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SUCCESSFUL WLR/LIONS CLUB HAMPER APPEAL CYCLE Despite freezing conditions on Sunday last there was a good turnout for the annual fund raising spin and a generous collection. On a morning for cautious cycling a group went to Kilmeaden and back on the main road with another group going to Cappagh.
WEEKEND SPINS Saturday saw riders heading west on the main road. One group went to Castlemartyr and turned while another went over to Clashmore and Cappoquin. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday; both at 9.30am.
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR/WEEKEND SPINS Over the Christmas period weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Saturdays and the Square on Sundays, both at 9.30am. Anyone looking for a group spin on the days between Christmas and New Years is asked to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush at 9.30am. Finally, anyone not suffering from the excesses of New Years Eve should also gather at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Friday the 1st at 9.30am for a New Years Day spin.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace! Contact 087-2071388 or email wicklow200@hotmail.com
MOUNTAIN BIKING AT BALLYHOURA If anybody is interested in going mountain biking in Ballyhoura on December 30th please contact Benny Flynn. Bikes are available for hire but will need to be booked so please let Benny know by the weekend.
CYCLING QUOTE
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING The first committee meeting of 2010 will take place on Monday January 4th at 8pm in Minnie's Bar, Abbeyside.
SEASONS GREETINGS AND THANK YOU Finally a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our members, their families, other cyclists who regularly join us, our sponsors and any one who may have been forgotten. Dungarvan Cycling Club would also like to thank the Publishers of The Leader, The Observer and The Munster newspapers for their support with printing club notes throughout the year. Beannachtaí na Nollag agus rothaíocht go slán 14 December 2009 The WLR/Lions Club Hamper Appeal Cycle is on Sunday the 20th of December. This has become an Annual event for the Club and is a very worthy cause. The format is the same as previous years with a gathering in the Square at 9.20 for a photo. The hat will be passed around for donations. This will be followed by a spin with the route decided on the morning. Any members wanting a shorter spin can join in and turn when they wish. Santa hats over helmets or Christmas outfits are encouraged!
WEEKEND SPINS There were large numbers of club members on the road at the weekend taking advantage of a decent spell of weather. With an easterly wind blowing, the Coast Road was the preferred route out of town.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace!
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle. - Ernest Hemingway 7 December 2009 WEEKEND SPINS There was mixed weather for club cyclists at the weekend. On Saturday the group had a rather wet trip around the Tallow-Youghal bridge circuit. Sunday saw blue skies and the reappearance of the sun, which made for a couple of enjoyable spins. One group took on Tallow-Youghal bridge again while another went to Lismore and back. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday; both at 9.30am.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace! Contact 087-2071388 or email COMMITTEE MEETING A committee meeting was held last Monday at Minnie's Bar, Abbeyside.
CYCLING QUOTE “To make my suffering end sooner” - Marco Pantani on being asked why he was so fast during a climb 22 November WEEKEND SPINS In spite of the blustery and wet conditions at the weekend there were still some brave souls out on the bikes. On Sunday a good sized group battled the wind to Castlemartyr before turning while another group went to Lismore and back where Padraig got a chance to demonstrate his puncture repair skills. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday; both at 9.30am.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace! Contact 087-2071388 or email wicklow200@hotmail.com
LOCAL PRESIDENT Congratulations to Rory Wyley who was voted the President of Cycling Ireland at the recent AGM.
CYCLING QUOTE “Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride." - Eddy Merckx 16 November 2009 WEEKEND SPINS While your scribe was bravely battling a case of man-flu at the weekend club members were on the roads battling the elements (and dogs). On Saturday a group headed for Ballyduff and Tallow. Some riders went on to Camphire and Tourin where a couple of local dogs objected to their presence. Rumours that a certain vet, middle name “Hardship”, bit the dogs back are unconfirmed. Sunday saw a large group go to Youghal, Tallow and home. Padraig's group took the Cappoquin road, with some riders turning at Cappagh, others going on to Affane and more going to Lismore. This spin is proving to be very successful, as evidenced by the fact that we've had 18 new faces over the past 6 weeks. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday; both at 9.30am.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace! Contact Padraig 087-2071388, wicklow200@hotmail.com
CYCLING QUOTE “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realise fishing is stupid and boring.” – Desmond Tutu
CLUB GEAR There are still some sizes/items available to buy. Maybe it's time to start dropping hints about a winter training jacket for Christmas. To see what's available check the club website. 9 November 2009 WEEKEND SPINS Once again we had big numbers on the roads at the weekend and it's great to see lots of new faces turning up for the spins. Saturday's weather was character building but we had two groups on the road. One group went around the Millstreet circuit and another went to Ballyduff, Tallow, Youghal and home. Bright sunshine on Sunday saw a large crowd assembled in the Square. One group headed to Youghal and on to Tallow, and a second group went to Affane with some riders going on to Lismore.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace! Contact Padraig 087-2071388, wicklow200@hotmail.com
COMMITTEE MEETING The first meeting of the new committee took place in Minnie's bar on 2nd November and was very well attended. Among the topics discussed were the competition dates for the new season and the success of the recent beginners' spins.
REMINDER OF THE CLUB'S PUNCTURE POLICY Given that it seems to be the season for it and some riders are having to take out their little pumps: In the event of a cyclist puncturing on a group spin the club policy is for the group to ride on for approximately five minutes before turning in order and going back for the rider. Another cyclist may stay back and assist the punctured cyclist.
MOUNTAIN BIKING IN BALLYHOURA If anybody would be interested in a day's mountain biking at the Ballyhoura trails over the Christmas break contact Benny Flynn.
CYCLING QUOTE “Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling.” - James E. Starrs
CLUB GEAR There are still some sizes/items available to buy. Maybe it's time to start dropping hints about a winter training jacket for Christmas. To see what's available check the club website. 1 November 2009 On Saturday a big group headed for Lismore, Ballyduff and Tallow; with some riders going back via Camphire, and others going on to Youghal and home. Sunday was quite windy but we still had a large number of cyclists assembled in the Square. One group went to Old Parish, Ardmore, Clashmore, Villierstown and Cappoquin. The second group went to Affane, with some riders going on to Lismore. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday; both at 9.30am.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace! Contact Padraig 087-2071388, CYCLOCROSS ANYONE? A cyclocross winter league may be on offer around the Munster area. If anyone might have an interest in this enjoyable sport over the winter months please contact Enda. CYCLING QUOTE “There may be a better land where bicycle saddles are made of rainbow, stuffed with cloud; in this world the simplest thing is to get used to something hard.” - Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men on the Bummel
CLUB GEAR There are still some sizes/items available to buy. To see what's available check the club website.
25 October 2009
WEEKEND SPINS Saturday was a windy morning but we still had some hardy cyclists on the road with a group heading to Cappoquin, Villierstown and Clashmore before coming back via the mountain road and over to Ring. Sunday's spin saw one group going to Lismore, Ballyduff, Tallow, Camphire and home through Cappoquin; and another group going to Lismore and back. With it being a bank holiday we also had a group out on Monday. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s, Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday; both at 9.30am.
BEGINNERS WELCOME Dungarvan Cycling Club host a weekly beginner cycle every Sunday at 9.35am. Meet at the Square outside Tom Curran's shop. 10 kms 20 kms? We will give you a cycle to remember at your pace...if you keep it up for 10 weeks, your pace will be our pace! Contact Padraig 087-2071388, wicklow200@hotmail.com
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
SEAN KELLY TOUR REVIEW Cycling Weekly magazine carried a 4 page account of the Sean Kelly Tour in this week's issue. There was a very positive review of the day accompanied by some great pictures. It's nice to see the tour getting such good international exposure.
CYCLING QUOTE There's no such thing as a tail wind. There's head winds and “going well”.
18 October 2009
WEEKEND SPINS We had large numbers of cyclists on the roads again this weekend. Saturday's spin brought the group down the main road to Carroll's Cross and over to Portlaw and Carrick via Scrouty before heading back to Dungarvan. Sunday saw two groups leave the Square, one going to Lismore and back, and the other going on to Tallow and Youghal bridge, coming back on the main road. It was an eventful spin, unfortunately both Colin and Vinny hit the deck on the way home. Luckily there were no major injuries, although Colin now has a valid excuse to buy some new kit. We hope to see them back on the bike soon and would like to thank the drivers who stopped to offer their help and make sure everyone was ok. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday, both at 9.30am.
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING The first meeting of the new committee will take place at 8pm on Monday the 2nd of November at CYCLING QUOTE It never gets easier, you just go faster. - Greg Lemond
11 October 2009
DCC CATERING FOR ALL A short meeting will be held on Monday October 19th at 8pm in Minnie's to plan and coordinate the proposed Option 3 spin. Any club members interested please attend, and anyone new to the sport of cycling is also welcome to attend. Option 3 is our Sunday morning spin at a slower pace. Already we have seen that there is a core group of cyclists interested in this option. The pace of this group will be determined by the ability of its consistent members. Newcomers will be catered for, given advice, given a training plan and brought along slowly. Keep an eye on these club notes for further details. As of now, this Option 3 spin leaves the Square on Sundays 5 minutes (9.35am) after the regular spin. Why not come along? Why not tell a friend?
WEEKEND SPINS A lot of cyclists took advantage of the fine October weather to get out this weekend. Saturday's spin brought the group down the coast road to Bunmahon and across to Portlaw and Carrick on Suir. Sunday had three groups leave the Square taking on different routes. Weekend spins will continue to meet at John Foley’s Kilrush on Saturday and the Square on Sunday, both at 9.30am.
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING The first committee meeting of the new committee will take place at 8pm on Monday the 2nd of November at Minnie’s Bar, Abbeyside. |
