Ballymoney Cycling Club in 70 mile charity ride
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Steven McAllister at the end of the 70 mile charity ride for Cody’s Challenge.
HEARTLINE N.I and the Royal Belfast's Clark Clinic both took care of Irish professional cyclist Stephen Gallagher's and wife Judith's son Cody up until he died in December 2009.
They organised the Cody' Challenge to raise awareness and raise funds, this event on Saturday put in motion by the Gallagher family along with the local cycling clubs and saw a massive entry of almost 400 riders take part. All proceeds went to the Hospital and Heartline.
Cycling Ireland president Rory Wylie, joined Stephen and his professional colleagues Ronan McLaughlin and Paudi O'Brien, Ballymoney Cycling Club's rider Steven McAllister was also in this 70 mile group and was in the lead group at the finish, completing the arduous Armagh course in 3 hours and 10 minutes. Multi - RAS winner Philip Cassidy travelled up from Dublin to be there.
Such was the feeling of support that club representation was massive, Clubs from North Down, Omagh, Belfast, Newry, Lurgan, Ballymoney, Dromara, Banbridge, Coalisland, Ards, Foyle, E. Tyrone, Carrick, Kings Moss, Enniskillen, Ballymena, Donegal, Dublin, Emyvale, Sligo, Westport the list goes on. Motorcyclist Paul Devenney, travelled from Strabane to assist with the motorcycle marshalling.
In the freezing dank and foggy conditions the riders were divided into three groups, 25 miles, 50 miles, this group included Ballymoney CC riders Nigel Elder, Niall O'Hagan, Philip and Maurice McAllister, all of them successfully completed the event and also there was the 70 mile group where Steven McAllister took part.
Ballymoney secretary Bobby Kane unable to attend due to bad health passed on his congratulations to all the riders and expressed his feelings of pride for the Ballymoney riders who took the time and made the effort to support this worthy cause. Supporters and members of the public have contacted both the chairman Nat Magee and Bobby with messages of good wishes and every success to the Ballymoney Club, expressing their admiration for the riders who took part in this great event.
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