Monthly Archives: February 2007

  • The Season Begins !

    Yesterday in Tralee the domestic racing season got underway with 'The Lacey Cup' . Run on a handicap basis this race always proves to be an interesting but very tough contest . Speculation was rampant before the start as to who would be going off in what group  , as a number of elite senior…

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  • Win the Woodcock and see the World !

    Back in the late eighties and early nineties the Irish cycling season began on the first Sunday in March with the Jack Woodcock Memorial race in the Phoenix park in Dublin . Riders the length and breadth of the country used to train obsessively throughout the winter months to ensure that they would arrive on…

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  • What a difference a bike makes !

    So far this year my training regime has been almost non existent and last Sunday when I decided to go all the way with the group for the spin I suddenly remembered what it was like to really suffer .  The funny thing is that , rather than put me off it only served as…

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  • Too close for comfort

    A friend of mine who works in the  A & E department of  our local  Hospital once told me that whenever there is  a full moon they are sure to have a busy night . There was a full moon over the weekend and they almost had an even busier time with the driving antics…

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