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February 2, 2010
The rearranged Slaney CC Table Quiz will now take place next Wednesday evening 10th February. Organiser Bill Jordan has put a lot of work in to the event which should prove a good fundraiser but more importantly be an enjoyable night out. There are cash prizes for the overall winners and some great raffle and spot prizes. We’re also still happy to accept any further spot or raffle prizes people would like to donate
We hope to have a big turnout from Slaney and the other clubs in the county. The committee would appeal to everyone to support the event and encourage wives, girlfriends, boyfriends and any other friends to attend the night and fill those tables. The more people we get on the night the more enjoyable the evening will be.
Table quiz flyer Table Quiz 2 Feel free to print off and post up in your workplace!
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February 3, 2010
Its that time of year again! Remember you must have an A2/A3 licence to enter. Contact me or CI if you need to upgrade from A4. I’ll be applying for a second batch of licences next week if anyone needs one. Can anyone intending to ride the Gorey let me know or add their name to the thread on the racing forum.
Entry Form : gorey_entry_2010[1]
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February 2, 2010
Frank had surgery in St Vincents Hospital today on his broken arm. He’ll probable be kept in for another few days but hopefully he’ll be back to full health soon. Anyway its only his left arm so if he leaves the bike in the big ring and just uses the front brakes he’ll be fine…..!
(Pic from last years Gorey 3 day TT – maximum effort or a classic example of how to include a recovery ride in a stage race? )
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January 31, 2010
Many thanks to Aidan Ryan for a great coaching day yesterday. Almost 30 riders met at the Riverside as the Rás training group were also meeting there. The large group cycled together as far as Gorey where the 16 man SCC coaching group continued onto the old N11 while the Rás group headed for Hollyfort, Tinahely and back through Carnew and Kiltealy. Aidan went through a series of 4 separate training drills on the road which should be worked into our training and formed part of his detailed presentation in the afternoon. The presentation was based on general best training practice for the season ahead, training loads, nutrition and recovery with more detailed training advice for those doing the Marmotte/Etape and The Gorey 3 Day. I’ll be getting a copy of the power point presentation which I’ll email to all participants. This was followed by a separate presentation and discussion for the Rás group with possibly the most detailed day by day training program I’ve ever seen!
Aidan obviously put in a huge amount of preparitry work before the day and was still answering queries when we broke up at about 5.15pm. Thanks are also due to Frank O’Leary and Pat Whitney who helped put the day together and the Riverside Park for the use of their facilities on a busy wedding day.
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January 26, 2010
Club Coaching Day: Meet at the Riverside from 9.30am for a 10.00am sharp start. Cost €10.
Table Quiz: The quiz will now take place on February 10th and as before all are welcome for this important fundraiser. As before if anyone would like to donate a spot prize for the event it would be gratefully appreciated. more details later.
Visit the new Team Wexford website at www.wexfordcycling.com for details of the Rás team or follow @wexfordcycling on twitter for the latest updates.
Wexcycle: Micheal McLean has launched a new social networking site for all cyclist in the South East. Check it out!
Barrow Wheelers Sporting 100Km 31st January 2010
The 2nd annual Barrow Wheelers Sporting 100km takes place on Sunday 31st. Last year’s event had around 130 riders with a large Slaney CC crew taking part.
Sharon Grace Memorial Cycle 31st January 2010
Eddie Reddy is organising a 160km cycle also on Sunday 31st. The ride is in memory of his sister Sharon, and her two daughters Abby & Micheala, who drowned in Wexford Harbour. The ride is intended to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention and also a fund raiser for a 24 hour centre in Wexford Town.
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January 22, 2010
UPDATE: With the freezing fog on Sunday morning we only had a small turnout on the tour but we managed to collect €165 on the morning. Many thanks to all who contributed. If you weren’t there you missed Mylie Kavanagh, Liam Ruth and John Busher performing a sponsored “Pileup for Haiti” on the N11 and if you would like to sponsor them or make a donation please contact Paul Nolan who organised the collection.
We’re going to have a collection before the tour on Sunday morning to assist the victims of the terrible earthquake in Haiti. Its completely voluntary as many people may have already made a donation to the many agencies working there. Give as little or as much as you like with one proviso - it must be paper money – Paul Nolan will be collecting and he’s not riding for 2 hours with €100 of coin in his jersey pocket! When we have the sum added up we’ll talk nicely to the new treasurer and see about the club throwing in a few euro as well. So stick as least a fiver in your pocket before leaving the house on Sunday morning.
This is only a small token from Slaney CC. We’ll probably spend the whole spin giving out about potholes in our roads while the people of Haiti have lost their homes, their livelihoods and, in many cases, their lives.
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January 21, 2010
This years Rás Route is finally announced. Click on the map or links below for full details.
The first Wexford county team in many years will compete in this years race. Because of the proximity of some of the stages to County Wexford I’m sure the team will have great support on the road. Highlights will in include a stage finish on top of Seskin Hill, Carrick-on-Suir, very familier to anyone who’s ridden the Sean Kelly Sportive, the climbs of the The Heights and The Corrabutt Gap which we all know from The Mount Leinster Challenge before a stage finish on Gorey main street and a monster mountain stage in Wicklow!
The final 5 selected riders for Team Wexford will definitely be “Men of the Rás’
FBD RÁS Press Release Savage route for this year’s race
Route Details 2010
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January 20, 2010
Yeah I know they’ve nothing to do with cycling but I’ve no new cycling pictures to post! They do explain why it was difficult getting through Enniscorthy last weekend. Click images to enlarge
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January 17, 2010
The 2010 touring season finally kicked off today with a big group heading up the N11 to the Berry farm roundabout north of Gorey and back. With the back roads in seriously poor condition we may be forced onto the main road for the foreseeable future. The recent lack of cycling seems to have liitle effect on some guys (turbo….hmmm) and according to my computer we clocked about 70km at 27.4kph avg. Good to see Mick Howe on his maiden tour although he was tempted to join the Rás training ride! Touring league 2009 2010
The Rás training group went south along the N11 to Wexford, on to New Ross and then back along the same route to town covering about 100km with Frank Dunne and Martin Gill probably getting a little extra in as they cycled up to the start in Enniscorthy. The aim at this stage is for long steady miles although the pace was picked up on the run back to Enniscorthy with a fast up and over session thrown in. Pat Whitney had drinks and spare wheels etc and was able to sort out punctures quickly and keep the session going. A group meeting for riders & backup crew is planned for the Loch Garman hotel, Gorey on Monday at 8.00pm. Pat & Derek were on SE radio on saturday night discussing the Rás participation and the continued rise of cycling in the county.
We’ll have a more detailed post on Rás preparations in the coming week including news of an upcoming sportive ride planned for March 13th where all cyclists in the county will be able to show their support for Team Wexford.
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January 16, 2010
Many thanks to everyone who attended last nights registration night. It was a miserable evening but we had over 30 members pay club and CI fees. Can anyone who couldn’t attend on the night or sent apologies make every effort to sort out their membership asap so we can get this issue out of the way.
In particular we welcome new members for 2010 Mike McLean, Pat Curry, Micheal Howe and Hannah Colclough to the club.
Training Group: The Saturday morning training group reconvened this morning. After 5 weeks off the bike, the rising waters of the Slaney weren’t going to stop us and we negotiated our way through flooded Enniscorthy for a Wexford/Carrigbyrne/Adamstown loop. The layoff seems to have had little effect on some people! The touring league will resume tomorrow morning.
Rás Training Ride. This weeks training ride was meant to meet at the Riverside Park Hotel but with the carpark now part of the Slaney river the meeting point has been moved to the Duffry Gate carpark at 9.30am. With the showers and meeting room at the Riverside now not available we’re working on an alternative will possibly be able to use Bellefield. Pat will be providing support on this ride.
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