A road race promotion was halted during the events in Co Wexford today when a crash occurred.
One of the cyclists in the Frank O’Rourke Memorial
suffered injuries during the racing crash.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics before being
taken to hospital for further treatment.
The events that were underway at the time were halted and
the promotion, by Wexford Wheelers Cycling Club, was abandoned.
The injured cyclist remained in hospital on Sunday night.
We wish him well and will offer more information when we get it.
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Run in Camaross, the events were well attended today,
with over 170 signing on and conditions perfect for racing.
Three events were being run; a 120km race for A1-A2
riders, an A3-Jnr race over 100km and an A4 event of 88km.
The race route covered a 22 Km circuit starting at
Camaross, heading towards Adamstown, turning left at Adamstown towards
Carrigbyrne and then left onto the N25 towards Wexford, returning to the start
at Camaross.
The crash occurred in the A3-Jnr race, stickybottle
understands.
A section of road along the course was closed for a period
after the crash but has since re-opened.
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