After 21 years as a racing license holder Mehall 'Fitzy 'Fitzgearld has announced his retirement from competition . This is surely the end of an era as one of the most controversial figures in Irish cycling hangs up his wheels . From a young age on his Lejeunes BMX he could be seen terrorising the…
Many people in Irish cycling know Vinny Cronin . He is a good buddy of Sean Kellys' and it can be easy to see why . He never looks comfortable on the bike but always hangs in no matter how hard it gets . He is as hard as nails and has covered thousands of…
Well , it's that time of year again , when the turkey is all gone and the pounds have been put on . Some people have been putting in the miles like Rory and Hugh who did over 900 miles in the two weeks surrounding Christmas . While others such as myself were lucky to…
This can be a very confusing time of the year in a bike shop . Not only are you trying to keep track of all of the kiddies bikes which are being put on lay-away but you must also be able to speedily decipher each individual parents version of the Santa System . Early on…
There are many different characters in the world of Irish cycling . Some like to live a quiet and subdued lifestyle with little or no speedbumps along the way . There are others , however , who live on the edge . Those who always make an impact on those around them . They live …
With all of the discussion during the week concerning the splitting of the group Sunday was always going to be interesting . There was an air of trepidation as the group entered Clonmel at full strength of almost sixty riders . Nobody wanted to get left behind in a small group so there were many…
For the past 30 years now a group of cyclists have been leaving Carrick on Suir each Sunday morning in the direction of Clonmel and more often than not continued on to Dungarvan before completing the loop and arriving back in Carrick 60 miles later . Along the way more riders are picked up and…
In the Ireland of today there has been a huge influx of people from other countries who are adding to the make up of our society . In the shop we have seen at least 30 % of our business come from new residents in our town . Clonmel now has a population of over…
