May 052011
 

Apollo rider Andy McGibbon kept his good form going by taking the 4th round of the ICL on Tuesday 3rd May. This follows his second place at the open event on Friday night. Marty Rodgers also kept his performances up with a fine 3rd. Below are the results, whilst the latest results can be downloaded here.

top 10 results for round 4 of ICL are as follows

1st   Andy McGibbon              Apollo                       11 pts
2nd Richard Davidson        Island Wheelers       10 pts
3rd Marty Rogers                     Apollo                       9pts
4th Peter hughes                 Island Wheelers        8 pts
5th Junior McAuley                  Apollo                       7pts
6th Conor Grimes                Clan Eireann             6pts
7th John O’Hagan               Island Wheelers        5pts
8th Owen Campbell          Island Wheelers          4 pts
9th Barry McConville            Clan Eireann             3pts
10th Fred McSorley               Apollo                        2 pts

Apr 192011
 

The first road race of the 2011 Inter Club League ran tonight on the Annaghmore circuit, with Apollo putting in a strong showing. With scratch not catching the rest of the field, it was left down to the sprinters to do the damage, with Marty Rodgers taking the win over Junior McAuley. Conor Judge came in 5th, with Fred McSorley grabbing 7th after his win at the weekend in the McCann Cup @ Seskinore [See the article here.]. Campbell Armstrong came in behind Fred in 8th. This is very promising with a number of riders showing some early season form, hopefully it will be a successful season! The results are as follows:

1st Marty Rogers               Apollo                   11 pts
2nd Junior McAuley          Apollo                   10 pts
3rd G McVeigh                  Island wheelers      9 pts
4th Jerome Donnelly         Clan Eireann         8 pts
5th Conor Judge                Apollo                    7 pts
6th Kenny McConaghy     Clan Eireann        6 pts
7th Fred McSorley            Apollo                    5 pts
8th Campbell Armstrong Apollo                     4 pts
9th C McGuigan               Island Wheelers    3 pts
10th A lafferty                   Island Wheelers    2 pts

Here’s the current ICL Road Race Points

Here’s the current ICL TT Points

Mar 112011
 

Several intrepid (And some say pasty white) Apollo riders went to Spain for some pre-season training, covering over 400 hard miles over 8 days. The climbs included Coll De Rates (2000 feet, 3 times) and the Observatory (or as Junior called it the Conservatory….) at 3300 feet. As per the course every coffee shop on route was visited along with daily (At least) trips to the bike shop for repairs and mishaps.

Barry M

Below are a selection of Photos from the trip

 

Apollo Quiz Night

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Feb 182011
 

The Apollo quiz night is booked for Friday April 1st at 8.30pm in the Goodyear Social Club. Teams must consist of 5 people, however the committee have not yet agreed cost of entry but there will be spot prizes on the night.

Come along for a night’s fun & craic!

Feb 152011
 

Attendance : Davy Quinn, Marty Rogers, Tony Hare, Tony McConville, Adelle McCann, Desi O’Hagan

Apologies : Aaron Hayes, Paddy Hoy, Barry Mulholland

1 ) Marty Rogers announced the resignation of Aaron Hayes from the committee, the club would like to thank Aaron for his contribution throughout the years and wish him well in the future.

2 ) The reliability trial was a great success with no incidents to report and £420 collected for the club coffers. Thanks to all who helped out on the day.

3 ) The Audit of the club equipment is on the 19th February at 2.00 pm at Campbells garage which will be completed by Marty Rogers, Tony Hare, Davy Quinn and Desi O’Hagan. Tony Hare will collect any items that Kieran Mulholland has and Marty Rogers will talk to Fred.

4 ) The club will host 4 more open events in 2011, the committee has appointed two committee members to each event and they will be contacting other members for support to run these events. The names are as follows

MTB Race : Tony Hare & Davy Quinn
Traynor mem : Marty Rogers & Desi O,Hagan
Cyclocross : Tony Hare & Marty Rogers
Billy Stewart : Barry MulHolland & Paddy Hoy

5 ) Quiz night is to be organised for 25th March in the Goodyear social club. Marty R to check if date is ok with Goodyear and will confirm at a later date.

6 ) Tuesday and Thursday night runs are getting more and more popular. Riders are asked to consider other road users with the priority on safety.

7 ) Pointers put forward for a code of conduct to be drawn up by the committee have been collected and Tony Hare will post draft on web page

8 ) Marty Rogers confirmed that the first set of licences have been process and are now available on the cycling Ireland website. The second trance of licences were posted to cycling Ireland on Tuesday 8th February giving a total of 35 licences which is 11 more than last year.New members are as follows

Peter Verster
Matthew Heaney
Adelle McCann
Martin Murray
Siobhan McCrory
Dominic McCann
Gareth McCann

5 childrens licences have also been applied for from the cyclocross race in Lurgan Park, these young members will maybe turn up at the off road events. All new members are welcomed to the club and we wish them a successful season whatever level they intend to ride at this year.

With no more business meeting ended with next meeting scheduled for Monday 7th March

Feb 052011
 

Saturday saw the first of the promised beginners run organised by Enda McDaid, backed up by experienced riders. Enda led the group round the 35 mile circuit at a steady pace and all enjoyed a leisurely ride with stories swapped and encouragement given. Well done to Siobhan McCrory and Dominic McCann completing their first club runs, giving signs that they have the ability to step up the pace by the end of the year. Thanks to all who turned up and please spread the word about this run as it is a great way to introduce new people to the club.

Marty R

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