CLUB NOTES
Post date: Nov 16, 2009 3:59:10 PM
YOUGHAL CYCLING CLUB NOTES 18th & 25th OCTOBER 2009
The Weekly Spin – Sunday 18th October.
It finally came. The Rain turned up on Sunday morning as the Youghal Club gathered as always by the Clock Gate for our weekly spin. The planned spin for the morning was going to be wet 60km spin around East Cork. Fair Play to the peleton of 16 that left Youghal at 9.00am sharp and headed directly out the main road to Killeagh and Castlemartyr before turning left for Ladysbridge, Garryvoe, Shanagarry and Ballycotton. From There we rode over the climbs to Churchtown South and on to Cloyne, back past Ballymaloe House, Garryvoe, Ballymacoda and on to the Bog Road before arriving back in Youghal for 12.30pm. It was a tough morning on the bike for all. We started out with 16 riders but only finished up with 8 riders in the peleton. 4 separate groups of 2 returned early due to a large number of mechanical problems and punctures for some of the riders as well as 3 riders carrying injuries into the spin so they were all wise to turn off and complete shorter spins. So a very tough morning indeed for all those who showed up for the spin on our first wet spin of the winter.
The Weekly Spin – Sunday 25th October.
After two wet spins the previous two weekends we were all glad that the sun was shinning last Sunday. The Youghal Club gathered as always by the Clock Gate and the planned spin for the morning was going to be 70km spin around West Waterford. A group of 18 left Youghal at 9.00am sharp and headed directly out the main road to Dungarvan before turning left at the garage for Cappoquin. We were all glad of the coffee stop in Cappoquin as a strong headwind had made life interesting at the head of the peleton. All refreshed from the coffee, we headed back into the wind and made our way to Lismore & Tallow. It must be said though that riding through Tallow was like riding through the Arenberg Forest in Paris – Roubaix. We will have to get the Secretary to have a quiet word with the powers that be in his native home. After bouncing our way through Tallow, we headed directly up the climb to Youghal where there was lots of panting and very little banter. We all survived the climb though and were glad to open up the throttle on the scenic decent into Youghal. We all arrived back in Youghal for 12.30pm. It was a tough morning again on the bike for all due to the headwinds but with everyone doing their bit on the front it was also one of the most enjoyable spins of the new winter training season.