Dublin Wheelers 75th Anniversary Celebrations

January 24, 2008 in Article
Tags: Andrew Donnellan, Bray, Brendan Madden, Brian Keane, Butlers, Christy Fitzsimons, Christy Kimmage, Dalkey, David Perkins, Donal O'Connell, Dublin Wheelers, Eamon Byrne, Eddy Kennedy, Eric Mason, First Irish rider to wear the yellow jersey, Greg Bourke, Ian Gallaher, Jack Ryan, Jim Doogue, Jimmy Lally, Joe Walsh, John Flanegan, Julie O'Hagan, Julie O’Hagan, Martin Hannsey, Matt, McManmon, National Championship, Noel Tully, Paddy, Paddy Marlow, Paddy McInerney, Pascal Brogan, Séan, Shay Elliot, Skerries, Springfield House, The Springfield, Tommy, Tour de France, Tour of Fingal, Wes Murphy, White Heather Tea Rooms, Willie Marks

History On a weekend away cycling in Rostrevor, six friends, Eric Mason, David Perkins, Jim Doogue, Joe Walsh, Tommy and Leo McManmon decided to form a cycling club and called it the Dublin Wheelers Cycling Club. The year was 1933 at a time when the bicycle was very popular. Not many people had access to [...]

YONG LI DREAMS ON WITH MEITAN-HOMPO GDR IN LTdL 2008

January 16, 2008 in News Report
Tags: Equipe Asia, Koji Fukushima, Le Tour de Langkawi, Malaysian National Cycling Federation, Meitan-Hompo GDR, Prajak Mahawong, Proton T-Bikes, Shinichi, Takashi Miyazawa, Tour de France, Vitoria-ASC, Wurth-Liberty, Yong Li

Kuala Lumpur: His fourth straight presence in Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) 2008 already makes promising Malaysian Ng Yong Li stand out in the crowd of world class riders, as he has never competed in the race with the same team twice. Having made his debut in Asia’s biggest cycling event with the Proton T-Bikes [...]

Jason MacIntyre – Fatal Accident

January 16, 2008 in News Report
Tags: Braveheart Cycling Fund, Commonwealth Games 2002, Commonwealth Games in 2010, David Millar, Fort Willia, Graeme Obree, Jason MacIntyre, Tour de France

One of Britain’s leading cyclists was killed today while out training near his home in Fort William. Jason MacIntyre, a three-time British champion and Scottish record holder, was training on the A82 road when he was hit by a vehicle, said to be a council vehicle which overtook him and then turned into his path. [...]

Floyd Landis loses his Tour de France 2006 title

January 14, 2008 in News Report
Tags: Court of Arbitration, Floyd Landis, Maurice Suh, Phonak, Tour de France

The long running saga of Floyd Landis who represented the Swiss company Phonak and was stripped of his title as overall winner of the 2006 Tour de France last year (2006) is entering in horse racing parlance as the final furlong if everything we hear and read is too believed! Reuters News Agency have reported [...]

Tour Down Under gets the nod

January 11, 2008 in News Report
Tags: Cadel Evans, Francaise des Jeux, Pat McQuaid, Philippe Gilbert, Robbie McEwen, Silence-Lotto, Stuart O'Grady, Tour de France, Tour Down Under, UCI ProTour

The 2008 UCI ProTour breaks new ground with the Tour Down Under in Australia getting the nod for a January 22 kick off. Unfortunately the ballyhoo about the TDU getting the status at the Congress in Stuttgart in Germany in Septenmber has failed to ignite the top professionals going to Aussie land. They have stayed [...]