North Tipperary Wheelers

The race season is nearing an end now with only one more road race to contest to secure the final points on the league table… Thursday evening our hardy crew were out to see who was going to be crowned Lookout trophy winner of 2018. As it was the final of the trophy races, the route was going to have to be a bit tougher, taking in some nice climbs along the way.  A blistering pace was being set by everyone out racing and each group managing to hold the gaps, that was until they started the 1st big climb […]

Unfortunately we have to start with a sombre note this week… We were very sorry to hear news of the passing of one of the club’s founding members Peter Thornton during the week. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. Thursday club racing.  Road Race Series, round 8 On Thursday we held the eight round of our road race series on an overcast but nice dry mild evening. Thursday’s race was a complicated route for those not familiar with the area so we had tried to make it as clear as possible beforehand but there was still one […]

Another month has passed by as quick as lightning.  It’s been a great season so far in the club and great to see so many members representing the club at various events around the country. Thursday club racing.  J. Moynan TT Series, round 4 Huge congratulations again to Andy English for winning round 4 of the J Moynan TT series and with it also won the series outright! If you missed the report you can read it here. Saturday Skoda Ring of Clare Well done to all the members who took part in the Skoda Ring of Clare on Saturday […]

J. Moynan TT Series, round 4 Nail biting stuff waiting for the results of tonight’s TT to be calculated as so many personal bests were set by a number of riders. It just shows that everyone’s training all season is paying off and it’s fantastic to see. The forecast was for a wet evening and Met Eireann got it right, so we unfortunately had to race in the rain and so due to the lack of rain over the past month extra care needed to be taken on the road, we didn’t want any accidents and thankfully everyone came home […]