Riders speak out on new club spin duties

ST TIERNAN'S riders have spoken out against controversial new roles being shoe-horned into Saturday club spins. Last weekend a small group set out for a small ride at a small pace and expected their only stressful moment to be choosing which cake to eat at the coffee stop. However, it soon became clear that the ride ... More

ICL #1 Results

A great start to the ICL last night and some great results for the Club. A full turn out by all marshals and safe racing by the riders. A total of 104 riders signed on (including marshals) with approx. 86 riders racing. Results are as follows: Limit - 1) Damien Heffernan STCC 2) Dave Bolger LCRC 3) Eamon Newton ... More

Paris-Roubaix 2015: Meeting le pavé

NORTHERN France's wind and cobbles called for a select troupe of five St. Tiernan's soldiers. Two weakly signed up for 30km of the infamous pavé, but a trio took aim for it all; 160km of riding, 50km of pavé, untold levels of suffering. Here David Corr, le patron of le troupe, recounts a damp day of commitment, ... More

Late crash ends McGettigan GC hopes at Gorey

A CRASH in the final 3km of Irish Road Club's Gorey Three Day ruined Club Champ John McGettigan's hopes of a high GC placing. McGettigan had stormed up to within the top 25 after finishing in the bunch on Saturday's run to Craanford and knocking out an 8'19" time-trial on Sunday morning. Holding strong in the bunch ... More

Historic map of 1988 Summer Tour unearthed

TWITTER has revealed an historic map of St. Tiernan's Adventure & Cycling Club's Summer Tour of 1988. The map, found in founding member Pat Feehan's tour diary, was unearthed by participant Rory O'Toole and details the 600-mile route and 10 stops as the group toured from Dublin, through Mullingar and Sligo and around ... More

Reminder – Early starts are back.

No that it's actually bright in the morning we are moving the Saturday Spin start time back to 9am. This is good news for early risers and those of you who want to get extra training miles in (and still be home for lunch). Start locations will still alternate between Park Vale and Taylor's Lane Car Park. Keep an eye ... More

May takes 4th in Rás Maigh Eó. Twomey gets A3 upgrade.

HE just keeps getting better! After a storming TT Fergal May took fourth in the 2015 Rás Maigh Eó, just edged off the podium by Dick O'Brien from Orwell Wheeler. He is now one point shy of A2 and claims he was not 100 per cent all weekend, as he continues to gear up for Irish Road Club's Gorey 3 Day on the Easter ... More

McGettigan 10th in West Coast Wheelers Open

CLUB CHAMPION John McGettigan lived up to his title in Loughrea on Sunday when holding on for 10th in the West Coast Wheelers Open Race. In wind and rain, McGettigan, who suffered a mechanical in Saturday's Travers Engineering Annaclone GP, ignited a break 12km from the start and took team-mate John Malone with him. The ... More