Monthly Archives: May 2012

  • Apres Ras 2012 – Don’t change a thing !

    The An Post Ras is over for another year and the withdrawal symptoms have set in. In years gone by it was only the hourly Roy Willoughby radio report and the 30 second clip on the RTE evening news that had us all enthralled. However, nowadays we have Shane Stokes' live updates on Irishcycling.com, Sticky…

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  • 4 Front wheels and The Bally Film Festival

    Last night my friend Mickey rang. He lives in a place that locals call 'Bally' whilst non-locals add a 'poreen' to the end of it. Former US President Ronald Regan once visited and the locals still manage to get the odd free pint out of the visiting tourists in return for a tale about the…

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  • Remedies for a ‘clicking’ bike

    The four worst words to be heard in a bikeshop are me-bike-is-clickin or any variation there of. It may also be described as 'me bike is screeechin' or my particular favourite 'tis like they do be a bird in the back wheel'. The reason why bike shops dread to see a bike coming in clicking…

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  • Hero

    Late September 1985. The Master (school principal) stands in front of a room full of fourth, fifth and sixth class pupils and informs them that a big cycle race is passing nearby and that if they were interested they could all walk down to Keatings cross to watch it pass. A chorus of yesses went…

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