Cycling Ireland Awards & Deepa's Painting

[frostythesnowman]

CYCLING IRELAND AWARDS NIGHT

Where: Cavan Crystal Hotel
When: Saturday 10th October

Everybody welcome! Please confirm attendance at [e-mail] before Wednesday 7th October.

Presentations for the following awards:

· Membership Awards
· National Champions and Medallists
· National Classic League
· Women’s National League
· Presidential Award & Honorary Life Memberships

Schedule:

9.30am – MTB “Free uplift day” Bailieborough Forest, Co.Cavan
11am – MTB “all mountain spin” Oldcastle, Co.Cavan
2pm – leisure spin of 50km
5pm – Off Road Commission AGM
5pm – Art Exhibition by Deepa Mann-Kler (details below)
7pm – MTB – NPS prize-giving in resident’s lounge of hotel
7pm – Short 20min film showing the 1970 Raleigh Tour of Ireland, see preview at www.youtube.com/watch?v=VobQLoAoGAw
7.30pm – Dinner and Presentations
9pm – Live band

Prices:

Dinner only: €40
Dinner and one night accommodation: €95
National Championship winners Dinner and Accommodation: €50

Deepa Mann-Kler:

Deepa Mann-Kler
Kings of the Road

Deepa Mann-Kler is an artist, her latest series of paintings and drawings focus on road cycling, these include, Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche, Mark Cavendish, Levi Leipheimer, and scenes from Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Her work was exhibited with this years Tour of Ireland. Deepa will be exhibiting the series at the Champions Dinner on the 10 October 2009 at the Cavan Crystal Hotel. For a preview go to www.deepamannkler.com. To discuss commissions contact by email on [e-mail] or by mobile on 00 44 (0) 7882344993

[manuel6b2]

Trevor wins Ulster Volunteer of the year at the Cycling Ireland Awards night. Many thanks to all those who voted for him.











Note: Deepa's painting behind Trevor.

[Wee Zako]

well done Trevor a well deserved victory ;D

[scubasteve]

Very well done to trevor and dromara cc

[Bernie Monaghan]

Hear, hear, I'll second that. Well done Trevor and don't you look dapper.

[kevinmcdonald]

yes well done Trevor its only what you deserve

[frostythesnowman]

Many thanks to all for your support, but this is an award for Dromara CC and the hard work put in by many people.

Trevor.

My Report.

The Cycling Ireland Champions Night took place on Saturday 10th October in the luxurious Cavan Crystal Hotel. A day out was planned for those attending with both on and off road cycles. At 5pm the Road, Youth and Off-Road Commission held their meetings to review 2009 and make preparations for the 2010 season. Two Dromara Cycling Club members Martin Grimley and Trevor Annett attended the Off-Road commission, where Dromara received acclaim for hosting an excellent 2009 Irish MTB Cross Country Championships last July.
The evening concluded with the Irish Champions awards dinner. The food was excellent with all medal winners receiving a complimentary meal. Geoff Liffey and the staff at Cycling Ireland had done a superb job in organising the event.
As part of the evening a local artist who has a keen interest in cycling, Deepa Mann-Kler, held her exhibition of "Kings of The Road". Deepa lives in Killyleagh and here work can be viewed online. Deepa is very kindly donating a picture to Dromara Cycling Club as a perpetual award for Club person of the year. Dromara CC greatly appreciates this gesture.
Cycling Ulster where represented at the dinner by Oliver Hunter [Treasurer] and Tommy Lamb [chairman]. In the prize giving many Ulster riders were to the fore with Marcus Christie lifting several medals, Sean Downey collecting his U23 Champions medal and Martyn Irvine the silver in the Time Trial Championships.

In the Members awards section it was Trevor Annett of Dromara CC who scooped the prestigious Ulster Volunteer Award, which was well deserved, as Trevor has put a tremendous amount of work into the club over the past few years devolving and promoting all types of cycling events. Dromara CC membership in 2009 was 122,hosted the Irish MTB XC Championships and raised £3000 for charity. The Dromara club league is now the largest in the country with 68 club members taking part in 2009.

With continued growth in mind Dromara CC are co-ordinating a four race UCX Cyclo-Cross race series starting on Saturday 17th a Lurgan Park, hosted by Apollo Cycling Team. Other races will take place in Carrickgergus, Lisburn, etc. As well as the adult Cyclo-Cross race there will be an MTB support race and under age racing.
This is a perfect way to introduce non-club members, women and children to cycle clubs and to racing. All you need is a Mountain bike in good working order and a helmet. There are separate race categories for women in both the MTB and Cyclo-Cross races. The races will take place on flat safe courses and the children only race with their own age groups. The age groups are under16, under 14, under12, under 10 and under 8. The youngest riders only do shortened courses with a close eye kept and a little help is allowed if necessary. Dromara Cycling Club have two riders in the under 8, Drew who is 7 and Kayla who is just 6.
Full details on the UCX Series and The Dromara Trail Quest winter league which starts on Sunday 8th of November can be found on our website, www.dromaracc.co.uk

[garyg]

Well done Trevor, well deserved mate ;D

[Deek]

Well done man.

[anne]

Congrats Trevor well done for all your hard work