Now that the racing season has drawn to a close, numbers on the club rides are set to rise. Saturday club rides 16th we had as normal an A and B ride setting off from Scarva tea rooms, the normal 9.03 and the Leisure group. For the first half of Saturdays run saw Jenny and…
Sunday 17th of September we had VCI member Martin taking part in a the Charity Sportive “A Cycle for John. A few words on the Sportive from Martin below. “A cycle for John” Sportive (in memory of John McNally) A good turn out on a sunny morning, leaving from Sally McNallys through Hamiltons Bawn into…
Club member William Strain took part in the Giants Causeway Coastal Sportive, below he gives his account of the day. On Saturday past, I took on my toughest challenge to date – the Giants Causeway Coast Sportive. Since I started cycling (about 18months ago) this event had been right at the top of my bucket…
Saturday 9th of September we had members Mark Johnston and Gordon Brown taking part in Keevan CCs Autumn Classic A4 and Ladies open race. This was a brand new race for this season and consisted of 9 laps of a 4.6 mile course which was fairly flat. Rider Mark Johnston give his account of the…
The Iveagh 50 sportive wouldn’t be made possible if it was for peoples kind donations of food stuff and equipment for cooking. Before the event can even take place we need a venue to host it, Banbridge Rugby Club have kindly let us use their club and facilities for the 4th year running and we…
Joshua and Scott Daly aka The VCI Mountain Goats have been in plenty of action this week taking part in 3 hill climb events in a row hosted by local clubs. First up we had West Down Wheelers on Tuesday Evening, their hill climb took place on the Tonaghmore Road, a total of 19 riders…
Unfortunately for this years Iveagh 50 we didnt have the weather on our side and that was the resulting factor on the lower numbers than normal for this event. We had a total of 62 riders sign on and that total was split across the short and longer routes. Once signed on the riders enjoyed…
The annual Iveagh 50 is this Sunday (3rd), there is two routes available on the morning, below is a map and link to each route The long route www.ridewithgps.com The short route – http://www.strava.com The routes will be Marshalled and there is also motor out riders going in front of the cyclists to make sure the…
Last night VC Iveagh had members taking part in two different 10 mile time trials. Mark, Johnny, Gordy, William and Davy took part in the Banbridge Hosted Tommy White Memorial on the Warrenpoint Carriageway. The weather had been perfect all day up until the event and around 6.30 heavy rain started and with the rain…
One of our main sponsors Chain Reaction Cycles are kindly providing mechanical support on the morning of The Iveagh 50. So any problems you may have please take advantage and visit the CRC gazebo. Once you have signed on there will be tea, coffee and biscuits available while you wait to start the event, you could drop…
With the Iveagh 50 this coming Sunday (3rd) we have been working hard behind the scenes to see that the event runs smoothly and safely. We will have motorcycle riders and Marshalls along the routes to keep things safe and there will also be signs at junctions to keep you on the right track. like…
