Nowadays almost everyone is obsessed with stats and figures . For many there is no such thing anymore as going out training on the bike . There has to be a programme and corresponding figures . Heart rate used to be the main determination of training intensity and performance but now it has been overtaken …
Month: April 2011
When you head out on a bike with another cyclist or a group of cyclists there are many different topics of conversation. You hear about their training and racing , their families and jobs and quite a bit else besides . Last weekend I was out on the bike with a friend who I had …
On June 5th the Carrick Wheelers Challenge Sportif is taking in some of the most brutal climbs in the country . The one nearest Clonmel is Tickincor and recently we have been asked by a number of people just how bad a climb it is . Well here is the answer ; Tickincor – Part …
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Once I had the privilege to be one of a very fortunate group of cyclists who accompanied the great Sean Kelly on his return to the famous cobbles of Paris Roubaix . Kelly won the Paris Roubaix classic in 1984 and 1986 . He also had many top ten placings and was always seen as a …