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| Club Training Sessions - Control the training load for maximum improvements By Paddy Doran Nov 26, 2010, |
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Control the training load for maximum improvements.
If you want to get the most benefits for the amount of hours, kilometres and effort that you put into your club training, control the training loads so that everyone in the group receives benefits from the session.
Each of us are unique human beings and physical capacity differs greatly between individuals. The best quote I heard in regard to training about the these differences in ability was from a runner, when he said to me “one athletes warm up is another athletes speed session” that gives you a great picture in your mind of some runners cruising along and the others struggling in their wake.
So if we begin from that point it seems to be saying, choose your training partners very well. How many riders train in groups that are too fast for them, try to do the same amount of work as the strong riders in the group and then wonder when they are wrecked and not improving? This approach can very quickly lead to overtraining and loss of enthusiasm for riders who may not be fit or strong as other riders in his/her training group.
The good news is that this effect of the physical differences is not so pronounced with cycling compared to runners as some of the differences in cyclist’s ability / power output can be overcome by the drafting effect. Riders of different abilities can train effectively in the same group and get a good workout. Obviously there are limits to the size of the difference and training effectiveness.
So for example while doing the long steady miles (they are steady aren’t they?) a rider who is not so fit or strong in comparison to other riders in the training group can improve their fitness by mainly sitting in the training group and gradually doing a bit more at the front over the weeks as their fitness improves. The goal for these sessions should be for everyone to have a workout according to their ability and fitness and come home in reasonable shape. The strong riders who want to do a lot of work can stay on the front longer when doing their turns.
For this to work well there must be trust and agreement. It can be achieved very well by having an agreement that the group is there for everyone’s benefit. And trust between the riders in the group that riders will spend more or less time on the front according to their fitness and training goals. Also agreement that as rider’s fitness improves they will gradually do some more turns or longer turns at the front and that the goal for the session is training and not a race.
This might not be the norm everywhere. In some groups it might be a case that one or two individuals call the shots and the training is geared towards their needs and gaol’s only.
BENEFITS OF THE AGREED APPROACH
- Sessions will be more enjoyable
- More riders will improve their fitness
- New riders will gain more experience
- It will develop more group cohesion
- More riders will get to the start of the season and finish the season
- Fewer riders will over-train
For example juniors or riders new to cycling can gain so much practical knowledge from training in groups with seniors and vets, but they may not always be strong enough to take their turns when due at the front of the group. However they might be allowed to just go up and down the line according to their fitness and not for every turn. Obviously as their fitness improves they can do some more turns at the front.
This works very well for the long easy / steady sessions when the differences are not too big between riders For more intensive or hilly sessions sessions where riders are under more pressure the group needs to be made up of riders of around the same ability.
To give some examples of the drafting effect, studies with world class Team Pursuit teams (male) show that the leading riders power output is around 600-650 watts compared to the rider is in the third or fourth position when the power output is reduced to 350-400 watts (A Jeukendrup Performance cycling)
I also enclose some examples of some riders tests below with recommendations for power and Heart rate ranges for their long aerobic cycling sessions. You can clearly see how they could train well together in the same group.
| Rider A | |
| Power watts | Heart rate |
| 120 150 180 |
130 145 153 |
| Rider B | |
| Power Watts | Heart rate |
| 120 150 180 210 |
128 137 147 157 |
| Rider C | |
| Power watts | Heart rate |
| 120 150 180 |
122 140 157 |
So have the meeting organise the group and have agreed goals, you’ll see the benefits in the races when the sun is shining!
Enjoy your cycling.
2010 AGM
Chairperson: Emma Walsh
Secretary: Enda Donnelly
Treasurer: Ger Wyley
PRO: Sean Dwyer
Committee
Frank Browne
Tony O' Mahony
Benny Flynn
Damian Travers
Justin coonan
Maurice Fennell
John Coffeey
Ray Dwyer
Chairperson Address
Welcome and thanks to everyone for attending tonight’s AGM.
The club has grown and achieved so much in the last 12 months: from the development of the ‘Beginners Group’ – regarding which I would like to give a special mention of thanks to Padriag deBurca for his dedication; from club competitions in which we saw record numbers taking part; to our successes on the road in open races and Time Trials; and also our positive participation in various leisure events run throughout the country.
On the competitive front, one of our youngest members, Brian Hallissey, had a fantastic year which eventually saw him getting a call-up to the National Irish Development Squad.
Results in open races became a regular occurrence over the season, featuring early wins from Ray Dwyer, Keith Walsh and Brian Hallissey, and a fantastic 2nd place finish by Damian in stage 3 in the Cork Man 3-Day which saw the club become a force to be reckoned with. As the season developed numerous other wins and top-10 results were commonplace among the DCC racing team.
In the Time Trial events Maurice Hickey continued to improve, winning the club TT and taking gold in the A3 Munster Championships.
On the leisure side, I must single out Maurice Fennell who took part in the An Post Cycle Challenge and completed all 5 events throughout the country.
One of the biggest leisure events is now hosted in Dungarvan, The Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. This is a fantastic event and it was amazing to see so many cyclists cycle through Dungarvan. From the club’s point of view we participated en masse and received various compliments and messages of goodwill from visiting cyclists. I’d like to congratulate the Waterford Sports Partnership on running such a huge and brilliantly successful event.
Our club competitions went from strength to strength with record numbers attending. Thanks to our sponsors – Liam Rossitter, Ger Wyley, Finbarr Kelly and Tony O’Mahony – without whom we would not be able to run these events. I would like to express our special appreciation to Frank Browne and Richie Power, who for 10 weeks ran and marshalled the Summer Series making it a safe and very enjoyable event for all taking part.
Our annual Open Race was held later in the season but proved very successful with the support of our new sponsors, SPECSAVERS. Thanks also to Minnies for their sponsorship over the last year.
As chairperson I’d like to acknowledge the great work during the year carried out by Enda, club secretary; Ger, club treasurer, and Sean, club PRO. Thanks also to all the members of this year’s committee.
Overall it has been a very successful season. Looking forward Dungarvan Cycling Club is in a very strong position and with the help and interest from all club members we can continue to grow and develop.
CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN
Brian finished 7th in the National Junior Cycling Championships in Sligo over the weekend. This was Brians first championship. Brian cycled very strong all day, he was away in a break for most of the race with one other and was unlucky to be caught on the last lap. Well done Brian!!!
INTERNATIONAL CALL UP
Brian now goes on to represent Ireland in the upcoming Junior Tour of Ireland. Brian will be part of the Irish Development Squad, the club wishes him all the best!!
ONE-TWO for DCC
It was another successful weekend for the club on the roads with Keith Walsh and Ray Dwyer taking first and second in the A4 race at the St Finbarrs CC meeting in Whitechurch, Co. Cork last Sunday.
The club had 6 entrants in the A4 race. Lining up alongside Keith and Ray were Anthony Dwyer, Sean Dwyer, John Flynn and Eamon Phelan. The race was 5 laps of an 11k circuit with a long downhill stretch followed by a long drag into a strong headwind. Ray and Keith were very active trying to get away in the early laps and Sean managed a brief trip up the road at one point but nothing was sticking. However at the start of lap 4 Keith and Ray got into a break with 2 other riders. They worked well together for the remainder of the race holding off the chasing pack being driven on by Fermoy and Blarney. With a kilometre to go the break were not going to get caught and it was Keith who made the first move about 400 metres out. The other 2 riders couldn't match him and he rode on to take the victory with Ray coming round the others to take second and ensure a fantastic result for Dungarvan CC. The other lads finished well up in the bunch with Anthony setting the cat amongst the pigeons by starting the sprint for the minor places about a kilometre out. Well done to Eamon on his race debut and John on his return to racing.
Brian Hallissey, Maurice Hickey and Enda Donnelly lined up for the A2/A3 combined race. This was to be 7 laps giving 77kms. Enda was away for a lap and a bit early in the race, but with only two riders in this move it was doomed on what was a windy day. Brian and Maurice were also in moves, but they too were brought back. The break of the day (including local man Rory Wyley) went on lap 3 and nothing got away after that. The race was won by West Clare's Jarlath Hassett with Rory second.
Another local rider, Cian Dwyer, had a good result getting third in the u-16 race.
Results and photos on www.irishcycling.com
Tour de Cure 2010 - by Colin Organ
Dungarvan members that took part were Davey Tobin, Colin Organ, Keith Walsh, Frank Browne, Richie Power, Eamonn Doherty, Kevin O’Sullivan, Niall Herlihy, John Coffey, Tony Hickey, Vinny Feeney,and Padraig De Burca. Apologies if I missed anyone.
It’s that time of year again, when people who enjoy going for a cycle a few days a week start to think that cycling 170km’s in one day is a good idea!
So for people who think that is a good idea, there was only one place to be today, and that was Midleton to cycle with the legend Stephen Roche and raise a few bob for some well deserving charities.
This is only the second year of this event and it has grown from 600 last year to over 1,000 today. The spin rolled out at 09.00ish, being delayed a bit by the increase in riders this year. The group headed down the main road towards Youghal. After Youghal we turned at Piltown cross and headed for Clashmore. It has to be said there was a very hot pace being set along here and some of the top teams around driving it on The Edge, Dan Morrissey, Fermoy, Blarney, Kanturk, Midleton and a few from DCC.
The 100k split along here and headed for Aglish while the 160k headed for Milstreet and Ballymac. The first food stop was at Ballymac, although not everyone was hungry and decided to keep going!!
All the cyclists favourites were on offer sambos, nutri grain, bananas and of course fruit cake. Which is the only reason why anyone takes on these challenges! No tea or coffee though, sort this out for next year please Stephen.
Fully re-fuelled we set out again heading for Ardfinnan and Clogheen. A few gels may have been consumed on this stretch of road because up next was The Vee. We were very lucky here as we caught a tail wind most of the way up and as it was a nice day, The Vee was looking spectacular.
From here we dropped down to Lismore over a very rough road, where a few people were seen fixing punctures.
Another stop in Lismore. No tea or coffee here either, but plenty of everything else.
On we went on the last leg of our journey to Tallow and from here through Dungourney and back to Midleton.
All in all, it was a very enjoyable day. Groups were working together well, the weather was good, everyone got back in one piece and the event was much better organised than last year. The road signs were good and MOST potholes were circled with paint.
Back at Midleton there was plenty of food and we eventually got a cup of tea / coffee. There were also rub downs on offer, although seemed to make some people worse!! Stephen Roche was there walking around meeting and talking to everyone. One lucky participant won the bike that Stephen was cycling, it was an “Unovelo” worth €3500 and looked very nice. Lucky him.
Roll on The Ring of Kerry…..
CORKMAN 3 DAY - 4 Stage race
STAGE 1
129 riders signed on for stage 1 of the Corkman 3 Day, for Dungarvan we had Ray Dwyer, Brian Hallissey, Maurice Hickey, Enda Donnelly and Damian Travers. As riders warmed up and got ready for the race, the heavens opened and thoughts of building an ark sprang to mind. The rain was torrential and continued to pour for most of the race.
The race was 7 laps of an 8 mile circuit, with 2 short power climbs in them, but after 7 laps there wasn’t much powering up them.
The race started at a frenetic pace, whether this was due to people wanting to get out of the rain as soon as possible or just trying to keep warm I don’t know but the attacks were coming thick and fast. From the gun Damian tried to get away with some Dan Morrissey riders and after some hard riding it all came back, Enda had a go to get away soon after but this was also chased down. Damian and Enda were very active at the front for the first 2 laps covering breaks and trying to get away.
On lap 5 Enda was in a group that managed to get up the road a bit, but the group were chasing hard and they were pulled back shortly after the start of lap 6, with Damian and Brian tucked in nicely about 10 places back covering any chases. On the first hill on lap 6 Brian jumped clear with a UCD rider to bridge across to 2 other riders (one of Comeragh CC) with Damian now marking the front for any chasers. Damian then followed the wheel of another UCD rider to bridge across to Brian, there was now 7 in this group with a gap of 20 seconds with less than a lap to go, of the 7 only 4 were willing to ride, so slowly but surely the gap came down and the break was caught with a mile to go to finish in a bunch sprint.
Ray and Maurice kept themselves tucked away nicely in the bunch for the day and moved to the fore for the gallop at the end.
All 5 Dungarvan riders finished in the front bunch. – 59 miles in a time of 2hr 21 mins Avge 24.6 mph
Maurice Hickey 19th, Ray Dwyer 31st, Brian Hallissey 37th, Damian Travers 40th, Enda Donnelly 54th.
A good days riding by Dungarvan CC but no joy at the end!! 
STAGE 2 - 5 mile Time Trial
Ray: 13.01
Brian: 13.47
Enda: 13.06
Damian: 12.57
Maurice: 12.13
STAGE 3
Stage 3 on the Sunday kicked off at 3.00pm, there were some tired bodies about after the Sunday morning where Maurice gave a good account of himself to bring himself to 11th overall.
The course was an unknown factor in the sense that nobody knew where it started or where it went but we were told it was 3 laps of a 20mile circuit.
Enda and Damian were heard discussing team tactics before the start with both admitting the legs were tired and they'd sit in the bunch for the first lap or 2 and see what develops, Maurice was up for improving his 11th place and Brian and Ray seemed to be enjoying themselves.
So the gun sounded and within 3 - 4 miles Damian jumped from the bunch to cross to a break of about 6 riders (so much for the easy start), one of these riders fell off the back straight away as the hammer was put down to try to build a gap as the road was very twisty and into a headwind, with just over a lap gone the time gaps started to come through, 50 secs to the chasing group of 6 and 1:20 to the main bunch.
Maurice had jumped across to the chasing group and was looking good to improve on his 11th overall.
The lead group kept the pressure on up the hills and drove it on down the other side where at the bottom of the first hill on the second lap they lost one of the breakaway companions, they were now down to four but worked well together and by the end of the second lap the time gaps were 1:50 to the chasing group and 3.00 to the bunch, but at the beginning of the last lap the break was down to 3 riders as the efforts were taking their toll. The first stretch of the last lap was along very bad road suface and into a head wind and the break was visibly tiring whilst trying to keep their lead, again time gaps were coming through but the gaps were starting to close in. Maurice after his hard efforts to cross over to the chasing group was starting to tire and fell off the back to be picked up by the main bunch going up the hills.
The break worked well together up the hills and down to the finish, with Ciaran Keane (Murphy Surveyors) going for the yellow said he wouldn't sprint so it was between Damian and Blarney rider Ed Barry to go for the line with Ed winning the sprint for the line. The break crossed the line with 53 seconds over the bunch, moving Damian up to 7th overall.
All other riders finished safely in the bunch in what was a good days riding for all concerned in the DCC colours.
STAGE 4
Stage 4 was four laps of the "Ballyhoura Mountain stage" which went through Kanturk town. The route consisted of one sharp hill out of kanturk town and then a very up and down loop. Racing got underway in bright sunshine @11.00 and the DCC boys were up for it for the last day.
From the gun Enda was very active at the front, trying to get away in a few breaks, he was up the road with a few seconds gap when a wheel was left go, and of course the remainder of the break stayed away. This group of about 7 got a max lead of 1min, but a combination of DCC, the yellow jersey and some West Clare riders who all worked well at the front, this break was closed down just before the finish.
Credit must be given to the DCC riders who did a lot of work to close down the break and keep Damian in 9th place on the GC.
Maurice tried to jump the group early to get away before the sprint finish but it was not to be, so what can only be called a mental sprint finish ensued with all DCC riders finishing safely in the bunch. 
So a good weekends racing was had, we had Damian in 9th overall with a second place finish on Stage 3, Maurice had a very good TT to get himself to 11th on GC after Stage 2, Brian nearly stayed away on stage 1 and is getting stronger as every race goes on, Enda was unlucky in the fact that none of his breakaway attempts stuck but rode strongly throughout and the old man of the group Ray was very consistent throughout the weekend whilst nursing his knee around the course.
A special word of thanks has to go to Diirecteur Sportif/Team Car Driver/ Food organiser/Photographer/Mechanic and gear organiser Emma Walsh who made the weekend a lot easier on the riders. Emma spent a lot of the weekend driving the team car following the stages by herself , so if anybody wants to experience the joys of short stage racing I'm sure the company would be most welcome.
So from all the riders from the Corkman - Cheers Em.
NEW WEBSITE
a new website called "Race Starts At" ( http://racestarts.at) has been created to help cyclists and race organisers. I'd greatly appreciate it if you could please inform your members of this new website and also put a link on your own website to RaceStarts.At.
Background
From a cyclist's perspective it can be very hard to get detailed information on events. Often the available event details only contain the name of a race, the province in which it is on and a mobile phone number. So it can be hard to find out what the course is like, how long the race is, what categories are catered for, parking & changing facilities available etc. From a race organiser's perspective it can be frustrating getting lots of phone calls asking the same questions. The event details are given to Cycling Ireland very early in the year, well before the details are known. Exact course details are often only decided upon a few days before the race so it's also difficult to get this information communicated back to the cyclists.
Overview
RaceStarts.At is a website designed to help solve the problems mentioned above. The site contains a page for every Cycling Ireland race and leisure cycle. Each page allows people to add more information to the page by using comments. Cyclists can ask organisers questions by creating comments, organisers can answer queries or provide new event details by creating a comment. It's easy to use and doesn't even require registration.
Benefits
RaceStarts.At allows cyclists to easily discover information about events they are interested in. They can ask questions, answer questions and after the event they can post the results, link to reports, photos or videos. Event organisers can easily add event details themselves and hence reduce the number of phone calls from cyclists before the event. Additionally, new races or leisure cycles which aren't contained in the Cycling Ireland calendar can easily be added to RaceStarts.At
RaceStarts.At is a bit of an experiment, it may work, it may not. But if you are frustrated by the lack of information or tired of being inundated with phone calls please try and use the site so the we can help solve the problem.
CORKMAN 3 DAY - ROUTE DETAILS
The Race Headquarters has changed. Race Headquarters is now Edel Quinn Hall, Kanturk. This is just 15mins drive from the old Race HQ.
The 3 Days of Racing(2 Days for Youth) will take place within the Kanturk Area.
A4s intending to compete in this event must be aware that they must be regraded as A3s to compete as the event is outside the maximum distance restriction for A4 racing.
competing in the Corkman 3 Day:
SATURDAY 1ST MAY
SIGN ON 12.00 – 2PM 3PM START
STAGE 1: BALLYGRAN ROAD RACE 17KM CIRCUIT 6 LAPS
(Same as last year)
SENIORS SUNDAY 2ND MAY
STAGE 2: ROCKHILL CROSS INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL
DISTANCE 6.2KM STARTS 10 AM
(Same as last year)
STAGE 3: ARDNAGEEHEY ROAD RACE 16KM CIRCUIT 6 LAPS
SIGN ON 1-2PM START 3PM
SENIORS MONDAY 3RD MAY
STAGE 4: BALLYHOURA MOUNTAIN STAGE 88KM
SIGN ON 10AM START 11AM
RAY SHINES THROUGH - Fantastic win for DCC
Ray signalled his intentions with a blistering time in the Liam Rossiter on Wednesday night and last Sunday Ray Dwyer turned up for his first race of the season and rode away from the rest of the A4 field to record a brilliant win at the Silver Pail GP in Fermoy.
The A4 race was over 3 laps of a 20km circuit. Ray was attacking from the gun and on the first lap got away with 2 others. By the start of the last lap it was down to Ray and Comeragh's Michael McGrath. Both worked very hard together to stay away, made all the more difficult by the wind and downpours of hail. With neither the Dungarvan or Comeragh contingent contributing to the chase effort in the bunch it was set for a sprint finish between the 2 with Ray proving the stronger over the last 200 metres to take the win. We also had Keith Walsh, Anthony Dwyer, Sean Dwyer and debutant Colin Organ lining out. Keith was involved in a couple of early moves but unfortunately punctured at the end of the first lap. Anthony, Sean and Colin finished comfortably in the bunch. It was a double celebration for the Dwyers with Ray's nephew Cian winning the Under 16 race for Dan Morrissey Carrick Wheelers.
Brian Hallissey was our representative in the A3 race, 4 laps of the same circuit. In a fairly uneventful race Brian tried to get in a few breaks but nothing was sticking and the race went down to a bunch finish won by Barrow Wheelers' Hugh Byrne.
Damian Travers went off in the A1/A2 race over 5 laps. The circuit was a draggy lap with no real climbs so his hopes were high. As usual the race got going right from the gun (once the lead car gave them a chance). Attacks were coming thick and fast and Damian was active in both the trying to get away and chasing down, but as the fishing adage says "the one that got away" was the one he had no part in. The break went towards the end of lap 1 and stayed away to the finish. Damian rode strong throughout with the Dan Morrissey and Edge teams rolling through on the front to ensure that at least a good days training was had. Keith Gater Comeragh CC won the overall and Damian tried to finish with a flourish but after riding hard all day the tank was empty. Roll on the Corkman 3 day next weekend where there shall be a full Dungarvan CC team.
Grueling Gorey 3 Day. – Damian flies the flag for DCC!!
The Gorey 3 day consists of 3 stages and a time trial, there were 200 cyclists entered with 170 going to the line and with Damian Travers being Dungarvan’s sole entrant. Great thanks and credit has to be given to Cian Power and the Comeragh guys for being Damian’s support car and crew over the weekend, much appreciated.
Stage 1 was a scenic spin from Tallaght to Gorey, through Hacketstown and Tinaheally. The race started fast due to a slight tailwind and with the surface of the roads being quite cut up there was a lot of sketchy activity in such a big bunch, people braking for holes, switching across lines and bottles flying out of cages etc. Riders started to get shelled out the back after about 20miles and this was to continue for the rest of the day. A few breakaway attempts were made, one which included Damian, Thomas Lavery from Comeragh CC and Kevin Shelly (Dan Morrissey) but the bunch wasn’t letting anything go. The first KOH was going through Hacketstown and this thinned out the bunch further with 4 separate groups by the top but they came back together for a group of about 70 riders, one last KOH at Craanford, a short sharp hill but the group stayed together. The race then went down one of the worst roads possible to imagine to try and get 70 riders down without incident and everybody vying for position for the sprints was just crazy. It started to rain for the last 20 mins, just in time for the sprint finish. Damian came home safely in the bunch with the same time as the winner.
Stage2 – 7.1K TT – head down, hell for leather in a time of 08.10 The winner was Kevin Shelly (DMCC) but guest riding for Wexford Wheelers finished in a time of 7.20 – so some work to be done for Damian.
Stage 3 – was 4 x 24K laps. This stage was very active with a break of about 12 riders going clear on the first KOH, Damian as his payment for the Comeragh support jumped the bunch with Thomas Lavery on his wheel and buried himself to get him across to the break, with the break at 1.30 mins at one stage Thomas was the race leader on the road. But the yellow jersey of Garett Enright for Murphy Surveyors and his team did a lot of riding at the front to pull it back, when it all came back again Damian jumped with a group of about 6 to ride away for over a lap getting caught just before the main road about 10K from the finish for the race to finish in a bunch sprint again with Damian finishing in the bunch.
Stage 4 – Disaster, as Damian was setting up his bike he realised that something wasn’t right, after a quick discussion with St Finbarr’s mechanic he was told that his bottom bracket was shot and he shouldn’t ride it. So there was a period of frantic searching to get a bike to finish the race on, many thanks must go to Damien and Ed Barry and the Blarney car for sorting Damian out with Ed’s winter bike, so some adjusting to wheels and saddles and we were on the road again. There was a strong cross/tail wind for the last stage keeping the speeds very high and again riders getting shelled out from the gun. Attacks came thick and fast with Thomas Lavery from Comeragh CC very active to try to get away from the yellow jersey and getting in a break to be joined by Damian, but the yellow jersey didn’t leave anything get away and was easily the strongest rider in the race and this showed as he instigated a break with about 20 K to go and then rode away from the break to win the final stage and the overall.
So all in all a very busy and active weekend for Damian, once again sincere thanks to the Comeragh lads and the Blarney team for sorting Damian out in his time of need, after the weekend Damian confirmed that he isn’t a climber, nor a TT specialist, nor a sprinter so he’s yet to find his niche. Roll on the Crokman 3 day!!!.
More details on www.irishcycling.com and http://www.irishroadclub.com
SMARTER TRAVEL - Calling all members to come up with ideas!!!
The Department of Transport is running a Smarter Travel Area competition for Local Authorities throughout Ireland. Through the national smarter travel initiative, €50million will be put in place over 5 years to help make the change from cars to healthier and more sustainable ways of commuting. 
This is a national competition, and it is envisaged that only 4 towns will be selected from all over Ireland. Smarter Travel Dungarvan are looking for submissions from the public about how to get more people cycling (or walking) to work and school. As cyclists you might have some good ideas and suggestions and they would be very interested in hearing from members. Please email smartertravel@waterfordcoco.ie with your thoughts.
Timmy Barry Edges it in Minane Bridge
The race was 6 laps of an approx. 10 mile circuit on what the organisers glibly called an "undulating circuit". To be more precise it had one sharp hill of about 2 - 2.5 Km in length folowed by more draggy roads some downhills and then about a 1km powerclimb to the start/finish line. Which has been described by most racers as a "savage" course and one of the toughest of the year, with an atttrition rate of over 50% this certainly proved to be the case. It was a handicapped race with the A4's starting first then 3 minute gap between the A3's and another 3 mins to the A2's. There was 115 racers signing on with only 15 in the A2 bunch, so they knew they'd have to work hard to catch the other groups. We had Rory Moloney in the A4's, Maurice Hickey and Brian Hallissey in the A3's and Damian Travers in the A2's.
The A3's and A4's were working well for the first few laps as the A2's were chasing them down, Damian managed to get in a break of 7 A2's which included 4 riders from the favourites "Edge" team. They caught the A3's on lap 2 and worked away with a train of A3's on their wheels, on the ascent of the hill on lap 3 this group whittled down to about 15 riders, they passed the A4's on Lap 3 and with the Edge team riding hard and attacking off the front the tempo was kept high. Maurice and Rory found the pace a bit too hot and drifted out of the bunch.
In the remaining group of 15, Brian and Damian were still hanging in there, Damian was covering the breaks from the Edge riders but eventually one stuck when Timmy Barry (edge and eventual winner) and Andrew Ahearne got a gap, with nobody willing to work the break drifted off the front and stayed away for the remainder of the race. Back in the group Damian was trying to get some riders to ride through but to no avail. On lap 5 Damian had one of his legendary blow ups on the hill and fell off the back of the group, Brian hung in there as this is his favored territory and remained with the group to the finish where they were sprinting for 3rd - 10th up the last climb to the finish line. Unfortunately for Brian he just missed out on a place but rode strong all day and is showing good promise for the rest of the season, as for Damian - he'll look for less hills in the next race.
ONE DAY LICENCE INFO
1. Background and Objectives
1.1 Following the 2009 AGM a working party was established to review the competition one one-day licence process so as to:
· reduce the administration burden currently placed on both commissaires and the office;
· ensure that there is accurate recording of one-day licence money;
· ensure that there is accurate recording of points awarded to one-day licence holders (resulting in them being upgraded if applicable);
· that no undue obstacles are placed in the way of a person wishing to try a race, training camp, leisure spin on a "one-off" basis;
· Have a revised system in place for 2010 season.
1.2 It should be noted that:
· A rider taking out a one-day licence is only eligible for the overall prize-fund, i.e., is excluded from category prizes;
· A non-affiliated rider cannot ride National Championships on a one-day licence;
· There is no regulation requiring Commissaires to issue one-day licences.
2. Agreed Proposal
2.1 Responsibility for the sign-on desk (including confirmation that riders possess the correct licence for the event they are entering) and issuing of one-day licences is placed with the Race Organisers. Competitors with an annual licence card sign-on using the current Sign-on Sheet.
3. Process for Competition One-day Licences
3.1 Cycling Ireland Office maintain a stock of sequentially numbered A3 One-day Licence Sheets (in duplicate).
3.2 Race Organisers request from the Cycling Ireland Office at least two weeks in advance of their event the requisite number of One-day Licence Sheets (there are 25 lines per sheet).
3.3 The Commissaire provides the Race Organiser with back numbers (as issued to them by Regional Commissaires) for use by one-day licence holders.
3.4 The Race Organiser returns, to the Cycling Ireland Office, the original copy of the One-day Licence Sheet along with the appropriate fee - within one week. Failure to return One-day Licence Sheets will result in the full club affiliation fee been charged the following year regardless of when the club affiliates. The One-day Licence Sheet is to be returned even if no one-day licences are issued.
3.5 The duplicate One-day Licence Sheet is returned by the Commissaire along with the Commissaire’s report and Sign-on Sheet.
3.6 The Cycling Ireland Office logs and tracks the issue and return of One-day Licence Sheets and records points obtained by riders competing under one-day licences to facilitate grading of the rider if they subsequently take out an annual licence.
CLUB & CYCLING IRELAND MEMBERSHIP 2010
Cycling Ireland have a special introductory rate for leisure cyclists taking out a licence for the first time. This is option 1a below (this covers training and leisure events only - if you plan to take part in club competitions this licence is not for you).
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Membership Type |
Fees |
|
1 |
Cycling membership – including legal cover & insurance while cycling* |
€55 |
|
1a |
Cycling membership – first time member* |
€30 |
|
2 |
Club competition |
€75 |
|
3 |
Restricted competition |
€105 |
|
4 |
Full competition senior & veteran |
€140 |
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5 |
Full competition junior |
€60 |
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6 |
Full competition youth – under 16 (born in 1993 or 1994) Full competition youth – under 14 (born in 1995 or 1996) Full competition youth – under 12 (born in 1997 or later) |
€45 €15 €15 |
|
7 |
Life member |
€2520 |
Family and 3rd level student discounts are available. Contact Enda for details.
Completed forms accompanied with the fee can be returned by post to The Burgery, Abbeyside, Dungarvan. Alternatively you could drop a sealed envelope marked “Dungarvan Cycling Club membership” into Ger at Wyley Sports & Footwear, Dungarvan.
The first batch of applications off on Friday 15th January 2010, it would be a great help if you could return your application form before then. This also means you’re insured from early in the year.
First time applicants need to include a photocopy of their birth cert., drivers licence or passport!
Application forms are available to download
Don’t forget to sign the back of the Cycling Ireland form!!
HAMPER APPEAL - All wrapped up!
The WLRfm/Lions Club Hamper Appeal Cycle took place on sunday last (20th December). Despite freezing conditions, 15 'hardy' cyclists, took tothe road in aid of the WLRfm Hamper Appeal. A fantastic €205 was raised amongst the cyclists.
CHARITY CYCLE 2009 in aid of Solas Centre
Emma Walsh, Bernie Thompson (Solas Centre), Kathleen Foley (Solas Centre) and Tom Thompson (Solas Centre)
and Liam Rossiter. Dungarvan Cycling Club held a charity cycle in August to help raise funds for the Solas Centre.
A fantastic €2926.20 was raised, well done to all involved
AGM
Our AGM took place on Friday night (2nd October). It was great to see such a high attendance. The meeting kicked of with Emma’s chairperson address, outlining the success of the club throughout the past year, thanking Enda (Secretary), Ger (Treasurer) and Michael (PRO) for their hard work throughout the year and thanking the outgoing committee for their commitment. Open to floor followed with some great ideas brought forward. These will all be brought up at the first committee meeting in November.
Thanks to Michael Moloney for his dedication to PRO over the last two years. Michael is stepping down, thanks to Sean Dwyer for taking up the post.
The officers elected are:
Emma Walsh - Chairperson, Enda Donnelly- Secretary, Ger Wyley - Treasurer, Sean Dwyer - PRO
Committeee:
Tony O'Mahony, Justin Coonan, Liam Rossiter, Ray Dwyer, Maurice Fennell,
Sean Dwyer, Benny Flynn, Siobhan Dunphy
