Countdown begins to Junior, Vets and A3 National Road Race & TT Champs

Cuchulainn Cycling Club has issued a reminder that the closing date for entries for the National Junior, Vets and A3 Road Race and TT Championships is fast approaching, with just one week remaining until the August 16^th registration cut off point.

Events will kick off on Saturday week, August 18^th, with the championship Time Trial event for Juniors and Vets at the race venue in Blackrook just outside Dundalk, Co Louth. The test will be on a 35km course.

The following day – Sunday, August 19^th – sees two championship road races unfolding. The first of these will be the A3 race, followed by the Juniors. There will be no Vets road race. The Vets title event was run six weeks ago in Clonmel, with Joe Fenlon (Dan Morrissey-Speedy Spokes) lifting that crown. The A3 and Junior races will be contested over 105km (6 laps x 17.5km circuit) with the events finishing in the village of Blackrock at or around 3pm.

We’ll have more on this a little closer to the dates of competition.

Saturday August 18th 2012

Time Trial (Junior Men & Women and Veterans)
35km Course (Route Details)
First Rider off at 9am
Entry €20
Enter Time Trial Here

Some points to bear in mind….

A3 Senior Men’s Championship (open to A3 licence holders with “Senior” designation)
Junior men (open to A1, A2 and A3 licence holders with “Junior” designation)
Junior women (open to A1, A2 and A3 licence holders with “Junior” designation)
Junior riders shall be restricted to a maximum gear roll out of 7.93 meters being the distance travelled by one crank revolution.
All events will be run to Cycling Ireland rules.
A minimum of 6 entrants is required for all National Championships.

The following riders may compete in a National Championship:

Members of Cycling Ireland with the relevant Competition Licence and an IRL UCI Code
Members of a UCI affiliated federation with an IRL UCI code on their licence.
There will be No One Day Licences available.