Breakfast in Gregans Castle is an experience all on its own. The finest selection of the freshest offerings greeted me upon arrival in the dining room. With tables allocated by each individual rooms identity, I returned to my table by the large conservatory window looking out across the magnificent Burren landscape all the way down …
Month: September 2014
Gregans Castle, one of Irelands Blue Book Hotels, is situated on the lower slopes of the famous ‘Corkscrew hill’. With its well earned place amongst Irelands most iconic climbs, it has been a feature of many races such as The Ras, The Junior Tour, Ras na mBan, The Tour of Ireland and The Nissan Classic. …
This is where online coverage and social media are hugely important. To capture the hearts and minds of young people and to encourage them to take up the beautiful sport of cycling they must have a steady stream of content available in the form that they are going to be accessing. Online video and live streaming may well hold the key to the continued development of cycling in Ireland and beyond.
The UCI Youtube channel is showing all of the action from every event at this years World Championships live here : [iframe width=”853″ height=”480″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/qY1pUU55DnA?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe] Barry www.thecyclingblog.com
This past week I have had a new addition fitted to my bike. It is small and barely noticeable, but seven different people have asked me what the story is with the elastic band on my bars, so here it is : Lately, I have been doing quite a bit of travelling, staying overnight at …
A fabulous part of Ireland that displays The Wild Atlantic Way at its best including the ascent and descent of The Healy Pass. Barry www.thecyclingblog.com
Here is a downloadable map of the Kenmare Bay 24k Here is the Strava file And here is a smartphone downloadable file on mapmyride A glimmer of bright sunshine made its way into my room in The Kenmare Bay Hotel this morning giving hope of a bright day ahead. Being my final day the plan was …
Here is a downloadable map of the Kenmare Bay 110k Here is the Strava file And here is a smartphone downloadable file on mapmyride Heading out the road towards Sneem from The Kenmare Bay hotel this morning I found bright orange and fifty shades of green leaves falling like snowflakes from the tunnel of trees overhead. …
Here is a downloadable map of the Kenmare Bay 83k Here is the Strava file And here is a smartphone downloadable file on mapmyride Arriving at the Kenmare Bay Hotel this afternoon I had one eye looking up over the nearby mountains at a glimpse of blue beyond the clouds. The forecast was for the sun …
They have no phones or watches to tell the time. Theirs is natures clock and you consider if you too are within this timezone. Then you remember that extra hour before bed spent surfing the net and your dream of being all at one with nature takes a knock.
If you are looking for an interesting way to explore different parts of the world doing it on a bike is a great option. There are many different ways to use a bike to experience different parts of the world. Here are just a few of them. Hire a bike where you are One of …
Leaving the front of the Clifden Station house and passing through the small scenic town of Clifden you get a taste of why this quaint picturesque place is so popular with visitors from both home and abroad. Taking the Sky road out of town gives you another reason again. The road rises as soon as …
Enjoy watching the experience of cycling from The Clifden Station House along The Wild Atlantic Way on yet another day when the sunshine is never ending. [iframe width=”853″ height=”480″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/acItj0uHsww?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe] Barry www.thecyclingblog.com
Leaving The Clifden Station House this morning the sun was shining brightly and there was plenty of blue in the sky. The temperature was rising and I was in shorts and short sleeves. It turns out that September really is a perfect month for cycling in Ireland. Signposts for The Wild Atlantic Way (S) directed …
I arrived at the Clifden Station House just after 3pm today and was itching to get out on the bike. This part of the country is truly unique and has so much to offer cyclists with spectacularly scenic roads and challenging climbs. The Sky road got its name in the early part of the last …
The results are in, and thank you to the 581 people who took the time to submit their level of mechanical competence to the poll. Again the results are interesting, The largest single level of respondence was 78 people who can clean and lube their chain. Meaning that 133 people or 22.9% are just about …
[socialpoll id=”2219803″] Barry www.thecyclingblog.com
Instead of magnetic resistance they have reversed the process to develop a magnetic ‘assistance’ hub which is capable of adding between 5 and 10% to a riders effort.
I rushed my breakfast in The Celtic Ross Hotel this morning. It was delicious, but the sight of two swans gliding gracefully along the clear water as I looked out from my breakfast table made me impatient to get out on the bike and make the most of my last day in West Cork. I …