“The Weir”

admin   April 21, 2020   Comments Off on “The Weir”
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This week we’re featuring one of the most famous Ards CC trophies – “The Weir” Perpetual Challenge Cup, presented to the club by William Weir Esq, Kircubbin, for 10 mile time trials. You may have read some of the history behind this trophy in “Ards CC – A history in 75 stories”, but below we’ve found some more anecdotes about… Read more »

I Spy book of Cycling

admin   April 14, 2020   Comments Off on I Spy book of Cycling

With no club race reports to post on a Tuesday night, we’re trying to bring you a variety of other cycling related articles and activities to try. They might be a bit hit and miss so bear with us 🙂 Who remembers the “I Spy” books from the 1970s and 1980s? The classic I Spy book of the Car suggested… Read more »

Book Review

admin   April 7, 2020   Comments Off on Book Review

Easter is normally a time of stage races and lengthening leisure rides. But with cycling activities still limited, perhaps there is now an opportunity to escape with a good cycling book. We’ve picked two books to review here – biographies of Tom Simpson and Peter Sagan. These two riders initially appear to be very similar – both came from countries… Read more »