Moutainous-Cycling Activities this week
Barely enough time for the sore legs to recover from racing but we're at it again!
Tuesday April 24th night spin up 3 Rock
Meet at Taylors pub at 7pm, ~7:15 at Ticknock.
Thursday 26th April EPIC Night Race League.
An excellent way to improve your race form (needless to say I'll need to do a lot of them)
More info...
Park your car at Palmers Golden Ball pub, don't drive-up to the Leadmines, not very safe for cars up there and very limited parking space.
Race is at 7:30pm at Leadmines tower.
NPS Round 1 is on Sunday 29 April in Glenarm Forest, County Antrim, East Antrim Audi promoting.
XC race calendar
There may be a spin arranged for Saturday but I won't be around at the weekend, so watch this space for further announcements.
Bye for now!
Fergal
087-792-7730
Labels: spins
posted by Fergal @ 12:28 p.m.
20 Comments:
At 3:01 p.m.,
Fergal said…
there will be IMBRC/WORC club league on the Tues night up 3 rock but as long as we know their route there shouldn't be any collisions....
At 3:08 p.m.,
Stephen said…
Make Tuesdays fast freeride Tuesdays :D Looking forward to taking Jim on a much deserved thrashing before going back into XC mode for Thursday...
At 11:47 p.m.,
Conor said…
Jim ?? Should be out on Thursday too. Here goes for Sunday !!!
At 11:50 p.m.,
Conor said…
By the way, any little bits of advice would be welcome, im a race virgin !
At 11:00 a.m.,
shane said…
i think jim is the bike conor
At 11:22 a.m.,
Paddy said…
i was wondering about that too ... seems strange to think he likes riding a boy but hey, whatever he's into!
At 11:32 a.m.,
Anonymous said…
lads n lassies, anyone headin to the race on Sunday (in Antrim)?
I can't wait any longer for me first race anylonger
Graham
At 1:26 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
wow i guess he really can't wait to race any longer!
At 1:26 p.m.,
Paddy said…
he certainly seems excited about it!
Graham .. any chance of a lift up on sunday?
At 1:33 p.m.,
Fergal said…
make sure to bring your packed lunches lads - it's a
long drive up
At 3:30 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
sure Paddy, your welcome to a lift up, there's room for one more...
It does look like a long drive ok, 3 hours according to the AA website.
Anyone know if the course is a good 'un?
Or where I'd get any info on times etc
Graham
ps: any longer
At 9:29 p.m.,
Anonymous said…
anyone interested in doing a deal with me whereby i'll do their races and spins until july and they can do my leaving cert? And i'll only charge a small fee.
At 10:15 p.m.,
Martin said…
i do it for yeah! ;-) leaving cert .......... I still judder at the sound of it!
At 11:22 p.m.,
Fergal said…
a misty blanket hung over 3 rock tonight but the rain held-off for another good spin.
A welcome return to MAD spins was made by Mel tonight.
Although suffering from dodgy forks and a long absence from MTB, Mel seemed to be enjoying herself after long torturous months of study!
We did most of the Man Vs Bike route tonight though definitely not in the same sequence.
Paddy and Mel headed off across the transition to the boneshaker after the MAD CC while the rest of us opted for the fireroad climb to no-dabs.
Toward the end of the spin after no dabs, my helmet light stopped working, and since my backup was being used by Steve, I was left in the dark, but not alone as I joined Oisin in the darkness as he didn't have lights.
We struggled thru the last section with just a mental image of the course to guide us, we didn't do too bad considering
Then down the boneshaker in hot pursuit of 2 downhillers, pretty scary in the descending darkness and mist but it always a great way to end a spin.
Hope to see more of ye on Thurs night up in Leadmines!
At 8:37 a.m.,
Oisin said…
Doing no-dabs in the dark with no lights is terrifying!
At 10:20 a.m.,
Mel said…
Thanks Fergal for the nice welcome, it was a great spin. The mist made the whole spin a bit more interesting. And the darkness made for some fun when I tried to follow Paddy in the woods - thank god it's getting brighter longer!
Will try and make the Leadmines Thursday!
At 7:13 p.m.,
Ciaran said…
graha, could you give me a lift to glenarm ?
ciaran my no is 0857647868 if you can :)
At 7:16 p.m.,
Ciaran said…
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At 10:24 p.m.,
shane said…
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At 8:34 a.m.,
Fergal said…
A great start to the EPIC inter-club league at Leadmines last night.
A strong showing of racers from MAD, I really enjoyed my race and was glad of my 9th spot after a sprint to the finish with that rock-hugger from IMBRC Gar Magure :-)
Looking forward to the next one!
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