Thursday evening saw the first of this years club road races held on a five mile loop around Gilford and Scarva using the hilly Scarva drag and Loughbricland Rd to complete the circuit. Weather wise it was ideal for racing; a warm, breezy & moist evening. On a night with several other local race events,…
After a day of heavy thundary showers and a moody sky around 6pm, those committed to endure were treated to blue sky’s for the first of our mid range tests. Dry yet with damp roads and a potentially slippery surface, our 21 competitors took the start with a headwind first 6 miles and a changeable…
Sofa 2 saddle have a maintenance night arranged at Halfords, Craigavon 8:30 pm this Wednesday. Anyone in the club is welcome and most things in store are discounted, up to 30%. As a result the weekly run will be this evening 6:30 from Scarva Tea Rooms all welcome.
Saturday 6th of May VCI had riders in all categories of racing at the Groucho GP in Richill. The sun was shinning but there was quite a bit of wind around. Under blue skys all categories rolled out from the Groucho bar with differing race distances and 2 different finishing lines. The A4 and Masters had 5…
With the warmer weather and blue sky’s, there was a great turn out for this midweek test on one of the faster routes within the VCI calendar. With the good weather continuing from the weekend before temperatures of 17c made for pleasant conditions, however making this a real test was a mild to strong NE wind that would…
The next event in our club race calendar will take place on the Plantation Road, between Gilford and Lurgan. Sign on again is once more from 6.30pm with the first rider off sharp at 7.00pm. Notice to Competitors Over the past month or so race events at club level have started, with most clubs involved at some…
Another busy day saw Velo Club IVEAGH in the mix in Cookstown, Lisburn, London and Madrid. Race day at the Mid Ulster GP outside Cookstown saw the club represented at A2 level with Neil Seffen and at A4 level a very potent team with Junior Burns, Mark Johnston and John Davidson. A4 Race The Mid…
Velo Club IVEAGH were represented with 4 riders in the Lakeland GP, 2 in the A4 race (William Strain and Davey Cartmill) and 2 in the A3 race (Josh and Scott Daly). Set on a rolling course with a drag to the finish, conditions were good for both races. The A4 race was for William only…
Its another busy weekend for the race core within Velo Club IVEAGH, with club members riding in both the Lakeland GP in Enniskillen (Sat 22) and the Mid Ulster GP (Sun 23)outside Cookstown. Riding the Lakeland GP A4 Race William Strain and Davey Cartmill and in the A3 Race Josh and Scott Daly. In the Mid…
Our first Individuals TT got underway tonight on the popular rolling Castlewellan Road. With the route undulating and twisting past the Corbet lake and the Anglers Rest, this is a popular test that requires core and leg strength if you are to stay in the saddle in a tucked position throughout. With the conditions dull…
Recently but not forgotten, one of our club members, put a very interesting piece together relating to a charity event he had taken part in, within the grounds of Stormont in Belfast. Tim Dodds tells us more below of his involvement and of the challenge known as “Everesting” and its purpose; What is it? Started by…
