Now that the summer season is over.. the “good weather” might not be so good… it is a good opportunity for you to test your skills in a velodrome. (more…)

Check out the photos below – evidence of the secret lives of some of the Irish Cyclists – courtesy of Brendan Culleton of Crips Photos.

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In what was a very tough, aggressive and exciting Road Race, Siobhan Dervan finished in a fantastic 24th position, in a group just 1min 47 seconds behind the winner – GB’s Nicole Cooke.

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Ireland are fielding a 4 woman team in tomorrow’s World RR Championships. Racing starts at 12.00 Irish Time, and will 8 laps of 17.35km course – and to save you the maths – that is 138.80km.

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Ravens CRT will be running the TGP Duane Delaney Memorial Next Sunday 28th September in Sundrive Track. There will be women’s events on the programme so come on down – for the craic!

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Olivia Dillon and Heather Wilson were the first Irish riders to get a taste of World Championship action when they lined up today for the Elite Womens Time Trial event.  Covering just over 25km, the course is a challenging one, with technical corners and the road feeling heavy with many drags; it climbs for the first 6km which means pacing is difficult and the effort has to be managed perfectly so as not to over-extend too early. (more…)

Olivia Dillon and Heather Wilson kicked off the Irish campaign in Varese today in the Elite TT. check out the report on cycling ireland website here … full report to follow…

Heather Wilson and Olivia Dillon will be racing in the World Elite Women’s TT Championships in Varese on Wed 24th Sept. Read on for the latest Cycling Ireland press release, and the start list. Note that the start times are an hour ahead… live update here

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Check out the below photos from the final round of the National League – some great shots there, taken by Ieve Japartaithe! Apologies for the delay getting them up – my fault, Ieve had them ready within an hour! Also check out the race report on irishcycling.com more photos added

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The Final Round of the Zoo Hair Salon and Velotex National League was a 10TT run by Bray Wheelers. Orla Hendron of Orwell was the fastest woman on the day, and a 4th place finish for Fiona Meade secured the overall win for the St.Finbarr’s rider. (more…)

Most of the Team flies to Varese next Sunday (21st September), but Olivia Dillon has already arrived – and has cycled the two race circuits….. (more…)

The Final Round of the Zoo Hair Salon and Velotex National League takes place Sat 20th September in Newtownmountkennedy – hosted by Bray Wheelers. (more…)

A strong team of four women has been selected to represent Ireland at the World Championships in Varese, Italy.

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Louise Moriarty wins the Sneem Hotel Rás na mBan. Photos added thanks to John O Shaughnessy (more…)

Just a reminder to everyone, the final round of the National League takes place in Newtownmountkennedy next Saturday – sign on at 2pm.

Preview by Tommy Campbell on irishcycling.com here

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What a great weekend of racing from everyone!! This year we wanted the event to be a “festival of women’s cycling” – and, despite the weather – I think we acheived that.. thanks to our main sponsor, Louis Moriarty of Sneem Hotel, Valerie Considine (the real Boss of Rás na mBan – so she says) and all of our support… (more…)

Some photos taken after the race.. (more…)

In conjunction with the Senior event a 2 day Underage event is being held in Sneem. The first stage was a 2 mile Time Trial using the same course as the Seniors. (more…)

After Stage 3 in Rás na mBan Louise Moriarty (UCD/Swift) retains the Leader’s Jersey, following her win in stage one, and an impressive ride in Stage two, where she finished 2 minutes clear. Louise is one of six Irish riders who go into the final stage ranked in the top 10 in GC.

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The excitement is building in Sneem Hotel, as the overseas teams have started to arrive. (more…)

Last Month the final round of the Zoo Hair Salon and Velotex National League had to be postponed due to flooding. Bray Wheelers have kindly offered to host the 10 mile TT on Saturday 20th September. (more…)

Today a programme was launched to introduce kids to athletics at a basic and fun level. The programme is a joint venture between Athletics Ireland and McDonalds.. the programme looks very impressive and exciting.. check it out here .. interesting to see what other sports are doing…

Rules Updated – see below.. (more…)

Thanks to all the girls who came along this evening, it was a really enjoyable spin as ever, and it finished off the spin nicely to go back to the pub and get some snacks and chat afterwards.. what I can’t understand is why we didn’t think to do that after every spin!  Unfortunately as it’s getting dark in the evenings these 7pm spins have come to an end; fear not however, once we all get good lights for our bikes we can terrify the local wildlife on some night spins..watch this space! (more…)