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Frank O'Leary National B Champion!
Frank O'Leary continuted is great end of season form by winning the National B Championships! Well done Frank!

Photo thank's to Tom Daly

Some Photos from the Ras Na MBan
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Congratulations to the Women's Bray Wheelers Team
who competed so well in Ras na mBan over the weekend. Julie Barker, Deborah Crean, Alexandra Dobbs, Jane Martin, Fionnuala Ní Bhrádaigh and Fiona Redmond


Club Championships

Men
1st Frank O'Leary
2nd Ian Mulvaney
3rd Mark Loughran

Women
1st Gillian Martin
2nd Fionnuala Ni Bhradaigh
3rd Alexandra Dobbs


Club Championship Time Trial


Men

1st John Lynch
2nd Frank O'Leary
3rd Urban Monks


Women

1st Gillian Martin
2nd Julie Barker
3rd fionnuala Ni Bhradaigh


High Performance – What do members want?
With regard to planning of possible High Performance sessions after this season. Could we please ask if you are interested in attending any sessions? And if so, what subjects/topics are you interested in having covered? As its important that any sessions are relevant to what people want. If you could please email Mark Loughran at braywheelers@eircom.net

New Clubhouse Official Opening
The Clubhouse official Opening has been postponed until after the end of the cycling season. We plan to produce a commemorative booklet to mark the occasion and are looking for sponsors to take out advertising. The booklet will be an A5, full colour, high quality production which will be available on the night. Advertising in the booklet is EUR 100 for a full page, EUR 50 for a half page, and EUR 30 for a quarter page. If you know of anyone who might want to take advertising in the booklet, please contact Mark Loughran at email braywheelers@eircom.net or 086 822 5310


Some Photo's from the Foundation Level Coaching Course
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Stretching Techniques Thanks!

Thanks to Aidan Ryan who demonstrated various stretches last Monday,


John Lynch wins the Sorrento CC Open TT.
Well done to John Lynch who demolished the field in the Sorrento Open Time Trial yesterday. pushing Paul Healion into second place. Also well done to Frank O'Leary who was the second unplaced B in Gorey on Sunday.

Ben wins Again!!!

Well done to Ben Dowling who took gold in all three events Time Trial, Sprint and Scratch at the Youth National Track Championships.

Fiona Redmond wins the Harry Dawson Memorial League
Well done to Fiona Redmond who won the Harry Dawson Memorial League by 6 points from Urban Monks, with Deborah Crean finishing in 3rd place. Over 40 riders took part in this league which was a great success.



Bray Wheelers performing well on the Track
Well done to Bray Wheeler riders Niall Jenkins and Ger Ivory who are currently 2nd and 4th overall in the Cycleways Track League.

Wicklow 200

Good Bray Wheelers turnout at the Wicklow 200 last Sunday.
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Kilpeddar Open
Bray celebrates wins at Kilpeddar Open Congratulation to Ian Mulvaney, who took a decisive win in Saturdays Kilpeddar Open, along with Shaun Rigley winning U12s, Ben Dowling in U14s, and Fionnuala Ni Bhradaigh in her first womens race, with Julie Barker in second. Bray Wheelers were first in every race apart from U16s in which we had no rider.
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Women's League a Great Success Gillian
Martin, Bray Wheelers Women’s development officer, is bringing women’s cycling to a new level with the introduction of the Women’s league as part of the club races on Thursday evenings.
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Congratulations to John Lynch
on a fantastic performance in the Rás Just outside top 10 county rider overall (12th)

Well Done to John Lynch
Who was 20th on today's 3rd stage of the FBD Rás from Cobh - An Daingean

TRACK OPEN DAY MARKS MASSIVE INTEREST IN TRACK RACING



Caoimhe & Ailbhe Ivory from Bray Wheelers keeping shop!
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New Clubhouse
We are very glad to say that we are taking possession of the new Bray Wheelers Clubhouse today, on Friday 5th May 2006. It certainly is a great day for Bray Wheelers! We will have an open day quite soon for members and family and friends to come and have a look, will advise date asap.

Good Results for Bray this weekend.
Corkman
Under-14 1st Ben Dowling
Under-12 2nd Shaun Rigley
Ger Ivory was the first Vet on the first day of the Corkman and Anthony Crean was 10th in the S2 Waller Cup in Bohermeen.

Andy Roche Team Murphy and Gunn
Wins the Murphy & Gunn Shay Elliott Memorial Photo's available here



Murphy & Gunn Shay Elliott
See Press Relase here

Photo's of the inside of the New Clubhouse
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Photos from the Christy McManus and Roundwood GP thanks to Keith O'Sullivan and Gillian Martin for the photos
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Photos from Bray GP
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Conor Murphy wins Bray GP.

Conor Murphy from the Murphy & Gunn team took a fine solo victory at the Bray GP winning by over 30 seconds to his nearest rivial. Photos and report to follow...

1 C Murphy (Murphy & Gunn)
2 C Bracken (Kilcullen CC)
3 D Hanrahan (Worldwide Cycles)
4 M Ward (Usher IRC)
5 B Nolan (Murphy & Gunn)
6 A McQuaid (Sean Kelly Academy)
First Junior: S Halpin (McNally Swords)
First Senior B: L Murphy (Polas SK)
First Senior C: G Harbiton (UCD)
First Lady: A Daly (Orwell)
First Veteran: S Murphy (Murphy & Gunn)

Cycling Specific Yoga
The Cycling Specific Yoga session, was a great success and was enjoyed by all who took part. Thanks to Tanya Fitzpatrick for the session.

Lastest Photo's of Clubhouse
To see photo's of the new clubhouse taken by Anthony Crean.
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