Eddie Tobin RR 2010  - by Liam Ruth

July 5, 2010

  2010 Eddie Tobin Memorial Road Race

Sunday, July 18th, will see Slaney CC host the sixth edition of the Eddie Tobin Memorial Road Race . The event has provided great racing over the past five years with some of Irelands top riders taking the honours and good numbers taking part. Eddie was a long time member, rider and administrator of Slaney CC, was a respected member of the FBD Rás team and was heavily involved in the visit of the Tour de France to Enniscorthy in 1998.

Sponsors

This years event is again sponsored by The Riverside Park Hotel and we are very grateful to general manager Jim Maher for his continued commitment to the event. The prizing giving will take place directly after the event. All prizewinners must attend.

Race 2 : The Noel Redmond Memorial Road Race

Slaney CC honour the memory of Noel Redmond in the A3 race. We previously held the Noel Redmond race at Christmas  but the combination of weather and holidays meant the race usually had a small turn out and we are delighted to have a more prominent race to remember Noel who gave so much time and energy to support the club for many years from the 1970’s onwards.   

Route change 

This years race will take place on a new course based close to Bunclody, Co Wexford. The rolling 16 mile lap is very well surfaced. The start/finish is about 3kms from the sign on venue which is at the HWH Bunclody GAA complex on Church Road, Bunclody. (Take turn at Mill Race Hotel – will be sign posted) Bunclody is situtated on the N80, about 20 minutes from both the M9 and M11 Dublin motorways. Plan your route to Bunclody HERE

New Race Route 

Race Details

Categories:

Race 1:  The Eddie Tobin Memorial Road Race

A1/A2   4 x 26km laps – 104km  (4 x 16mile laps – 64 miles)

Race 2:  The Noel Redmond Memorial Race   

A3    3 x 26km laps – 78km   (3 x 16mile laps – 48miles)

Race 3:  A4   2 x 26km laps – 52km  (2 x 16mile laps – 32miles)

(Distances will be slightly longer due to neutralised section) 

Sign on: from 10.00am at the HWH Gaa Complex, Church Road, Bunclody. Commissaire will be onsite to issue 1 day licences if required. 

All riders will leave the centre at 11.50 sharp for a neutralised ride to the race start. All riders/team cars MUST keep in to the left hand side of the road until commissiare starts race.

Start: Race 1 will start at 12.00pm, immediately followed by Race 2 and Race 3

Sign on Fee: €10 

Prizes:

Race 1 : 1st 6 + 1st unplaced A2 

Race 2 : 1st 6.

Race 3 : 1st 6, 1st Lady, 1st Wexford club rider

(Depending on numbers signing on extra prizes may be awarded) ( A replica of the Crystal trophy will be presented to winner)

Prize presentation at the Halfway House GAA Club, Bunclody

Further info contact – Race Director Pat Whitney: pat@slaneycyclingclub.com

Marshalls: All marshalls will be required at the GAA ground for a pre race marshalls meeting at 11.00am to assign positions. Unless you are racing in the event all club members are expected to assist. If you have any friends willing to help bring them along. All marshalls who do not hold a Cyling Ireland Licence must sign on the One Day Licence sheet. It is vitally important that we have a full turnout of club members to ensure the safety of the riders and the public. Text Mick  086 0397862, Pat on 086 8172231 or Liam on 087 8334592 to confirm participation.  

Previous Winners

2005 Ciaran Power                          2006 Morgan Fox

2007 Brian Kenneally

2008 Cathal Redmond

2009 Neil Dalahaye

2009 Race ********************

Congratulations to Neil Delahaye(Usher IRC), winner of the 2009 Eddie Tobin Memorial Road Race and to Conchubhar O Crualaoich (Wexford Wheelers) winner of the combined race today. Some pictures from combined race finish below. (I’ll have to figure out a way to drive the lead car AND take the race pictures!)

The races were held in very testing conditions with strong and gusty tail wind for the first half of the race and an equally strong and gusty block headwind for the return leg! The two races averaged over 50kph for the first half of the race with the breakaway in the A/B race reaching speeds of 70kph as we hit the Gorey bypass and riders losing contact as they were unable to sustain the pace. At Ferns, with 10kms to go Robin Kelly (Comeragh)and Neil Delahaye(UsherIRC) looked the strongest at the head of the race and Kelly launched a fierce attack on the climb through the village. However Delahaye latched on to his wheel and as they crested the hill and turned for Enniscorthy attacked himself forcing Kelly back to what remained of the break. Fully committed, Delahaye now time trialed his way to the finish and although the last uphill kilometre into the gale slowed him down, he took the solo win in convincing style. Team mate Daniel Kirwan (UsherIRC) was second, followed by the Dan Morrisey duo of Mick Fitzgerald and Mark Power. “Super Vet” Rory Wyley chose to ride the A/B race over the combined and finished 7th after a hard chase to cross from the main group to the break.

Vets also proved the strongmen in the combined race, taking the top three places with Wexford Wheelers Conchubhar O Crualaoich taking a hotly contested uphill sprint from Sean Bracken (Usher IRC) followed closely by Andre Engemann (St Tiernans). Again the high speed on the outward leg seemed to be the deciding factor as the race broke into several smaller groups before turning for the last 50kms into the wind.    

Thanks to Linda Tobin, our sponsors The Riverside Park Hotel, The 1798 centre, Enniscorthy, An Garda Siochana in Enniscorthy and Ferns, and our club members who helped at the sign on and prizegiving and who drove service cars and marshalled the  event.      

Eddie Tobin Memorial Road Race 2009 Results

A/B Race: 1st, Neil Delahaye (UsherIRC), 2nd, Daniel Kirwan (UsherIRC), 3rd, Mick Fitzgerald (Dan Morrissey), 4th Mark Power (Dan Morrissey), 5th Robin Kelly (Comeragh), 6th, Martin Mizgayski (Wexford Wheelers), 7Th Rory Wyley (Dan Morrissey), 8th, Keith Gator (Comeragh).  1st u/pl B Fergus O’Connor (Fermoy CC), 1st Wexford rider Frank Dunne (Slaney CC)

Combined Race: 1st, Conchubhar O Crualaoich (Wexford Wheelers), 2nd Sean Bracken (UsherIRC), 3rd Andre Engemann(St Tiernans CC), 4th, John Murphy (Fermoy), 5th, Paddy Ennis (DTC Orwell Wheelers), 6th John Ennis (Lucan CRC). 1st u/pl C, Nick Cosgrave (South Dublin CC), 1st u/pl Wexford Rider, Patrick Dobbs (SlaneyCC), 1st u/pl Junior, Brian Hallissey (Dungarvan CC), 1st u/pl Vet, Brian Cunnigham (LucanCRC), 1st Lady, Rita Boyle (Slaney CC)