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An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey
Ahead of us lay the Koppenberg. I had heard so much about this hill, I actually couldn’t wait to get cracking on it. The first thing I noticed about the Koppenberg is how narrow it is…very, you’d fit two bikes only it seems to me. But the way it is ...
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An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey
We pushed on – at this stage, the main concern was the cold – I found it bitterly cold, and the fat thermal hiking gloves I was wearing was making it extremely difficult to adhere to Brian’s recommendation of one bar every 20kms or whatever it was. ...
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An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey
SSo, the next morning we met up in the main square in Bruges at 6.50am. With Brian’s advice ringing in our ears, we had stuffed snickers, nutri bars, assorted pieces of fruit cake and anything other energy-rich product we could find in our pockets. I would ...
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An account of our adventures in Flanders 2013 by Mick Dempsey
Having been inspired by our Chairman’s accounts of battles in Flanders in previous years, I decided to test myself this year in the Tour of Flanders, having decided last year that my performances in the high mountains during the Étape might suggest that I ...
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Inter Club League training night -
Thursday 18th April, Maldorn Hotel, Tallaght, 18:30
We’re organising a training spin next Thursday night, 18th April, for all the inter club league riders. Think it would be good to get everyone together, especially the newbies, for a group spin in advance of the league kicking off ...
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Some rider reports from the Cycleways Cup, Navan - 3rd March 2013
John M
A4 race was quick and the rolly nature of the course meant lots of bursts of hard work. I made one little trip of the front during the first lap. Someone else was heading up the outside of the bunch so I followed along and went up the road a little. ...
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by Brian Kilbride
We had a well attended weekend of cycling and socializing down in Carrigbyrne, this weekend gone by with 18 down for the Saturday spin
11 for the Saturday Night and the hard core of 6 who headed out into the wind and cold on the Sunday morning.
Saturday was a stunning day. All assembled in our ...
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