Yesterday in Tralee the domestic racing season got underway with ‘The Lacey Cup’ . Run on a handicap basis this race always proves to be an interesting but very tough contest . Speculation was rampant before the start as to who would be going off in what group , as a number of elite senior [...]
Archive for February, 2007
The Season Begins !
Posted: February 26, 2007 in audi, bmw, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, ireland, irish cycling, kerry, pinarello, racing cyclist, ridley, sean kelly, specialized, tralee, Uncategorized, worldwidecycles0
Things are only impossible until there not !
Win the Woodcock and see the World !
Posted: February 19, 2007 in carbon, clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, eurosport, ireland, irish cycling, pinarello, racing cyclist, ridley, sean kelly, specialized, Uncategorized, worldwidecyclesBack in the late eighties and early nineties the Irish cycling season began on the first Sunday in March with the Jack Woodcock Memorial race in the Phoenix park in Dublin . Riders the length and breadth of the country used to train obsessively throughout the winter months to ensure that they would arrive on [...]
Success is a journey , not a destination !
What a difference a bike makes !
Posted: February 12, 2007 in carbon, clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, ferrari, ireland, irish cycling, landrover, mclaren, mercedes, nokon, paris, pinarello, racing cyclist, ridley, sean kelly, specialized, Uncategorized, worldwidecyclesSo far this year my training regime has been almost non existent and last Sunday when I decided to go all the way with the group for the spin I suddenly remembered what it was like to really suffer . The funny thing is that , rather than put me off it only served as [...]
Too close for comfort
Posted: February 5, 2007 in clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, danger, ireland, irish cycling, peugeot, racing cyclist, worldwidecyclesA friend of mine who works in the A & E department of our local Hospital once told me that whenever there is a full moon they are sure to have a busy night . There was a full moon over the weekend and they almost had an even busier time with the driving antics [...]
