Jonathan Ryan of www.tipperaryphotos.com put together a great video of the 2009 Bill Hyland memorial promoted by www.clonmelcc.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRnXrjGuTtc] an here’s another one from www.dungarvancyclingclub.com [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vliPHzKtlRg] Barry www.worldwidecycles.com
Yesterday Clonmel Cycling Club ran yet another very successful series of races . The circuit chosen was good enough to be a National Championship circuit , and as Ray said all week ‘ The strongest rider on the day would win the race ‘ . The days racing began with the underage riders testing out …
With only 13 weeks remaining until this years Etape du Tour Sean O’Leary of www.trail-seekers.com organised a training weekend in Kenmare Co. Kerry for some of the participants . Base camp was the Kenmare bay hotel where Sean had booked a number of the newly built attached holiday homes . The very best of local Kerry …
No two days standing behind the counter of a bike shop are the same , and no 2 customers are the same . Our youngest customer to hand over their euros at the till was a 3 year old girl who bought her own bell , with plenty of confidence and self assurance . Our oldest …
When I was building up my new Viner Maxima I once again became infatuated with every type of new technology that was available for bike builds . In my humble opinion the Maxima frameset is the pinnacle of what is available at present . Marcel Wust did seem to concur during his test in Pro …
This morning as I threw my leg over the bike at the back door looking at the orange hue of the sun rising over the Comeraghs I inhaled a deep breath of crisp air and thought that this was a great day to be alive . And what better way to get it off to …
One weekend recently , a group of leisure cyclists from Cork decided to visit Dungarvan Co. Waterford for the weekend and ride parts of the route of the Sean Kelly tour . They were well organised and had even gone to the trouble of printing off the route map online . ( soon this will …
Setanta Ireland are showing a programme called ‘Wheel of Dreams ‘ on Tuesday night next 7/4/09 at 10 pm . The show will revolve around the Carrick Wheelers cycling club and will include footage of events such as The Sean Kelly tour . There will also be interviews and profiles of local legends such as …
Sir Alan Sugar , seriel entrepeneur and star of the hit TV series ‘The Apprentice ‘ on BBC is a huge cycling fanatic . He rides his bike as often as possible and always tries to get out each Sunday morning for a 50 mile spin . His recent birthday saw him turn 62 and …
One of the toughest races with the largest prize funds of the season takes place in Clonmel each year . The ‘Bill Hyland Memorial’ has long been considered a tough mans race which always provides a worthy victor . Over the years the route for the race itself has changed as the roads become more …
A new club has recently been formed in Waterford with the sole aim of catering for the non-competitive side of the sport . I think that this is a fantastic idea as most cycling clubs in Ireland tend to be based around the racing side of the equation , which is natural enough . However …
All of this really seems to fit . Cav never gave up , threw his bike at the line and won one of the biggest races in the world by just a few millimeters . The Irish rugby team under the guidance of Declan Kidney never gave up , always believed in themselves and became the greatest Rugby team in the Northern Hemisphere and made history . Bernard Dunne , never gave up , believed in himself and became World Champion .
The An post leisure series of 5 events nationwide to help promote cycling for all has just been announced in the past hour . There will be 5 events in total which are listed below ; The An Post Cycle Series details are: Sligo: An Post Tour of Sligo, Sunday 10th May Hazelwood Family Spin …
Yesterday , whilst out on a group training spin I used a couple of different forms of new media technology which would have been unheard of a number of years ago . With a simple compact digital camera I was able to take photo’s of the riders as we rode along which could then be uploaded to …
Nicole Cook is the current World and Olympic cycling champion . She is one of the most prolific female cyclists of all time . But she may have some serious competition in the future . Niamh Clarke was born three weeks ago and if she is anything like her father on a bike she will …
We just received an email about this forthcoming event from organiser and Sprinter extraordinaire Aidan Crowley . Well worth marking into your diary . Here’s what Aidan had to say ; Hi Guys, I have launched this event website, www.stephenrochetourdecure.comlately and finally managed to fill in all the details for all pages etc … …
It is often said that you can’t make a race horse out of a Donkey . Talent will always shine through . Yesterday one Astana rider showed that he was no Donkey . Alberto Contador or ‘Bertie’ as he is known , laid down a marker for the upcoming season . By winning the opening …
During the recent Amgen Tour of California there was a large amount of exuberant overweight fans running alongside the riders . At one stage the tv shot showed a glimpse of Lance Armstrong pushing one guy away . These pics. give a clearer view of what happened when a Livestrong coloured Didi the devil lookalike …
Today was a normal pre-season Sunday in Clonmel . I rode down towards Carrick to meet the group and we headed out to Dungarvan and back to Carrick – The ‘Ballymac’ spin . I rode home via the back road and had just over 4 hours in my legs as I arrived back at my …
We have made it into the final of this years Irish blog awards .We feel very privalaged to be there and a big thank you to all who nominated us . Best Sport and Recreation Blog – Sponsored by Boards.ie mayogaablog.com worldwidecyclesblog.com kopblog.com oleole.com/blogs/arseblog okeydokefootball.blogspot.com Barry www.worldwidecycles.com