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On Sunday 12th of March, Limerick Cycling Club will host its annual Rás Luimní cycle race, one of the longest running and most significant races on the national calendar. This event attracts the top amateur cyclists from all over the country which sets the scene for a great spectacle on the roads around the Caherconlish, Ballyneety, and Herberstown area. As host club, Limerick CC invites the public to experience the excitement and thrills of road racing in Ireland. The race headquarters once again is at The Millennium Centre Caherconlish. Click here for full details
Looking forward to seeing a great number turn out for our annual sportif, The Limerick Challenge Tour.
Sunday 2nd October
60km and 120km options
Refreshment stops
We are delighted to announce that our all new exciting sportif event will take place on Sunday 2nd October. While final details are being put in place we are pleased to say that the event will be based at our familiar Millennium Centre HQ in Caherconlish, Co. Limerick.
There are 2 routes of circa 55k and 110k available on the day for what will be a friendly paced, enjoyable and challenging ride around scenic County Limerick. All groups will be accompanied by Limerick Cycling Club riders to support and encourage along the way at moderated paces. We will be stopping at Lough Gur for refreshments. This event will suit all adult levels for women and men from beginner and novice triathletes to seasoned bike racers and all in between. Watch this space for more details to follow soon!
Due to holidays affecting turn out lately, we have decided to cancel tonight’s event. However, we are back Tues 16th for 3 final weeks which we hope will support those racing in the end of season calendar which is quite local in flavour with Shannon, Charleville and Kilmallock all featuring open races.
Limerick CC would like to thank all of the volunteers who made the 2016 edition of Rás Luimní a success. A special word of thanks to The Bike Shop in Limerick for their continuing sponsorship, as well as all the riders who travelled from near and far to make for an exciting days racing.
Full race report to follow, but here are results and images below:
1 Sean McKenna (Team Aquablue)
2 Sean Lacey (Team Aquablue)
3 Michael O’Loughlin (Team Wiggins)
4 Darragh O’Mahoney (O’Leary’s Stone Kanturk)
5 Conor Hennebry (Team Aquablue)
6 Christopher McGlinchey (ChainReaction)
7 Daire Feeley (iTap CC)
8 Mark O’Callaghan (Team Aquablue)
9 Dave Nugent (Seven Springs CC)
10 Shane Power (Waterford RC)
1 Robert O’Leary (Cork Giant)
2 Conor Kissane (Killarney CC)
3 Oran Pierse (Tralee Manorwest-iBike)
4 Dylan Corkery Cork Giant)
5 Andrew Aherne (Carrick Wheelers)
6 Michael Considine (De Ronde Van Cork)
7 Gerhard Hack (Unattached)
8 Conor Murphy (O’Leary Stone Kanturk)
1 John Dowley (Carrick Wheelers)
2 Sean Keating (Waterford RC)
3 Steven McCarthy (Blarney CC)
4 Anthony Kenneally (Youghal CC)
5 Gary Parsot (Carrick Wheelers)
6 Ian Butler (Waterford RC)
7 Patrick Joy (Glin Knights CC)
8 Richard Bourke (Slievemahon CC)
9 Stephen Powell (De Ronde Van Cork)
10 Philip Fitzgerald (Limerick CC)
Unplaced Woman: Grace Young (De Ronde Van Cork)
We are looking forward to welcoming all categories of Senior and Junior riders to the 2016 edition of Rás Luimní which takes place on Sunday 13th March.
The race will take place on the usual circuit based at Caherconlish.
More details here.
Welcoming all cycling enthusiasts, members and friends to a unique event. Depart Limerick City Centre at 5am, watch the sun rise during the coffee stop at Lough Gur, back home in time for a second breakfast!
Free to enter, but please bring a Cycling Ireland license (if you have one) in order to reduce insurance costs for the event. Sign on is from 4.40am to 04.55am outside Penney’s (O’Connell St., Limerick). Helmets compulsory.
We ask riders from Limerick CC and all other attending clubs to come out in your club colours so we can all promote our clubs and our sport. Hope to see you all there, please spread the word!
We are delighted to announce the return of the Limerick Classic Tour this May. Full details below, hope to see you all there.
Youth Cycling Academy at Limerick Racecourse is starting back, this time on Wednesdays at 6.30pm, the first session is on 22nd of April. See http://www.limerickcc.com/youth-cycle-training/ for more details. Entrance and parking at the Racecourse is via the 2nd gate on the L1407 towards Crecora.
