Club fees for 2018 are now overdue. Cycling Ireland members can now pay both their CI subscription and club fees in a single transaction on the CI website. Non-CI members can make a bank transfer. Details in thread.

Please pay the fees and CI fees as soon as possible as no fees = no insurance.

The 2016 Sweeney/Garland/Byrne Memorial race was held on December 4th on the Green Sheds circuit. Known informally as the hamper race this commemorates three Wheelers who were sadly taken from us before their time.

The race was held over a little over a distance of 44 km with three groups or riders. The first and the second group merged but the Scratch groups was not able to catch them. The winner for the second year running was Oisin Smith.

Read on for placings.

Dublin Wheelers Hill Climb Champs will take place on Saturday 17th September. The route will be the same as in previous years, the 4.2k climb from the Merry Ploughboy to just before the viewing point on Cruagh Road.

Two events will be run; the club hillclimb championship, in which Ronan will defend his crown, and we are planning to revive the Guess the Time Touring Challenge, where riders can guess what time they will complete the climb, and the closest wins. Riders entering the latter will have to ride without a computer. The event is open to all members.

The plan is to decamp to the Timbertrove, beside the HellFire Club car park, for recovery refreshments afterwards.

Beginner spins for 2016 start on October 1st. If you are thinking about trying out cycling or joining the club this is a great way to build up. More details are available here: Beginner Spins.

The Dublin Wheelers Open Cycle races will be held on Saturday morning 27th February in and around Summerhill, Co. Meath.

Sign-on opens @ 09:00 in the Summerhill Community Centre. You enter 'on the day'. There are no 'entries in advance'.

Live race day updates on Twitter - @dwcc_official and #dwccraces

Further information is available at :-
• Datasheet and Route Map