Peter McLean’s epic long ride at the weekend, and the hugely impressive average speed, certainly grabbed our attention on Strava. And it reminded us of a quiz question asked at a club BBQ many years ago – “name any riders from Ards CC who have ridden more than 200 miles in a day”. The expected answer was the five schoolboys… Read more »
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 »
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 »