigan.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=roadracing&thread=402&page=1

Donegal Cyclists do well in German 177k.Road Race
The Sparkassen Giro in Germany was won yesterday by Tour de France hero Mark Cavendish in a time of 4hrs 16mins 30 secs.
Letterkenny man Philip Deignan was 5 secs behind just 59 secs ahead of Muff Man Ronan Mc Laughlin.

IRISH PERFORM WELL IN SPARKASSEN GIRO RACES
By Shane Stokes
Aug 3, 2009,

Irish riders Philip Deignan, Ronan McLaughlin and Siobhan Dervan rode strongly in the men’s and women’s Sparkassen Giro races held yesterday in Bochum, Germany.

Deignan (Cervélo Test Team) finished 23rd in the 177 kilometre race, crossing the line just behind a 21 man lead group led home by multiple Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia HTC). Gerald Ciolek (Team Milram) and Andreas Stauff (FC Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Mainz) were second and third in the gallop to the line.

An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team rider McLaughlin was one minute and four seconds back in 37th place, while his Belgian team-mates Niko Eeckhout and Steven Van Vooren were seventh and sixteenth respectively. The three appear likely to be selected for the An Post squad for the Tour of Ireland, which runs from August 21st to 23rd.

Meanwhile Dervan (Fenixs) showed her form is quickly building when she placed 22nd in the 88 kilometre women’s race. A big sprint settled the race, and there Rochelle Gilmore (LBL Lotto-Belis) came out best ahead of Suzanne de Goede (NUR Equipe Nürn) and Chloe Hosting (WHM Weyers-Hako).

Dervan has returned to international racing last month when she rode the women’s Tour of Italy. She is hoping to be selected for the world championships in September and improve on her 24th place of last year.

Looking for a race? Be in Clonmany on Thursday 6th August.Sign on from 6pm.Youth race at 6.30.Ladies/Juniors/ Seniors at 7pm.Handicap system will give everyone an opportunity to win.
Click on Clonmany Festival Cycle Races for the 2008 report.

What's on next ?.

Inter-club Time Trial at Burt at 7pm.on Wednesday 29th July.

RESULT-----1st North Pole CC, 2nd Foyle Cycling Club, 3rd Roe Valley CC.

Clonmany 20 mile Festival Races at Clonmany Festival on Thursday 6th August.

Race format will be the same as last year.There will be 2 races.

1.TOUR of CLONMANY.Seniors will race over the Clonmany-Drumfrees-Carndonagh-Ballyliffin-Clonmany course.This race will be confined to those with club racing licences and the normal 'Club Race'limit of a maximum of 6 participating clubs will apply.There will be 4 or possibly 5 groups starting this race at intervals appropriate to each riders past form.Time gaps and composition of each group will be decided by the handicapper.There will be a prize fund of up to €400 with prizes going to 1st,2nd and 3rd Overall,and for the rest prizes for -1st Lady,1st Vet,1st Junior,1st Northpoler,1st Visitor,1st Supervet(50+),1st Master(60+).No competitor may claim more than 1 of the above prizes and the prize will go to the next placed rider in that category should that arise.

2.TOUR of URRIS.Youth riders will race over the Urris circuit.Non competitive adults may also take part in this event.There will be prizes for all youth categories.

The following marshals will be on duty in Clonmany. .

Rory Devlin

Edward Doherty

Kenny Doyle

Christy Doherty

Peter Mc Laughlin

Brendan Duffy

Daniel Doherty Sr

Eunan Mc Laughlin

Willy John Mc Laughlin

Daniel Mc Gonagle

Should any marshal be unable to attend on the day they are asked to arrange for a suitable replacement. All marshals are asked to be present at 6pm. More volunteers are required to ensure a safer event so please put your name forward if you are available.

Those whose names were drawn for marshal duties for this event will not be picked for similar duties for the remainder of 2009.

Inter-club Road Race at Burt at 7pm on Wednesday 12th August.FINAL RACE!!!

FOYLE CC.INISHOWEN 100 at Derry at 8am on Sunday 16th August

National Hillclimb Championship at Mamore Gap on Saturday 29th August.

National 'B' Championships 60 mile Road Race at Ballyliffin on Sunday 30th August.

Mayo Youth Tour Info’ for riders Sign on for the Mayo Youth Tour will be at the Park Hotel, Kiltimagh on Saturday, August 1. Sign on will be open from 11am to 1.45pm. Stage 1 starts at 2.30pm.
Details have been finalised for new Mayo Youth Tour taking place over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Entries are welcome from national, regional and club teams and from individuals:
HOST TOWN: Kiltimagh, County East Mayo
STAGES:
Stage 1, Sat, Aug 1, start 2.30pm, Swinford-Bohola-Kiltimagh circuit, 22.5km lap, undulating roads. 2 laps for U-16s, 1 lap for U-14s
Stage 2, Sun, Aug 2, time trial, start 9am, Bohola-Kiltimagh road, 4km, flat.
Stage 3, Sun, Aug 2, start 2.30pm, Kiltimagh-Knock circuit, 22km lap, rolling country.
Stage 4, Mon, Aug 3, start 9am, short circuit race in Kiltimagh town,
Further Information:
Ian Gourlay, 086 8145611 email: iangourlay@email.com or Martin McNally, 087 222 6260 email: martincovey@gmail.com
For Press queries:
Martin Ayres +353 98 35319. email: mayres1@eircom.net

Winning for North Pole.

Congratulations to Paddy Mc Callion and Cathal Wilson who both recorded personal best (pb's)last night in 10 mile time-trial on the Woodgreen course in Co.Antrim.Paddy had a time of 22.18 and Cathal got 24.11.

Kenny O'Donnell continued North Pole's winning streak when he was overall winner in the 24Seven Churchill Race on Wednesday last.

Not to be left out,Sandra Devine (North Pole) lifted the Ladies Prize.

And dont forget the Buncrana connection to the winner of the Youth Race.Jordon Mc Ginley is Wade Mc Ginleys son.He is a member of North Pole Cycling Club and of the 24Seven Triathlon Club.

OFFICIAL RESULTS.....Churchill Fair Cycle Race 20 Mile - Wed 15th July 2009
Kenny O'Donnell was the overall winner in the handicapped race finishing in a time of 52'27" with Jordan McGinley clinching the Junior Prize in 22'20" and Sandra Devine winning the Ladies title in 60'21".

Sean Stewart was the fastest overall on the day in a time of 49'25".

Congratulations also to Raymond Doherty (North Pole) on a fine performance in the All Ireland Cross Country Mountainbike Championship at the weekend in Co.Down
Raymond came 11th in the 'Sports'section'.There is definitely alot of Cyclist of the Month material around at the moment.
Congratulations also to Joanne Doran(North Pole) on recent wins in Ballina and Mullaghmore.

Tour of Malin Head Sunday 19th July 2009

105 starters from 12 Ulster clubs
8 Lady finishers..Well done Kathy,Tonya,Sandra D,Mairead,Sandra Mc,Olive,Katrine and Anne.
1 Hand Cyclist finisher Karol Doherty,North Pole's 127th 2009 Member.
6 finishers over 60.Well done.
15 Youth finishers.

The 20 man scratch group.

Ivan Wray from the 2 Masters.

Jordan Mc Ginley came first in the Wednesday evening race near Letterkenny last week.He was also first youth home in the 70 mile Sligo-Letterkenny Cycle at the start of July.

Photo courtesy of his uncle Christian Mc Ginley.

What's on next ?. North Pole CC will be represented at each of these racing events.

Four Masters 26 mile Race at 7pm.at Manorcunningham on Tuesday 28th July.
Inter-club Time Trial at Burt at 7pm.on Wednesday 29th July.
Clonmany 20 mile Festival Races at Clonmany Festival on Thursday 6th August.
Inter-club Road Race at Burt at 7pm on Wednesday 12th August.FINAL RACE!!!
FOYLE CC.INISHOWEN 100 at Derry at 8am on Sunday 16th August
National Hillclimb Championship at Mamore Gap on Saturday 29th August.
National 'B' Championships 60 mile Road Race at Ballyliffin on Sunday 30th August.

Club	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Total Points
North Pole	46	57	40			143
Foyle	28	41	59			128
Roe Valley	46	22	21			89

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Inter-Club League 2009

Club Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total Points

North Pole 46 57 40

143

Foyle 28 41 59

128

Roe Valley 46 22 21

89

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SuperVet Teams 2009

pollandam — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:11:22 CDT

Gregory Mc Laughlin	Carl Fullerton	Willy John Mc Laughlin
Kenny O Donnell	Mark Buchanan	Rory Devlin
Christian Mc Ginley	Steven Mc Conalogue	Christopher Ward
Jimmy McLaughlin	Nickey Gormley	David Eccles
William Mc Daid	Philip McDaid	Sean Doherty(Clarke)
Joanne Doran	Seosamh Mahon	Kathy Mc Laughlin
Colm Doyle	Dylan Gill	Aaron Mc Bride
Noel Noone	Peter Mc Laughlin	Daniel Martin Doherty


Liam O'Donnell	Davy Mc Laughlin(B)	Seamus Murphy
Jim Doyle	Paddy Mc Callion	Kieran Eccles
John Mc Laughlin(D)	Eddie Doherty	Sean Bradley
Cormac Keeney	Daniel mc Gonagle	JP O'Donnell
Eddie Donaghey	Damian O'Donnell	Adrian Mc Callion
Mickey Mc Daid	Martin Quinn	Eileen Mc Laughlin
Dermot Graham	Matthew Doyle	Edward Noone
Barry Grant	Lee Mc Carron	Shane A Doherty


Barney O'Donnell	Eunan Devenney	Sean Doherty(R)
Patrick Mc Laughlin(D)	Patrick Doherty	Cathal Wilson
Pat Mc Laughlin(D)	Jim Porter	Owenie Mc Kinney
Daniel Mc Laughlin(D)	Shane Mc Laughlin(B)	John Doherty (T)
Oliver O'Connor	Liam Noel Bradley	Marty Noone
Sandra Mc Laughlin	Eunan Mc Laughlin	Francis Mc Laughlin
Philip Porter	Andrew Graham	Jordon Mc Ginley
Caolan Noone	Eamon Sweeney	Ciaran Porter


Paddy O'Donnell	Brendan Duffy
Raymond Doherty	Robert Carter
Adrian Lynch	Peter Mc Gonagle
Carl Mc Laughlin	Mark Gill
Charlie Mc Daid	James Clarke
Denver Coyle	Bernard Doherty(B)
Aidan Noone	Christopher Carter
Jos.P.Doherty	Bernard P Doherty

Gregory Mc Laughlin Carl Fullerton Willy John Mc Laughlin

Kenny O Donnell Mark Buchanan Rory Devlin

Christian Mc Ginley Steven Mc Conalogue Christopher Ward

Jimmy McLaughlin Nickey Gormley David Eccles

William Mc Daid Philip McDaid Sean Doherty(Clarke)

Joanne Doran Seosamh Mahon Kathy Mc Laughlin

Colm Doyle Dylan Gill Aaron Mc Bride

Noel Noone Peter Mc Laughlin Daniel Martin Doherty

Liam O'Donnell Davy Mc Laughlin(B) Seamus Murphy

Jim Doyle Paddy Mc Callion Kieran Eccles

John Mc Laughlin(D) Eddie Doherty Sean Bradley

Cormac Keeney Daniel mc Gonagle JP O'Donnell

Eddie Donaghey Damian O'Donnell Adrian Mc Callion

Mickey Mc Daid Martin Quinn Eileen Mc Laughlin

Dermot Graham Matthew Doyle Edward Noone

Barry Grant Lee Mc Carron Shane A Doherty

Barney O'Donnell Eunan Devenney Sean Doherty(R)

Patrick Mc Laughlin(D) Patrick Doherty Cathal Wilson

Pat Mc Laughlin(D) Jim Porter Owenie Mc Kinney

Daniel Mc Laughlin(D) Shane Mc Laughlin(B) John Doherty (T)

Oliver O'Connor Liam Noel Bradley Marty Noone

Sandra Mc Laughlin Eunan Mc Laughlin Francis Mc Laughlin

Philip Porter Andrew Graham Jordon Mc Ginley

Caolan Noone Eamon Sweeney Ciaran Porter

Paddy O'Donnell Brendan Duffy

Raymond Doherty Robert Carter

Adrian Lynch Peter Mc Gonagle

Carl Mc Laughlin Mark Gill

Charlie Mc Daid James Clarke

Denver Coyle Bernard Doherty(B)

Aidan Noone Christopher Carter

Jos.P.Doherty Bernard P Doherty

The long awaited North Pole SuperVet and SuperTeam races took place today at the North Pole Bar.Eleven supervets(over 50 age group) and their 7-man teams took part.The format for the individual race was straight forward.First man across the line got the SuperVet Trophy won in 2007 and 2008 by Carl Fullerton.In the team event the winning team was required to get 5 men across the line before the other teams did.
From the start the pace was high with attacks coming from Willy John,Fullerton and Eunan Devenney which came to nothing and the race held together for the first 20 miles.The first split occurred at the mile long climb at Quigleys Point with a break of 15 riders getting away.This move was initiated by Devenneys Team and they bullt a solid lead of 4 minutes by the time they reached Carndonagh. Willy John had however got back on by Collon and kept the pressure on the other supervets.The Dublin Man,Seamus Murphy was there too but he kept a low profile leaving the local riders to grab the headlines.The long drag up Blllyliffin at the 70k stage was a busy affair with 15 cyclists in the leading bunch all vying for an imaginary 'king of the hills' title.From here on the pressure was relentless.Four teams had four men each in position.Devenney,the favourite was well positioned near the front.None of the leaders seemed to be concerned with the Team race.Getting the captain home first seemed to be the priority.Willy John was watching Fullerton who in turn was marking Devenney.Eunan was waiting for the attack.At the 500metres to-go mark he stalled not having noticed Murphy launching an attack.He went for it but it was too late.The individual title had gone to Dublin.Devenney was second.Well done to Seamus Murphy fondly known in the North Pole CC as the Dublin man.
The team event was won by Brendan Duffys Team with a suberb performance by 12 year old Christopher Carter a name to watch for in the future.Another noteworthy performance was that of 16 year old Shane Bill Mc Laughlin who was first rider across the finish line having averaged over 20mph for the 80k.race.

INTER-CLUB LEAGUE

pollandam — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:18:00 CDT

Subject: Foyle-North Pole-Roe Valley Inter Club League Yesterday at 10:49 pm

A four round exciting new format inter club road race league between Foyle CC, North Pole CC and Roe Valley CC has been agreed. To be held over four rounds on a handicaped basis.

Subject: Foyle-North Pole-Roe Valley Inter Club League Yesterday at 10:49 pm

A four round exciting new format inter club road race league between Foyle CC, North Pole CC and Roe Valley CC has been agreed. To be held over four rounds on a handicaped basis. Results. May 20 Road Race RVCC Burnfoot Inter Club Shield Wednesday 12th August......North Pole hosted the final round of the Inter-club Races at the Slab,Burt.Sign-on at 6.30 beside Burt Church. 41 Riders took part. Result..... 1 Rory Devlin NPCC 222 Patrick Mc Laughlin NPCC Pat Gill NPCC Mark Buchanan NPCC Patrick Mc Callion NPCC Christopher Ward NPCC Laurence Watson FCC Ed Boyle FCC Jim Porter NPCC Cathal Wilson NPCC Sean Bradley NPCC John Daly FCC John Doherty Toner NPCC Adrian Lynch NPCC Willy John Mc Laughlin NPCC Robert Carter NPCC Kieran Eccles NPCC Jim Donnelly FCC Sammy Mc Fadden FCC Christian Mc Ginley NPCC Paul Gallagher 4Masters Patrick Doherty NPCC David Donaghey FCC Eunan Devenney NPCC Raymond Doherty NPCC Warren Roberts FCC Charlie Nicell FCC Ciaran Hampson FCC Youths Dylan Gill North Pole Aaron Mc Bride North Pole Shane Mc Laughlin North Pole Chris Henderson Roe Valley Edward Noone North Pole Near Altmower/Drumrane Road Junction June 24 Road RaceNPCC Slab Road Burt /L’Ken Rd Inter Club Shield Speenogue Layby / Burt. Beside Presbyterian Church @ Green Tin Hut July 15 Road Race RVCC Burnfoot Inter Club Shield Near Altmower Road/Drumrane Road Junction Aug 12 Road Race NPCC Slab Road Burt /L’Ken Rd Inter Club Shield Speenogue Layby / Burt. Beside Presbyterian Church @ Green Tin Hut

May 20 Road Race RVCC Burnfoot Inter Club Shield

Near Altmower/Drumrane Road Junction

June 24 Road RaceNPCC Slab Road Burt /L’Ken Rd Inter Club Shield

Speenogue Layby / Burt. Beside Presbyterian Church @ Green Tin Hut

July 15 Road Race RVCC Burnfoot Inter Club Shield
Near Altmower Road/Drumrane Road Junction

Aug 12 Road Race NPCC Slab Road Burt /L’Ken Rd Inter Club Shield

Speenogue Layby / Burt. Beside Presbyterian Church @ Green Tin Hut

Tour of Clonmany

pollandam — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:24:07 CDT

THE TOUR OF CLONMANY 2008.

The 3rd Annual Clonmany Festival Road Race took place on Thursday last 7th August. Over 90 cyclists took part in what is now one of the highlights in the North Pole CC calender. Event organiser Carl Fullerton was pleased with the turnout on the evening with cyclists coming from all over the North-West and further afield.He said that North Pole's policy of supporting other clubs' events was starting to reap benefits.
The main interest seemed to be on the presence of newcomer Marcus Christie from Strabane and whether he would be able for the vast experience of Joe Barr who is one of Ireland most experienced cyclists.
As the event unfolded it was clear that Barr was very much at home on the course and he stormed through the pack having started some 10 minutes down on the C riders on the 22 mile course.Marcus was on a steep learning curve as he struggled to keep pace with Joe on the hilly section which was against a 15mph head wind.It was Barrs spinning technique which made the difference but the duo were unable to catch the B group and their 6 minute advantage.One more minute was what Barr needed but this was not his night.Tight handicapping by Patrick Mc Callion proved in favour the B group.
Marcus has had better days than this but he promised to be back for the North Pole Tour of the Lakes 60mile Road Race on Sunday August 31st for another duel with the local cycling heroes Ronan Mc Laughlin and Joe Barr.
It was two other Strabane men Vincent Mc Carron and Francie Coyle who took the prizes for Ist and 3rd place while 16 year old Patrick Mc Laughlin was a close second place.
Other good performances for North Pole were made by Patrick Doherty(4th),Paddy Gibbons(5th),Rory Devlin(7th),Patrick Mc Callion(9th),Cathal Wilson(17th),Kieran Eccles(18th)Owenie Mc Kinney(19th) and Jim Porter(20th).WillyJohn Mc Laughlin who is in his 66th year gave a wonderful performance coming in 21st overall well ahead of his rival sixty year-old Paddy O'Donnell(31st).There was an entry of 56 cyclists in the race.

The other event on the calender of events for the night was the 'non-competitive' Tour of Urris a 20 k.event on the relatively quieter Urris roads. This was designed for the younger cyclists and the 'non-racers' among the adult cyclists.It turned out to be a quick race with an entry of 35 cyclists.The results are listed at the end of this report.

North Pole Cycling Club would like to thank all who helped make the event run smoothly especially
Competitors,stewards,marshals and the general public.
Tolands Bar for use of their premises
Josephine Gill who arranged the catering,
The Motorbike marshals.
The Strand Hotel for their sponsorship of the event.

Tour of Clonmany 7th August 2008
Results.

Overall

Vincent Mc Carron Omagh Wheelers
Patrick Mc Laughlin North Pole
Francie Coyle Four Masters
Patrick Doherty North Pole
Paddy Gibbons North Pole
Adrian Mc Dermott Four Masters
Shaun Stew art Four Masters
Rory Devlin North Pole
Jason Mc Hugh Four Masters
Patrick Mc Callion North Pole

First Lady
Eileen Mc Laughlin
First Junior
Patrick Mc Laughlin
First Vet
Francie Coyle
First Masters(+60)
W.J.McLaughlin

Tour of Urris 7th August 2008
Results
Women

Bernie Mc Carron
Georgina Dixon
Jacqueline Dixon

Men

Patrick Graham
Declan Mc Carron
Kevin Doherty

Vets

Barry Grant

Under 12

Christopher Carter
Noel Noone
Barry Grant

Under 14

Andrew Graham
Edward Noone
Aidan Noone

Under 18

David Eccles
Shane Mc Laughlin
Dylan Gill

Girls

Chloe Mc Carron
Aineen Mc Eleney
Naomi Grant

Clonmany 20 mile Festival Races at Clonmany Festival on Thursday 6th August.
Race format will be the same as last year.There will be 2 races.
1.TOUR of CLONMANY.Seniors will race over the Clonmany-Drumfrees-Carndonagh-Ballyliffin-Clonmany course.This race will be confined to those with club racing licences and the normal 'Club Race'limit of a maximum of 6 participating clubs will apply.There will be 4 or possibly 5 groups starting this race at intervals appropriate to each riders past form.Time gaps and composition of each group will be decided by the handicapper.There will be a prize fund of up to €400 with prizes going to 1st,2nd and 3rd Overall,and for the rest prizes for -1st Lady,1st Vet,1st Junior,1st Northpoler,1st Visitor,1st Supervet(50+),1st Master(60+).No competitor may claim more than 1 of the above prizes and the prize will go to the next placed rider in that category should that arise.
2.TOUR of URRIS.Youth riders will race over the Urris circuit.Non competitive adults may also take part in this event.There will be prizes for all youth categories.
The following marshals will be on duty in Clonmany. .
Rory Devlin
Edward Doherty
Kenny Doyle
Christy Doherty
Peter Mc Laughlin
Brendan Duffy
Daniel Doherty Sr
Eunan Mc Laughlin
Willy John Mc Laughlin
Daniel Mc Gonagle
Should any marshal be unable to attend on the day they are asked to arrange for a suitable replacement. All marshals are asked to be present at 6pm. More volunteers are required to ensure a safer event so please put your name forward if you are available.
Those whose names were drawn for marshal duties for this event will not be picked for similar duties for the remainder of 2009.

Tour Of Inishowen

pollandam — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:47:17 CDT

Tour of Inishowen Sunday 21st June

Julie Mulligan from Omagh gave a good account of herself over the 100 mile course.

Breffne Cully gets appointed as Marshal by Chief Marshal Eddie Donaghey.

Eunan Devenney is getting lots of training for the North Pole SuperVet (over 50) Championships in October.

Local man Karl Doherty and Darrell Erwin with Marty Noone(NPCC) and Myles Sweeney(Donegal Sports Partnership)

Waited in my car at the Hotel on Sunday morning to see my hero Sean Kelly pass through Malin Head.One of the organisers stopped to speak to me at the Crossroads Hotel.He told me that the cyclists were about to come through and asked me if I knew that Sean Kelly the famous cyclist was among them.I asked him to try to get Sean to stop for an autograph but this was not possible.He did however loan me Sean Kelly's spare cycling top which he was carrying for him and promised to get me in a photo wearing the top.......Paddy Doherty More, Postman,Malin Head.

Willy John Mc Laughlin and Brendan Duffy signed on at 7am in order to get a headstart on Sean Kelly.

How was it for you?.........Feedback Section

Noel O'Gorman
Breffni Wheelers
Cavan

Hi Carl, Just a quick email to thank you all for organising the Tour yesterday. It was nice to meet you in person. Thanks for the welcome and your hospitality. That goes for all your club members we met. There was a great feeling of it being a club effort, well organised without losing the feel of something fun and good humoured. We all found the course well marked and even the fussiest pronounced the sandwiches in Culdaff as ‘brilliant’. I did the long course until Culdaff and then came home on the 100k route. Had to stop a couple of times on the climb to Kinnagoe. Thank the guy in the support van for the push I needed to get back into the pedals. I think it was a building co. owned the van. Enjoyed it immensely and have put a compact chainwheel on my Christmas list to try and get up those climbs next year. Paula did the 100k (first ever) and is annoyingly pain free today. One of our guys did the 100 but attempted the Gap at the end. Walked up it and said it was one of the low points in his cycling career to date, but he got home. Another guy got caught up in the excitement at the beginning, stayed well up the peleton, missed the turn in Moville, arrived at the climb, cycled, walked, crawled up it, told the guy at the top it was a very hard climb for the 100 k and only then found out he was on the wrong course. He made it to the sandwiches and found his way home on a completely different route to the rest of us but has vowed to ‘do some training’ next year and take it on again. The other guys did the 100 without incident, all full of praise for the volunteers who helped them. Watch out for us next year. We’ll be back bigger (probably) and better (unlikely). Thanks again. Noel.

Brendan Mc Cartan
Phoenix Cycling Club
Belfast
Despite the constant drizzle, this was a cracking day out. I had planned to go up the night before but didn't and travelled with Hilary and Duncan. I got the times wrong and instead of arriving for a leisurely breakfast in the hotel, it was a very quick unpack and change before the off. Sean attracted a huge turnout so the roads were pretty crowded for first few miles. Eventually Stephen, Duncan, Gerry and myself ended up near the head of the pack alongside Kelly and we stayed there for pretty much all of the day. The marshalling was superb and spectators seemed to have turned out in force all along the course. We were escorted by a big 'gullwing' motorbike whose rider was a top class traffic controller and has obviously escorted many bike races in his day. He played good music at full volume all day, with a broad selection from Chuck Berry, to U2 to Elvis! The first few hills at Kinnego? made a selection and we ended up in a bunch of around 30. The banter was good and the miles flew past. The tea stop at Culdaff was brilliant with mountains of food and a party atmosphere. We couldn't get away again for over half an hour as Sean was mobbed for photos. Eventually set off again and lost Louise with a puncture. By this stage Julie seemed to have woken up and was doing more than her share at the front and lashing it on the downhills. We made steady progress to Carndonagh but slowed quite a bit over next 12K as nobody seemed to want to do the work. We all managed Mamore pretty well but Sean beat me over the top - every time I closed on him he would look back and put the pressure on again. We regrouped after the descent and had a lovely spin home. Rider of the day? Definitely Julie Mulligan who never missed a stint and was with us to the end.
Great showers at the finish followed by soup, sandwiches and tea. Finished the day off with a pint of G in the bar with Sean, Duncan & Hilary and home a happy man.
I applaud Carl Fullerton and his small, relatively new club for this exceptionally well organised event - their performance would put many a larger club to shame. The hospitality and enthusiasm of all involved (and this seemed to be all the wives, kids and friends of the club) was incredible and I, for one, am glad I made the effort to go up and ride it.
Brendan Mc Cartan.

Joe Barr makes it 3 in-a-row.
Well done Joe from all at North Pole CC

Joe Barr
Tour of Ireland.eu
Congratulations on a hugely improved event.Sean's presence was great for Donegal cycling.
Joe Barr

Carl gets a handshake from Patsy Mc Callion with Breffne Cully looking on.

'A picture is as good as a 1000 words'

Patsy Mc Callion
Carndonagh

E-mail message from one of our fans in Belfast

Hi Carl,

Just came across this on the Kings Moss Bebo site:

A great day out was had in Donegal by 6 Kings Moss CC men on Sunday at
North Pole CC's Inishowen 100 (150km) annual run.
260 riders left Bunrcana (Inishowen Gateway Hotel) after 0900 to
tackle the three tough circuits available to them.
The Mossmen headed to Muff (I await the jokes) and then up to Moville
and over the climb at Kinnaoe Bay before having lunch at Culdaff which
was a fine spread worthy of something the Enid Blyton would write
about in a Famous Five novel!

After lunch saw the climb over Glengad in the fog and a hasty descent
into Malin before the climb out over Malin Head on some of the wildest
roads in Ireland.

85 miles into the run saw the final climb over the Mamore Gap. A
twisty alpine ascent of 2km on 20%+ over many hairpin bends. This is
by far the hardest climb I have ever done and not many folk got over
it (even Sean Kelly commented on how f**kin tough it was.

The 22% descent at the other side was tricky also with speeds of 45mph
+ on a narrow, slippy mountain road but we were soon back into
Buncrana with the entire community supporting us and cheering the
riders on.

This was a fantastic event and a big shout out to North Pole CC for
organising and ensuring it went well. Once again, I think this shall
be on the KMCC calendar permanently - the leisure event of the year
worth building up to and training for.

Thanks Kings Moss.

Myles Sweeney
Donegal Sports Partnership
Donegal Sports Partnership Press Release Monday 22nd June 209
Re: Donegal’s First Hand Cycle Event
On Sunday June 21st incorporated as part of the Tour of Inishowen, North Pole Cycling Club in conjunction with Donegal Sports Partnership organised Donegal’s first Handcycling event. Handcycling is for athletes who normally require a wheelchair for general mobility or who are not able to use a conventional bicycle due to lower limb disability. Darrell Erwin from the Ulster Handcycling Association and Inishowen’s own Karol Doherty were the two participants who took on the 47 mile Hand Cycle challenge. Karol who was this year selected for the Paralympic Panel had only received the hand cycle a few days prior to the event. Participants accompanied by Marty Noone North Pole Cycling Club and Myles Sweeney Donegal Sports Partnership completed the challenging but enjoyable event. Well done to Karol for participating in and finishing such a tough first hand cycle challenge. Donegal Sports Partnership wishes to thank North Pole Cycling Club and Marian Lamb Cycling Ulster for their support of the initiative. It is hoped that this event will see the start of many more hand cycling events in Donegal. If you are interested in hand cycling or require any further information on the sport, please do not hesitate to contact Thérèse at Donegal Sports Partnership on 074 (91) 16078/16079.
Myles Sweeney

Terry Donnelly
Foyle CC

Carl, Congratulations on the NPCC Tour of Inishowen on Sunday. It was a very well organised event with plenty of support crew, good food and the Inishowen Gateway is a great venue to have as your base.
I look forward to seeing any photos taken…I believe Cycling Ulster top brass were taking photos as we were passing the ghrotto at Mamore so it would be good to have proof we were still on the bikes at that stage !
I’d say that going around the route in an anticlockwise direction makes it a lot more difficult and its definitely the hardest ride I’ve tackled on these shores…and so we had a great sense of achievement when we finally made it to the finish line.
Thanks for a great day out and hopefully we’ll be fit and well enough to try it again next year.
All the best…Terry

Stephen Laird
Kings Moss
Carl,

Thanks once again for North Poles great organisation and support on Sunday.

We all really enjoyed the run (even Mamore in a sick and twisted way). Will be back next year and will be interested in Tour of Malin Head in September so keep in touch!

Pass regards on to everyone

Regards,

Kings Moss CC Committee

Sean Kelly has confirmed that he will cycle in the 2009 Tour of Inishowen on Sunday June 21st 2009

Anyone looking for an interesting sportive should consider The Tour of Inishowen 150k. which will be held in
Buncrana,Co.Donegal on Sunday 21st June at The Inishowen Gateway Hotel

Cycle with cycling legend Sean Kelly who will cycle the full course.
100 miles of terrific scenery and traffic free roads around the Inishowen peninsula.
Two really tough climbs at Kinagoe Bay and Mamore Gap and many other challenging climbs at Malin Head..

Three courses.... This year after leaving Buncrana we will be taking a flatter course by travelling southwards through Fahan,then to Burnfoot in order to keep the tour together longer.The towns/villages on the route are Fahan,Burnfoot,Muff,Quigleys Point and Moville. We will have travelled 40k(25miles) by the time we reach Moville.Then the fun starts....

BLUE ROUTE(DIFFICULT) 160k.

From Moville its on to Greencastle Port,Shroove,back to Upper Greencastle and then onto first climb over Cooks Hill,Kinnagoe Bay,Ballymagaraghy,Tremone and onto Culdaff for lunch-stop,Total 74k.(46miles).After a break its onto Portaleen,Ballysalagh,Bree,Malin Head, and south along the coast to Malin Town,total so far 112k (70miles).Last leg is through Carndonagh,Ballyliffin,Clonmany and over Mamore Gap before reaching Buncrana after 157k.(98 miles).

YELLOW ROUTE(MODERATE) 100k.

From Moville its on to Leckemy,Gleneely and Culdaff.total so far 56k(35miles).Another 44k.brings us to Carndonagh,Ballyliffin,Clonmany,Drumfrees and Buncrana.Its 100k but the break at Culdaff will take much of the pain out of it.

GREEN ROUTE(EASY) 75k.

At Quigleys Point 28k(18miles) take a left turn heading for Carndonagh. From Carndonagh having travelled 47k,the journey through Ballyliffin,Clonmany,Drumfrees to Buncrana will have covered a round trip of 75k.(47 miles).There will be a roadside feedstop on this course at Glentogher
Sean Kelly will cover the long course at his own pace taking time to talk to as many cyclists as possible especially at the early stages where the three groups will be together.

The best lunch stop in Ireland in the village of Culdaff at 74k. where we recommend you take at least a 20 minute break,
Full use of the leisure centre facilities at The Inishowen Gateway Hotel,Buncrana plus refreshments at the finish.
Commemorative t-shirt and finishers certificate plus goody-bag for all.
Full support of first aid team,motor bike marshals,static marshals,water stops and broom wagons on all courses.
You might be surprised at who you will meet at The Tour of Inishowen...12 days to go. €25 on the day.Sign-on from 7am-8.30am.Start at 9am.
To complete the full course will be a memorable achievement for even the most experienced cyclists but remember there are a variety of courses suitable for all skill levels.
Early entry still €20 till Monday 15th June. Cheque to North Pole Cycling Club,Main Street,Buncrana,Co.Donegal.

Carl Fullerton
Secretary
North Pole Cycling Club......... Club of the Year 2008.
Main Street
Buncrana
0862788497 or 0035386-2788497

This year’s event will leave from Buncrana via Burnfoot and Muff and run over the famous Inishowen 100 route with alternative routes for the varying cycling abilities. It will see cyclists from all over Ireland converge on Buncrana for what promises to be a most enjoyable participation event.
This event is also significant as it is also being held during Irelands first ever National Bike Week which run from the 14th to the 21st June.
As a fore runner to the event on the 21st June the North Pole Cycling Club in association with Donegal Sports Partnership also held a youth cycling coaching programme for young budding road cyclists last weekend the 5th, 6th and 7th June in Buncrana. The training programme put the young road cyclists through an intense coaching programme which presented and examined areas such as bike set up, safety on the road, hydration and nutrition. Former French professional and cycling coach Anthony Testa and Irish international cyclist Art Mc Manus were part of the coaching team for the delivery of the programme.
The Tour event on the 21st June will also include participation by a number of cyclist in a tandem and hand cycling event. This will include local hand cyclist Karol Doherty from Carndonagh, Karol has been identified on a panel of potential elite hand cyclists to represent Ireland in forthcoming international events.

Thursday 4th June.....Club Meeting at North Pole Bar at 9pm.
Please try to attend this important meeting.Tasks relating to Tour of Inishowen will be allocated to club members.
The following posts were filled.
Chief Marshal Edward Donaghey
Clerk of the Course Patrick Mc Laughlin
Deputy Clerk of the course Robert Carter
Lead Cars Karl Mc Laughlin,Danny Dick,Marty Noone
Broom Wagons JP O'Donnell,Kieran Friel,Phelim Mc Callion
Catering Edel Noone,Josephine Doherty
Safety Officer Jim Porter
First Aid Patrick Quinn
Sign-on Jacinta O'Donnell,Geraldine Donaghey
One-day licences Georgina Dixon
Goody Bags/T-shirts Georgina Dixon
Water-stops Sean Ward

Friday 5th June
North Pole Cycling Club in conjunction with Donegal Sport Partnership are holding a training weekend in the Lake of Shadows Hotel,Buncrana. Times 7pm Friday and 10am till 6pm on Saturday 6th June.Ages ..12 to 15year old. This training programme is part of the lead-up to the Tour of Inishowen featuring Sean Kelly which will take place on Sunday 21st June.
This year the Tour of Inishowen will have a choice of 3 courses,50k.(Youths)100k.(Leisure cyclists)and 160k.(Challenging!).
For details of training weekend contact Marty +353(0)749363844.

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TOUR OF INISHOWEN 150k. 2009.

You have heard about it....now do it.
Register early...This event will fill up quickly.



Event Information
This will be the third year for The Tour of Inishowen.The 150k.tour starts in the seaside town of Buncrana on the shores of Lough Swilly.It crosses the Inishowen Peninsula in a southerly direction through Fahan and Burnfoot reaching the village of Muff on Lough Foyle after a 20k.fairly level ride. From there the route goes north along the shores of the lough on a relatively flat course through Moville,reaching Greencastle after another 20k.Next milestone will be the lighthouse at Shrove and that is the easy part over for now.Turning west there looms a cat2 climb over Cooks Hill to Kinnagoe Bay and onwards for a welcome lunch-stop at Culdaff Town Hall.From here the direction is north westerly taking the road to Malin Head,Ireland's most northerly point.As we head south there will be a few more gear-crunching moments before we reach level ground at Lagg.A relatively flat course then takes us through Malin Town,Carndonagh,Ballyliffin and Clonmany.Moving westwards again we will then reach the foot of the Urris Hills and the famous Category 1 Mamore Gap.This will then be crossed through a serious of hair-pin bends. From the summit it will be a relatively easy 16k.cycle to the finish at The Inishowen Gateway Hotel who are major sponsors of this event together with Inishowen based North Pole Cycling Club. Entry Fee €20euro before June 14. Send cheque payable to North Pole CC to The Secretary,North Pole Cycling Club,Swilly Villa,Buncrana,Co.Donegal What you get T-shirt and certificate for all who register before June 14th. Full North Pole CC service crew and broom-wagons on the route. Numerous water stations. Free secure car-parking at Inishowen Gateway Hotel. Lunch-stop at Culdaff. Red Cross support. Free shower facilities at Gateway Leisure Centre. Tea/Sandwiches at hotel after event. Course map for all competitors (shorter course also available) Free draw for weekend break in Inishowen Gateway Hotel for all finishers. A memorable experience. Late Entries €25euro on the morning of event.
Event Address..................The Inishowen Gateway Hotel,Buncrana
Event Date..........................Sunday,21st June 2009
Event Status.......................Open
Closing Date.......................Sunday 21st June 2009...See late entry below.
Total Places.........................200
Places Taken.......................35
Event Website.....................www.northpolecycling.com

Organiser..............................Carl Fullerton
Email......................................carlfullerton@hotmail.com
Phone....................................+353(86)2788497
Entry Fee...............................€25 day.

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INTERCLUB LEAGUE

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20/05/09 Inter Club League Burnfoot
Winner: Roe Valley/North Pole
Name: Club: Points:
1 Kyle Cromie RVCC 15
2 Rory Devlin NPCC 14
3 Colin McKenna FCC 13 RVCC Race Calendar & Results 2009 A Valid Race Licence must be held by all competitors, must be shown to the Race Marshal and used at signon. Race Disclaimer & Rules ................................................................................................................ 2 RVCC ROAD RACING / TIME TRIAL CALENDAR 2009 ......................................................... 3 RVCC APR League Results............................................................................................................ 4 Inter-Club League Results............................................................................................................... 4 15/04/09 Myroe 5M TT Winner: P McCreedy/K Cole (S/Boy)/M Boyd(Ladies) ........................... 5 22/04/09 Shanvey 10M TT Winner: Kyle Cromie ..................................................................... 6 29/04/09 APR Burnfoot (League 1) Winner: Kyle Cromie / Kyle Cole.......................................... 6 06/05/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Blaine Cole ......................................................................... 7 13/05/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Blaine Cole ......................................................................... 8 20/05/09 Inter Club League1 Burnfoot Winner: Roe Valley/North Pole ......................................... 9 27/05/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Francis McNicholl / Blaine Cole (Junior) ......................... 10 03/06/09 APR Ballyleagry (League 2) Winner: Kyle Cromie / Hannah Sharp ( S/Boy/Girl) ....... 10 10/06/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Chris Henderson.................................................................. 11 17/06/09 APR Burnfoot (League 3) Winner: Kyle Cromie / Chris Henderson (Junior) ............... 11 24/06/09 Inter Club League 2 Burt Winner: North Pole............................................................. 12 01/07/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Blaine Cole ....................................................................... 13 08/07/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Adrian Black / Kerry Boyd (Ladies) .................................. 14 15/07/09 Interclub league 3 Burnfoot Winner: Foyle..................................................................... 15 Race Disclaimer & Rules I understand and agree that I participate in this event entirely at my own risk, that I must rely on my own ability in dealing with all hazards and that I must ride in a manner which is safe for myself and all others. I am aware that when riding on a public highway the function of the marshals is only to indicate direction and that I must decide whether the movement is safe. I agree that no liability what so ever shall attach to the Promoter, Promoting Club, Race Sponsor, Cycling Ireland, any Sub- Committee of Cycling Ireland, any Race Official or any Member of the Promoting Club in respect of injury, loss or damage suffered by me in or by reason of the event, however caused. · All participants require a valid Club licence as a minimum requirement. · All participants must at all times ride in a safe manner and observe the rules of the road. · No crossing the middle line, unless at the turn · No riding an excessive distance from kerb · No warming up on the course once the event has started · Riders are reminded that turn stewards or marshals are only there to show direction and not stop traffic. · Riders are reminded not to ask for their time until all riders are finished. Any rider who is thought to be riding in a manner likely to be dangerous, cause upset to other road users or bring the TT into disrepute will be the subject of disciplinary action. Riders failing to observe the above rules will also be subject to disciplinary action which may include: Time penalties, Disqualification, Being barred from the League. The disciplinary action will be dependent on the seriousness of the offence. Riders are once again warned to use only the laybys or side roads to park their cars. The grass verge is not to be used for parking on any course where it is considered dangerous to other road users to do so. These rules are in place to safeguard the health and safety of all participants. By signing on you agreed to be bound by these rules. RVCC ROAD RACING / TIME TRIAL CALENDAR 2009 DATE: EVENT: COURSE: TROPHY: Sign-On/Start April 15 5m TT Myroe Eglinton DIY Shield / S/Boy Perpetual Shield / Ladies Perpetual Shield Seacoast Rd., Near Roundabout April 22 10m TT Shanvey Mrs Loughery Cup Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road April 29 Club APR League 1 Burnfoot G Carton Cup Near Altmower Road/Drumrane Road Junction May 06 10m TT Shanvey G Kearney Shield Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road May 13 10m TT Shanvey S Doran Trophy Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road May 20 Road Race Burnfoot Inter Club Shield Near Altmower/Drumrane Road Junction May 27 10m TT Shanvey Millennium Cup / J & L Lynch Junior Shield Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road June 03 Club APR League 2 Ballyleagry N Loughery Perpetual Trophy /Craigs S/Boy Shield Balteagh Church Car Park June 10 10m TT Shanvey C Sharp Shield / Ladies Trophy Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road June 17 Club APR. League 3 Burnfoot N Loughery Cup Near Altmower Road/Drumrane Road Junction June 24 Road Race NPCC Slab Road Burt /L’Ken Rd Inter Club Shield Speenogue Layby / Burt. Beside Presbyterian Church @ Green Tin Hut July 01 10m TT Shanvey May Sharp Cup Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road July 08 10m TT Shanvey Sentinel Shield / Ladies Trophy(RVCC Cup) Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road July 15 Road Race Burnfoot Inter Club Shield Near Altmower Road/Drumrane Road Junction July 22 10m TT Shanvey Hylands 2-Up Cups Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road July 29 FCC N’West 10m TT Championships Burt/L’Kenny Rd., TBA 5 Miles Past Bridgend Roundabout 7.00pm Start Aug 05 Club APR. League 4 Ballyleagry R G Connell Shield Balteagh Church Car Park Aug 12 Road Race NPCC Slab Road Burt /L’Ken Rd Inter Club Shield Speenogue Layby / Burt. Beside Presbyterian Church @ Green Tin Hut Aug 19 10m TT Shanvey C Sharp Cup Trade Winds Centre, Windyhill Road Aug 26 5m TT Myroe Davidson/Boyd Shield Seacoast Rd., Near Roundabout Sept 02 Hill Climb Bishops Road P Warner Cup / J Butcher S/Boy Cup / Ladies Trophy Near Junction of Windyhill & Bishops Road, on Bishops Road The Kingsbury Packaging Cup is awarded to the winner of the Club A.P.R. League. ********* “Also Ladies Shield & Junior Shield” ************ A Valid Race Licence must be held by all competitors and must be shown to the Race Marshal if requested. APRIL EVENTS 7 P.M. / MAY – SEPTEMBER 7.15 P.M. RVCC APR League Results Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Brendan O’Brien 0 2 2 Brian Lockington 0 3 3 Charlie Cromie 3 3 Declan McCartney 2 2 Francis McNicholl 2 2 George Boyd 1 0 1 James Davidson 1 1 Keith Sharp 5 0 0 5 Kyle Cole 4 4 8 Kyle Cromie 6 6 6 18 Mary Boyd 0 0 Peter Cole 3 3 Peter Cromie 4 5 5 14 Junior Blaine Cole 3 5 5 13 Chris Henderson 4 0 6 10 Hannah Sharp 2 6 4 12 Jordan Traylor 5 3 8 Kerry Boyd 1 4 2 7 Kyle Cole 6 6 Race Trophy Winner 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kingsbury Packaging Cup Ladies Trophy Junior Trophy Inter-Club League Results Club 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Roe Valley 3 1 1 5 Foyle 2 2 3 7 North Pole 3 3 2 8 15/04/09 Myroe 5M TT Winner: P McCreedy/K Cole (S/Boy)/M Boyd(Ladies) Name Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Kerry Boyd 1 19.13 0.18.13 16.47 Hannah Sharp 2 19.40 0.17.40 16.98 John Carten 3 16.27 0.13.27 22.3 Noel Canning 4 17.32 0.13.32 22.17 Conall Doherty 5 18.49 0.13.49 21.71 Brian McConway 6 18.35 0.12.35 23.84 Francis McNicholl 7 20.58 0.13.58 21.48 Damian Mullan 8 21.25 0.13.25 22.36 Chris Henderson 9 23.49 0.14.49 20.25 Blaine Cole 10 26.19 0.16.19 18.39 Adrian Black 11 24.30 0.13.30 22.22 Patrick McLaughlin 12 25.11 0.13.11 22.76 Kieran Eccles 13 26.15 0.13.15 22.64 Carl Fullerton 14 27.56 0.13.56 21.53 Cathal Wilson 15 27.31 0.12.31 23.97 Kenny Doyle 16 29.50 0.13.50 21.69 Charlie Cromie 17 30.12 0.13.12 22.73 Leslie Hall 18 32.51 0.14.51 20.2 Mary Boyd 19 32.20 0.13.20 22.5 Brian Lockington 20 33.06 0.13.06 22.9 Peter Cole 21 33.05 0.12.05 24.83 George Boyd 22 34.35 0.12.35 23.84 Peter Cromie 23 35.13 0.12.13 24.56 Adrian Deighan 24 38.01 0.14.01 21.4 Keith Sharp 25 37.03 0.12.03 24.9 Kyle Cole 26 38.40 0.12.40 23.68 Kyle Cromie 27 38.48 0.11.48 25.42 Paul McCreedy 28 39.32 0.11.32 26.01 Marcus Christie 29 40.02 0.11.02 27.19 22/04/09 Shanvey 10M TT Winner: Kyle Cromie Name Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Blaine Cole 1 34.04 0.33.04 18.15 Leslie Hall 2 30.16 0.28.16 -1.40 26.36 21.23 Adrian Black 3 29.58 0.26.58 22.25 Francis McNicholl 4 31.35 0.27.35 21.75 Charlie Cromie 5 32.08 0.27.08 -1.10 25.58 22.11 Cathal Wilson 6 30.42 0.24.42 24.29 Chris Henderson 7 36.57 0.29.57 20.03 Jordan Traylor 8 35.58 0.27.58 -2.20 25.38 21.45 Brian Lockington 9 35.14 0.26.14 -0.50 25.24 22.87 Adrian Deighan 10 37.29 0.27.29 -0.50 26.39 21.83 Keith Sharp 11 34.32 0.23.32 +0.40 24.12 25.5 Mary Boyd 12 38.52 0.26.52 -1.10 25.42 22.33 Declan McCartney 13 36.27 0.23.27 -0.40 22.47 25.59 Peter Cole 14 37.45 0.23.45 0.00 23.45 25.26 George Boyd 15 39.12 0.24.12 +0.30 24.42 24.79 Rory Devlin 16 39.00 0.23.00 26.09 Peter Cromie 17 40.26 0.23.26 +1.40 25.06 25.6 Kyle Cromie 18 41.11 0.23.11 -0.50 22.21 25.88 Kieran O’Doherty 19 42.28 0.23.28 25.57 Paul McCreedy 20 42.27 0.22.27 +2.30 24.57 26.73 Brian McConway 21 46.48 0.25.48 23.26 Kyle Cole 22 47.34 0.25.34 -1.40 23.54 23.47 Hannah Sharp 23 18.08 0.17.08 (5 Miles) 17.51 Kerry Boyd 24 18.41 0.16.41 (5 Miles) 17.98 29/04/09 APR Burnfoot (League 1) Winner: Kyle Cromie / Kyle Cole Name Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Marcus Christie 1 USHER Kyle Cromie 2 RVCC 6 PTS Jim Doyle 3 NPCC Keith Sharp 4 RVCC 5 PTS Peter Cromie 5 RVCC 4 PTS Edward Sweeney 6 FMCC Rory Devlin 7 NPCC Peter Cole 8 RVCC 3 PTS Declan McCartney 9 RVCC 2 PTS Kieran Eckles 10 George Boyd 11 RVCC 1 PT Cathal Wilson 12 NPCC Brendan O’Brien 13 RVCC Carl Fullerton 14 NPCC Mark Moroney 15 FCC Mary Boyd RVCC “D.N.F.” Brian Lockington RVCC “D.N.F.” C McElhinney U/A “D.N.F.” Jim Porter NPCC “D.N.F.” Jason McHugh FMCC “D.N.F.” Kenny Doyle NPCC “D.N.F.” Juniors Paddy McLaughlin 1 NPCC Kyle Cole 2 RVCC 6 PTS Jordan Traylor 3 RVCC 5 PTS Aidan Noone 4 NPCC Philip Porter 5 NPCC Dylan Gill 6 NPCC Edward Noone 7 NPCC Chris Henderson 8 RVCC 4 PTS Christopher Carter 9 NPCC Blaine Cole 10 RVCC 3 PTS Hannah Sharp 11 RVCC 2 PTS Kerry Boyd 12 RVCC 1 PT 06/05/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Blaine Cole Name Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Blaine Cole 1 34.25 0.33.25 -9.00 24.25 17.96 Andrew Lynch 2 37.45 0.35.45 -7.40 28.05 16.78 Chris Henderson 3 35.28 0.32.28 -6.00 26.28 18.48 Leslie Hall 4 32.51 0.28.51 -1.40 27.11 20.8 Con Doherty 5 36.06 0.30.06 19.93 Adrian Black 6 34.42 0.27.42 -3.00 24.42 21.66 Brian McConway 7 34.31 0.26.31 -1.50 24.41 22.63 Kyle Cole 8 35.15 0.26.15 -1.30 24.45 22.86 Brendan Duddy 9 DNF Kieran O’Doherty 10 35.53 0.24.53 24.11 Paul McCreedy 11 35.52 0.23.52 +2.30 26.22 25.14 Marcus Christie 12 35.37 0.22.37 26.53 13/05/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Blaine Cole Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Blaine Cole (PB) RVCC 1 33.03 0.32.03 -9.00 23.03 18.72 Carl Fullerton NPCC 2 29.10 0.27.10 22.09 Peter Jack RVCC 3 31.56 0.28.56 -2.10 26.46 20.74 Con Doherty U/A 4 32.02 0.28.02 21.4 Chris Henderson (PB) RVCC 5 34.15 0.29.15 -6.00 23.15 20.51 Noel Canning RVCC 6 33.17 0.27.17 21.99 Charlie Cromie RVCC 7 33.35 0.26.35 -1.10 25.25 22.57 Jordon Traylor RVCC 8 36.26 0.28.26 -2.40 25.46 21.1 Mark Young U/A 9 37.23 0.28.23 21.14 John Carten RVCC 10 36.59 0.26.59 22.24 Frank Dunlop FCC 11 36.02 0.25.02 23.97 Mary Boyd RVCC 12 38.08 0.26.08 -1.10 24.58 22.96 Kieran Eccles NPCC 13 39.19 0.26.19 22.8 Martin Birney SCC 14 37.09 0.23.09 25.92 Michael Bond OWCC 15 40.48 0.25.48 23.26 Peter Cromie RVCC 16 40.09 0.24.09 +1.40 25.49 24.84 Kyle Cole RVCC 17 42.25 0.25.25 -1.30 23.55 23.61 Keith Sharp RVCC 18 DNF George Boyd RVCC 19 43.22 0.24.22 +0.30 24.52 24.62 Jimmy Davidson U/A 20 45.45 0.25.45 23.3 Rory Devlin NPCC 21 43.52 0.22.52 26.24 Brendan Duddy FCC 22 44.45 0.22.45 26.37 Kieran O’Doherty U/A 23 46.35 0.23.35 25.44 Kyle Cromie RVCC 24 47.20 0.23.20 +0.50 24.10 25.71 Marcus Christie Usher 25 46.52 0.21.52 27.44 Brian Lockington RVCC 26 52.25 0.26.25 -0.50 25.35 22.71 Kerry Boyd RVCC 27 16.40 0.15.40 (5 Miles) 19.15 Hannah Sharp RVCC 28 18.29 0.16.29 (5 Miles) 18.20 20/05/09 Inter Club League1 Burnfoot Winner: Roe Valley/North Pole Name: Club: Points: 1 Kyle Cromie RVCC 15 2 Rory Devlin NPCC 14 3 Colin McKenna FCC 13 4 Paul McCreedy RVCC 12 5 Cathal Wilson NPCC 11 6 Keith Sharp RVCC 10 7 Kieran Eccles NPCC 9 8 Pat Doherty NPCC 8 9 Peter Cromie RVCC 7 10 John Doherty FCC 6 11 Waren Roberts FCC 5 12 Chris Ward NPCC 4 13 Ed Boyle FCC 3 14 Brian Lockington RVCC 2 15 Mark Moroney FCC 1 16 Pat McLaughlin NPCC 17 Shaun Kelly FCC 18 W J McLaughlin NPCC 19 Jim Porter NPCC 20 Francis McNicholl RVCC 21 Paddy McCallion NPCC 22 Charlie Cromie RVCC 23 Pat McCafferty FCC 24 Chris Philson FCC 25 Mary Boyd RVCC DNF 26 Adrian Lynch NPCC DNF “Juniors” “2 Laps” 27 Shane McLaughlin NPCC 28 Dylan Gill NPCC 29 Philip Porter NPCC 30 Kyle Cole RVCC 31 Blaine Cole RVCC 32 Chris Henderson RVCC 33 Kerry Boyd RVCC DH 34 Hannah Sharp RVCC DH 35 Patrick McLaughlin NPCC 36 Jordan Traylor RVCC Team: Total Points: Club Points: ROE VALLEY 46 3 FOYLE 28 2 NORTH POLE 46 3 27/05/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Francis McNicholl / Blaine Cole (Junior) Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Blaine Cole RVCC 1 32.24 0.31.24 -8.00 23.24 19.11 Chris Henderson RVCC 2 32.05 0.30.05 -5.20 24.45 19.94 Mittermair Flora S/A 3 35.38 0.32.38 18.39 Noel Canning RVCC 4 31.20 0.27.20 -3.20 24.00 21.95 Conall Doherty RVCC 5 32.52 0.27.52 21.53 Leslie Hall RVCC 6 34.01 0.28.01 -1.40 26.21 21.42 John Carton RVCC 7 33.57 0.26.57 -3.00 23.57 22.26 Carl Fullerton NPCC 8 35.25 0.27.25 21.88 Mary Boyd RVCC 9 35.11 0.26.11 -1.10 25.01 22.92 Jordan Traylor RVCC 10 DNF Brian McConway RVCC 11 36.30 0.25.30 -1.50 23.40 23.53 Kyle Cole RVCC 12 37.51 0.25.51 -1.30 24.21 23.21 Adrian Deighan RVCC 13 41.03 0.28.03 -2.10 25.53 21.39 Francis McNicholl RVCC 14 40.43 0.26.43 -3.40 23.03 22.46 R Cole-Hawthorn RVCC 15 44.48 0.29.48 -3.40 26.08 20.13 James Davidson RVCC 16 41.34 0.25.34 23.47 Colin McKenna FCC 17 42.54 0.25.54 23.17 Michael Bond OWCC 18 43.51 0.25.51 23.21 George Boyd RVCC 19 43.26 0.24.26 +0.30 24.56 24.56 Peter Cromie RVCC 20 44.30 0.24.30 +1.40 26.10 24.49 Peter Cole RVCC 21 44.55 0.23.55 +0.10 24.05 25.09 Martin Birney S/A 22 45.32 0.23.32 25.5 Alan Mallett FCC 23 50.21 0.27.21 21.94 03/06/09 APR Ballyleagry (League 2) Winner: Kyle Cromie / Hannah Sharp ( S/Boy/Girl) Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Kyle Cromie RVCC 1 6 PTS Rory Devlin NPCC 2 Peter Cromie RVCC 3 5 PTS Patrick McLaughlin NPCC 4 Kyle Cole RVCC 5 4 PTS Colin McKenna FCC 6 Pat McLaughlin NPCC 7 Charlie Cromie RVCC 8 3 PTS Carl Fullerton NPCC 9 Francis McNicholl RVCC 10 2 PTS Keiran O’Doherty U/A 11 George Boyd RVCC 12 DNF Keith Sharp RVCC 13 DNF “ Juniors ” 2 Laps Hannah Sharp RVCC 14 6 PTS Blaine Cole RVCC 15 5 PTS Kerry Boyd RVCC 16 4 PTS Chris Henderson RVCC 17 DNF 10/06/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Chris Henderson Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Blaine Cole RVCC 1 32.15 0.31.15 -7.20 23.55 19.2 Mark Moroney FCC 2 30.52 0.28.52 20.79 Chris Henderson RVCC 3 31.20 0.28.20 -5.20 23.00 21.18 Charlie Cromie RVCC 4 30.57 0.26.57 -1.10 25.47 22.26 Adrian Deighan RVCC 5 33.27 0.28.27 -2.10 26.17 21.09 Paul Cole RVCC 6 35.23 0.29.23 -1.30 27.53 20.42 Brian McConway RVCC 7 32.38 0.25.38 -1.30 24.08 23.41 Joe Morris OWCC 8 32.38 0.24.38 24.36 Colin McKenna FCC 9 35.13 0.26.13 22.89 Francis McNicholl RVCC 10 36.27 0.26.27 -2.40 23.47 22.68 Michael Bond OWCC 11 37.37 0.26.37 22.54 Kyle Cromie RVCC 12 35.20 0.23.20 +0.50 24.10 25.71 Daniel Logue FMCC 13 38.06 0.25.06 23.9 Frank Dunlop FCC 14 41.07 0.25.37 23.42 “Juniors” Hannah Sharp RVCC 15 0.16.40 (5 Miles) 18 17/06/09 APR Burnfoot (League 3) Winner: Kyle Cromie / Chris Henderson (Junior) Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Kyle Cromie RVCC 1 6 PTS Colin McKenna FCC 2 Peter Cromie RVCC 3 5 PTS Kyle Cole RVCC 4 4 PTS Brian Lockington RVCC 5 3 PTS Brendan O’Brien RVCC 6 2 PTS James Davidson RVCC 7 1 PT Mark Moroney FCC 8 Keith Sharp RVCC 9 DNF “Juniors” 2 Laps Blayne Watton BRC 10 Chris Henderson RVCC 11 6 PTS Blaine Cole RVCC 12 5 PTS Hannah Sharp RVCC 13 4 PTS Jordan Traylor RVCC 14 3 PTS Kerry Boyd RVCC 15 2 PTS 24/06/09 Inter Club League 2 Burt Winner: North Pole Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Mark Buchanan NPCC 1 15 Marcus Christie Usher 2 Eddie Sweeney FMCC 3 Colin Mc Kenna Foyle 4 14 Peter Cromie RVCC 5 13 Danny Logue FMCC 6 Pat Gill NPCC 7 12 Patrick Mc Laughlin NPCC 8 11 Kieran Eccles NPCC 9 10 Sean Stewart ? 10 Keith Sharp RVCC 11 9 Warren Roberts Foyle 12 8 Laurence Watson Foyle 13 7 Ciaran Hampson Foyle 14 6 Cathal Wilson NPCC 15 5 Fergal Mc Geady Foyle 16 4 Raymond Doherty ? 17 Paul Gallagher ? 18 Sean Bradley NPCC 19 3 Sean Kelly Foyle 20 2 Mark Gill NPCC 21 1 Christopher Ward NPCC 22 Mark Moroney Foyle 23 Jim Donnelly ? 24 Adrian Lynch RVCC 25 Jim Porter NPCC 26 David Eccles NPCC 27 WJ Mc Laughlin NPCC 28 Brendan Duffy ? 29 Kieran O Doherty U/A 30 Jason Mc Hugh Foyle 31 DNF Rory Devlin NPCC 32 DNF Kyle Cromie RVCC 33 DNF Pat Doherty NPCC 34 DNF John Doherty Foyle 35 DNF Junior Dylan Gill NPCC 1 Chris Henderson RVCC 2 Shane Mc Laughlin NPCC 3 Edward Noone NPCC 4 Hanna Sharp RVCC 5 Team: Total Points: Club Points: ROE VALLEY 22 1 FOYLE 41 2 NORTH POLE 57 3 01/07/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Blaine Cole Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Kerry Boyd RVCC 1 34.11 0.33.11 18.08 Hannah Sharp RVCC 2 36.26 0.34.26 17.42 Blaine Cole RVCC 3 32.17 0.29.17 -7.20 21.57 (PB) 20.49 Peter Jack RVCC 4 30.52 0.26.52 -2.10 24.42 22.33 Chris Henderson RVCC 5 32.15 0.27.15 -4.20 22.55 (PB) 22.02 Leslie Hall RVCC 6 33.10 0.27.10 -1.40 25.30 22.09 Brian Lockington RVCC 7 32.17 0.25.17 -0.50 24.27 23.73 Mary Boyd RVCC 8 34.06 0.26.06 -1.10 24.56 22.99 Adrian Deighan RVCC 9 35.28 0.26.28 -2.10 24.18 22.67 Cathal Wilson NPCC 10 34.42 0.24.42 24.29 Keith Sharp RVCC 11 34.42 0.23.42 +0.40 24.22 25.32 Michael Bond OWCC 12 37.16 0.25.16 23.75 Kyle Cole RVCC 13 37.15 0.24.15 -1.30 22.45 (PB) 24.74 Colin McKenna FCC 14 38.33 0.24.33 24.44 James Davidson RVCC 15 38.32 0.23.32 +1.00 24.32 25.5 Peter Cole RVCC 16 39.16 0.23.16 +0.10 23.26 (PB) 25.79 Kieran O’Doherty U/A 17 40.02 0.23.02 26.05 W J McLaughlin NPCC 18 45.59 0.27.59 21.44 Carl Fullerton NPCC 19 45.57 0.26.57 22.26 Rory Devlin NPCC 20 43.08 0.23.08 25.94 08/07/09 Shanvey 10m TT Winner: Adrian Black / Kerry Boyd (Ladies) Name Club Stop Time Time H’cap H’cap Time Ave Speed Kerry Boyd RVCC 1 35.20 0.34.20 -9.10 25.10 17.48 Hannah Sharp RVCC 2 38.08 0.36.08 -10.30 25.38 16.61 Blaine Cole RVCC 3 33.00 0.30.00 -5.20 24.40 20 Peter Jack RVCC 4 32.34 0.28.34 D/Qualified 21 Chris Henderson RVCC 5 32.32 0.27.32 -3.20 24.12 21.79 Leslie Hall RVCC 6 34.05 0.28.05 -1.40 26.25 21.36 Jordan Traylor RVCC 7 36.49 0.29.49 -2.40 27.09 20.12 Brian Lockington RVCC 8 34.45 0.26.45 -0.50 25.55 22.43 Paul Cole RVCC 9 37.44 0.28.44 -1.30 27.14 20.88 Francis McNicholl RVCC 10 36.51 0.26.51 -2.30 24.21 22.35 Noel Canning RVCC 11 38.39 0.27.39 -3.20 24.19 21.7 Mary Boyd RVCC 12 39.25 0.27.25 -1.10 26.15 21.88 Adrian Black RVCC 13 40.01 0.27.01 -3.00 24.01 22.21 Adrian Deighan RVCC 14 41.21 0.27.21 -2.10 25.11 21.94 Keith Sharp RVCC 15 39.59 0.24.59 +0.40 25.39 24.02 Daniel Logue 4MCC 16 40.56 0.24.56 24.06 Martin Rogers APOLL 17 42.54 0.25.54 23.17 Colin McKenna FCC 18 43.15 0.25.15 23.76 James Davidson RVCC 19 43.29 0.24.29 +1.00 25.29 24.51 Frank Dunlop FCC 20 45.13 0.25.13 23.79 Kyle Cole RVCC 21 46.52 0.25.52 -0.20 25.32 23.2 Kieran O’Doherty N/A 22 45.54 0.23.54 25.1 15/07/09 Interclub league 3 Burnfoot Winner: Foyle Name: Club: Points: 1 Lawrence Watson FCC 15 2 Alastair Lockhart FCC 14 3 Patrick McLaughlin NPCC 13 4 Mary Boyd RVCC 12 5 John Daly FCC 11 6 Chris Ward NPCC 10 7 Shaun Kelly FCC 9 8 Jim Porter NPCC 8 9 Brian Lockington RVCC 7 10 Waren Roberts FCC 6 11 Raymond Doherty NPCC 5 12 Mark Buchanan NPCC 4 13 Colin McKenna FCC 3 14 Bobby Kane BWCC 15 Peter Cromie RVCC 2 16 Tom Bollaert FCC 1 “Juniors” “2 Laps” 1 Philip Porter NPCC 2 Edward Noone NPCC 3 Aiden Noone NPCC 4 Chris Henderson RVCC 5 Kerry Boyd RVCC 6 Hannah Sharp RVCC 7 Colum Doyle NPCC Team: Total Points: Club Points: After 3 Events RVCC 21 1 5 FOYLE 59 3 7
NPCC 40 2 8 4 Paul McCreedy RVCC 12
5 Cathal Wilson NPCC 11
6 Keith Sharp RVCC 10
7 Kieran Eccles NPCC 9
8 Pat Doherty NPCC 8
9 Peter Cromie RVCC 7
10 John Doherty FCC 6
11 Waren Roberts FCC 5
12 Chris Ward NPCC 4
13 Ed Boyle FCC 3
14 Brian Lockington RVCC 2
15 Mark Moroney FCC 1
16 Pat McLaughlin NPCC
17 Shaun Kelly FCC
18 W J McLaughlin NPCC
19 Jim Porter NPCC
20 Francis McNicholl RVCC
21 Paddy McCallion NPCC
22 Charlie Cromie RVCC
23 Pat McCafferty FCC
24 Chris Philson FCC
25 Mary Boyd RVCC DNF
26 Adrian Lynch NPCC DNF

“Juniors” “2 Laps”
27 Shane McLaughlin NPCC
28 Dylan Gill NPCC
29 Philip Porter NPCC
30 Kyle Cole RVCC
31 Blaine Cole RVCC
32 Chris Henderson RVCC
33 Kerry Boyd RVCC DH
34 Hannah Sharp RVCC DH
35 Patrick McLaughlin NPCC
36 Jordan Traylor RVCC

Team: Total Points: Club Points:
ROE VALLEY 46--- 3points
FOYLE 28................ 2points
NORTH POLE 46... 3points

We got 46 points,tying with Roe Valley who also got 46. Foyle got 28.
Well done to all who took part....

Very important race
Ist round of Inter-club League will start in Limavady on Wednesday 20th May next at 7pm.

Hopefully there will be at least 15 from North Pole taking part in this important race.Handicaps will be given depending on age/ability etc.In theory anyone could win this race and get 10 points for the club for 1st....9 points for 2nd....etc....right down to 1point for 10th.
Foyle CC and Roe Valley look to be in good shape this year so we need as many riders as possible to turn up.
If our stars turn up we will get a good share of points. If you cannot ride come along to support the team.

Start is on roads from Dungiven to Limavady near Gortnaghey.
Please do not park on roadside.There will be directions to safe parking further up the road.

2009 Calender of events

pollandam — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:19:58 CDT

Month

Month	Day	Event	Start	Time	Duration	Organiser	Contact Number
May	Sunday-3rd	Slieve Snaght Challenge	Drumfrees	2.00pm	32k +10k Hill run	North Pole CC	Carl-086-2788497
	Sunday 10th	Donegal Town Adventure	Inishowen Gateway	7am	170k.	North Pole CC	Liam-086-3872180
	Tuesday 12th	Burt TT	Burt	7pm.	16k.	Four Masters CC	Liam-087-2902515
	Wednesday 13th	Limavady TT	Limavady	7pm	16k.	Roe Valley CC	Brian-004477-23613034
	Sunday 17th	Tour na Gaeltachta	Dunfanaghy	10am.	110k.	Errigal CC	James-0876771566
	Tuesday 19th	Slab Road Race	Burt	7pm	40k.	Four Masters CC	Liam-087-2902515
	Wednesday 20th	INTER-CLUB RACE	Gortnaghey	7pm	40k.	Roe Valley CC	Brian-004477-23613064
	Sunday 24th	EMYVALE GP	Emyvale	11pm.?	100k.?	Emyvale CC	Mickey -086-3298860
	Tuesday 26th	Burt TT	Burt	7pm.	16k.	Four Masters CC	Liam-087-2902515
	Wednesday 27th	Limavady TT	Limavady	7pm.	16k.	Roe Valley CC	Brian-004477-23613064
	Thursday 28th	NORTH POLE MIZEN to MALIN	MIZEN HD.	9am	700k.? 5days	North Pole CC	Paddy-087-2799270
	Friday 29th	RAS DUN na nGALL	Killybegs	7pm	250k. 3days	Four Masters CC	John-086-3912949

				7pm	16k.
				7pm	16k.
				11am.	120k.
				10am	40k.
	8th		Burt	7pm	40k.	Four Masters CC
	9th	Limavady Road Race	Limavady	7pm	40k.	Roe Valley CC
	12th	Brian Houten Memorial Cycle in aid of RNLI	Culdaff	9.30am.	80K.	John Paul Houten	086-8606427
	11th	Cranford Road Race	Cranford	2pm	50k.	Dinny Doherty	086-3251423
	14th			9am	80k.
	14th	Four Masters Road Race		7pm	16k	Four Masters CC
	15th	Roe Valley/Foyle/North Pole Road Race	Burnfoot near Gortnaghey/Dungiven	7pm	40k.	Roe Valley CC
	Sunday-19th	Tour of Malin Head 100k.	North Pole Bar	11am	100k.	Carl Fullerton	086-2788497
	21st	Burt TT	Burt	7pm	16k.	Four Masters CC
	22nd	Limavady Road Race	Limavady	7pm.	40k.	Roe Valley CC
	Sunday-26th
	29th			7pm.		Four Masters CC
	29th	Limavady Time Trial	Limavady	7pm.	16k.	Roe Valley CC
August	Sunday-3rd				64k/96k.
	5th	Burt Road Race	Burt	7pm.	40k.	Four Masters CC
	6th	Limavady Road Race	Limavady	7pm.	40k.	Roe Valley CC
	Thursday 6th	Clonmany Festival Cycle 'Race'	Clonmany	7pm.	32k.
	Sunday-10th		Gateway Hotel	9am
	12th	Burt Time Trial	Burt	7pm	16k.	Four Masters CC
	13th	Roe Valley/Foyle TT	Burt	7pm	16k.	Roe Valley/ Foyle CC
	Sunday-16th	INISHOWEN 100	Derry	9am.	160k.	Terry Donnelly	04871-267006
	19th	Burt Time Trial	Burt	7pm	16k.	Four Masters CC
	20th	Limavady Time Trial	Limavady	7pm	16k.	Roe Valley CC
	29th	ALL IRELAND HILL-CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIPS	Mamore Gap	12pm	2k.	Carl Fullerton	086-2788497
	Sunday-24th			10am	TBA
	27th	Limavady 8k.TT	Limavady	7pm.	8k.	Roe Valley
	Sunday-31
September	3rd	Roe Valley Hill-Climb	Limavady	7pm	5k	Roe Valley CC
	Sunday-7th			9am	120k.
	Sunday-14th	Poison Glen Tour	Letterkenny	9am	100k.	Four MastersCC
	Sunday-21st		Gateway Hotel	9am	100k
	Sunday-2	Tour of Monaghan	Emyvale	10am.	100k.	Emyvale CC

Sligo to Letterkenny 2009

pollandam — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:21:42 CDT

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Four Masters Road Races

pollandam — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:35:49 CDT

Four Masters Road Race----Burt, 16th June 2009

1. Pat Gill North Pole Well done Pat ...Two in a row!
2. Martin Birney Sportactive
3. Paul Gallagher Four Masters
4. Robert Carter North Pole
5. Cathal Wilson North Pole
6. Kieran Eccles North Pole
7. Donagh O`Sullivan
8. Daniel Logue Four Masters
9. Paddy McCallion North Pole
9. Eddie Sweeney Four Masters
10. Dinny Doherty Four Masters
11. Sean Stewart Four Masters
12. Martin McDevitt Four Masters
13. Jason McHugh Four Masters
14. Paul Vaughan Sportactive
15. Christopher Ward North Pole
16. Adrian Lynch North Pole
17. Donal Clancy Four Masters
18. Pat Dunnion

Time Trial, 9th June 2009

1. Marcus Christie 21.07
2. Paul Vaughan 22.26
3. Adrian McDermott 22.41
4. Martin McDevitt 22.57
5. Paddy McCallion 23.02 PB
6. Paul McCready 23.19
7. Jim Doyle 23.46
8. Rory Devlin 23.47
9. Brendan Duddy 23.59
10. Martin Birney 24.12
11. Kieran O`Doherty 24.34
12. Sean Stewart 25.02
13. Cathal Wilson 25.16
14. Dinny Doherty 25.35
15. Donal Clancy 25.53
16. Pat Doherty 25.56
17. Pat McLaughlin 26.07
18. Stephen Burns 26.29
19. Jim Porter 27.23
20. Tommy Burns 27.25
21. Adrian Lynch 27.40
22. Chris Ward 27.41
23. Joanne Doran 27.43
24. Con Doherty 28.19
25. Willie John 28.35
26. Sean McBride 29.10
27. Philip Porter 29.32

Results from Four Masters Road Race....19th May
Galdonnagh, 19th May

1. Rory Devlin
2. Martin McDevitt
3. Dinny Doherty
4. Kieran Eccles
5. Adrian Lynch
6. Joe Patton
7. Jason McHugh
8. Shaun McBride
9. Paul Gallagher

Cycling Ireland Awards Ceremony 2009

pollandam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:53:01 CDT

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SuperVet/SuperTeam Road Race

pollandam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:44:49 CDT

SuperVet 2007.

Fullerton takes the 'Supervet' Cycling Title at the North Pole.

North Pole Cycling Club held their first ever road race on Sunday going twice around the club's time trial course at Drumfrees. The course started at The North Pole Bar,travelled northeast to Carndonagh,then northwest to Ballyliffin before turning due south back to Drumfrees. Forty three cyclists took part in the 40 mile race and the event was a resounding success. The course record of 1 hour 52 minutes held by Patrick Mc Callion was shattered by local man Ronan Mc Laughlin who finished in 1 hour 40 minutes and 3 seconds. He was followed home 34 seconds later by Joe Barr,an avid supporter of the North Pole Cycling Club and former Commonwealth Medallist. The average speed of over 38 kph by these two riders was achieved on a windy day and on a hilly course.

The highly coveted Supervet title was fought for in an intense struggle between Carl Fullerton and the favourite Brendan Duffy. Fullerton crossed the 20 mile half-way mark just 10 seconds ahead but Duffy overtook his rival at mile 22 and took a strong lead for the next 17 miles. Fullerton however having suffered a mechanical breakdown on the Carn mountain had to get Marty Noone and his service crew on the scene with a new bike. Noone's instant response was crucial and after a quick swop Fullerton took chase. He caught up with Duffy at mile 39 and took the chequered flag by a mere 11 seconds. Speaking after the event Fullerton's manager Denis Donnelly said that he never doubted his man's ability to take the title but he knew that it would not come easy. He wished Brendan Duffy well for the future and hoped that if he was looking for a new manager that he would call him.

North Pole Chairman, Patrick Mc Callion thanked all the cyclists who took part for making it such a memorable day. He particularly thanked all those who gave up their free time to act as helpers and stewards. This ends a very successful first season for the club. Winter training will start from next Sunday at 10.30 pm. at the North Pole Bar. Groups will leave together at a moderate pace and normally will cover 30-40 miles. All are welcome and if interested please contact Phelim Mc Callion at Bikes and Toys(087-2758818)Training co-ordinator or Barney O'Donnell(086-1646664).

Overall placings were.

Ronan Mc Laughlin
Joe Barr.
Patrick Doherty.
Pat Mc Laughlin.
Eoghan Furey.
Jason Mc Hugh.
Patrick Mc Callion.
Martin Mc Devitt.
Jim Porter.
Carl Fullerton.
Brendan Duffy.
Willy John Mc Laughlin.
Michael Mc Daid.
Eddie Donaghy
John Mc Laughlin.
Damien O'Donnell
Kieran Eccles.
J.P.O'Donnell.
Sean Bradley.
Joe Gallanagh.
Liam O'Donnell
Karl Mc Laughlin.

Charity Ride for St. Muras School

pollandam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:44:51 CDT

FBD RAS 2009

pollandam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:19:09 CDT

Rider of the Week....Sam Bennett,Carrick Wheelers.

Marcus Christie congratulates his fellow 18 year old cyclist Sam Bennett after his superb performance in the 2009 FBD Ras.
Sam's performance notching up top 10 finishes in 6 stages of the Ras and a fine stage 7 win have convinced many that he is indeed the next Sean Kelly.

Sam's mentor Martin O'Loughlin will guest ride for North Pole in next weekend's Ras Dun na nGall with Jim Doyle,Rory Devlin and Kieran Eccles. Marcus Christie is also taking part but unfortunately he will not as previously thought ride as part of the North Pole Team as his club are unable to release him for the event. He will however ride as an individual entry.

SAM BENNETT washed his stage winner’s blue jersey yesterday morning to show it off at last night’s club league race in Carrick-on-Suir and his coach, Martin O’Loughlin, insisted Saturday’s victory in the FBD Insurance Rás stage into Clara was the first of many.
The 18-year-old Dan Morrissey rider surprised some when he was up in so many of the sprint finishes and astonished many more when he beat the likes of former Tour de France leader and multi stage winner Jaan Kirsipuu to win the penultimate stage.

But O’Loughlin, who was team manager for the Athens Olympics in 2004 and will be going for three-in-a-row in the vets race at the national championships in a month’s time, was not surprised.

"If somebody told me there were going to be six sprint finishes in the Rás I would have expected Sam to be up in at least four of them," he said.

"His positioning was very bad. He said to me on Friday he was the fastest finisher the last 50 metres every day so the problem was that he was leaving himself with too much to do. We looked at the profile and saw that it was a straight line sprint on Saturday so I had a long chat with his team mates John Dempsey and Joe Fenlon and we planned to put him to the front with 200m to go."

Bennett, a sports science student at WIT, won a European junior title on the track last year but he did not get the funding he needed – and which he has proved beyond doubt he is entitled to – when the government grants to athletes were distributed.

Before the Rás he paid €1,600 for a pair of wheels and on Sunday he broke the front wheel which meant that the money he won on the Rás has to go towards buying a another new one.

"If he is not an international athlete tell me who is," Martin O’Loughlin said. "When was the last time an 18 year old cyclist won a stage in the Rás – certainly not in the modern era."

His coach insists he still is a long way from hitting top form and the Rás – it was the first time he had raced beyond 90 miles – will bring him on a lot. He is set to join VC La Pomme in Marseilles in July.

"We decided that this was the ideal time for him to go." he said.

"In the past far too many riders have gone out in February or March – in the depths of winter – and had to ride those terrible races in Belgium, Holland and France. I felt this was the ideal time for him to go, he will be hitting top form and the weather will be so much better. It will give him a taste of what life as a pro is like.

"Then he has the European championships and the worlds coming up and the Tour of Ireland. I can’t wait to see how he will perform against the likes of Mark Cavendish. He has very good bike control and he possesses the raw power that a lot of 18 year olds don’t have. He is only 66kg at the moment which means that the guys like Kirsipuu were all two stone heavier than him. He can get over the climbs as well and that is very important. Russell Downing was probably the only other one who could do that."

Irish fans will have another opportunity to see Bennett in action in the national championships at the end of June in Dunboyne. He was born in the heart of cycling country in Flanders when his father, Mick, played professional football for Mechelen in the Belgian league.

Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/oloughlin-more-to-come-from-bennett-92642.html#ixzz0GiGATRiK&B

* LATEST NEWS *

pollandam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:17:43 CDT

Mizen to Malin Cycle on behalf of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind

Rory Considine and his tandem bicycle co-pilot Martin Gordon and Martins guide dog Jake as they start the last 25 mile stage of the Annual Mizen to Malin Cycle on behalf of the Guide Dogs of Ireland. Rory also managed the Galway/Nigels Bikes Team in last weeks 1300km.FBD Ras. Well done on both counts Rory.

Carl Fullerton.North Pole Cycling Club Secretary discusses future sponsorship opportunities with the City Slickers L-R,Bill Tuite,Dickie Kelly,Owen Hickey and Michael Pomeroy who are nearly finished Irelands longest pub-crawl from Mizen to Malin.

Murnaghan signs for North Pole

Newly elected Councillors John Ryan, Lee Tedstone and Michelle Bradley were pleasently surprised to meet North Pole's newest members while on a visit to Drumfrees.
Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan was on a cycling holiday in Ireland with his pals Steve Sharp and John Skok .They had just finished a 403 mile cycle from the South Pole in Co.Kerry to the North Pole Bar in Drumfrees and were celebrating the achievement.In recognition of this they were given honorary membership of North Pole Cycling Club by Club President Liam O'Donnell.
Dermot Murnaghan is a keen cyclist and cycles the 30 mile round trip to his work in Sky News in London each day.He came to Ireland to train for his next adventure which involves cycling a stage of the Tour de France in July. Dermot hopes to return to the North Pole to take part in the fiercely contested North Pole SuperVet Race which will be held in late September and is open to all North Club members.

Dermot Murnaghan led for most of the 400 miles but was beaten in the sprint finish by M&S Marketing Director Steve Sharp.

Lynn Temple from Magees of Donegal noted that you meet very interesting people on this side of the Gap. Lynn was passing through Drumfrees while on a charity Mizen to Malin Cycle in aid of MS. He was pleasently surprised to meet Steve Sharp,the marketing director of Marks and Spencer,one of his company's largest customers.

Whats on next.

Sunday 14th June.........Dermot Murnaghan,Sky News and Steve Sharp,M&S to complete last stage of 600k.South Pole to North Pole Cycle leave Donegal Town at 8am arriving at North Pole Bar at 12 noon.

Cyclist of the Month February 2009
Next Sunday 22nd February Liam O'Donnell will hold Cyclist of the Month for February at the North Pole Bar.The title will go to a 2009 North Pole member who Liam regards as worthy of the title.The event will be over 50 miles and will start at 10am.

Calling All Coaches - Level 1 Course 28th Feb - 1st March

Cycling Ulster would like to invite you to attend the Level 1 coaching course based at the Inishowen Gateway Hotel on the weekend of 28th Feb - 1st March. This course builds on the foundation course to enable coaches to develop in tandem with their riders.

The aims of the course are specifically to enable the coach to train cyclists at a local to regional level in all disciplines.

The course content includes:-

The Role of the Coach
Teaching Advice for Coaches
Equipment – The Bicycle
Biomechanics – The Man-Machine Combination
Cycling Physiology
General Fitness and Weight Training
Healthy Lifestyle
Cycling Psychology
Preparation for Competition
Cycling Clothes
Drugs in Sport
Cycling Tactics
Mechanics

The course cost is €80/£80 and includes manual, lunches and certification.

Please contact Marian Lamb or Gary McKeegan to register.
Marian
Tel: 028 94 453203
Mobile: 07920132135
marianlamb@cyclingulster.com

Gary
Mobile: 07751863332
coaching@live.co.uk
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Youth Trials in Mayo next weekend 20th/21st February.Contact Pat Dick for details or phone Mickie Mc Kenna in Emyvale CC- 0863298860.
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Cyclist of the Month for January 2009.

Willy John Mc Laughlin has just been confirmed as North Pole's Cyclist of the Month for January 2009.Willy has been training hard for the winter and despite the bad weather has clocked up signifigant miles especially on the Manor Roundabout route which is his speciality.He does not believe in drafting and prefers long flat routes where endurance is important.Willy has just purchased a top of the range carbon bicycle which is three pounds lighter than his old aluminium Giant.This will help him in the hillier routes.Willy is seen here competing in the National Hill Climb Championship at Mamore Gap in August 2008.He trained hard for that event and possibly holds the record for the most ascents of Mamore in one day(5) or in one week(20).He also plans to change to a 54 front cog gearing to enable him to get more speed on the flats.His performance improved steadily through 2008 and he will be a force to be reckoned with when competition starts in earnest in March 2009.

RAS Dun na nGall

pollandam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:32 CDT

RAS DUN na nGALL

Marcus Christie wins Ras Dun na nGall at Killybegs.

Seen here are the youngest finisher Marcus Christie (18) and the oldest,Martin Birney (53) after they finished the 3 Day Ras Dun na nGall at Killybegs on Sunday 31st May. There were 109 finishers out of a total entry of 142 and Marcus Christie was the overall winner by a slim margin of 31 seconds from Limerick's Tom Shanahan. North Pole's Rory Devlin was best Donegal rider just 5 minutes down after 3 hard days racing.
Marcus attended Martin Birneys Sportactive cycling training camp in Majorca in October 2008 where he cycled for a week with cycling legend Sean Kelly. Kelly will be in Buncrana on Sunday June 21st for The 100 mile Tour of Inishowen.

Marcus Christie is congratulated by wellwishers after his impressive win of the 3-Day Ras Dun na nGall.

Marcus is congratulated by Chief Commissaire Jack Watson.

North Pole Team at Ras Dun na nGall 3-Day...L-R, Carl Fullerton,Kieran Eccles,Rory Devlin,Martin O'Loughlin,Jim Doyle and Paddy Mc Laughlin.

Orla Hendron and Jack Watson hold an impromptu board meeting in Killybegs Harbour.

Julie Mulligan from Omagh gets her entry in for The Tour of Inishowen on June 21st.

2009 Calender

pollandam — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:46:12 CDT

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