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January 22, 2012
Many thanks to Peter Thatcher, Bill Jordan and Stephen Kelly who assisted the underage riders at their training session on the Davidstown circuit on Saturday. By all accounts the lads are flying and the hard job is holding them back! Weather permitting the session will continue next weekend at 11am. We also held our first Sprocket Rocket training session in Donohoes on Saturday with about 8 youngsters on board and Pat Whitney, Mick Howe & Liam Ruth taking charge of proceedings. Thanks to the parents who stayed for the session and to Olivia, Nicholas, Riley, Aine, Finn, Conor, Ruari and Charlie for taking part. Ruari & Charlie will be getting a loan of the club racing bikes to try out for a few weeks and will link up with the underage training group later. Next Saturday at 10.30am is the next session.
- Great to see a good sized group out for the tour today. Paul Nolan was in charge of proceedings and took the group in the Kiltealy, Borris, Graigue direction before turning back with the strong wind behind them.
We mentioned gearbags in an earlier post and there seems to be enough interest to go ahead with order. If anyone else is interested can they talk to Bill Jordan over the next week or so.
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January 18, 2012
Sprocket Rocket training will resume at Donohoes Garage on Sat morning at 10 30am. Beginners welcome, any roadworthy bike will do, bmx, mountain bike or racer. We recommend the programme for children of 8/9yrs of age and upwards. Parents must remain for the duration of the lesson. We should be finished by 11 30. Helmets compulsory. The first lesson includes cornering, braking and cycling in groups. Sprocket Rocket training is essential for new members before they will be allowed enter underage training group.
The underage racing section meanwhile have a training session arranged on the Davidstown circuit at 11.00am on Saturday under the guidence of Peter Thatcher. This session is suitable for U16/14/12 who intend racing this season. Weather is looking ok for these sessions so we hope to have a good turnout.
Barrow Wheelers Sporting 100km takes place on Sunday January 29th CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS:
Slipstream CC announce winter training league dates
THE SLIPSTREAM CYCLING CLUB WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL LOCAL CLUB MEMBERS TO TAKE PART IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THE 2012 SEASON , AS PROVED TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE WILL STAGE OUR TRAINING RACE’S AGAIN THIS YEAR. (more…)
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January 15, 2012
- Well done to the training group that took on the four towns run on Saturday – Enniscorthy,New Ross,Wexford, Gorey, Enniscorthy – about 140kms. Tired just typing it!
- Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting in Bellefield on Thursday to pay for membership and licences. Special thnaks to those new members who showed up on the night. We’ve taken about 27 adults and 12 underage memberships on the night. We’ve requested and paid for the first batch of licences now. We’ll prepare another batch of licence requests at the end of the month.
- Bill Jordan had a sample of a new club kitbag at the meeting and also at last weeks training spin. The bags cost €25 and if we have enough interest we’ll place an order for some. If anyone is interested can they contact Bill by the next weekend. I’ll try and get a picture up here in the meantime.
- Weather permitting the underage training group will meet next Saturday in Davidstown at 10.30am. Details later in week.
- Smaller than normal number out on tour today but a good spin none the less. Great to have three enthusiastic youngsters with us! Thanks to PJ Jennings who met us on the way to pick up Darragh. However as you’d have had to shoot Darragh to get him off the bike he ended up driving support car for most of the day, marshalling junctions and providing mechanical support! Route below
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January 9, 2012
We have a registration night in Bellefield GAA complex on Thursday evening 12th from 8pm to 9pm. Membership remains unchanged again this year but Cycling Ireland fees are up €5. We STRONGLY advise all members to take out a Cycling Ireland Licence even if only touring. By allowing unlicenced, uninsured riders take part in club organised events, either touring or racing, we are leaving the club wide open to the risk of litigation in the event of accident or injury to a third party. Our advice from Cycling Ireland is that a club policy should be in place that allows riders take part in club events (non racing) for 3 or 4 weeks on an introductory basis but they then must become club members and take out the relevent licence.
- Adult Membership 2012 €30 Family Membership €50
- Full Racing Licence A1-A4 €125
- Club Competition (ie local club racing etc) €60
- Junior ( Born in 1994/1995) €80
- Under 16 (Born in 1996/1997) €65
- Under 14( Born in 1998/1999) €5
- Under 12 (Born in 2000/2001) €5
- Non Competition/Leisure Cycling €25
- Non Competition/ Leisure Cycling Introductory (1st year only) €15
If you had a licence before, then I have your details online and you just need to bring a cheque. If first application I need cheque plus photocopy of drivers licence/passport or birth cert. All underage applications must also have a new parental consent form each year. If joining from another club I need a letter of release from your old club. You can order licence online at Cycling Ireland but licence won’t be vetted until club membership is paid. Please make all cheques out to Slaney CC for membership or licences.
We’ll get the first batch of licences processed quickly after the meeting. If you can’t make the reg night it would save a lot of hassle if we could have all memberships and licences paid for by the end of the month and out of the way.
***DRAFT 2012 road race calendar is now public http://www.cyclingireland.ie/Home/Road/Calendar.aspx (Click on agenda for best view IMO) ***
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January 8, 2012
***The first underage training session of 2012 for U16/U14 &U12 will take place at the Davidstown curcuit on Saturday 21st at 10.30am (weather permitting!) ***
Saturdays club training ride was a another great success with 30 riders out taking in either 80km or 120kms with the A1s also getting an extra hour before hand. Great to see such interest in the season ahead. Thanks to Pat for driving again and making sure anyone dropped got back on. Tonto supplied sports & protein drinks and Mary’s test run on flap jacks and fig cake full of energy for the Mount Leinster Challenge didn’t last long! Although the A1s will be away in Lazarote next month as theres such interest in the rides we’ll try for another spin in a few weeks time. Saturday training continues each week at 9.30am from ALDI.
Pat has put a dozen of so pictures of the spin on the Slaney facebook page and Paul Bolger has uploaded his Garmin data. I stick on link on later.
With all the talk about racing don’t forget the weekly tours continue at 10am each Sunday from the Duffry Gate. We had another good spin today covering about 70kms with the ladies splitting off for a shorter tour. There are always plenty of ‘escape’ routes if the distance is too much and the pace is dependent on the mix of riders out.
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December 31, 2011
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Happy New Year everyone. Looking forward to another great year in 2012!
- Dates for your 2012 diary;
- The next Slaney CC racing section group training spin is on Saturday 7th January at 9.30am from the Riverside Park Hotel. As we head into the New Year these spins are essential for anyone with Gorey 3 Day or early season racing plans.
- Can everyone on the training spin bring along €2 to cover diesel costs for the support car please!
- Message from Pat: All set for club training ride next Sat morning. Meet at Riverside car park at 9am. The A4s will leave at 9 20 sharp led by Mick Byrne followed by the A1/2s and A3s planning to ride the Gorey. This group will leave at 9 30 led by Frank Dunne. Time to get stuck in now lads so leave the attitudes and excuses at home. We’ll do the same route as before as it’s safe but Frank’s group will take in a loop of Camross.
It’s up to each rider to be self sufficient.
This is basic stuff lads so don’t be depending on someone else to look after your needs.
Each rider must have the following:
A roadworthy bike i.e. good tyres, brakes and if possible, mudguards.
… 2 full bottles.
2 spare tubes/tyre levers and pump.
Enough food for a 4 hr ride.
Rain cape.
Mobile phone or spare change.
If you bonk or puncture 20k from home there’s no point in sitting in the ditch hoping someone will stop.
Always err on the side of caution. You can take off a layer if you’re too warm but if you get cold you’ll pay the price.
Please be on time and leave spare wheels, bottles, rain capes in my car. I’ll look after both groups but if I can get a second car all the better.
Try and get used to dropping back to the car for drinks etc and getting back on to the group. This is a skill in itself, just ask the lads who rode the Ras. It’s essential to master this as it’s part and parcel of stage racing.
I’ll try to arrange showers for those travelling from Carlow and further afield.
Finally, a happy and healthy 2012 to all our members. Have the confidence and belief in your own ability and the courage and determination to see it through. Our motto for this year: HTFU.
- If anyone on the training ride wants to pay for 2012 club membership & race licences I will be at the Riverside on Saturday. Full competition racing licence A1 to A4 is €125 plus club membership €30. If you had a licence last year all your details will be on the CI system and I will order first batch of licences. Otherwise our club registration night will probably be towards end of next week. Details later. Cycling Ireland fees 2012 – 2012-All-Fees
- Sunday tours resume next Sunday 8th January after the Christmas break
- Saturday May 19th – Mount Leinster Challenge
- Saturday July 7th – Slaney CC Open Youth Races
- Sunday July 8th – Eddie Tobin Memorial Road Race/ Leinster Cycling Championships
- Finally we’re sorry to hear that Dympna Redmond, mother of great club members & supporters Catherine, Fergal, Noel & Eamonn Redmond, is in hospital in Dublin at the moment. We wish her a speedy recovery.
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December 28, 2011
Report from Bill Jordan: A very big thanks to Mark Driver for organising a great day out in Wicklow today. Even though it was snowing as we were getting ready, yes i did say snowing, it passed off soon enough and we set out in very windy but dry conditions. Some of us had hired bikes and these were fine and gave no trouble.
We had a very big turn out from Slaney including Fionn and Ryan from the u14 team and, as we have come to expect from these lads, they had no problems getting around. We also had some riders from outside Slaney join us which led to a great group on the road or rather off road!
Mark laid out a mixture of up hill and down hill and wide lanes and narrow trails on a route that we completed twice. the second time around, as is normal with cyclists, the waiting was less and the speed more and resulted in some tired and sore bodies at the end especially Stephen Kelly as he took a very heavy fall on a rocky section and will at the very least need to invest in a new helmet but better that than a busted head!!
Following some, actually a lot of, muck removal about half of the group set out for the beehive and some well deserved lunch and the chance for us to tell our story of the day.
Again a big “go raibh maith agat” do Mark.
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December 21, 2011
Slaney Cycling Club would like to wish all our members, sponsors, supporters and friends a very happy Christmas. We very much appreciate the effort put in by everyone in 2011 to ensure the success of the Mount Leinster Challenge, The Eddie Tobin Memorial /Leinster Road Race Championships and the numerous other events we held during the year.
We also send out best wishes to our good friends in the other clubs in the county, Wexford Wheelers, South East Road Club, Slipstream, Barrow Wheelers and Racing 795, who supported and assisted us at our events during the year.
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December 19, 2011
About a dozen people lined up for MTB at this stage. As Mark will be driving up from Wexford suggestion is everyone meets near Donohoes garage in Enniscorthy at about 8am and all follow him up the N11 to Kilmancanogue and turn off there. An hour and a half should get everyone up and then have time to change and sort out hire bikes. Can anyone needing a hire bike contact Mark in the next 24 hours as bikes need to be pre booked. Bikes are good quality and group rental is €30 each but drops to €25 if we get a few more booked. More info HERE. Theres a good mixture of double track fire roads and more technical single track sections so the more people the better to get a few groups going. All welcome to come along and ride goes ahead rain or shine. Well done to Mark for putting the effort in on this.
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Slaneys resident MTB expert Mark Driver is planning a great post Christmas ride to work off the excesses of the holidays! Wednesday December 28th is now definitely the date. MTB spin in the Wicklow mountains near Roundwood, good quality MT bikes available to hire and good fun guaranteed. Mountain Bike hire is arranged from 10am to 1pm. You will need to allow about an hour and a half to get there.About half a dozen interested at this stage so if you fancy it let us know. More details later or contact Mark on 086 8364434 to book your bike.
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December 18, 2011
2 wins for Slaney CC this morning at the Wexford Wheelers hamper race. Darragh Jennings won from Marc Thatcher in the U12 race with Adam Thatcher taking victory in the U14 with Ryan Byrne 2nd and Fionn Jordan 4th. Both races were shortened due to the icy conditions.
Pictures of the underage and adults race now up on http://pix.ie/liamr Results on the Wheelers site
SERC Hamper Race: Well done to all Slaney members who took part. I understand there was a pileup which effected some of there chances. Congrats to Rita who picked herself up to take the ladies prize Results – http://www.southeastroadclub.com/2011/12/11/conor-mccabe-memorial-race-results/ The race was in memory of SERC club member Garrett Mc Cabe’s son, Conor, who sadly passed away back in 2008.
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