Archive for May, 2007
League race 24/5/07
Posted: May 31, 2007 in clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, irish cycling, league race, worldwidecyclesA lot of people have difficulty cornering or descending on a bike and here are a few tips to help you along the way ; 1 : Always look where you want to go , not where you don’t want to go or down at your front wheel . 2 : Brake before the corner [...]
The men of the Ras
Posted: May 14, 2007 in breakfast, clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, danger, fbd insurance ras, ireland, irish cycling, le tour, Nissan, racing cyclist, the ras, tour de france, Uncategorized, worldwidecyclesTags: fbd insurance ras, the ras
Each year during the third week in May several towns in Ireland reverberate to the sound of Paddy Fitzsimons voice encouraging the people of the town to ‘ Give a big Templemore ( or eight other town names each year ) welcome to the Men of The Ras ‘. ‘ The Ras ‘ holds a mythical [...]
A few simple ways to check that you have the correct position on the bike ; 1 Knees . If the front of your knee is sore it may be that your saddle is too low , if the back of your knee is sore it may be too high and you may be overstretched [...]
The Pros are coming !
Posted: May 5, 2007 in clonmel, cycling, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, danger, ireland, irish cycling, le tour, Nissan, phil anderson, racing cyclist, ragwell, sean kelly, vanderarden, worldwidecyclesLast week it was announced that top level pro racing was coming back to Ireland after a break of over fifteen years . The last event of this nature was The Nissan Classic . ‘ The Nissan ‘ as it will always be known was the biggest ever contribution to the growth of cycling in [...]
