Courage is being scared to death , and saddling up anyway
Archive for January, 2007
The rule of three
Posted: January 29, 2007 in clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, ireland, irish cycling, kilkenny, mazda, peugeot, racing cyclist, Uncategorized, worldwidecyclesCyclists in general tend to be a pretty superstitious bunch . In the dressing room before a race it is not unusual to see a kit bag being turned upside down with all of the contents being emptied out onto the floor . This is followed by a chaotic rummaging followed by a last resort [...]
Fitzy Retires
Posted: January 22, 2007 in clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, eurosport, ireland, racing cyclist, sean kelly, UncategorizedAfter 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 [...]
What Kelly told Cronin !
Posted: January 15, 2007 in clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, eurosport, ireland, irish cycling, sean kelly, UncategorizedMany 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 [...]
New Years Revelations
Posted: January 3, 2007 in christmas, clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, ireland, new yearWell , 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 [...]
