Given the increase in confidence and speed that the Meet n Spin group has been showing the past couple of weeks, it was decided that we’d go a little further and get off the greenway for the lanes. A promise of Shannonside qualities was revealed with an early split and arrival at Gussies Bar in […]
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With week 7 having been blown out by a wind the club’s riders deemed unsafe for themselves let alone the less experienced, we were determined to get back to it this week. And yes, it was blowy again, just less so. A nasty hail squall about an hour before the 9am was quite possibly
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With a strong westerly wind forecast, and a good chance that folk were more than familiar enough with the GW east by now, it was decided to take the GW west over the river into the lanes south of Athlone. Given the day was as warm and bright it wasn’t surprising to see another
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Week 4 and we’re lucky in again having great weather and another large turn out. It was encouraging to see the pace go up slightly, and for everyone to ride together as far as the Mount Temple crossing on the GW. Here the group split with the majority riding the lanes to Mount Temple and
Fears that a frosty start to the second Saturday’s run would curb the enthusiasm of the first week were soon dismissed on seeing the numbers of cyclists ready to go at 9am from the ARSC car park. We were soon moving, and moving well with the groups both closer on the road than on the
Despite fears a weather forecast of rain might dampen enthusiasm, over 20 cyclists gathered at Athlone Regional Sports Centre for Shannonside Cycling Club’s (SSCC) first ‘Meet and Spin’ to Moate. After a few adjustments to tyre pressures and saddle heights, and a short introduction to the aims and joy of the ride from SSCC’s Jim
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