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.