Racing

Raymond Rocks Takes Win at Ulster XC Round 4

Brief Report and Results It was another fantastic days racing for the Island Wheelers at Round 4 of the Ulster XC series at Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor.  Raymond Rocks took an impress victory in the senior 4, with Sean Scullion not far behind.  Well done men, great result!   As always, there was a strong showing from the Wheelers youths, well done …

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Tour of Omagh 3 Day 2013 – McLaughlin 6th Overall

What a weekend of racing at this year’s Tour of Omagh!  The prestigious A4 3 Day race saw the Island Wheelers send a four man team to tackle the event hosted by Omagh Wheelers.  Cathal Mc Laughlin, Owen Campbell, Dermot Donaghy, and Sean Scullion made up the team that took to the start line for stage one of four on …

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Cathal Mc Laughlin in the points at Foyle GP

  Last Sunday saw Cathal Mc Laughlin come a few points closer to becoming an A3 rider with a fine performance in the Foyle GP.  Cathal rode a great race and came home an excellent 6th, a result which will surely make him a marked man in the upcoming Omagh 3 Day this weekend. The Island Wheelers have a strong …

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Wheelers @ Irish National MTB XC Championships

The latest Round of the National XC Championship was run on Sunday July the 21st at Garvagh Forest. The event was hosted by Carn Wheelers and as usual they put in huge effort and time to set out a brilliant course, great hospitality and a superb atmosphere- so hats of again to all at Carn Wheelers. As usual we had …

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Wheelers Going Strong at the Races

The Island Wheelers have had a busy week at the races with Cathal McLaughlin and Nathan Weir both finishing in the points.  Last Wednesdays, Nathan finished an excellent 4th at Emyvale against the seniors.  On Saturday, a number of Wheelers were in action in the Groucho GP, however it was Cathal McLaughlin who came closest, finishing 8th after a tough …

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Wheelers at Ulster Championships in Gortin Glens

The  Island Wheelers MTB crew hit Gortin Glens on Sunday for the Ulster Championship – This was a well organised event Hosted by Caldwell Cycles XC and congratulations to all the organisers and voluntary workers who obviously put in hours of work on bridges, north shore and trails to build a challenging course. We had a great club turn out …

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Nathan does it again at Keevan CC Road Race

On Wednesday evening, Nathan Weir was in thick of the action at the Keevan CC hosted ICL road race at the Birches.  He finished an excellent 3rd place with only renown talent, Derek Finnegan who will be in action in the Irish National Championship this weekend, and Square Wheelers fast man, Emmett Valley finishing ahead of him.  Well done Nathan, …

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