cycling

Open invitation to all young cyclists to come along to the Cycling Centre and BMX track in Ballinrobe at 7pm on Monday July 31 to test and develop their skills with the top youth coach and 2022 Rás Tailteann winner Daire Feeley. Just bring a helmet, bike and a can-do attitude and you'll definitely go home with some new skills and a big smile.

This years event is shaping up to be our biggest and best yet so sign up today to ensure you don't miss out! The route is a 65km lap of Lough Mask with some fabulous views and great company.

Sign up at https://eventmaster.ie/event/WrYEC65i0j

On Sunday Dec 12th, 6 hardy WLCC members competed in the rain and mud at the Connacht Cyclocross championships in Spiddal, Co. Galway. First off were the Youths with a challenging circuit for the U8 and U10 and the U12s doing 4 laps of the same course. Some close racing ensued and a few tactical lessons learned but WLCC came away with all 3 youth members on the podium of their various age categories:

Kyle Marrey (U8) - 1st

Cathal McTavish (U10) - 2nd

Rory Wilson (U12)- 2nd

Next up was the senior B race and PJ McTavish put in a great ride despite a slow front puncture to gain a solid 8th placing. In the A race, Shaun Barnicle moved up from the B category and received just rewards with a 2nd place in the Elite Mens. Rounding out a great day for WLCC cyclocrossers was the omnipresent old fox Padraig Marrey getting 1st in the Masters 50 category.

Shaun Barnicle (Elite men) - 2nd

Padraig Marrey (M50) - 1st

Great days racing for the Connacht Youth Championships in glorious autumnal sunshine on Saturday Oct 2nd in Ballinrobe racecourse. 25 young cyclists aged between 6 and 16 from 7 different cycling clubs across Connacht turned out for the event and did themselves proud with some great efforts and exciting racing.

Many thanks to all the participants and parents for making the event a success and especially to Bryan Hyland for EMT support, John Flannelly and Ballinrobe Racecourse for enabling us to use this great venue and to Pádraic Quinn of Connacht Cycling for broadcasting the event on Facebook Live.