CLUB NOTES
Post date: Sep 16, 2010 8:0:3 PM
YOUGHAL CYCLING CLUB NOTES 12th September 2010
2010 An POST Rebel Cork Tour – Saturday 11th September 2010
A fine group of Nine men and women from Youghal C.C. headed to the Show Grounds in Cork last weekend for our final Sportive of the year, Blue skies and a healthy Peleton of around 1000 lined up along the Grand Parade for the Grand depart while we watched and enjoyed a cup of coffee. Fueled to the hilt we hit the road to take part in 160km Rebel Challenge. The route headed out of the city through the Wilton and Bandon Road roundabouts. Along the N71 road into West Cork through Halfway, right toward Crossbarry on the R589 on to Bandon, bypassing the town and proceeding on the R586 through Enniskean and Ballineen and onto Dunmanway toward Clonakilty. From their we continued on the R600 through Timoleague, Kilbrittan and Ballinspittle along the coast of Garretstown and the Old Head before coming back in to Kinsale in a burst of rain. The route then joined back up on the N71 at Halfway and headed back for the City via the Viaduct, and onto Bandon Road roundabout where the cyclists were be directed toward the finishing point at the Cork City Showground’s. A fantastic day on the bike, where we actually covered 170km.
National B Championships 2010 – Sunday 12th September
The National B Championships took place in Waterford last Sunday with Eoin Whyte travelling to represent the club. The route involved a fast 100km course made up of five 20km circuits. With a fast pace been set by the 140 participants, Eoin attacked on his own and got away on the last climb of the day around8km from the finish. With the Peloton winding it up behind him in an attempt to bring home back, he maintained a 30 second gap to within the last 1km and was finally caught just 500m from the finish line. Unlucky. Congrats on a great solo ride Eoin from all at the club. With just a couple of months racing completed this year for the first time in many a year, you have showed that the form is coming back and that next season looks to be very promising for you. Well done.
The Race Around Ireland 2010 – Tuesday 14th September
Best of luck to Team Youghal who are currently participating in this years International Race Around Irelands Team event in Aid of The Emer Casey Foundation. The race around Ireland is far and away the toughest cycling endurance test in Europe and is the World’s second toughest endurance race and in Ireland the cyclists of Team Youghal will have to cover a distance of 1,350 miles traveling through all four Irish Provinces with many steep climbs and sharp descents along the way, starting at 8pm on Tuesday the 14th of September in Navan. Team Youghal are expected to be passing through Youghal this Friday the 17th September at around lunch time, so if you can, get out there and give them your support. Best of Luck lads from all at the Club.
Best Wishes
Best wishes from all at the Club to Brian and Clara on bringing a new underage cyclist to the Club. Baby Sam Sanders arrived last Friday and his club kit was ordered by tea time that evening. Well done folks and we hope to see you on the road again next year Brian.
Youghal Triathlon 2010
The annual Youghal Triathlon took place on the 4th September. Well done to Tommy Roche and company for again running a very successful event. A special well done to all the club members who participated and in particular to young Chris Mintern who was first out of the water, first back on the bike and finally finished second overall in the men’s single event at the tender age of 16. Well done Chris from all at the club.
Chris Mintern
Club Website
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Midweek Spins.
The midweek spins have now finished for the year, unless you are doing the sneaky training and going out in the morning. Time to wind it down for a couple of weeks and conditioned fro the winter.