Cycling is a lot like everyday life . You get more out of it if you have something to aim for . Last week the route for this years FBD Ras was announced and there was that palpable sense of nervous excitement around those who are riding in this years event , which may possibly …
Month: January 2009
He tells his story here : http://the-pedaling-pensioner.org/ . There is nothing that I can add , but to wish him well and to encourage everyone to support his efforts . Barry ww.worldwidecycles.com
I’ve just found out that we’ve been nominated for two catagories in this years Irish Blog Awards . Many thanks to whoever nominated us and to the organisers for including us ! We are in some very good and inspiring company as can be seen below ; Best Sport & Recreation Blog – Sponsored by Boards.ie …
Club secretary is Dan ‘ the man ‘ Clancy . A fine sprinter in his day when conditions were right , ie ; all downhill with a tailwind and no-one to beat but himself . An excitable secretary who lets Willy handle the money , he was driving behind the training group during the winter when one rider punctured . He tried to pass a rear wheel out the window of a hillman hunter instead of opening the door . The wheel became lodged in the window and had to be deflated to get it out , which defeated the purpose of having it in the first place .
A customer was in the shop recently who is a professional photographer . Whilst chatting he mentioned that he had a teenage girl on work experience with him at present . One day whilst going through a batch of photographs they happened upon an image of Sean Kelly . The fourth greatest cyclist of all …
189 days to go and everything is falling in to place nicely . Deposit and entry fee are all paid up . I’ve applied to my local health board for an E111 card . Flights are booked . Shannon – Carcassonne return . Having spoken to Sean from trail-seekers who advised that the transfer is a …
I was eating my breakfast this morning when Rurai Quinn came on morning Ireland and gave me indigestion . In his eyes the whole country is finished and we may as well all bail out now . Well I for one am going to stay and fight . Life is like a bike race and …
There are very many new ways of interacting on the web . Time is valuable so it helps if the ones you choose are relevant to your lifestyle . Two new ways that I have found recently are ; www.igopeople.com and www.twitter.com/worldwidecycles see what you think Barry www.worldwidecycles.com
When you are out on the bike you always get plenty of time to think . That is , when you’re not hurtling down a steep descent at almost 100 kph when you enter what Eckhart Tolle might call ‘ The now ‘ . Yesterday as I rode up over the climb of ‘ The …