Ards Cycling Club

Mark Kane (Dave Kane Northern) sprinted to victory in tonight’s first club road race at Carrowdore after some great handicapping saw all the riders come together late on the last lap.   Second was David Hamilton of Curran Racing, and third was David Fowler (also Dave Kane Northern). David started out his cycling career with Ards CC back in the… Read more »

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 »

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 »