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January 19th 12th 5th. Legion of Super-Heroes 7 17 6. Legion of Super-Heroes 8 15 7. Legion of Super-Heroes 9 14 7. Legion of Super-Heroes 10 13 6. Shortly after its foundation the club developed a racing section. In the club really made its mark and showed that it was a force to be reckoned with when Johnny Downs won a famous victory in an interclub race between Cork and Dublin Clubs.
Johnny's family had a strong association with the club with seven of his family being members. During the war years it was difficult to get bicycle parts and understandably club membership declined as people had more pressing issues on their minds. But thanks to the strong spirit engendered by the founding fathers membership swelled again in the late forties and early fifties.
In the s the Wheelers continued to develop and attract some very strong riders and thanks to Matt and Paddy Marlow, Jack Ryan and Martin Hannsey enjoyed numerous victories.
Some of the more notable highlights that followed were in when Noel Tully won in a race organised by the Wheelers the famous Hercules Cup which was won again in by Donal O'Connell. Donal also won the C. Championship and held numerous national place-to-place records. In , Billie Long, an outstanding time trial rider, was crowned national champion in both the 25 and mile TT. Building on the clubs national success in the club went to Isle of Man and won an amazing total of 18 prizes with Noel Tully winning the Viking Trophy and Shay Elliott winning the Mannin Veg.
Donal O'Connell winning the Hercules Cup. Without doubt Shay Elliott has to be Dublin Wheelers most celebrated rider. Joining the club in he went on to twice win and the Irish National Road Championship and numerous other domestic events.
Before embarking on a professional career in , in recognition of his great achievements he was awarded honorary life membership of Dublin Wheelers. As a professional he won stages in the three big tours of France, Italy and Spain. To great excitement at the time he heroically held on to the Jersey for three days. Victories for the club continued into the s and s with a number of new talented riders emerging, many of who at the time were household names-, riders like Jimmy and Sean Lally, Christy Kimmage who rode in the World Championships, Paddy and Christy Fitzsimons, John Flanagan, and Mick Manly who 12 hour National TT champion all frequently featured on the winning podium.
He said that sometimes they just hung out as friends. Prosecutor Andrew Chatterton suggested to Porter he had an ulterior motive in training the football players. Porter also denied suggestions the situation was about his desires, not anything else. The court will have to determine the facts of the case from the disputed facts hearing, before progressing to sentencing, in February next year.
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