Tag Archives: sean kelly tour

  • 2017 SKT – Look up to the back markers

      Last weekend saw the 11th edition of the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. The weather was not ideal on Sunday but the vast majority of peoples spirits were high. On Saturday the 12k family cycle saw over 1500 take part. It was fantastic to see so many kids of all ages joined by their…

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  • Sean Kelly Tour 2017

    There is a lot of talk this year about the new route for the 160k Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford. With Mahon Falls and the Mauma road now excluded many have speculated that it will be easier and less of a challenge. That would probably be the wrong assumption to make. The new route takes in…

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  • Sean Kellys’ sportive training advice

    With the Sean Kelly Tour coming up at the end of August people are now in training for the big event. Many cyclists have their own way of training. Some will stick regimentally to a training programme whilst others just get out on the bike whenever they can. Twice recently I have heard Sean comment on how…

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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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  • 2010 Sean Kelly Tour

    Today I was impressed by many people at The Sean Kelly Tour . The huge team of over 300 volunteers who gave up their Sunday to help out , and many gave a good deal more time than that . The 3700 determined cyclists who were all so cheerful and friendly to each other and…

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  • The Bike Cycle !

    Cycling in Ireland has seen a huge surge in popularity over recent years . With the success of the Cycle to work scheme more and more people have decent bikes that enable them to enjoy going for a bike ride . Every road in Ireland now seems to have  a cyclist on it at weekends…

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  • The Sean Kelly Tour – what makes a hero ?

    Yesterday in Dungarvan County Waterford , for only the second time ever The Sean Kelly Tour took place . There were over two thousand cyclists who took part in the event and without exception everyone had a fantastic day . Ray and I had both vans there doing back up service and were pretty flat out…

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