Sorrento Cycling Club

Hard working Racing Sec

The fifth Club League event was held on Thu 10th May , a 17 mile CP at Calary.

It was a night when the fast men raced with real intent and swept up almost all of those in front of them in the final stages of the race.  Escaping their clutches on the night for a family one-two were Eileen O’Sullivan, taking her second win,  and John O’Sullivan who both made good  on their limit and semi-limit handicaps. Pulling clear of their group they just managed to hold off the fast finishing bunch ,which was led home by scratch men Dave Peelo and Paul Cullinan.

A  gap is opening towards the top of the league with  John O’Sullivan stretching away following a fourth successive runner up placing. behind its a tightly bunched filed headed by   Dave Peelo, Paul Cullinane and Mark Wainer.

Next up is a handicapped 21m CP  at Calary on May 31st .

See full results on the Club League page.

The 5th annual Mick Byrne Randonee will take place on Sunday May 27th, starting at Dalkey. As usual there will be three events. Full details, including details of how to enter, and preliminary route maps, can be found HERE. Please download and distribute the event poster, availableHERE.

Calling Club Members…time to volunteer

The committee, on behalf of all club members, express our condolences to the family of Morgan Sparrow and to Usher Irish Road Club following Morgan’s death as a result of injuries sustained while while participating in an interclub road race last Thursday. We all know that cycle racing has its risks. Thankfully, tragedies on this scale are rare. We can appreciate how numbing this must be for Usher IRC and Morgan’s family and our thoughts are with them at this sad time.

We offer our condolences to Sadie Gleeson on the death yesterday of her father John. Funeral arrangements here.

Read Paul O’Donoghue’s account of the 2011 PBP here
See Andy Kavanagh’s photos here

Congratulations go to our Club Secretary, Andy Kavanagh, and his wife Zoe, on the birth today of their baby daughter, Rachel.

Chairman John O’Sullivan;  Secretary  Andy Kavanagh; Treasurer Clare Irwin; Racing   Joanne O’Shea;  Touring Paul Murray; MTB  Conal Higgins; Social John McInerney; Coaching   Dave Peelo and Aidan Ryan.

It is with deep sadness that I have to inform members of the death of long time member and founder of the club, Danny O’Shea, following a long illness. Danny played a leading role in the club, all down the years, and was a leading commissiare and timekeeper in Irish cycling.  The club expresses its sympathy to Geraldine and Joanne at this sad time.

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Danny’s removal will be from Sheahan’s Funeral Home , 71 Georges St. Upr., Dun Laoghaire to Dalkey church on Tuesday 1st November for 5 o’clock arrival and the funeral mass will be at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. See notice here

The club will be providing a  (cycling) guard of honour for the Tuesday removal.  Please contact John O’Sullivan on 086 8549881 or osulljp@gmail.com

Aidan Ryan’s circuit training will resume on Wednesday 19th October at a NEW location, St Thomas VEC, Novara Avenue, Bray. Unfortunately the only slot available is 7pm-8pm. This is half an hour shorter that in past years, and considerably earlier.  We hope to run the circuit training through to mid December, subject to demand.

It is impossible to know if this new arrangement will suit people. The first night is FREE so come along if you can. If numbers are poor we will take it as a sign that it does not suit and is unlikely to work and we will probably not then run the series. We anticipate costs being similar to last year at roughly €5 per head and €2 for underage (will depend on numbers again).

Djouce upper car park.  Sunday October 9th, 10.30am

Well done to Paul O’Donoghue, John O’Sullivan and Andy Kavanagh on completing Paris Brest Paris (1,230km) at the end of August. The event runs every 4 years, so plenty of time for all club members to train for 2015!

Congrats to Jamie Noone on being first Junior in the recent national hill climb championship

Congratulations to former Sorrento member Chris Jensen who has joined Saxo Bank, one of the leading Pro Tour teams. Read more here.

The final Interclub League race , a 32km CP, takes place at Calary on Thrusday August 4th. Jamie Noone and Dave Peelo are well up on the overall standings and in with a chance of top spot.  I’m sure that both would welcome teammate support on the night in their quest for glory.

Apologies for lack of results. I hope to get them posted in the coming days.

Congratulations to Paul O’Donoghue and John O’Sullivan (the audax one!) on completing the 2011 edition of the 24 hour TT in Chesire over the weekend. To see a video of complete nutters in action here is the link http://youtu.be/coDkSXAAHbE

Watch Clare Irwin audition for a job in the feed zone on the Tour de France as she expertly passes the musette to Paul, in the dead of night!   Bonkers!

Prizewinners listed HERE

The draw for the 2011 TDF sweepstake has been made. You can find the draw HERE. Can those of you who have not returned  tickets please e-mail me the purchaser details so that I can complete the draw listing.

We will be operating on a “first past the post” basis. Whoever stands on the rostrum in Paris will be considered the winner, regardless of arbitrations and appeals at a later date (pity to have to say that at all  in relation to our sport).

Best of luck to everyone.   John O’Sullvan.

FULL RESULTS HERE. Congratulations to Sandra Fitzgerald who took the Women’s Commission bonus for lowering the event record by 1 second!
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The club will run its 7th Annual Open 10 Mile TT on Saturday 23th July at Kilpeddar.  This year we are delighted that the event will also incorporate a round of the Women’s National League series. As an incentive, the Women’s Commission are putting up €150 for the setting of a new women’s record for the event, which currently stands at 24:00 by Jenny Fay (Orwell) from 2005.

Sign-on will open at 9:45am with the race start at 11am.  Race HQ is in The Grove Inn (Devereaux’s), 1 mile north of Kilpeddar Village, off the northbound carriageway of the N11, 5 miles south of Bray.

Entry fee is €10 for Seniors/Vets and €5 for Juniors. Underage are free. A racing license is required and one day licenses will be available.

The course runs from Kilpeddar to Coynes Cross and back. Turns will be marshalled and the road marked.

The Mick Byrne  is over again for another year. Mother nature did its utmost to spoil the party. Thankfully everyone returned in more or less one piece!.  Thanks to all who helped on the day and to all the hardy cyclists who braved the weather to support the event.  To see  some super photos taken on the day (thanks to Karl Monaghan and Andy Kavanagh)   click HERE

We received the following note from Cycling Ireland:

“Can you please inform your riders if you are speaking with them to bring last years back/ racing number to this weekends race as the 2011 may not reach them in time.”