Archive for October, 2007

Celebrity cyclists

Posted: October 22, 2007 in aberdeenshire, Billy Connolly, brooklyn, candacraig house, Colin Farrell, donald trump, james bond, los angeles, Madonna, manhattan, mark kiely, marla maples, Pierce Brosnan, rachel quirke, s-works, sheryl crowe, toluca lake
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Cycling is fast becoming  one of the most fashionable ways of keeping fit amongst the celebrity world . Madonna has become a keen cyclist and incorporates a few spins into her fitness regime each week . Colin Farrell is regularly spotted out on his bike training around the Toluca lake area of Los Angeles. Another [...]

Where are they now ?

Posted: October 15, 2007 in America, anthony o gorman, atb, Cycling diary, cycling ireland, cycling shoes, declan lonergan, dick o gorman, ireland, irish cycling, national championships, racing cyclist, robert power, shane o meara, worldwidecycles
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Yesterday afternoon whilst recovering from another fantastic spin off road we were having lunch  when a blast from the past appeared before us . Both Ray and myself had to do a double take when Shane O’Meara formerly of The Shannon Transport club in Limerick appeared before us . We had all raced together up [...]

Mountain Mayhem !

Posted: October 8, 2007 in cycling, cycling ireland, giant anthem 1, ireland, mountain biking, puncture, racing cyclist, shimano xt 2008, tyres, worldwidecycles, xt
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The racing season is over and the ‘good bikes ‘ have been washed and hung up for the winter . The quest for an adrenaline rush and some fitness still remains so where else would we look than the adrenaline junkies paradise of off road riding , or mountain biking as we like to call [...]

Rocky – The cyclist

Posted: October 2, 2007 in blackpool, carickbeg, cork, national championships, rocky, the tannery, trevor brennan
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Trevor Brennan the former controversial rugby player and current T.V pundit was being interviewed the other night when he mentioned that the ‘Rocky ‘ films were a big inspiration to him growing up . This got me to thinking about the similarities between cycling and boxing , both considered among the toughest sports in the [...]