Run Roll n Walk

 

(Dont forget the AGM Friday 12th Oct 8pm in the meeting room over the Patricks Well. New members are very welcome to come along also.)

Fellow Club member Damien Regan is organising this Run on the 21st of Oct it would be great to see lots of navy and yellow there to support him.

Formerly known as The Terry Fox Run and in Boyle alone raising over €120.000 for Cancer Research over the last 16 years this years event has changed its name to Run Walk n Roll for Cancer Research. This 5km Run Walk takes place in Boyle on Sunday 21st October at 3pm. You can sign up on the day at St.Josephs Hall for €7.50 with a free t-shirt or you can raise €25.00 sponsorship which entitles you to free entry and t-shirt. This event is for all the family and for all levels of fitness so young and old are welcome. Younger kids can bring their bikes but must be accompanied by an adult.Their will be a certificate for all participants with refreshments served afterwards.Cancer Society information will be available on the day. Keep in touch on our facebook page Run Walk n Roll. For more details contact Damian 086 3942388. Looking forward to seeing you there.

 

The Club Spin September 29th

Saturday the 29th of September will be the club spin to Sligo.  Meeting outside Dalys bar at 11.00am. Staying overnight in the Glasshouse hotel and cycling back on Sunday morning. (There will be a support vehicle travelling down also )

Payment for the accommodate will be on the day. Can everyone please understand that the reason we got the great deal (Thanks Joan) is due to the numbers so if you have committed to attend can you please honour this to ensure it wont affect the overall price.

At 11.00am on the 29th before the spin we will be taking a club picture with the sponsors to launch the new club kit. If you are not going on the spin can you please come along to Dalys with your Club jersey/jacket to join us for the photo. Please attend if you wish to be in the picture to be used to promote the club.

The Launch night will be cancelled on the 14th on September. The launch night/Christmas  night will now be in November (date to be decided on the Club Spin to Sligo)

Weekly Tuesday and Thurdsay spins at 7.00pm continue and Sunday 9.00am advanced and 11.00am intermediate from the school in Abbeytown. Next club meeting will be in Sept I will email the details when confirmed.

of climbing, before some great decending down to Dowra which will have a food stop. Starting in Leitrim Village heading to Kilclare, Drumcong, Ballinamore, Corlough and taking to R200 to Glangevlin, heading to Dowra, Route will then follow the 60k to Drumkeeran and back to Leitrim Via Drumshanbo.
The 140k route shares much of the 100k route as far as Dowra, taking in the Glangevlin climb. It will then proceed to the Manor/Enniskillen Road and head into Manorhamilton, turning to Drumkeeran and thereafter following the same route to Leitrim.
Cyclists on the 100 & 140k route can be ensured some spectacular views as they negotiate the category 2 climb.
Parking facilities available at Leitrim Gaels Community Pitch, including Changing and Showers. Food and Water Stops included.
Please visit our page for continued updates.Tour Of The Lakes 40km/20km

Cycle on the 1st of September 2012 starting at Geevgh Cross at 11am, Tour Of The Lakes 40km/20km , No Helmet No Cycle All proceeds goin towards Carren Hill Branch Irish Red Cross and St. John's Hospital Community Comfort Fund, refreshments afterwards, for further information contact Fintan 0879266551 , U16'S Must Be Supervised  it's a nice handy cycle not to many hills we try an accommodate all ages both novice and pro. It’s really just a bit of crack at the end of the day get out  to meet new people have a chat followed by sum light refreshments.

Please try and put this event and the Tour De Breffni into your Cycling calendar.  It’s good to get out and support the local events and it makes it easier when we can cycle to the event aswell.

Leitrim Cycling Club: Update on 2nd Annual Tour de Breffni - Sportive - taking place on October 7th, 2012.
The 60k tour will follow last years route and entail a complete loop of Lough Allen, terrain is generally flat, with some small climbs. Takes in Drumshanbo, Dowra, Drumkeeran and returns Drumshanbo to Leitrim Village.
There is also a 100km and 140km so there is something for all Wheelers. More details on the Wheelers and Leitrim Cycling clubs facebook page.

This is a local event and has been very well organised since it started. So it would be great to see lots of Clubs colours supporting Ger and his team. 

k of climbing, before some great decending down to Dowra which will have a food stop. Starting in Leitrim Village heading to Kilclare, Drumcong, Ballinamore, Corlough and taking to R200 to Glangevlin, heading to Dowra, Route will then follow the 60k to Drumkeeran and back to Leitrim Via Drumshanbo.
The 140k route shares much of the 100k route as far as Dowra, taking in the Glangevlin climb. It will then proceed to the Manor/Enniskillen Road and head into Manorhamilton, turning to Drumkeeran and thereafter following the same route to Leitrim.
Cyclists on the 100 & 140k route can be ensured some spectacular views as they negotiate the category 2 climb.
Parking facilities available at Leitrim Gaels Community Pitch, including Changing and Showers. Food and Water Stops included.
Please visit our page for continued

k of climbing, before some great decending down to Dowra which will have a food stop. Starting in Leitrim Village heading to Kilclare, Drumcong, Ballinamore, Corlough and taking to R200 to Glangevlin, heading to Dowra, Route will then follow the 60k to Drumkeeran and back to Leitrim Via Drumshanbo.
The 140k route shares much of the 100k route as far as Dowra, taking in the Glangevlin climb. It will then proceed to the Manor/Enniskillen Road and head into Manorhamilton, turning to Drumkeeran and thereafter following the same route to Leitrim.
Cyclists on the 100 & 140k route can be ensured some spectacular views as they negotiate the category 2 climb.
Parking facilities available at Leitrim Gaels Community Pitch, including Changing and Showers. Food and Water Stops included.
Please visit our page for cCounty Sligo Cycling Championships

TT takes place at Rosses Point on Thursday August 23rd, Sign on from 6 - 6:45. First rider off at 7:01
Road race on Saturday August 25th, time & location TBC.  More details on http://www.eireogcycling.com/

The Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford

The 2012 Tour will be held on Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 August and is part of the An Post Series of five cycling events throughout Ireland in 2012.

The 2012 Routes:

There are four different routes of varying degrees of difficulty:

SATURDAY 25 AUGUST 2012 - ENTRY ON THE DAY ONLY FOR THE 10K

The Kelly Ten is a family event open to all. Over 1,000 cyclists of all ages took part in the 2011 Kelly Ten. This event takes place in Dungarvan, largely on a scenic cycle track taking in Abbeyside, Clonea and the Gold Coast.

The Kelly Ten

SUNDAY 26th AUGUST 2012 - PRE REGISTRATION ONLY - NO ENTRY ON THE DAY

The 50km Kelly Cruise is a gentle tester for those who spend a good bit of time in the saddle.
For those, however, who are not regular cyclists, this a really good test, and particularly suitable for family participants.

The 50km Kelly Cruise

The 100km Kelly Heritage Route is a new route for 2012, ideal for the touring cyclists, this stunning route skirts the coast through Ring and Ardmore and then takes in the wonderful scenery along the River Blackwater through Knockanore, Lismore and Cappoquin.

The 100km Kelly Heritage Route

The 160km Kelly Comeragh Challenge is the tough, tough, part of the tour and not for the faint
hearted. It includes three tough climbs, Powers the Pot, Mahon Falls & the Máma Road and is suitable for more experienced touring cyclists or those that have taken part in the 100k in previous years.

The 160km Kelly Comeragh Challenge

If any members have any details they wish to put up on the blog, facebook page or local notes in the papers contact Aaron at curlieuwheelerscc@gmail.com as I will be unavailable for 2-3 weeks

Enjoy Carmel

FROM THE CURLEWS TO THE PYRENEES


On Saturday the 14^th of July last, the French once again celebrated a pivotal moment in their history with their annual marking of  Bastille Day.  For the Curlieu Wheelers however, it was a day when they would write a new chapter in their young history by taking part in the L’Etape Du Tours 2012.

Club members Joan Gardner, Enda Madden, Brian Supple, Brian McMahon and Gavin Brennan, along with honorary member Dessie McLoughlin, joined forces with other cyclists from Galway and Dublin to make up Team Freewheelers, and pedalled their way through the Pyrenees in order to raise funds for Cancer Care West, the West of Ireland Cancer Charity.

On the day, the local paper ‘La Republique Des Pyrénées’ ran the headline “8,000 a l’assaut des cols mythiques”, and at 6:20am Team Freewheelers immersed themselves in a sea of cyclists with a common aim.  The route chosen for this years Etape event was what would become Stage 16 of the Tour de France, which is regarded by many as being the greatest cycle race in the world.

Beginning in the southern city of Pau, and winding its way through 200km of Pyrenean countryside, the route took participants up and over 5 major summits, namely the Hors Category Col d’Aubisque, the category 1 Col du Soulor, the Hors category Col du Tourmalet (the highest paved road in the Pyrenees), the Col d’Aspin and the Col de Pereysourde, the final two ascents both being listed as category 1 climbs.

The final 14km was a welcome descent into Bagneres de Luchon, where a tremendous effort by all participants was rewarded by a welcome dinner at ‘L’Hotel de Paris’ (only 10km from the Spanish border!).

Of course, when in France on Bastille Day, it would have been very rude not to venture down town and quickly undo a period of relative abstinence which had prevailed during the weeks and months leading up to the event.

Team Freewheelers/Curlieu Wheelers wish to express their appreciation to all who gave generously to the Cancer Care West – Family Support fund in the lead up to the event.

Until the next challenge!! – A bientôt.

Club Notes:

Club Notes:

The new Curlieu Wheelers club gear will now be a familiar sight in Boyle and the surrounding areas, with the bright yellow and blue kit it will be easily spotted over the coming weeks. Thanks to the sponsors Abbey Tree Services, Brogans Pharmacy, Roscommon Herald, Dalys Drinks, R.J Shannon & Co. Accountants Ltd.

Well done to club member Sarah Neary who was the first Lady home in the Humbert  Challenge Spint Triathlon. Sarah had a fantastic time of 1.11.31 with a blistering run time of 19.02. Also well done to William Little who was third in his age group also posting a great time of 1.15.49 with a strong bike of 33.02 mins.

Cycling Summer Camp Sprocket Rocket is coming to Boyle in August. It’s a funway to get kids involved in cycling. Minimum age is 8years old. Kids will be learning bike skills, balance, braking fun races and much more. For more information contact regancarmel@gmail.com  

Club Spins continue to roll out every Tuesday and Thursday Evening at 7.00pm from St Josephs Boys National School Abbeytown. Sunday morning spins are 9.00am Advanced and 11.00am Intermediate same start point. There was great numbers out the last weeks and some new faces and good to see people in the club colours so hope to see you all on Sunday. New members are always welcome. Email curlieuwheelerscc@gmail.com for more information or check out our blog at curlieuwheelers.blogspot.ie.

The Roscommon Pink Ribbon Cycle is on this Sunday 29^th of July all details are on their facebook page or sroll down to older posts on blog for more info and the An Post Tour of Meath is also on this Sunday again details are on the blog. Best of luck to all Wheelers taking part.

We have a weekly piece in the Sports Edition of the Roscommon Herald, in the notes of the Leitrim Obsever, the Weekender, The Roscommon Champion and the Una Bhan News letter so please email any photos, events or results so I send them in every week.

Any Wheelers that have not collected their gear that they ordered can they please collect it Tuesday eve before the spin at 7.00pm St Josephs National School Abbeytown . Even if you’re not going out for the spin pop down and collect it. If people can’t collect it can you contact Carmel curlieuwheelerscc@gmail.com as we need to balance off the accounts at this stage.

Mark Hayden Memorial - Carlow

Before I begin apologies for the grumpy picture of myself, despite having the lovely new gear I was not really looking forward to this race.   I think this was a combination being tired of from the long drive and some hard training sessions I put in during the week, anyway I was here so had to give it a bash (a quitter never wins my favourite motto).  This was going to be a testing circuit of 3 x 33k laps with very few places on the course to recover.

I decided to play this race a bit more smart this week instead of jumping head long in and attacking, it was time to start racing and not using these events as training.  As you get to know the riders throughout the season you get a good idea who are strong and who are the ones to watch.  So after about 20k on the first lap I moved to the front and the first move I got into was with a strong rider, I decided to just follow him for a couple of km and see what would happen, seven more riders joined and we all started to work.  I had a fairly good idea that the break would see the finish before the bunch and gave it my all, unfortunately I was not going well and felt very sluggish and midway through the second lap on a particularly difficult stretch of road my legs I could not recover and I got dropped from the break and re-joined the bunch.

Slowly but surely other riders from the break began to re-join the bunch so I wasn’t the only one who was having it hard.  Five remaining riders just about held of the bunch which I was happy about as they must have been giving it a 110 percent just to stay away.  One lad from the original break got caught by the bunch with about 1km to go.  All I could say him at the finish was that cycling can be a cruel cruel sport sometimes.  Carlow Cycling Club put on a lovely spread of sandwiches and cakes and more importantly tea, and the chat with the lads is always great after the races.  I think it’s an Olympic motto “it’s the taking part that counts” and for me that’s particularly the case, it’s all about the craic and giving it a go.

 Cheers Paul

An Post Meath Heritage Cycle Tour: 29^th of July 2012

11km Family Loop, 50km Tara Loop €20, 100km Royal Tour €30, 160km Royal Challenge €35. Cycling Ireland members can avail of a 10% discount on their respective entry fee.  All details for the event are on http://www.meathsports.ie/  or  www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishCycling/An_Post_Cycle_Series/Meath

Already there seems to be a good numbers of Wheelers travelling to this event and the Roscommon Pink Ribbon Cycle.  So contact fellow members and we can try to travel in groups to make it easier.  It looks like the first event that Curlieu Wheelers will be in there new Club Gear.  So it would be great if as many members as possible could join us at one of the events.

Roscommon Pink Ribbon Cycle – Fun Cycle

FUN CYCLE

Roscommon Pink Ribbon Cycle, in aid of Breast Cancer Research (NBCRI),

will be held on

SUNDAY, 29 July 2012

All ages, all abilities catered for.

100k, 60k, and 10k Family Routes.

For more information call:  086 8196062 / 086 8417264.

L'Etape Tour

"From Curlieus to the Pyrenees"  Well done to all  of the team on the L'etape 5-peaks Challenge in aid of the Cancer Care West Lukemia Fund . Enda Madden, Brian Supple, Brian Mc Mahon,
Gavin Brennan, Joan Gardner and Dessie Mc Loughlin.

An Post Meath Heritage Cycle Tour: 29^th of July 2012

Early bird closes the 19^th and penalties will follow if you enter after this date. 11km Family Loop, 50km Tara Loop €20, 100km Royal Tour €30, 160km Royal Challenge €35. Cycling Ireland members can avail of a 10% discount on their respective entry fee.  All details for the event are on http://www.meathsports.ie/  or  www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishCycling/An_Post_Cycle_Series/Meath

Already there seems to be a good numbers of Wheelers travelling to this event. So contact fellow members or drop me an email and we can try to travel in groups to make it easier.  It looks like the first event that Curlieu Wheelers will be in there new Club Gear.  So it would be great if as many members as possible could  make it to this event.

 July 11^th/ Wednesday Eire Og summer Race League Round 5 @ Rosses Point Sligo.  Sign on at 6.00pm till 6.45pm. Race start at 7.00pm.

 Tour of Connacht 300km and 210km on the 4th and 5^th of August.

This will be a great event and with the L’Etape gang just back from their tour there will a few Wheelers gearing up for this.  The West Aware 2012 Tour De Connaught Charity Cycle is to take place over two days on starting on Sat August 4th and concluding Sunday August 5th. The aim of the cycle is to raise funds for Pieta House West, and to spread awareness of Suicide Prevention services available to people in Ireland currently. There is two routes planned a Gold Route (Day 1 190km, Day 2 110km), and a Green Route (Day 1 110km, Day 2 100km). This event is a Charity Cycle, therefore not a race per se. Closing date is July 19^th. Fee €75 (More info racedates.ie/road-cycling/west-aware-2012-tour-de-connaught-cycle-tuam-galway)

Tour De France Live coverage every day on connachtcycling.com .Thanks to Brian Nerney for the pictures he got a closer look at the action at the Start of the Tour.

Tuesday and Thursday Spins are still rolling out at 7.00pm from St Josephs Boys National Abbeytown.  The weather hasn’t been great for the last few spins in the evening so if you can make it out this week.  Make sure to come along.

Sunday Spin this week is 9.00am for advanced and 11.00am for intermediate.  Same start point. It’s the last spin for the L’Etape crew so why not come out and join us for the spin and offer them some encouragement for their trip ahead. Some members are heading on the 9^th and the 11^th and the big event starts on the 14^th so make sure to keep an eye on our face book page and curlieuwheelers.blogspot.ie for updates.

L’Etape 14^th July

 After months of training and preparation and regular spins over the Curlews in all weather conditions Joan Gardner, Gavin Brennan, Brian Mc Mahon, Enda Madden and Brian Supple will take on the Pyrenees on the 14^th of July

L’Etape du Tour – Pyrenees, is one of the most famous Tour de France stages, it encompasses 4 huge climbs totaling 4500M and will have close to 8,000 cyclists participating. Less than 1 week later the official Tour De France race will cover this exact route

They will be raising awareness for Cancer Care West Family Support Fund. We wish Joan, Gavin, Brian, Enda, Brian Supple and Dessie Mc Loughlin all the best for the event and make sure to follow their travels on our facebook page.

Mullingar 2 day 2012 Race Report -Paul Byrne

I have fond memories of competing in this race.  It was in this race 20 years ago that I managed to get my first placing in a race, finishing 3^rd on the last road stage.  The race was organised by the Lakeside Wheelers.

There were 3 stages in total; 110 km stages on Saturday followed by a 3.5k hilly TT Sunday morning and then a 90k stage in the afternoon.  I had not raced anything like these distances so far this season let alone do it over two days.

The first stage was 3 laps of a 37k circuit and my plan on the first lap was to just sit tight in the bunch for the first 50k and see how the race developed.  Sometimes you need a bit of luck but unfortunately there where to many big teams controlling the race so it was very hard to get away. 
A bit of luck did come my way on the second lap, just as I was riding in the front of a bunch I glanced over my shoulder to see a crash so phew a bit of lady luck shone on me.    I seen the eventual stage winner attack with about 20k to go and i tried to chase but after about 10k I just couldn’t make the junction, and had to give up. I finished about 40 seconds down on the bunch with the stage winner a further 36 seconds ahead again.  The sad news was that the crash took out about ten guys and they failed to finish the stage.

It was an early start for me on Sunday morning as the TT started at 8.30am and I was one of the first of so I was on the road at 6.30am. I Finished 50 seconds behind the stage winner.   The stage winner from Saturday’s stage a guy from a club called the Phoenix Cycling  had done enough to hold onto the yellow jersey by 10 seconds going into the final stage in the afternoon.

The worst thing about double stages on the one day is hanging around particularly with an early start in the morning;  I must say Lakeside Wheelers made sure there was plenty of tea and made you feel really welcome, there was plenty of chat and banter and the afternoon stage was soon upon me. The stage was 3 laps of a 30 mile circuit.  

I had no choice but to sit tight in bunch as the race started off at very high speed.  With a lap to go the Yellow jersey disappeared into the bunch unable to do any more work at the front of the bunch with his team mate only able to go to the front whenever the pace dropped,

I really feared that he could lose the race because he had no support, we forget that cycling is also a team sport.  I then thought that the right thing to do would be to help them in whatever way I could, as my chances were gone.  The first thing I did was go to the leaders teammate and told him not to ride on the front anymore as there where to many other teams that should be on the front riding to protect their riders that where in the top 5, as they would only be too happy for him to ride at the front all day and then attack.  I said that the other teams will panic and start chasing and true enough that’s the way it panned out I said I’d help out in whatever way I can.

With about 10k to go the Yellow Jersey went to the front as the guy in second overall had attacked I helped out at the front as much as I could as his teammate could not help anymore and we brought the GC contender back.  I rode on the front of the bunch for the next 3 or 4 k to keep the bunch together, and then the inevitable happened my legs exploded with cramp and again had to just coast to the finish.  As I crossed the line a couple of minutes later I heard a shout from the other side of the road and it was the lad from Phoenix Cycling Club saying thanks very much as his teammate had won, to me that thank you is every bit as good as any prize.
Lakeside Wheelers put on a great event.  I’ve a good few races coming up in the next few weeks so hopefully my efforts over the weekend should pay off with a few results;

Curlieu Wheeler s An Post Tour de Burren 2012 Saturday 23^rd June

Several club members travelled to County Clare at the weekend to take part in the An Post Tour de Burren. Wet and windy conditions prevailed as members tackled the various challenges that are part of the Burren countryside, such as Castle Hill near Doolin with a 16% gradient, and the infamous Corkscrew Hill from Ballyvaughan to Lisdoonvarna.

Veronica O’Connor, Aisling McMahon and Aine O’Connor completed the 60K challenge, while the Mullin Brothers; Kevin, Brendan and Martin, Kit and Ruth O’Connor, Donal and Sarah Neary, Ray Hannon and Declan Lavin all completed the 110K challenging route. Continuing their training for the Etape du Tour in aid of Cancer Care West, club members Enda Madden, Brian McMahon and Brian Supple, took the Fr.Ted 160K challenge, and were accompanied all the way round by fellow club member Aaron O’Connor.

The Northwest 100km Sunday 24th took more Curlieu Wheelers through a local route up the N4 from Sligo/ Ardcarne/keadue/ Dromahair and back into Sligo.
They had four seasons in one day with all conditions to contend with and the last 40km had a strong head wind just to make sure we enjoyed the final climb into Sligo.
It was a great safe route and will be in the calendar for next year.

 For some Wheelers it was their first 100km so well done to Joan Gardner, Brian Nerney, Connor Nerney, Alan Simon, William Little, Carmel Regan and members of the Boyle Lough key Triathlon Club who also took part on Sunday morning.

Also Well done to all members who took part in the Curlew Warrior Run and 10km Family Fun Cycle in Boyle. A busy weekend for all wheelers so make sure to keep it up and see you all at the regular spin Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7.00pm start point St. Josephs National School Abbeytown and 9.00am Advanced and 11.00am intermediate and beginners Sunday.

The Etape crew are holding one of their last fund raisers before they depart for France. They will hope to cycle on their turbo trainers in Super Valu Boyle this Friday from 2-7pm. They were hoping that a few of the other members could come in for even half an hour to shake a bucket and try and add to the already impressive amount they have raised for their charity. All funds raised go straight to Cancer Care West Family Support Fund so it would be nice to help as much as we can. If you can spare any time on Friday evening you can contact Joan on 086 0218919.

Connacht Road Race Championsh​ips In Sligo Sunday July 1st.
Sign on in the Teeling Centre Collooney, Sligo from 10.30 11.45.

Senior A1 A2 A3 & Junior,   5 & 1/2 laps = 100km

Ladies & A4,  3 & 1/2 laps = 65km

If you are doing events or out on a training spin please email the pictures to curlieuwheelerscc@gmail.com so I can get them into the herald, on the blog and facebook.  Make sure to keep an eye on the Sports section of the Roscommon Herald for the weekly updates

Best of luck to all members  that are heading down to the NorthWest 100km on Sunday the 24th in Sligo. It looks set to be a good event travelling up through Castlebaldwin and Knockvicar and many more local areas.  Check out the route Map on curlieuwheelers.blogspot.com/ and all details and on line registration is on www.eireogcycling.com

Burren 100km Saturday 23th of June
Best of luck to all members that are participating in this event. You will all be in flying form by the time L'Etape rolls around.

Well done to Paul Byrne on placing 6th in an experienced field of cyclists in the Annual Mooney Trophy Race Wednesday June 20th

Roscommon Sports Partnership will run a Family Group Cycle
Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Time: 3 pm
All Ages groups welcome
Location: St Joseph’s Church Car Park Boyle to Lough Key Forest Park and back, 10 km

Well done to all involved in the fundraiser in Tesco Carrick- On-Shannon For Cancer Care West they raised a fantastic 2,000 euro

Bike Week and Club Updates

Bike Week 16^th to the 24^th of June

Time to dust off the bike this week and get out for a spin with the club and join everyone for bike week

We will be having a cycle at 7.00pm Tuesday 19^th and Thursday 21^st Evening  Start Point at St Josephs Boys National School Abbeytown Boyle and Sunday 24^th  9.30am advanced and 11.00am  Beginners and Intermediates.

Some of the club members are heading down to the NorthWest  100km on Sunday the 24^th.  Drop us an email  at (curlieuwheelerscc@gmail.com) and people can travel down together.  It looks set to be a good event travelling up through Castlebaldwin and Knockvicar and many more local areas.  Check out the route Map on curlieuwheelers.blogspot.com/ and all details and on line registration is on www.eireogcycling.com

 Club Gear

The samples will remain in Kevin Mullens Shop  Abbeytown till Sunday morning and  if any one didn’t make it to the fit during the week make sure to pop in and try them on.  They are extremely well price and it will be great to see as may club members as possible in the clubs navy and yellow this summer.

Mooney Trophy Race Wednesday June 20th

Best  of Luck  to Paul Byrne flying the flag for the wheelers again at the The Eire Og Annual Mooney Trophy race on Wednesday June 20th at 7.30pm at Ballast Quay , Sligo. The race will be run as a criterium and will consist of 50 minutes + 3 laps of racing, on a circuit covering Ballast Quay and Finisklin Road.

The race is open to A1, A2, A3, A4 & Ladies with the groups being split with a small handicap. Sign on at Garys Cycles, Quay Street, Sligo.Sign on opens at 5:30pm and closes at 6.45pm sharp.

If any members are free that evening make sure to come along and cheer him on.

Fundraiser in Aid of Cancer Care West took  place in Tesco Carrick on Shannon on Saturday the 16th of June

6 of our local club members will pedal their way through Saturday in an attempt to simulate the mammoth task which they will take on in France on July 14th. L’Etape du Tour – Pyrenees, one of the most famous Tour de France stages, it encompasses 4 huge climbs totaling 4500M and will have close to 8,000 cyclists participating. Less than 1 week later the official Tour De France race will cover this exact route.

All funds that are raised on the day will go to Cancer Care West so make sure and pop along to support them or shake a bucket. (Contact Joan on 0860218919)

Local Events For Bike week

There are lots of events going on locally for bike week.  Thought this one was interesting and something a bit different.  It’s a Mid Summer Night Cycle
June 21st @ 11pm from Garys Cycles, Quay Street , Sligo.
Helmets compulsory.
Refreshments provided afterwards.

Roscommon Sports Partnership will run a Family Group Cycle
Date: Sunday, 24 June 2012
Time: 3 pm
All Ages groups welcome
Location: St Joseph’s Church Car Park Boyle to Lough Key Forest Park and back, 10 km

 Burren 100km Saturday 24^th of June
Best of luck to all members that are participating in this event. You will all be in flying form by the time L,Etape rolls around.

The Annual Mooney Trophy Race Wednesday June 20th

The Eire Og Cycling Club will be holding the annual Mooney Trophy race on Wednesday June 20th at 7.30pm at Ballast Quay , Sligo. The race will be run as a criterium and will consist of 50 minutes + 3 laps of racing, on a circuit covering Ballast Quay and Finisklin Road.

The race is open to A1, A2, A3, A4 & Ladies with the groups being split with a small handicap.

Sign on at Garys Cycles, Quay Street, Sligo.Sign on opens at 5:30pm and closes at 6.45pm sharp.

NorthWest 100 Leisure Tour Sunday 24th/6/2012

The Éire Óg Cycling Club will be running the NorthWest 100 leisure tour on Sunday 24th June 2012 from

Collooney Sligo.
Sign on in the Teeling Centre Collooney, Sligo from
7:30 - 8:45 am.
Event start time is 9am.
Entry fee is €15 on the day or €13 early bird
entry fee if paid  online before Friday June 22nd.
Showers and refreshments available.

       Online entry available here. 

  http://www.eireogcycling.com/#/team-store/4560826742/North-West-100-Leisure-Cycle-Entry/2575241

16th of June from 10am to 7pm

Fundraiser in AID of Cancer Care West to take place in Tesco Carrick on Shannon on Saturday the 16th of June from 10am to 7pm.

6 of our local club members will pedal their way through the day in an attempt to simulate the mammoth task which they will take on in France on July 14th. L’Etape du Tour – Pyrenees, one of the most famous Tour de France stages, it encompasses 4 huge climbs totaling 4500M and will have close to 8,000 cyclists participating. Less than 1 week later the official Tour De France race will cover this exact route.

All funds raised on the day will go to Cancer Care West so please come along and support this very worthy cause.

Just some updates and some local events that are coming up.

Thursday's training Time Trial will not run this Thursday and will take a break for a month or so.

Tuesday/Thursday Evening Spins from St Josephs Boys National School Abbeytown  Boyle  at 7.00pm. All abilities catered for.

Sunday spin will also continue at 9.00am for advanced and 11.00am for intermediate and beginners. Routes will be up on the blog and face book .  There was great numbers out  at the last spin so let’s keep that going while the good weather is on our side and if you have any friends and family that are thinking about joining us Sunday is a good morning  as they can join any group.     

Sponsored Cycle the 17^th of June on behalf of St Michaels Special School Castlerea.
This would be nice preparation for the people doing the An Post Tour de Burren on the 23rd of June. It's also in aid of a very worthwhile cause. It would be nice if a few Wheelers could support it.

Routes for the NorthWest 150 leisure sportif have been decided by the Eire Og Cycling Club.

There will be 2 distances covering 75km or 150km, with a 50km event available if there is sufficient demand for a shorter spin.
The event will take place on Sunday 24th June 2012 from Collooney Sligo.
Full details including online entry available on www.eireogcycling.com shortly.
Routes are subject to change at the organisers discretion.

The Sligo Summer Cycling League will continue on Wednesday 27^th of June at Carraroe, Sligo
Sign on from 6 - 6:45. Race start at 7.

Full details available here www.eireogcycling.com/summer-cycling-league-2012

Remaining races
Wednesday 27th June
Wednesday 11th July
Wednesday 18th July

Best Of luck to Joan Gardner, Enda Madden, Gavin Brenann, Brian Supple and Brian Mc Mahon who are taking part in the Wicklow 100km and 200km on Sunday. Hope its a good training route for L’Etape.

Well done to Paul Byrne racing last weekend in the Swords Grand Prix he put in a strong race to come in  just behind the main bunch great position for the tough race that had a steep climb mid route that had to be completed 5 times through the 100km circuit  (race report is on  Curlieu Wheelers face book page)