Monthly Archives: May 2014

Course Record in club 10 mile TT

admin   May 7, 2014   Comments Off on Course Record in club 10 mile TT

There was a small turnout for the club 10 on Tuesday, but the quality was excellent with Mark Kane setting a course record of 22:10. Many Ards riders were at the Ulster Team Trial championships. Our Vets team had a great ride to beat the Vets teams from North Down CC and Phoenix. They also put over 3 minutes into… Read more »

Giro Fever – the legend of Fausto Coppi

admin   May 5, 2014   Comments Off on Giro Fever – the legend of Fausto Coppi

With Giro fever sweeping the club and Northern Ireland, we thought we’d review a couple of books about Giro superstar and Italian campionissimo Fausto Coppi. Coppi won the Giro 5 times, a remarkable record given that his career was interrupted by the Second World War. He also won the Tour twice, numerous one day classics, and world championships on road and track…. Read more »

Ivan takes his revenge in second 10k

admin   May 1, 2014   Comments Off on Ivan takes his revenge in second 10k

Good weather on Tuesday evening brought out a strong field for the second 10k straight in time trial of the season. Ivan Robinson was fastest on the night, getting the better of visitor David Hamilton who inflicted a rare defeat on him 2 weeks ago. Biggest improvement on the night was Darren Colville, and he now takes the lead in… Read more »