Monthly Archives: September 2012

  • The Chronicles of Highly Dangerous and Blinkers !

    Throughout Ireland many people earn names other than those chosen for them by their parents. Usually these new monikers are inspired by the actions of the person involved. There's 'The Cake', who fell into a wedding cake at a reception, 'The Runbuddy', a builder who constantly walks at a pace even Rob Heffernan would have…

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  • Too late for Alleluia !

    This evening I stood alone on the side of a desolate windswept mountain waiting for a lone cyclist to pass by. Why, you might ask would I want to do something like that. The answer is easy. Not as in, an easy answer, but it was easy to sit in the van and drive 30k…

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  • Tears for gears !

    Last weekend whilst doing back up service on the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford I noticed quite a few people who made the 160k challenge even more difficult for themselves than it needed to have been. Preparation and energy conservation are the name of the game when it comes to a six, seven or even…

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