September 29, 2009
While all the attention was on David McCanns recent record breaking time of 45min 54secs to smash Chris Boardmans 16 year old British 25 mile TT, the Irish ladies 25 mile record was also broken at the same event by an ex Slaney CC member. Avril Swan, formerly from Tomnalossett but now living near Cambridge, set a new Irish [...]
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September 27, 2009
Congrats to Paul Bolger, David Dempsey and Willie Roche taking 1st, 2nd and third respectively in the Novice Co. Championships in Terrerath today. The bunch was still together at the end of the two laps with Paul showing the benefits of the novice league sprinting to a narrow victory over David and Willie. Well done to John Wickham and our [...]
September 26, 2009
Conor & Lisa take a lap out to refuel! Â
Another good group of over 20 kids and adults took to a new 5 mile course on quieter roads near Davidstown this morning. After all completed a steady first lap, the ‘older’ youngster’s were taken on a faster couple of laps culminating in a short blast for the [...]
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September 25, 2009
Well done to Keith Heary from Carlow, an associate member of Slaney CC. who won Ireland’s first 24 hour cycling race, The Galeforce Cycle West Challenge on 19th and 20th of September. The gruelling 47km course was a hilly route near Clew Bay, Clare Island and Croagh Patrick, and Keith covered 10 laps -470km in 23hours 17 minutes and [...]
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September 23, 2009
Just a warning to be careful when riding across the cattle grids on Mount Leinster at the moment (won’t effect me!) as the grids have been tampered with, presumably to keep the horses up there. Link to more info here. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055690135
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September 19, 2009
Thanks to every one who participated in the the Autumn Novice league which concluded on Thursday evening with another exciting race. Brendan Ennis took victory in the race and also took the overall league in fine style. In the final event Brendan won from John Wickham in 2nd, 3rd David Maguire, 4th Liam Ruth, Willie Roche, Paul Bolger, [...]
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September 15, 2009
Ola! As I have received a lot of enquiries re above I need a definite number before I can come back with prices and availability.  I have provisionally booked five 2 bed apts., and have six names so far (none from our own club)!  Sunworld will hold these apts until the weekend, after that I will [...]
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September 12, 2009
Wedding News! All at the club send best wishes to Jonathon ‘Tonto’ Brady as he walks down the aisle with his fiancee Fiona this Friday at St Aidans Cathedral, Enniscorthy. Tonto & Fiona have very kindly invited members of the club to help celebrate the event with them that evening at the Stanville Lodge Hotel [...]
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September 11, 2009
The Slaney CC Autumn Novice League continued last night in great conditions on the Crossabeg circuit (possibly the only race circuit in the county with no potholes!). With 11 competitors in the novice section plus 5 in the scratch group and Ryan Byrne joining in for a few laps there was plenty of action on the [...]
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September 9, 2009
I met Paul Raats on twitter. He’s an ex pro cyclist and digital photographic artist involved with Livestrong and specialising in photographing Lance Armstrong. This is his fairly surreal take on Mount Leinster. Follow him at www.twitter.com/PaulRaats
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