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Cycling, Events, Sport

Crotty Cup 2019

Crotty Cup 2019 the oldest race on the Irish calendar was held on the 11th of May, starting in the West Clare town of Kilrush. The A3 were given an eigth minute lead on the A1 and A2 riders it took the best part of 120KM for them to be caught.

Watch a short film of the race below

Crotty Cup 2019

Here are some cropped and worked images of the race.

Hill Lap 1
Denis Forrest
A1 and A2
Stephen Murphy the Winner
John Crowlet in colour
Conor Kissane – Terminator….
Marcus Treacey – Colour
Neil Hodges – Colour
8th 8th and 10th
  1. Stephen Murphy Black Rose Racing
  2. Ronan Killeen Lucan CRC
  3. Jarlath Hassett Burren Road Club
  4. Neil Hodges Killarney Cycling Club
  5. Eoghan McArdle Ruane Galway Bay CC
  6. Daniel Bresnan Greenmount CA
  7. James O’Sullivan Blarney CC
  8. David Walshe Castlebar CC
  9. Conor Kissane Killarney CC
  10. Marcus Treacy Killarney CC

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Beara, Cycling, Events, Sport

Kanturk Three Day 2019

Kanturk Three Day 2019 was held over a glorious weekend with the May bank holiday. Four stages in three days. Starting on the Saturday and finishing on the Monday. Just posting up the films from the weekend and a few photos, as they will always be visible here on Balooz.com where as they will get lost on Social Media.

They are High Definition films so should show fine on a Smart-TV

Watch the videos below, one per stage

Kanturk Three Day 2019

Stephen Gillman winner stage 4
Aaron Wade NRPT
Sean Barret and Will Ryan among the bunch
Kian O’Connor
Márcia Isabel Bandarra Salvador
Liam and Neil on the front
Neil TT
Tadhg O’Shea
First Lap Stage 4
Sean Barret rides to 2nd on GC
Water anyone?
Young Blarney man two stage wins A4

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Beara, Cycling, Events, Sport

Beara Charity Cycle 2016

Beara Charity Cycle 2016 has been announced for the 16th of July. What makes the Beara Charity Cycle so great is that it is organised fully by volunteers and is a non profit event, all of the money made by the participants paying their 50€ to take part goes to four local charities.

This is the sixth year that the event is being held and over the years this event has succeeded in raising 65000€ for local charities. The participants always have a great time and the routes are spectacular.

Watch a short video here of route two which shows some of the spectacular scenery.

Beara Charity Cycle 2016

Route one goes from Castletownbere around the Healy pass going up the North side and back to town. It is 51 KM.

Route two goes from Castletownbere West to Allihies back towards Eyeries and Lauragh over the Healey Pass and back to town. It is 81.3 KM.

Beara Charity Cycle 2016

Route three, is a combination of the route two followed by route one and arrives at 136.3 KM.

Check out the website of Beara Charity Cycle for more details, and please sign up for this prestige event.