1999 Review |
CYCLING NEWS IN THE IRISH TIMESPower en
route to the glory. (Dec 13, 1999. Shane Stokes in the Irish Times).
Ciaran Power profile: As always, he hears the engine long before the machine
comes into view. A low bee-like drone, it preempts the small motorbike by a good
two or three seconds on these twisting roads. The old man is no longer surprised
by Problems
for Milk Ras route. (Dec 10, 1999. By Jim McArdle in the Irish
Times). CYCLING: While Dermot Dignam has mapped out the route for the 2000 FBD
Milk Rás from May 20th to 28th, he is not revealing all the details yet as he
is having difficulty with the location of the Dublin city centre final stage Seymour
set for nine in a row. (Dec 3, 1999. By Jim McArdle). No one
has dominated cyclocross like Robin Seymour and he looks set to win the
championship for the ninth time in-a-row at Lurgan Park tomorrow (12.0)
Seymour's expertise is further emphasised by the fa Lawless
wins the top job. (Nov 26, 1999. By Jim McArdle). While there
was a good attendance at the annual general meeting of the Irish Cycling
Federation in Malahide last Saturday, it was a dull affair. The election of Mick
Lawless as president was the only item of interest and several delegates le Lawless
to lead ICF. ( Nov 22, 1999. By Jim McArdle). Mick Lawless of the
Irish Road Club is the new president of the Irish Cycling Federation. He takes
over from Pat McQuaid, who had completed his term in office. In the ballot at
the a.g.m. in Malahide on Saturday Lawless won with 63 votes to 48 for th ICF to
elect new president. (Nov 19, 1999. By Jim McArdle). A new
president of the Irish Cycling Federation will be elected at the a.g.m. in
Malahide tomorrow. Pat McQuaid has to stand down after two terms of two years in
office and Mick Lawless and Paddy O'Callaghan have bee Irish
aiming for Olympic place. (Nov 13, 1999. By Jim McArdle).
The aim of the five Irish representatives in the B World Championship road race
at Punta del Esta, near Montevideo in Uruguay, on Sunday is to get a man to
finish among the top seven nations to qualify Ireland for on Seymour
sixth. ( Nov 9, 1999. By Jim McArdle). With Robin Seymour's place in
the Olympic mountain bike race at Sydney already secured, he enhanced his
position in the world rankings again from 56th to 53rd by finishing sixth in the
last qualifying event, the Tour de Wolf at Memph Reward
for Seymour. (Nov 5, 1999. By Jim McArdle). While the Irish team of
Ciaran Power, Tommy Evans, David McCann, Eugene Moriarty and Michael McNena
chase one qualifying place for the Olympic road race in Sydney in the B World
Championship at Montevideo in Uruguay on Sunday week Ro Power's
Olympic bid. (Oct 29, 1999. By Jim McArdle). There is one more
important engagement for an Irish team this year with Olympic qualification at
stake. National team director Richie Beatty has named Ciaran Power, Tommy Evans,
David McCann, Eugene Moriarty and Michael McNena for the B worl Power
fourth in Australia. (Oct 25, 1999. By Jim McArdle). Ciaran Power has
finished fourth overall in the Herald Sun Tour in Australia. After 15 stages
over 11 days, Michael Blaudzun of Denmark, riding with the Jack and Jones team,
emerged best with Tomas Konecny and Jan Hrusha, both from the Czech McQuaid,
O'Loughlin main hope for success. (Oct 8, 1999. By Jim McArdle).
Teams of five will represent Ireland in the under-23 race at the world
championships at Verona in northern Italy today and in the junior event
tomorrow. No Irishman has attained the standard requi ICU to
relax anti doping rules. (Oct 6, 1999). The International
Cycling Union (UCI) said yesterday that some riders will be let off with a
warning in future if they are found to have taken "light" drugs
containing caffeine or ephedrine. The ICU said in a statement that all pendin Fox wins
Mater HEART RACE (20 miles) - 1, M Fox (Tonissteiner, Belgium) 44:07;
2, D O'Loughlin (DCM, Belgium) at 15 secs; 3, A Duff (Morrissey's) 1:46; 4, D
Finnegan (DCM, Belgium) same time; 5, C Bracken (Ushers IRC) 3:15; 6, S Lally
(Swords) 4:19. Second category: T Brady (Cuchullain) Veteran: Lally.. |
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