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Please find a link below to the results from tonight’s Altmore Hill Climb. This was the first time the event has been run in a few years and I am sure all involved will agree that it was a roaring success. Unfortunately the riders faced a stiff head wind on the night to make the climb that little bit more …

The club would like to congratulate Cathal McLaughlin, Paul Quinn and Dermot Donaghy following a fantastic weekends racing at Newry where our 3 Island Wheelers took on the challenge of what has to be one of the toughest stage races in Ireland. The annual Newry 3 Day is open only to riders from the A2 & A3 categories, however with …

The Errigal International Youth Tour, based in Churchill in the HILLS! of Donegal may be over for this year, but for some the training for 2015 has already begun. The young wheelers who raced so well over the 3 days in some of the worst weather conditions seen this summer did the club proud. The wheelers who took on the …

This weekend sees the 27th edition of the Newry 3 day stage race. This stage race, which is one of the most popular on the Irish cycling calendar, will see over 80 riders compete to add their name to the list of previous winners which is no mean feat. The Island Wheelers team for the 3 days this year is …

  Results here -> Apollo Circuit Time Trial Tuesday 05 Aug 2014

On Sunday 20th July , Eamon Higgins completed the 2014 Etape du Tour in the French Pyrenees…. including the Col de Tourmalet, Hautacam summit finish as feature climbs and 3 nr cat3 climbs earlier in the day. 12,000+ started the 148km route, Stage 18 of the Tour this year, and 11000ft of climbing later he was one of the 8,452 …

1 D MULHOLLAND CLANN EIREANN 2 C MCLAUGHLIN ISLAND WHEELERS 3 P QUINN ISLAND WHEELERS 4 A PARKES SHELBORNE 5 D DONAGHY ISLAND WHEELERS 6 J HEVERIN CLANN EIREANN 7 J WILSON APOLLO 8 D MCGLADE APOLLO 9 L WILSON CLANN EIREANN 10 M MCCONVILLE CLANN EIREANN

Last weekend saw the Island Wheelers gain 6 National medals, which was a good reward for their long journeys, at the XC National championships which took place in Fossa, Killarney, hosted by Killarney CC. Racing started at 10am on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning with Aliyah 3rd in the girls and Ciaran put in a great ride to claim 4th …

On one of the hottest days of the summer so far, 22nd July, club member Declan Corrigan decided that it would be a good day for a spin on the bike.  Nothing unusual in that, eh?  Nothing except that Declan decided to cycle from Ballyronan across Ireland to Ennis in County Clare.  A total distance of 201 miles!  And he …