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  • The first spin back !

    When you haven't trained for a while the one thing that hangs over you is the first spin back with the group . It's a lot like the leaving cert , you know you have to do it but you just don't want to face it . Throughout the winter I've been busy with family…

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  • Medicine Man !

    No two days are ever the same standing behind the counter of a bike shop . Many different and interesting types of people often drop in and we are often asked many different types of questions . The easy ones are , what size of bike do you think I may need  ? , what…

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  • ‘Bet you wish you had a bike !’

    December 26th , St. Stephens Day and I was still feeling bloated after all of the Turkey , ham , pringles and a host of other non essential foodstuffs , so i decided that it was time for a spin on the bike . We spent Christmas this year in Limerick with Ciara's family so I headed…

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  • Radio Ray – episode 2

    Today fm has ‘Radio Roy’ but here in worldwidecycles we have a new cycling version called Radio Ray . Here is a transcript of  episode 2  in the current series : Hello there listeners , and a very good morning to you all . We have a great show lined up for you today with…

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  • Sean Kelly – The big big movie !

    MGM have recently released a film based on the life of Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree . Whilst Obree's story is good what would a big budget film about Kelly be like ? It might be something like this ; Jack Kelly ( played by Gabriel Byrne ) wanders out into a field on a bleak…

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  • Radio Ray

    Today fm has 'Radio Roy' but here in worldwidecycles we have a new cycling version called Radio Ray . Here is a transcript of the first episode in the current series : ' Hallo and welcome to this , the first edition of our new show called Radio Ray . Over the coming season we…

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  • Cycling for charity !

    Like most cyclists , I have taken part in a good number of charity cycles .  Most have been one day spins around somewhere in Ireland but back in 1993 I did the 'Florida 500 ' with the National Council for the Blind . I got involved through a friend who is blind called Stefan…

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  • A clever piece of marketing !

    Last night , in a simple hotel in the town of Carrick on Suir a small town make up party planner staged a coup which left all of the swish marketing agencies like Saatchi and Saatchi in her wake . For over thirty minutes she gave a good account of all of the different beautifying products…

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  • I’m a Cyclist – Get me out of here !

    A group of ten Irish cyclists have entered a new type of off season competition called 'I'm a cyclist - get me out of here ! They will be marooned in a deserted house in Merchtem in the Belgian outback . Each day they will be given some very difficult tasks to complete and the last…

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  • Rocky the cyclist part I….V.

    I have had a number of people asking ' what happened next ? ' after a recent post about a cycling version of Sylvester Stallone's most famous character so here is what I think might have been the next instalment ; Both cyclists are lying on massage tables in the Na Piarsaigh GAA club hall…

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  • Ballyhoura ATB trail

    Last Sunday in a prelude to Ray's stag night we decided to check out the new mountain biking centre in Ballyhoura . We have been hearing about it for the past twelve months now , so we were all curious to see just what it is like . It was first due to open back…

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  • Celebrity cyclists

    Cycling is fast becoming  one of the most fashionable ways of keeping fit amongst the celebrity world . Madonna has become a keen cyclist and incorporates a few spins into her fitness regime each week . Colin Farrell is regularly spotted out on his bike training around the Toluca lake area of Los Angeles. Another…

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  • Where are they now ?

    Yesterday afternoon whilst recovering from another fantastic spin off road we were having lunch  when a blast from the past appeared before us . Both Ray and myself had to do a double take when Shane O'Meara formerly of The Shannon Transport club in Limerick appeared before us . We had all raced together up…

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  • Mountain Mayhem !

    The racing season is over and the 'good bikes ' have been washed and hung up for the winter . The quest for an adrenaline rush and some fitness still remains so where else would we look than the adrenaline junkies paradise of off road riding , or mountain biking as we like to call…

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  • Rocky – The cyclist

    Trevor Brennan the former controversial rugby player and current T.V pundit was being interviewed the other night when he mentioned that the 'Rocky ' films were a big inspiration to him growing up. This got me to thinking about the similarities between cycling and boxing , both considered among the toughest sports in the world.…

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  • New from Shimano

    Shimano's new carbon Dura ace chainset looks like the next piece of kit for my bike . Release date is spring 2008 but no price as yet . It weighs 709 grams and is 10 % stiffer than the current alloy version . It looks as though this will be a good winter for those on…

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