2005 Event Calendar

Archive of Irish Long Distance Cycling Calendar 2005

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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Jan	16/01	East Meath Tour	75k	Popes X	IVCA
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Feb	06/02	Ards Peninsula Reliability Trial	80k, 110k	Ards Shopping Centre	Northern CC Dave Kane Cycles Contact: Dave Kane Phone: 028 90653139
	06/02	Apollo CT Reliability Trial	110k	Lurgan	Apollo CC Contact: Eddie Polin Phone: 077 48444483
	13/02	North Dublin Tour	70k	Popes X	IVCA
	13/02	East Antrim CC Reliability Trial	80k, 110k	Carrickfergus	East Antrim CC Contact: Gary Wilson Phone: 078 03162010
	20/02	Tour of Laois	64k, 112k	Portlaoise Rugby Club, Togher	Laois CTC Event Details Contact: Angelo O'Connor Phone: 087 2420195
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Mar	20/03	North South Trail	80k	Omagh Leisure Centre	Omagh Wheelers Contact: Margaret Curran Phone: 077 43384565
	20/03	50 in 4	80k	Popes X	IVCA
	26/03	200k Super Randonneur	200k	Tallaght	Sorrento - Audax Ireland Contact: Paul O'Donoghue Phone: 01 2810546 Email: podluna@hotmail.com
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Apr	03/04	Lee Strand Tralee CC Tour	100k	Munster	Lee Strand Tralee CC Contact: JP O'Connell Phone: 087 2398270
	17/04	Peakes + Valleys	100k	The Square	IVCA
	17/04	Tour of Tipperary	100k	Clonmel	Clonmel CC Contact: John Ryan Phone: 086 8240647
	17/04	Liam Horner Memorial Spin	80k	Grasshopper Inn, Clonee	Usher Irish Road Club Contact: Mick Usher Phone: 087 257980
	17/04	St Finbarrs Leisure Tour	80k	Munster	St Finbarrs Contact: Victor Gough Phone: 086 0874836
	24/04	300k Super Randonneur	300k	Phisborough	Sorrento - Audax Ireland Contact: Paul O'Donoghue Phone: 01 2810546 Email: podluna@hotmail.com
	24/04	Tour of Meath & Cavan	90k	Balreask Arms, Navan	Navan Road Club Contact: Larry Clarke Phone: 041 9824460
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
May	01/05	Sliabh Bloom Challenge	80k, 150k	Holy Angels Day Care Centre, Athy	Carlow Road Club Contact: Michael Keating Phone: 059 9132454
	01/05	Tour de Tourmakeady	100k	Westport	Covey Wheelers Contact: Michael Brady Phone: 098 28228 Email: smbrady@utivinternet.com
	01/05	Tour of the Glens	200k	Belfast	Castlereagh CC Tour of the Glens Event Page
	07/05	Mourne Mountain Cycle Challenge	100k	Dundrum, Ulster	Phoenix CC Event Page
	08/05	Martin Healy Memorial Tour	100k	Banteer	O'Leary Stone Banteer CC Contact: Cormac Cahill Phone: 022 47274
	08/05	Heartlands Tour	60k, 140k	Athlone	Shannonside CC Contact: Anthony Reilly Phone: 090 6498120 (after 6pm)
	08/05	Tyrone / Fermanagh Cycle	112k	Omagh Leisure Centre	Omagh Wheelers Contact: Margaret Curran Phone: 077 43384565
	15/05	East Coast Tour	120k	Merrion Square	IVCA
	15/05	Conor Pass Challenge	120k	Munster	Tralee BC Contact: Matt Lacey Phone: 066 7124372
	15/05	Coastal Tour	100k, 130k	Dromara	Dromara CC Coastal Tour Event Page
	22/05	Blackstairs 150	150k	Leinster	Barrow Wheelers Contact: Adrian Delaney Phone: 051 422803
	27/05	400k Super Randonneur	400k	Islandbridge	Sorrento - Audax Ireland Contact: Paul O'Donoghue Phone: 01 2810546 Email: podluna@hotmail.com
	29/05	Tour of Mayo	160k, 200k	Connacht	Annagh Wheelers Contact: Contact: Mike Cleary Phone: 094 9630275
	29/05	Tour of South Armagh	60k, 100k	Belleek	Slieve Gullion Wheelers Contact: Danny McSharry Phone: 028 37507279 Email: mcsherrydaniel@hotmail.com
	~~29/05~~	Event Cancelled ~~Limerick Classic 100 Tour~~	~~160k~~	~~Munster~~	Limerick CC Contact: Paddy Rogan Phone: 087 8546444
	29/05	McNally Swords Leisure Tour	80k, 130k	Swords	McNally Swords CC Contact: Martin Joyce Tel: 086 3809039 Email: mjoice@eircom.net
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Jun	04/06	Bangor Cycle Challenge	100k	Bangor	Toyota North Down Cycling Club Contact: +44-7767-272033
	05/06	Tour of Meath & Westmeath	90k	Slane	Navan Road Club Contact: Larry Clarke Phone: 041 9824460
	05/06	Sperrin Leisure Tour	50k, 110k	Cookstown	Harps CC Contact: Gary McGuire Phone: 079 6634333 (w)
	05/06	Cuchulainn Leisure Challenge	80k, 120k	Friary Youth Centre,Dundalk	Cuchulainn CC Contact: Karl Dolan Phone: 087 2219810 Email: karl@dundalkcycling.com
	12/06	Wicklow 200	100k, 200k	Donnybrook, Dublin	IVCA Wicklow 200 Event Page
	18/06	600k Super Randonneur	600k	Phisborough	Sorrento - Audax Ireland Contact: Paul O'Donoghue Phone: 01 2810546 Email: podluna@hotmail.com
	18/06	Tour de Burren	50k, 160k	Connacht	Burren Cycling Club Contact: John Nilan Phone: 086 8405449
	19/06	The Coast Run	40k, 100k	Munster	Abbey Wheelers Contact: Pat Lyons Phone: 087 6893571
	19/06	Carlow 100k & 150k	100k, 150k	Carlow	Carlow Road Club Contact: Michael Keating Phone: 059 9132454
	25/06	Border Trek	330k (2 day)	Enniskillen	Co-operation Ireland
	26/06	Tour of the Knockmealdowns	100k	Fermoy	Fermoy CC Contact: Michael O'Connor Phone: 025 32391
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Jul	02/07	Ring of Kerry	180k	Killarney	Killarney Summerfest, Phone : 064 71560 E-Mail:info@killarneysummerfest.com
	03/07	Simpsons Sponsored Cycle	?	Dundrum	Orwell Dundrum SC CC Contact: David Tansey
	03/07	The Five C's Tour	100k	Clonmel	Clonmel CC Contact: John Ryan Phone: 086 8240647
	03/07	Western Hills Century Ride	112k, 120k	Omagh Leisure Centre	Omagh Wheelers Contact: Margaret Curran Phone: 077 43384565
	03/07	Borders Tour	100k	Naas	Naas CTC Contact: Matt Corcoran Phone: No number available
	09/07	Tour of the Great Western Lakes	70k, 140k	Connacht	Western Lakes CC Contact: Liam Horan Phone: 087 9185867 email: liamhoran04@yahoo.ie Event Details
	10/07	The Tour of Upper Ormond, Owney & Arra	128k	Munster	North Tipperary Wheelers Contact: Jan White Phone: 067 31798 Email: janwhite@unison.ie
	17/07	Meath Again Tour	90k	Popes X	IVCA
	17/07	Jazzer Coastal Tour	100k	Leinster	Balbriggan CC Contact: Oliver McKenna Phone: 087 2802991
	~~17/07~~	Event Cancelled ~~Three Counties Tour~~	~~100k~~	~~Rathgormac Hiking Centre~~	Carrick Touring Club Contact: Paul Murphy Phone: 052 21016 (w)
	17/07	The Billy Shanahan Cycle	160K, 90K, 24K	Thurles	National Council for the Blind Contact: Billy Shanahan Phone: 0504 22882 Event Details
	24/07	Tour of the Lakes	34k, 100k	Mullingar	Lakeside Wheelers Email: richardpcarey@hotmail.com Phone: 087 7972658
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Aug	06/08	Wexford Cycle Challenge	100k	Enniscorthy	Slaney CC Contact: Liam Ruth Phone: 054 35213
	07/08	Sperrin Challenge	55k, 110k	Ulster	East Tyrone CC RT Autoparts Contact: Rod Davison Phone: 028 867 65064
	07/08	Lakes Challenge	200k	Connacht	Galway Bay CC Contact: Nigel Forde Phone: 091 563356
	10/08	Mizen to Malin	640k	Mizen Head	www.mizen-malin.org
	14/08	Humpy 100 5 Hills Challenge	100k	Carlow	Carlow Road Club Contact: Michael Keating Phone: 086 3925631
	14/08	Diarmuid O'Regan Memorial Challenge	110k	Clonmel	Clonmel CC Contact: John Ryan Phone: 086 8240647
	14/08	Marie Keating Tour of Kildare	20k, 50k, 100k	Naas	Naas CTC Contact: Linda Keating Phone: 01 6240314 Contact: John Boyle Phone: 086 2781554
	14/08	Hilly 125	60k, 80k, 125k	Dromara	Dromara CC Hilly 125 Event Page
	20/08	Sheefrey Challenge	90k	Westport	Mayo Wheelers Contact: Joe McGuire Phone: 086 8702062
	20/08	Tour of the Antrim Glens	80k, 120k	Ballymena	Michelin Team Bib Sport Contact: Stuart Phone: 02879659507 (H)
	21/08	100 in 8	160k	Popes X	IVCA
	21/08	The Inishowen 100	173k, 1960m	Derry	Foyle Cycling Club Contact: Terry Donnelly Phone: 028 71 267006
	25/08	Mile-a-day Cycle Challenge '05	584k (3 day)	Connacht	Western Lakes CC Contact: Liam Horan Phone: 087 9185867 email: liamhoran04@yahoo.ie Event Details Event Press Release
	28/08	Comeragh CC Leisure Cycle	60k	Munster	Comeragh CC Contact: Pat Power Phone: 086 3731973
	28/08	Marie Curie Sponsored Cycle	100k	Clady	Bann Valley R.C. Contact:Oliver Hunter Tel: 028 86763214
	28/08	Pat Colgan Memorial Cycle	40k, 100k	Harriers Club House, Birr Rd Tullamore. Starts at 10am, Registration from 9am onwards.	Tullamore Cycling and Touring Club Contact: Bernard Doheny Phone: 0506 21827 or 087 2451350 Email: doheny@oceanfree.net
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Sep	04/09	Suir Valley Tour	100k	Rathgormac Hiking Centre	Carrick Touring Club Contact: Paul Murphy Phone: 052 21016
	04/09	Causeway to Cork	576k (4 day)	Antrim	Co-operation Ireland Contact: Susan Woodcock Phone: +353 1 661 0588 Email: swoodcock@cooperationireland.org
	11/09	Loop Head Tour	80k	Munster	West Clare CC Contact: James Marsh Phone: 065 9051769 Email: jmarsh@iol.ie
	11/09	West Wicklow	100k	Tallaght	IVCA
	11/09	Tour of Omagh	68k, 105k	Omagh Leisure Centre	Omagh Wheelers Contact: Margaret Curran Phone: 077 43384565
	18/09	Joe Loughman Randonee	120k	Bray	Bray Wheelers CC Bray Wheelers Events
	18/09	Minnie Clarke Memorial Tour	80k	South Armagh	Slieve Gullion Wheelers Contact: Danny McSharry Phone: 028 37507279 Email: mcsherrydaniel@hotmail.com Event Details
	18/09	Ruby Oil Leisure Tour	130k	Connacht	Donamon Dynamos Contact: John Concar Phone: 090 6662776
	25/09	Ards Touring Event	100k	Ulster	Ards Cycling Club Contact: Alastair Martin Phone: 028 91820540
	25/09	Tour of Monaghan	35k, 80k	Ulster	Emyvale CC McQuaid Tyres Contact: Michael McKenna Phone: 086 3298860
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Oct	02/10	Joe Hoare Trophy	Not Published	Popes X	IVCA
	02/10	The Mountains Cycle Challenge	80k	Dungannon	www.kosmetaid.org Phone 0771 7353268
	02/10	Knockmealdowns Cycle	90k	Fermoy	Fermoy Cycling Club Contact: Michael 087 4107097 or Ger 087 2726178 Event Details
	09/10	Tour of Meath	60k	Navan	Navan Road Club Contact: Larry Clarke Phone: 041 9824460
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2005	Date	Event Name	Distance	Start	Contact
Dec	25/12	Novelty Time Trial	20k	Leinster	Navan Road Club Contact: Larry Clarke Phone: 041 9824460
	26/12	Tour of Boyne Valley	30k	Leinster	Navan Road Club Contact: Larry Clarke Phone: 041 9824460