This weekend's action on the home scene is comprised of both road and track, with the Duane Delaney Memorial set to be fought out on the velodrome in Crumlin, Dublin. There are also road races in Tyrone, Antrim and Limerick.
On Saturday in Eamonn Ceannt Park, Crumlin, the Duane Delaney is being run in honour of Dubliner Delaney, a very popular rider who raced with Finglas Ravens and was killed while cycling to a road race in Melbourne, Australia, in 1998.
The promotion is unique in Irish cycling; a graded omnium-style event for accredited track riders from U16 upwards, with a separate women's section.
It will involve a F200, scratch race, and mile with all points going forward to a points race. Riders will be allocated to separate categories and compete within that category towards section and overall prizes.
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You can find more information and enter by following this link.
Also on Saturday, Ballymena Road Club promotes the Wallace Caldwell Memorial - from Randalstown RFC - on the BRC Ahoghill circuit, with short punchy climbs and undulating back roads being the order of the day.
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Three races were initially planned; C1 Race (65 miles), C2 Race (48 miles) and C3-Womens Race (32 Miles). However, given the way entries have gone in recent weeks, Ballymena RC, has decided the events will be combined into one race, run on a handicapped format, with 10 minutes from limit to scratch groups.
Sign on is open from 8am, with race roll-out from 9.45am. You can get more information and enter the races by following this link.
On Sunday, in Coalisland, Co Tyrone, Island Wheelers promotes its C1 PJ Logan Cup (102km, from 1pm), C2 Hugo Loughran GP (74km from 9.30am) and C3 Eddie Polin Memorial (53km from 9.30am) races.
Race HQ is at Powerscreen, 200 Coalisland Road, and you can get more information and enter the races by following this link.
In Limerick, also on Sunday, the Kilteely GP is being promoted by Greenmount Cycling Academy on a 7km circuit from Kilteely Village.
There are two races being promoted; C3-Women, from 11am over 52.5km; a handicapped C1-C2 race, from 1.30pm, over 90km.
You can find more information and enter the races by following this link.
