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Sunday 6th July 2008 - Omagh Wheelers Western Hills Leisure & sportive tour
140k or 80k Leisure Route & Sportive Route.

 

Through the beautiful countryside of Gortin, Plumbridge, Castlederg, the Corgies, Agharyan, Kirlish and Barnscourt.


Sign on Time: 8.30am – 9.20am (Omagh youth Sport Centre, Cookstown Road)
Sportive + Tour departure: 9.30am
Leisure group departure: 9.40am


Full support for each group
Refreshments @ halfway point and finish.
 

For further information contact
Terry: 02882243493 Fran: 02881679679


Your Event, Your Club, Your Sport & Your Support is much appreciated

 

To view the routes please click on the links below:

140KM - Route

80KM - Route

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Time Trial - 8th July
Tuesday 8th July see's the 7th and final TT of the Wheelers Club Racing Championship sponsored by Curran Optometrists.  It is a 10 mile Time Trial on the Mountfeild-Creggan-Mountfield course.  The cost for the event is £2 and head marshal on the night is Mark Sweeney.
 

To view the route click on the link below:

Mountfeild-Creggan-Mountfield

 

N.B. The TT league & Event Rules 2008 has been added to the Racing page.

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Time Trial - 1st July

Tuesday 1st July saw the 6th TT of the Wheelers Club Racing Championship sponsored by Curran Optometrists.  It was a 25 mile Time Trial on the Cookstown Road. 

 

Results are as follows:

Name Time
Brian Mimnagh 57:38
Ondrej Slobodnik 58:35
Paul Mulligan  58:35
Richard Lyons 58:42
Mark Sweeney 1:00:37
Gavin Callaghan 1:00:45
Austin Mc Grath  1:03:39
Simon Blyth 1:03:47
Mark Mc Aleer 1:04:03
Patrick Withers 1:05:16
Conor Anetta 1:05:34
Peter Skefington 1:05:34
Tommy Mc Quaid 1:06:12
Philip Caldwell 1:07:15
Rachel Withers 1:07:16
Stephen Burns 1:07:44
Ed Casement 1:08:36
Ivor Smith 1:08:59
Brendan Kelly 1:10:18
Julie Mulligan 1:10:22

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NEW KIT LAUNCH - MONDAY 30th JUNE 2008

The Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club invites you, your family and friends to the promotional launch of its new ‘Cycling Kit’ on Monday 30th June at 7.30pm in Sallys, John Street, Omagh.

‘SALLYS’ the Wheelers’ generous main sponsor are proudly hosting the launch in the newly rebuilt and recently reopened Bar and Nightclub.

Those who have ordered the new kit should attend in person. Those members who have not yet ordered a new kit can do so on the night as a second order list will be obtained along with a winter kit order. Kits must be paid for in full before collection.

This promises to be a marvelous special social and public event for all Omagh Wheelers members and sponsors alike.

Everyone is Welcome.

Omagh Wheelers Committee


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Saturday 19th July 2008 - Bundoran To Sally's Annual Sponsored Charity Cycle
Entry fee is £20 by personal donation to any of the charities or via sponsorship cards.
Entry registration forms available from Tommy Fleming
Contact 077 3119 7570


Bike transport from Omagh to Bundoran must be pre-booked by contacting Tommy on or before Monday 14th July 2008.
or
Feel free to make your own way to Bundoran and register on the day

• Back up will be provided on route
• Tea & sandwiches in Sally O’Briens on return to Omagh

MEETING POINT
Groups meet at Waterworld Car Park area

Novice Group: Depart 12 noon
• Registration 11.30am

Experienced Group: Depart 1 o’clock
• Registration 12.30 pm

 

CAN ANY OF THE  OW MEMBERS (TOURING /LEISURE) WHO HAVE ATTENDED ANY TOURS THAT ARE IN THE CYCLING IRELAND CALENDAR PLEASE LET TERRY OR FRAN KNOW SO POINTS CAN BE AWARDED IN RELATION OF THE TOUR LEISURE LEAGUE.
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Road Race - 24th June
Tuesday 24th June saw the 3rd RR of the Wheelers Club Racing Championship sponsored by Curran Optometrists.  It was a 29 mile Road Race on the Seskinore Circuit x 3 (Syonfin finish). 

 

The race was handicapped with 3 groups with a 5 minute gap from the first group to the middle group and 3.30 minutes from scratch to the middle group.  Scratch rode steady from the gun and caught the middle group on last lap, the front group after steady riding was then caught 3 miles from Fintona on the last lap.

 

From here the groups rid at a steady pace until the foot of Syonfin where Brian attacked before being pulled back in.  Paul then attacked and pulled a gap which he maintained to the finish line.  Brian and Ondrej chased hard but could not close the gap which Paul had opened, Brian took the line just ahead of Ondrej.  These two where followed in by Richard and John Paul.

 

Well done to all who took part on a very cold and wet night.  Also many thanks to all who organized and marshaled and help make the race as safe as possible.
 

Top 5 results are as follows:

1 Paul Mulligan - Omagh Wheelers
2 Brian Mimnagh - Omagh Wheelers
3 Ondrej Slobodnik - Omagh Wheelers
4 Richard Lyons - Omagh Wheelers
5 John Paul Connolly - Omagh Wheelers

 

The rest of the results will be posted when they become available.

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Autoline - Newry Wheelers Three Day

Omagh Wheelers had huge success on the Autoline 3 Day with Brian coming in a brilliant 3rd overall and Gavin coming in a fantastic 5th overall.  Brian & Gavin also came into the KOH rankings and Brian also got into the top 10 of the Sprinters Competition.  OW's also picked up 1st place on the team prize by a considerable margin, which is testament to the hard riding which took place over the 3 days by all of the team members.

 

To top it all Brian has reached the elite rank of 1st Cat and Gavin has reached Cat 2 status after the points they both picked up this weekend, this a major feat for both of them in their 1st year of racing.

 

Stage 1

This stage was at Warrenpoint which was 20 laps of a 2 mile crit.  This resulted in very hard racing with very high speeds throughout.  Brian, Gavin & Richard all finished in the bunch at the end with no one getting away on the night.  Mark ended up a lap down due to a puncture and Sean ended up 2 laps down.  The stage was won by Liam Curran, Curran Racing.

 

Stage 2

The 2nd stage took in 3 laps of the Hilltown circuit before a final lap into Rostevor and back to Hilltown.  Brain and Gavin both managed to make the break on the 3rd lap with about 10 other riders.  From this break Brian picked up 3rd on the stage and Gavin came in 4th.  Mark & Richard both finished comfortably in the bunch and Sean was badly affected by cramp in the last 10 miles of the stage.  The stage was won by Colin Robinson, Stamullen.

 

Stage 3

This was a 4 mile Time Trial from Warrenpoint to Newry.  This was an extremely important stage for Brian and Gavin to hold their GC positions, due to so many TT specialists in the field.  Brian managed to hold onto 3rd place with a time of 8:52 and 13th place, Gavin lost a place with a time of 9:12 and 28th place.  Richard put in an effort for the team prize with a time of 9:15 and 30th place.  Mark saved himself knowing that their was a huge effort required for the 2 boys up in GC on the Sunday Stage.  Unfortunately Sean was late for his time slot on the TT so he was fined time which resulted in the end of his race but it was good experience and training given he's just back on the bike after a lay off.  The stage was won by NI 10mile champion John Heverin, Clann Eireann with a time of 8:09.

 

Stage 4

This was the hardest stage of the 3 days with conditions and terrain playing havoc with the field.  The stage was lightening quick from the gun and the 1st 10mile saw an average of 30mph.  Unfortunately OW's missed the break which went after 15 mile, this break pulled out a lead of 2mins 30 sec's on the field which turned GC on its head with both Gavin & Brian loosing their places on the road.  This required for a lot of hard riding and efforts from Omagh, Newry, Phoenix, Dundalk & Stamullen to bring the break back.  The break was caught in the last 4 mile with 1 lone rider up the road who was caught 100 meters from the line by the bunch.  This meant that Brian held onto 3rd place and Gavin his 5th place and Omagh Wheelers won the team prize.  The stage was won Kevin Lynch, Newry Wheelers who was the overall winner.

 

This is probably Omagh's biggest racing success in its history and the experience gained will be invaluable in the future.  Some of the boys that raced would like to thank Stephen Mc Kenna  for the "speed aids" and for everyone else who lent kit for the 3 day as they where greatly appreciated and needed.  Brian, Mark, Sean & Richard would also like to thank Paul Mulligan for the advice and mentoring over the winter & racing months, those hard, cold, wet mornings & nights paid dividends over the weekend.

 

FINAL Results
General Classification by Time
PL No. STG Time/Pl Name CAT Team GC Time @
1 47 2h35'29"/2 Lynch,Kevin 2 Newry Wheelers A 6h32'07"
2 85 2h35'32"/21 Robinson,Colin 2 Stamullen 6h32'09" @02"
3 59 2h35'32"/27 Mininagh,Brian 2 Omagh Wheelers 6h32'28" @21"
4 65 2h35'32"/15 Smyth,Cathal 2 Phoenix CC A 6h32'43" @36"
5 4 2h35'32"/19 Callaghan,Gavin 2 Omagh Wheelers 6h32'50" @43"

29 61 2h35'32"/46 Lyons,Richard 3 Omagh Wheelers 6h34'58" @02'51"

56 58 2h35'32"/29 Sweeney,Mark 3 Omagh Wheelers 6h41'00" @08'53"
 

Bank of Ireland Team GC
PL Name Time
1 Omagh Wheelers 19h40'16"
2 Newry Wheelers A @ 01'16"
3 Phoenix CC A @ 02'12"
4 Cuchullain A @ 03'54"
5 Juiced Orchard @ 06'27"
6 East Tyrone @ 09'30"
7 West Coast Wheelers @ 09'31"
8 Orwell Wheelers/Dundrum @ 28'46"
9 Newry Wheelers B @ 29'06"

 

Currency Exchange Points
Competition
PL No. Name TM Pts
1 23 Curran,L 23
2 42 Wilson,P 13
3 36 Williams,P 12
4 85 Robinson,C 10
5 80 Testa,A 9
6 47 Lynch,K 7
7 65 Smyth,C 6
8 72 Kirk,L 6
9 75 Crory,G 5
10 59 Mininagh,B 4
11 11 Henry,S 4


FPM Mountains Competition
PL No. Name TM Pts
1 85 Robinson,C 20
2 17 Quinn,C 13
3 75 Crory,G 12
4 65 Smyth,C 12
5 11 Henry,S 12
6 4 Callaghan,G 10
7 86 Mulvanney,S 6
8 59 Mininagh,B 4
9 8 Mc Allister,L 3
10 55 Lavery,A 2
 

For more info check out Cycling Ulster
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Road Race - 17th June

Tuesday 17th June saw the 2nd RR of the Wheelers Club Racing Championship sponsored by Curran Optometrists.  It was a 23 mile Road Race on the Omagh - Beragh - Carrickmore - Omagh circuit.

 

The race was handicapped with 3 groups with a 3 minute time gap from the first group to the middle group and 2.30 minutes from scratch to the middle group.  Scratch rode hard from the gun and caught the middle group on the descent into Carrickmore.  The first group was then caught just before the turn from Carrickmore back down to Omagh. 

 

From this point there was a lot of hard riding with several attacks taking place.  The race winning move was made by Paul & Ondrej just after Drumnakilly.  From here Paul and Ondrej managed to say away from the chasing pack with Paul winning the sprint to take the line.  Brian out sprinted the chasing pack to take 3rd.

 

Well done to all who took part who had to endured the horrific shower at the end of the race, I never heard so many men whimper and cry in all my life! 

 

Also many thanks to all who organized and marshaled and help make the race as safe as possible, without you all racing wouldn't be possible.

 

Results are as follows:

1 Paul Mulligan - Omagh Wheelers
2 Ondrej Slobodnik - Omagh Wheelers
3 Brian Mimnagh - Omagh Wheelers
4 Dane Dunlop - Lakeland
5 Seanus Keenan - Omagh Wheelers 
6 Richard Lyons - Omagh Wheelers
7 Gavin Callaghan - Omagh Wheelers
8 John Paul Connolly - Omagh Wheelers
9 Mark McAleer - Omagh Wheelers
10 Philip Caldwell - Omagh Wheelers
11 Brendan Kelly - Fintona 
12 Ed Casement - Fintona
13 Thomas McQuaid - Fintona 
14 Ivor Smyth - Omagh Wheelers
15 Eddie Carson - Lakeland 
16 John McManus - Lakeland
17 Paul McMenamin - LeisureLakesBikes.com
18 Joe Morris - Omagh Wheelers 
19 Francis Coyle - Four Masters
20 Sean McLaughlin - Omagh Wheelers 
21 Fergus McGirr - Fintona
22 Kevin McDaid - Omagh Wheelers
23 Peter Martin - Lakeland

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Interclub - Cookstown 12th June

The 3rd round of the interclub took place on the 12th June as hosted by East Tyrone on the Cement Works circuit. 

 

The 'A' race was dominated by Omagh with Gavin making a break from the 'B' group and completing a mini epic to ride a 25 mile solo effort to take the line 30 sec's ahead of the next group.  Gavin was followed in by Paul, Ondrej & Brian who came in 15 sec's ahead of the main bunch after a break in the last 5 mile.

 

The 'B' race was a much closer affair as it took a bunch sprint to decide the eventual winner,  which was won by a Lakeland rider.  The first Omagh man across the line was Philip Caldwell who took 2nd place.  Unfortunately there was a crash in the bunch sprint in which Eugene Power was taken down along with a few other riders from various clubs.  Thankfully for Eugene he has been informed after a night in hospital that he has just suffered some bad cuts and a lot of bruising.  Everyone would like to wish him a speedy recovery.

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Time Trial - 10th June

Tuesday 10th June saw the 5th TT of the Wheelers Club Racing Championship sponsored by Curran Optometrists.  It was a 10 mile Time Trial on the Lifford – Stranorla Road. 

 

Results are as follows:

Name Time
Kenny Boylan 23.12
Martin Birney 24.19
Gavin Callaghan 24.29
Paul Mulligan  24.30
Richard Lyons 24.55
Brian Mimnagh 25.04
Ondrej Slobodnik 25.32
Mark Sweeney 25.35
Mickey Gallen  25.37
Patrick Withers 25.52
Austin Mc Grath  25.54
Seamus Keenan  26.06
Mark Mc Aleer 26.22
Sean Mc Laughlin 26.24
Joe Morris 26.42
Clive Caldwell 27.08
Robert Gallagher 27.37
Rachel Withers 27.51
Stephen Burns 28.10
Michael Bond 28.19
Philip Caldwell 28.19
Tommy Burns 28.19
Simon Mc Carron 28.24
Ivor Smyth 28.34
Gerard Crawford 32.59

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Audi GP - 7th June

Well done to Paul who picked up 3rd in the Audi GP.  He managed to make it into the break with Gavin and used all his experience to pick up 3rd and continue the steady stream of points this season.  Gavin produced the ride of the day when he managed to make it into the break and ride very strong all day.  Gavin was just outside the top 6 places but managed to pick up the 1st unplaced 3rd Cat.

 

For a full report check out Cycling Ulster or check out the video of the race posted on you tube.

Audi GP Video

 

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Road Race - 3rd June

The first Omagh Wheelers club race, sponsored by Barry Curran (Curran Optometrists.) took place on Tuesday 3rd June at 7pm, with three ten mile laps of the Seskinore circuit.  The race was split into 3 groups with a time difference of 5 minutes between the 3 groups.  The front and middle group came together in the last lap, John Mc Manus of Lakeland attacked in the last 3 mile and managed to stay away from the bunch which resulted in a sprint at the line for 2nd place which Ondrei Slobodnik won.  The Scratch bunch never came close to closing the time difference even with very hard riding over the 30 miles. 

 

The top 5 places are as follows:

1st John Mc Manus (Lakeland)
2nd Ondrei Slobodnik (Omagh)
3rd Mark Mc Aleer (Omagh)
4th Eugene Power (Omagh)
5th Declan Mc Girr (Fintona)

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Donegal Ras

Four Omagh Wheelers racing cyclists competed in last weekend's Ras na Dun na gall. This three day race attracted the best second and third category riders from all over Ireland.


Brian Mimnagh, JP Connolly, Mark Sweeney and Gavin Callaghan all performed brilliantly over the four stages with the Omagh Wheelers jersey prominant throughout. 

 

Brian picked up a brilliant 3rd in the King Of The Mountains Classification which was no mean feat with such a high quality field.

 

Full details and results check out www.fourmasterscycling.com or cyclingulster.com.

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Time Trial - 27th May

Tuesday 27th May saw the 4th TT of the Wheelers Club Racing Championship sponsored by Curran Optometrists.  It was a 10 mile Time Trial on the Cookstown Road, just above Mountfield.

 

Results are as follows:

Name Time
Richard Lyons 23.39
Paul Mulligan 24.10
Gavin Callaghan 24.19
Micky Gallen 25.12
Seamus Keenan 25.47
Austin Mc Grath 25.53
Ondrei Slobodnik 25.56
Mark Mc Aleer 25.58
Vincent Mc Carron 26.05
Eugene Power 26.20
Keith Johnson 26.27
Patrick Withers 26.27
Steven Burns 26.42
Micky Bond 26.51
Brendan Kelly 28.07
Ed Casement 28.10
Sean Mc Laughlin 28.18
Tommy Mc Quaid 28.23
Joe Mc Laughlin 28.48
Ivor Smith 29.03
Philip Caldwell 29.20
Joe Morris  DNF

 

The current league standings for the OW Time Trial Championship has been added to the bottom of the Racing Page.

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Emyvale GP

A good number of Omagh Wheelers competed at Sunday’s Emyvale Grand Prix, which attracted over 300 entries from all over Ireland. Brian Mimnagh came home in a brilliant sixth place in the A event, while Gavin Callaghan had similar success in the senior three category.

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InterClub - Omagh 20th May

There was double success for the Omagh Wheelers’ at last Tuesday’s inter-club road race when Paul Mulligan won the A race, while Eugene Power sprinted to victory in the B race.
Both races were 32-miles long over a very hilly course from Omagh to An Creggan, through Greencastle, Gortin, up the Glens and finising on the Gortin Road, outside Omagh.


Omagh was well represented, with solid performances from Brian Mimnagh, Richard Lyons and Seamus Keenan, in the A race, while Joe Morris, Vincent McCarron and veteran, Phillip Caldwell, rode well in the very competitive B race.


But it was Mulligan and Power who claimed maximum points for the Omagh club, against the best racing cyclists from four other local cycling clubs - Fintona, Lakeland, East Tyrone and Emyvale.


Thanks to all the Omagh Wheelers marshalls for their invaluable help.

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East Tyrone Club Race

Omagh wheelers had a wet night at East Tyrone cycling clubs road race on Thursday 22nd Seamus Keenan and Mark mcaleer, there was close to fifty rider taking part in this very wet thirty mile race Seamus had a great ride starting with the scratch group and finding the pace to his liking, over this undulating course. Mark went of in the third group of the four and was riding strongly until the hills slowed the pace, as it all came together on the last lap it was down to the wire for the to Omagh rider with a bunch sprint of over forty riders, Seamus lead the bunch out with speeds over forty miles an hour this suited Mc Aleer to move through the field to claim fifth place.

 

For a full listing of the top 20 click on the link below:

 

East Tyrone CC

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All Ireland 'B' Championships

On Sunday 18th May, Paul produced one of the rides of his career to take 2nd in the All Ireland 'B' Championships.  This result sees Paul move back up to the 1st Cat ranks.  The result is testament to the long miles and discipline shown prior to the race.

 

 

Omagh Wheelers was represented in Mullingar by Brian who rode the 'B' Championship race with Paul while Mark and Richard both rode the combined event along with 3's, J & V.  All riders finished comfortably in the main bunch.

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Tyrone/Fermanagh Tour

Well done to all riders who supported the Tyrone/Fermangh Tour.  With over 50 riders turning up to complete the event and many of whom where visitors it was a great success. 

 

Many thanks to all who helped organize the event especially Fran, Terry and Leo who helped make it such a success.

 

Omagh Wheelers would like to extend a huge thank you to Carmel O’Doherty, Cutting Edge Hair Design, Castlederg for sponsoring the refreshments during & after the event.

 

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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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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:

Name  Race Time 
Kenny Boylan 23.32
Brian Mimnagh 24.36
Peter Martin 24.48
Mickey Gallen 25.13
Richard Lyons 25.32
Seamus Keenan 25.40
Austin Mc Grath 25.55
Mark Sweeney 25.59
Sean Mc Laughlin 26.12
Vincent Mc Carron 26.14
Mark Mc Aleer 26.21
John Paul Connolly 26.41
Joe Morris 26.51
Eugene Power 27.37
Ernie Sproule 27.41
Declan Mc Girr 27.50
T Mc Quaid 27.55
Ed Casement 28.15
Stephen Burns 29.02
Kevin Mc Daid 29.05
Brendan Kelly 29.06
Ivor Smith 29.24
T Burns 29.37
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.

 

 

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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Club Sponsor's

 

 

 

 

Racing League

 

Leisure League

 

Mc Cann Cup

Hugh Mc Cann

Building & Maintenance Contractor

T: 07836617975

F: 028 82258211

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Up and coming Omagh Wheeler Events

Sunday 6th July 2008

Western Hills Challenge

140KM - Route

80KM - Route

 

Saturday 1st November 2008

Omagh Wheelers Dinner Dance - guest appearence by Sean Kelly

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