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My friend told me !
It is always a little intimidating , walking into a shop with a rough idea of what you want to purchase , but not actually knowing what exactly it is that you require . Some people will just walk in anyway and ask for a little advice . Others will pretendthat they know what they [...]
Bikes on a plane , or a boat !
Now that Summer has arrived and many cyclists are planning on bringing their bikes with them to either The Etape , The Marmotte or even just on their family summer holiday the question arises as to what is the best method of travelling with your bike .
The professionals nowadays rarely have to travel with their [...]
10 Things every cyclist should know !
Like many aspects of life in general there are nuances of riding a bike that are passed down by word of mouth or that some times will be demonstrated . Many are simple things , but if you are never informed , how will you ever know ? Here are my top 10 ;
10 : The rear [...]
Updates
I’ve had a few people asking about what happened after a few different posts so here are a few updates ;
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Cormac from www.igopeople.com picked up on the story and got in touch with the company involved . One of the owners came on board and was very proactive in improving the safety [...]
The Wicklow 200
I’ve just had to search through some cycling gear to find a green jersey with ‘Wicklow 200′ plastered all over it to check when I last rode the event . Mine says 2003 , so it has been 6 years since I last took part in one of the toughest one day challenges in Irish [...]
Apres Ras
Most people think that the FBD Insurance Ras is only an 8 day stage race . They are mistaken . The ‘on the bike ‘ section of The Ras takes 8 days , but the analysis afterwards takes at least another 7 to 14 days . This years edition was no exception .
The Ras finished [...]
Irish Hospice fundraising cycle
Alan Kennedy is now preparing for an epic journey from Dublin to Paris in aid of the Irish Hospice foundation but he needs your help – please read Alan’s message below:
I’ve decided to undertake a cycle challenge from the 19th to the 24th of July 2009 to raise funds for the Irish hospice foundation, the challenge [...]
Heard a good one today
Day in day out you meet all sorts of people with all kinds of different stories . Many are interesting to the people themselves but may not have mass appeal . Today however , I heard a good one .
Recently a husband and wife were celebrating the wife’s birthday in a Dublin restaurant . As [...]
The Carrot
Each bank holiday weekend in Ireland AA road-watch inform motorists to be careful on the roads due to the increase in the volume of traffic . Usually there will also be a traffic warning about a cycle race taking place and motorists will be advised to drive with caution around that particular area .
The 3-day [...]
Ray reigns over Ulster !
Today the fourth and final stage of 2009 Omagh Sports Forum Tour of Ulster saw the remaining 87 riders , the elite of Irish cycling , face the very harshest of conditions that Irish bike racing has to offer .
The flurry of attacks began as soon as the flag dropped and by the ten mile [...]