VEE CHALLENGE 2012 LAUNCH

Post date: Feb 10, 2012 12:4:41 PM

Youghal Cycling Club are please to announce that the 3rd Annual Vee Challenge will be held on Sunday, 12th August 2012. The event has grown in success from year to year with significant monies being raised for local charities.

This year Youghal Cycling Club are delighted to announce, that in 2012, we will be supporting local athlete Amanda Crotty in her preparations for the Paralympic Games later this year. Amanda, who has been visually impaired since birth, is a member of Youghal Athletic Club and the Irish Paralympic Team. As a visually impaired runner, she competes while tethered to a guide, who must always remain behind the athlete.

We are also delighted to announce that Cognex Corporation have continued their sponsorship of The Vee Challenge for 2012. Running a cycling sportiff has significant costs and recurring expenses. Having a main sponsor is a massive help to the Club and ensures maximum return of funds raised to the chosen recipients. Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a range of products that incorporate sophisticated machine vision technology that gives them the ability to “see.” Cognex products include barcode readers, machine vision sensors and machine vision systems that are used in factories, warehouses and distribution centres around the world to guide, gauge, inspect, identify and assure the quality of items during the manufacturing and distribution process. Cognex is the world’s leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 700,000 vision-based products, representing over $3 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company’s founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has regional offices and distributors located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia and Latin America. For details, visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com

In 2012 we will again offer two routes for riders. The 130km Vee Challenge which takes in the ascent of the Vee from Lismore and descending into Clogheen before climbing the Vee again through the Sheep’s Pass From here we head to the food stop on the road to Cappoquin. Refuelled the route will pass by the Blackwater Valley taking in the beautiful Dromana drive before heading for the coast and the final sting in the tail, at Monatrea, offering fantastic views of Youghal town.

The second option is the 90km Vee Ascent. This route covers most of the roads that the Vee Challenge incorporates with participants climbing the Vee as far as Glenaknockaun before turning back for the R669 and the welcome food stop along this gentle descent into the town of Cappoquin. This route is ideal for those looking for a moderate challenge with the scenic climb of the Vee, along with the beautiful Dromana drive part of the route. A reasonable level of fitness would be required to enjoy your day in the saddle and the fantastic scenery that the area offers.

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