Cycling ’N Ireland

Manx Gold Looms In Delhi

The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi could witness a rare gold for the Isle of Man thanks to the flashing wheels of sprint supremo Mark Cavendish and his Manx team mates. (Not to mention their newton running shoes endorsed feet)

Cavendish has had his usual busy year. The Tour De France brought another haul of stage victories, as well as head banging controversy, that saw him stake his claim to be amongst the greatest sprint cyclists of the modern era.

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Britons and Le Tour

No real surprise, but Alberto Contador sealed his third victory in four years in the world famous tour-de-France, the cycling world’s leading annual competition.

His superior time trialling skills left him over 30 seconds ahead of his nearest rival heading in to the final sprint stage into Paris on Sunday. Not to mention I spotted him sporting a garmin forerunner 405 that I am very tempted to buy…

The great thing about that sprint though, from a British point of More

Team Green Britain Bike Week 2010

If you love riding your bike or want to get into cycling, or if you want to trade in your car keys for running shoes and a bike, then participating in Team Green Britain Bike Week 2010 is for you. It takes place between the 19^th and 27^th June 2010. Famous celebrities such as Lord Alan Sugar, Dawn Porter and Giles Deacon are all in support of the event.

Team Green Britain Bike Week 2010 promotes the social, More

london cycling

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells

London Cycling

I have been a resident of London since childhood. In early adolescence I was thrilled to receive my first oyster card- a card that enables travel by bus ,tube and train at discount prices- . The city opened up to me . London is a city almost inexhaustible in its treasures , to those who wish to More

No Way, Yes Way!

Hans Ray was my idol growing up. If you don’t know who Hans Ray is then oh dear is all I can say. The man was a legend in mountain bike circles during the 90s. And the best thing about Hans was his nick-name: Hans ‘No way’ Ray.

Hans was something of a hero for a variety of reasons and it’s fair to say that he could only have existed (and been popular) back when you could be eleven years More

Cycling Tips For Beginners

Cycling, one of the best outdoor past-times there is! No more going to the gym and slogging away on the same boring spot for two hours, covering ground in the great outdoors is where it’s at. So how come beginner cyclists give up so easily? Well, that probably has something to do with setting those first targets far too high. Here are some tips that will get you into cycling, without breaking your back in the process:

1) Don’t rush More

Welcome

So here it is, finally! I just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to get this site up and running, it truely was a team effort and it looks amazing!

Secondly I would like to welcome anyone who has randomly come across our blog for no particular reason. We are basically just a bunch of guys from Ireland who really rather enjoy cycling, so much so that we decided to create an online community about it to help us keep in touch and maybe even introduce new people to our favourite passtime.

You may be old or new, but regardless welcome!