While there is still plenty of end-of-season activity for the members of the international squad, an additional promotion at Kilcullen on Sunday provides competition on the domestic scene, mainly for those going to the world junior championship.

The annual general meeting of the ICF will be at Malahide on Saturday, November 20th, but it has been decided that there will not be any champions' night function afterwards.

Meanwhile the veterans' association has continued to grow, there is a membership of 275 and they are gearing up in style for the new millennium. Their a.g.m. is not until October 17th, but the management committee have carried out an extensive review of all aspects of the IVCA - racing, touring, leisure cycling and social affairs and they are ready to embark on major changes.

An extraordinary general meeting has been arranged for Walton's Hotel in Dublin tomorrow and on the agenda for consideration are: Objectives which complement the aims of the association; proposals designed to restructure administration; protocols governing how the organisation will function; establishing standard IVCA approach to handicapping; and the next step in the process.

An attendance of over 50 is required at the meeting to vote on the radical proposals, but a big turn-out is expected.

After a full programme of keenly-fought veterans' events during the season, Liam Keenan emerged best in the road racing league with Pat Byrne first in the time trials competition.

Ciaran Power, representing International Cargo Services Ireland, had to settle for second best on day two of the Tour of Hokkaido in Japan yesterday. He was impeded twice in the sprint after the 168 kilometres from Shikaio to Kitami, and suffered a puncture with 24 km remaining. Thanks to his Irish team-mates, he got back safely to the main group, but victory in the stage went to the local hero, Junichi Shibuya.