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Tyrone - Fermanagh Tour
The Omagh Wheelers 70-mile Tyrone and Fermanagh
cycle tour takes place on Sunday at 10am from Youth
Sport Omagh, Cookstown Road. Sign on is from
8.30am and the cost is £10 for members of a cycling
club or £15 for non club members.
It is hoped that club members will support this
event and cycle some of the route. All riders must
wear a helmet, and members should wear club
clothing. For details contact organisers
Fran O’Doherty 028 8167 9679 or
Terry McCabe on 028 82243493.
To view the route click on the link below:
Tyrone - Fermanagh Tour
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Time Trial - 13th May
Tuesday 13th May saw the 3rd TT of the Wheelers Club
Racing
Championship sponsored by
Curran
Optometrists.
It was a 10 mile Time Trial on the Dromore Road.
Results are as follows:
| Name |
Time |
| Paul Mulligan |
23:58 |
| Brian Mimnagh |
24:18 |
| Richard Lyons |
24:35 |
| Mickey Gallen |
25:06 |
| Seamus Keenan |
25:10 |
| Austin Mc Grath |
25:13 |
| Gavin Callaghan |
25:18 |
| Mark Sweeney |
25:46 |
| Mark Mc Aleer |
25:54 |
| Joe Morris |
26:23 |
| Eugene Power |
26:32 |
| Michael Bond |
26:39 |
| Tommy Burns |
27:12 |
| Stephen Burns |
27:40 |
| Sean Doherty |
27:58 |
| Rachel Withers |
28:02 |
| Philip Caldwell |
28:06 |
| Ed Casement |
28:16 |
| Brendan Kelly |
28:19 |
| Joe Mc Laughan |
29:23 |
| Ivor Smith |
28:30 |
| Kevin Mc Daid |
28:55 |
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Condolences to Colin Boyle
Omagh Wheelers members would
like to offer sincere sympathy to Colin Boyle whose
father recently passed away. You are in our
thoughts Colin at this difficult time.
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InterClub - Emyvale 6th May
The first inter-club road race took place on Tuesday
last, involving five local clubs - Omagh, East
Tyrone, Lakeland, Fintona and hosts, Emyvale.
Omagh Wheelers’ newcomer, Eugene Power did
brilliantly to win the B race, while three other
Wheelers finished in the top five in the A race - JP
Connolly, second; Sean McLaughlin, fourth; and Gavin
Callaghan, fifth.
Omagh will host the next round on Tuesday 20th May
at 7.30pm. All riders are to meet at Youth
Sport on the Cookstown Road
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Important InterClub News
The InterClub league has become a victim of its
own success in recent years with large numbers
turning up every night for a slice of the action.
However this year, with the numbers allowed to take
part in a road race greatly restricted, it was clear
that the league could not continue in its original
form.
At a meeting held on Friday 2 May 2008, with two
representatives of each participating Club in
attendance, following lengthy debate, it was agreed
that two races will be introduced for the 2008
season.
The races will be split depending on rider ability
with the top riders from each Club taking part in
the A Race, and those less accomplished riders
taking part in the B Race.
In order to reduce delays and any contentious issues
on the night, those present at the meeting agreed to
the split in riders as listed below. There can be no
deviations from these groupings other than in very
exceptional circumstances. Any such changes can only
be made through your club racing representative (in
the case of Omagh Wheelers, this is Mark McAleer
0797979 6911).
In the lists below, Omagh Wheelers would like to
point that if any of their ICF members are not
listed, this is not intentional and if you wish to
participate, please contact Mark McAleer.
Organisers also agreed to the following:
A Race time gap: Scratch to Second Group – 1 minute
45 seconds for each 10 mile, (ie 10.5 seconds per
mile).
B Race time gap: Scratch to Second Group – 1 minute
for each 10 mile, (ie 6 seconds per mile).
Entry Fees will be £3 or 5 Euro.
Please Note that NO CLUB JERSEY-NO RACE
This year’s team time trial event will be hosted by
Emyvale CC (Tydavenet course)
The first race will take place on Tuesday night (6th
May) at Tydavenet (Emyvale circuit, as used last
year). The A Race will commence at 7.30pm sharp,
followed by the B Race at 7.35pm. The race consists
of two laps of an 11 mile circuit.
Good Luck to all Omagh Wheelers members!
For a full list of the groups please click on the
link below.
InterClub Groups
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Gort na Drum Tour
Well done to the six Omagh Wheelers'
members (Tommy, Fran, Gerry, Margaret, Terry and
Ray), who travelled to Dungiven and cycled 60-miles
through the Sperrins in aid of Marie Curie Cancer
Care last Sunday, April 27.
For a full report check out
Cycling Ulster.
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Second Wheelers TT
Tuesday 29th April saw the start of the Wheelers Club
Racing
Championship sponsored by
Curran
Optometrists. It
was a 10 mile Time
Trial on the Lack Road.
Results are as follows:
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Kenny Boylan |
23.32 |
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Brian Mimnagh |
24.36 |
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Peter Martin |
24.48 |
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Mickey Gallen |
25.13 |
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Richard Lyons |
25.32 |
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Seamus Keenan |
25.40 |
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Austin Mc Grath |
25.55 |
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Mark Sweeney |
25.59 |
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Sean Mc Laughlin |
26.12 |
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Vincent Mc Carron |
26.14 |
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Mark Mc Aleer |
26.21 |
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John Paul Connolly |
26.41 |
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Joe Morris |
26.51 |
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Eugene Power |
27.37 |
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Ernie Sproule |
27.41 |
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Declan Mc Girr |
27.50 |
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T Mc Quaid |
27.55 |
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Ed Casement |
28.15 |
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Stephen Burns |
29.02 |
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Kevin Mc Daid |
29.05 |
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Brendan Kelly |
29.06 |
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Ivor Smith |
29.24 |
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T Burns |
29.37 |
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Joe Mc Laughlin |
29.40 |
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MC CANN
CUP
The 6th annual McCann Cup Road
Race, promoted by Omagh Wheelers Cycling
Club, took place Sunday 13th April, with over 100
riders signing on for the racing it has been deemed
a great success.
The 'A' race was won by Paul
Kane, Northern-Dave Kane Cycles who won the sprint
on the 5 man break away. Omagh Wheelers scored
points with Paul finishing a fantastic 5th and for
his hard work in the early part of the season he has
been upgraded to Cat 1 status. This has been
just reward for his aggressive riding this season.
Lets hope he can continue his rich vein of form in
the Cat 1 ranks.
The 'B' seen 2 Omagh Wheelers
in the points with John Paul coming strong in the
sprint and taking the race and maximum points by the
smallest of margins, so a big congratulations to JP.
Brian was also in the points where he came in 4th,
this gave Brian the required points to be upgraded
to the Cat 2 ranks. Again this has been just
reward given his aggressive riding this season.
Lets hope he can make an impact on the Cat 2 ranks.
Omagh Wheelers would like to
extend a huge thank you to all riders, marshals,
organizers and anyone who helped out on the day.
A huge thank you is extended to Hugh McCann, McCann
Building and Maintenance Contractor for his
continued support on the event.
Results
McCann
Cup ‘A’ Race
1 Paul Kane (Northern-Dave Kane Cycles)
2 Ryan Bankhead (Ballymena-Scott Tiles)
3 Shaun Gray (Juiced Orchard)
4 Alaister Steele (Science in Sport)
5 Paul Mulligan (Omagh Wheelers)
6 Sean McGreevy (Phoenix CC)
Unplaced Vet Sam Craig (North Down)
Unplaced Junior Dane Dunlop (Lakeland CC)
McCann Cup ‘B’ Race
1 John Paul Connolly (Omagh Wheelers)
2 Stephen Hutchinson (East Tyrone)
3 Glenn Cobain (Team Madigan)
4 Brian Mimnagh (Omagh Wheelers)
5 Danny Hylands (East Antrim-Audi)
6 Darren Weir (Dromara CC)
Unplaced Vet George Graham (Juiced Orchard)
Unplaced Junior Richard Alexander (Team Madigan)
For a full race report check out
Cycling Ulster.
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North/South Trial
OMAGH Wheelers Cycling Club members had a
busy weekend with the running of their first
official cycling event of the year - the
annual 50-mile North-South Trail.
All those who entered seemed to enjoy and
complete the cycle at a controlled and
leisurely pace, while a few hardcore racing
cyclists used the event as preparation for
the upcoming McCann Cup road race.
The Trail took riders on a scenic tour from
Omagh, through Beragh, Eskra, Fintona onto
Dromore, where they were generously
re-fueled by Eugene Montague at his shop.
Regrouped and revitalized the cyclists made
their way over Dooish through Drumquin to
Envagh crossroads where they turned right up
the Drumlegagh Road and back to Omagh
Leisure Complex for much needed showers,
soup, sandwiches, tea and coffee.
Noteable performances on the bike were from
Mark Sweeney, who was first home along with
Seamus Keenan, Enda Harpur and Austin
McGrath. Paul McMenamin also did well to
cycle the 50-miles on his mountain-bike and
keep pace with the racing bikes.
Laura McAleer and Terry McCabe proved their
stamina too by cycling the entire 50-miles
after they had both completed the Omagh
Half-Marathon the previous day.
2007 leisure cyclist of the year, Daniel
Whyte rode the course at his ease and gained
valuable leisure points as he bids to retain
his title.
The club wishes to thank all 50-plus
cyclists who signed on to support the event,
especially those from various cycling clubs
across the west of the Province. They have
much appreciation to leisure event
organisers Fran O'Doherty and Terry McCabe
who both put in a tremendous amount of
personal effort to make the Trail such a
success.
Thanks are also extended to Gallen Vehicle
Hire, Leo McKenna for providing back up and
to the tea ladies, Carmel, Holly and Tara.
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The maps for all the
club races for the 08 season has just been
completed. To view the complete list
then please click on the link below:
Omagh Wheelers Season
08
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