The Irish road racing
season looks set for its first regular start since 2019, with two races set for
this Saturday and another two fixtures on Sunday.
The start of the season
was wiped out in 2020, with racing abandoned after just one weekend of action,
as Covid-19 restrictions began to hit just as the virus was beginning to be
felt in Ireland. Last year racing did not
get going until May, as Covid-19 restrictions were in place until that point.
Thankfully there are no
such issues this season and Irish cyclists can look forward to a full campaign
of racing, including our stage races being back on the road.
This Saturday, Dublin Wheelers gets the Leinster season underway in Summerhill, Co Meath, with the Mick Lally Memorial promotion. The main event is for A+, A1 and A2 riders while the Ian Gallahar event is for A3s and the Willie Marks race is for A4s. There is a limit of 80 riders per race and entries close this Thursday, March 3rd. You can enter, and get more details, by following this link.
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Also on Saturday, Banbridge CC holds its Annaclone GP in Co Down. There are two races on offer; a 76.5km handicapped race for A1, A2 and A3 riders and a 51km mass start for A4s and women. Registration for those events has now closed, but more information on each race is available by following this link.
On Sunday, the Seamus
Kennedy Memorial races take place in Co Meath and the Lacey Cup is set to hit
the roads of Co Kerry.
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The Seamus Kennedy
promotion by Navan Road Club this year takes place in a new location; on a 22km
circuit near Nobber, with the races turning off the circuit and racing back
into Nobber for the finish.
The A4 race of 66km starts
at 10am, the women’s race is also 66km and starts at 10am, the A3-Junior race
of 88km rolls out at 1pm as does the A1-A2 race, which is 110km.
You can enter of these races and get more information on all of the events by following this link.
Also on Sunday, Tralee
Manor West BC hosts the Lacey Cup and this year there are two races; one of A4s
and another for A1-A2-A3s.
The main event, which is handicapped, will start at 12.15pm and the A4 race will begin a few minutes later; both events taking in the usual 75km course. The first prime of the race is Gleann na nGealt and will be hotly contested between the A3 riders for the Jackie O'Connor Memorial Trophy.
There is a second prime, after Castlemaine, for the Teddy Griffin Memorial Trophy and the final climb of Sliabh Mish Mountain is expected to shake things up. You can enter either of these events and get more information by following this link.
