News 2015
Sunday Leisure Cycle 26th April 2015
A bright crisp morning, with the frost only just having melted, as we met at the rec for our Sunday cycle. There was a charity fundraising event being run by Copeland, Cookstown (in aid of the The Hub, Cookstown) that many of the group were keen to support, so we headed off for Cookstown. There we were met by some more Carn folk who had made their own way over. T...
Read MoreMid Ulster Grand Prix
There was a full programme of racing today when Harps CC promoted their annual Mid Ulster GP. Carn were represented in both the Youth and Women’s races in the morning events. The U14’s had to do two laps of the course. Cahir Doyle had been made making efforts all day to get away, and tried to go on the finishing straight and got a great third position in the sprint. ...
Read MoreCopeland Charity Cycle
The annual Copeland charity cycle is on this weekend. Over the years, Carn Wheelers have enjoyed this event and so this year we would expect that many of us will want to attend again. Meet up at the rec as usual at 8am and we will cycle over to Cookstown for the event. As per previous years, it would be expected that some people will want to do the full 40 mile r...
Read MoreRoad Race Results
Carn Wheelers held their first club road race of the season on their Wood Road course on Thursday evening 23rd April. As everyone lined up in their perspective groups, eager to get a good start to the campaign, all open racing form goes out the window, in this shorter faster form of racing everyone has a chance to compete as the groups try to stay away from Scratch. Mickey...
Read MoreOn Thursday 16th of April Sean Bradley met up with the cycling ulster junior mtb team to make the long journey to round 2 of the British mtb championships at Newnham Park in Plymouth they had to leave a day earlier than usual so they could spread the journey over 2 days and avoid arriving for Saturday practice fatigued of the back of a long journey. As seems to have been the theme for the...
Read MoreSunday the 19th of APRIL saw round 1 of this years NPS mtb league take place at djouce woods co. wiclow . Carn Wheelers were represented by Gareth ,Niamh ,Ryan and Eimer Skelly . Djouce is a very popular venue for the mtb series and is a favourite with the riders due to its natural rooty trails , technical features and drops .Yesterday saw the perfect conditions for the race with fast dry cond...
Read MoreIn the words of Cathir Doyle " It was a very memorible Ras Na N'og 2015" Last weekend the 18th and 19th of April saw Cathir Doyle and Sarah Elder take part in this years Ras Na N'og in Drogheda hosted by Drogheda Wheelers .The venue for the races were based around the Bellewstown horse racing course a venue which had all the facilities needed to host such a big eve...
Read MoreSunday Cycle - Beginners Group
A great 41 miles this morning and a 2 MPH increase from the usual average speed for the Beginners Group. 13 left the Leisure Center this morning and headed to Ballyronan via Magherafelt - in to Toome, and after a feed of sausage rolls, headed onward to Moneyglass where we were joined by another 3 Wheelers. "Rogery's not that bad" someone shouted from the rear of the pack, s...
Read MoreRacing - Lakeland 2 Day
Report from weekends racing. The sun was shining on Fermanagh on Saturday morning when the Carn machine of Nicky Gormley, Eunan McAleese, Michael Scullion, Marc Heaney, Johnny McComney and Brothers Paddy & Michael Kelly rolled into town for the first stage of the 2015 Lakeland 2 Day road race hosted by Lakeland CC. The stage was neutralised for the first 5miles then the flag ...
Read MoreSunday Leisure Cycle
Sunday Cycle 19th April 2015 A bright crisp morning with the promise of a warm sunny day brought a fantastic response for the 8am roll out this morning. There was a charity fundraising event in Dungiven (in aid of the Glenshane Community Centre) that many of the group were keen to support, so the two dozen or so pedalists headed off knowing they had a bit of climbing ahead.&nb...
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