Five things we learnt from King Kelly

admin   May 26, 2020   Comments Off on Five things we learnt from King Kelly

It’s hard to believe that it is over six months since we celebrated our club’s 75th anniversary with Sean Kelly. A lot’s changed since then, but here are 5 lessons we can learn from that great weekend back in October. Discipline and Denial During the question and answer session on Saturday, Sean talked about his strict diet during his racing… Read more »

Strava Art

admin   May 19, 2020   Comments Off on Strava Art

One of the areas highlighted in our club development plan, published a few weeks ago, was youth cycling. We’ve now had a suggestion that a great cycling activity for kids (and riders of all ages) is “strava art”, where the route you follow draws a picture on a map. Strava Art involves planning and map reading skills, as well as… Read more »

Club race archives

admin   May 12, 2020   Comments Off on Club race archives

With club racing still suspended, we thought we’d look at some facts and figures from the club archives that David McNally unearthed while we were researching the club history last year. First up, here’s the results of a club 10 mile time trial held on the Portaferry Road on 28th August 1991. There’s lots of interesting detail to see here –… Read more »