Cycling has a way of bringing people together and nowhere is that more evident than out there in small towns and villages throughout Ireland. Upperchurch is one such village and the cycling club based there which also takes in members from surrounding areas such as Drombane and as far afield as Thurles is a great …
Month: August 2015
A wise clothing salesman once said that there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. There’s a lot of truth in that nowadays with so many new technologies available to us all. One of the advantages of being part of a clothing company with Sean Kelly is getting to test out new …
At 9am this morning, much like almost any other Saturday morning I rolled out and met Anthony for our usual two hour spin. Gauging the wind direction normally decides our route so we decided to head for the Old bridge and continue on for Ardfinnan and Clogheen. However, as we approached a set of traffic …
Anthony Walsh in A1 Coaching is launching a FREE 4 part training series called the “A1 Winter Training System“. Check it out here: A1 Coaching Training Smarter Not only are you going to learn some really good stuff, but you also have a chance of winning a FREE 1-1 coaching session from Anthony where …
Entries for this years 160k and 100k Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford are now sold out and plans are well under way to make this years event the best one yet. With over 400 volunteers involved in the event and a full year spent preparing, everything possible is done to make it an enjoyable and …
The Ard Ri House Hotel is already a popular base for charity cycling events such as the Jigsaw Tour d’Galway and many Malin2Mizen challenges, so if you are considering using the hotel as a base for a cycling trip or event this information may be of assistance : Very accommodating staff As a cyclist …
An omelette for breakfast can be the perfect choice for any cyclist when staying away from home. I have sampled many omelettes but the one presented in the Ard Ri House Hotel in Tuam is up there with the best of them. Freshly carved ham from the bone and proper cheese, not just easy singles, …
Queens boulevard in New York was a setting where I often witnessed big strong grown Irishmen reminisce fondly of home, down the neck of a coors lite with a small glint of a tear in their eye at 3am on a Sunday morning. The cause was a 4 minute piece of musical poetry by a …
The winner takes the adulations of the crowd, the money and the glory, but without those who have finished behind there would be no winner. Much is often written and spoken about the winner but what about those who struggle to finish in the bunch or those who eventually make it to the finish …