Members of Cuchulainn CC at the Wicklow 200
Cuchulainn Cycling Club recently held its annual Tour of Louth and with glorious weather almost 400 riders signed on for the 2015 tour.
A new headquarters for the event saw the riders gather at Dowdallshill GAA Club, where nervous cyclists pumped tyres, oiled chains and discussed the route, with the big talking point of course being the climb of Jenkinstown. Coming at the 60km stage of the 105km route, it is always the part of the route that breaks up the big packs.
The riders rolled out of Dowdallshill for a neutralised start through the town and up to the Fane Bridge. Once past the official start point, the speed did pick up and the riders settled into a number of different groups. These groups typically stayed intact until the aforementioned Jenkinstown Hill, which saw the riders coming home in much smaller groups. Back in the clubhouse riders enjoyed a fresh brew and some food. All in all the event was a huge success with excellent signposting and marshalling throughout.
Many of the club’s leisure cyclists, were not content with just 105km from the Tour of Louth and the following weekend headed off to Wicklow to tackle a leg crippling 200km, with hills that made Jenkinstown look like a speed bump.
Alan Bingham was in racing action on Saturday last on the motor racing circuit at Bishopstown in Co. Antrim. From the line Alan attached with North Down’s James Ambrose. The pair worked together to hold off the field and in the sprint Alan claimed the runner up spot.
Alan also picked up second position in the most recent round of the league, which was won by Stamullen’s Gary Gorman. Val Gargan continued his good run of form in the Bike Station Summer Cycling League, taking third position. In the section a race it was like father like son with Emmett Gorman winning ahead of Lynda Stokes in second and Cyril Sherry in third.
