The Dunsany GP promoted by Drogheda Wheelers is to be renamed after Sean Lynch and will be held in his honour every year.
Drogheda Wheelers said after
discussions with Sean’s family they had decided to rename the race the Sean
Lynch Memorial, adding everybody would race in honour of their former club
mate.
The event is scheduled on the calendar
for Saturday, May 9th, and is likely to be an emotional occasion as
the cycling community remembers and pays its respects to one of its own.
That the riders will be racing in memory of Sean is a fitting tribute to a man who was so well liked across the cycling community.
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Sean tragically lost his life after a racing crash last year; dying in May from injuries he sustained while racing in Co Wexford.
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He was critically ill in hospital for a number of days
after he crashed at the Frank O’Rourke Memorial in Camaross promoted by Wexford
Wheelers Cycling Club.
Sadly his injuries were too severe and despite efforts to
save him he passed away; the death of the former Navan Road Club and Drogheda
Wheelers rider stunning Irish cycling.
That Sean was such an affable and popular rider simply
served to underline the sheer scale of the tragedy.
But his name will now live on in
the sport he loved thanks to the efforts of Drogheda Wheelers in what it is a fantastic
gesture by the club and Sean’s family.
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