McGettigan 10th in West Coast Wheelers Open

CLUB CHAMPION John McGettigan lived up to his title in Loughrea on Sunday when holding on for 10th in the West Coast Wheelers Open Race. In wind and rain, McGettigan, who suffered a mechanical in Saturday's Travers Engineering Annaclone GP, ignited a break 12km from the start and took team-mate John Malone with him. The ... More

Doherty makes break in wet Traders Cup

DERMOT DOHERTY and Richie Gallagher felt the wrath of the Irish spring in Dundalk on Sunday, where Cuchulainn CC threw their annual Traders Cup party. While Gallagher's early break in the A race came unstuck after 30km, Doherty went away with 15 riders the first time past Ardee in the A4 event and when they swept ... More

Banana cushions Twomey fall in Annaclone crash

A WELL-PLACED banana saved Louis Twomey from lasting damage after crashing out of Saturday's Travers Engineering Annaclone GP in County Down. Twomey was brought down close to the finish of the A4 contest, sustaining minor injuries thanks to the death of the unused banana in his centre pocket. He got up and finished the ... More

Gater takes Laragh Classic after titanic breakaway battle

September 14, 2014 - AQUABLUE'S Keith Gater lifted the Friends First Laragh Classic Cobble after a grueling three-man breakaway ride with UCD's Sean McKenna and fellow Aquablue rider Damien Shaw The trio left the bunch early on the 116km race and wrenched a one minute lead out to as much as three minutes over the ... More

May and Clifford headline as ICL 2014 concludes

August 29, 2014 - FERGAL MAY and Lawrence Clifford were the St. Tiernan's winners on Tuesday night as the 2014 Inter-club League concluded at Black Bull. The race around the Green Sheds circuit and finishing at the cottages was a clean sweep for Lucan, but May retained his second-place position behind UCD's Sean McKenna ... More

Douze points for May at Wexford Two Day

August 25, 2014 - Top time-triallist Fergal May surpassed all expectations last weekend when taking 12 points from the Stafford Wholesale Wexford Two Day in Camaross. On a hilly, warm stage one, which took many by surprise, May worked hard in the A3 race to land seventh behind Dublin University's Brendan Murphy, ... More

St. Tiernan’s takes team title at A3 National Championships

August 17, 2014 - In-form Martin Vereker led St. Tiernan's to a brilliant A3 National Championships Team win in Blarney today, despite two crashes on a course described only using expletives Supported by Dermot Doherty and his son William, Vereker was joined by a formidable squad for the maillot violet in Richie ... More

TT star May favourite for Racer of the Year

July 28, 2014 - Fergal May's emergence as Leinster's leading A3 time-triallist has put him on course for St. Tiernan's Racer of the Year title. An untimely puncture on stage one of Kanturk in May caused the 7ft 3ins rider to put in an effort he felt finished his TT hopes for the following day. However, he blitzed the ... More