CLUB NOTES

Post date: Mar 15, 2010 6:28:14 PM

YOUGHAL CYCLING CLUB NOTES 14^th March 2010

THE MOTHERS WEEKEND SPINS – Saturday 13^th & Sunday 14^th March.

With the weekend that was in it and the fact that some of us would have to put on the cooking apron on the Sunday and at short notice, a couple of members gathered at 8.00am on Saturday morning outside Moby Dicks to get in some approved sneaky training. A group of six headed for the Bog Road and Ballymacoda, over the hills to Garryvoe, through Shanagarry, Cloyne, Saleen, around East Ferry and back through Ballinacurra before stopping at the Midleton Roundabout Garage for some EPO, I mean Coffee. With all cylinders raring to go, we dropped the gears at upped the pace from Midleton all the way to Youghal where we arrived at 11.00am with 70km completed. A great and enjoyable spin was had by all with the exception of the hamster, AKA the blocklayer who turned up for the spin in shorts because he couldn’t find his leggings. Nice one John !!!!

On Sunday morning, a group of 14, who were obviously off duty for the day, gathered at Moby Dicks at 9.00am for our usual Sunday morning spin. We headed out the main road to Dungarvan and turned left for Clashmore to get a bit of shelter. We rode through Clashmore and onto Aglish before turning up behind the pub for the assent up to the mast.

An eary silence gripped the group on the climb as the new and official NUMBER ONE LANCE ARMSTRONG FAN disappeared in the distance just like Lance used to do in the Tour the France, except our Lance had a bit of a Made in Taiwan twist. Looking well Wayne, Looking Well !!. With the climb complete, we rode over to the top of the sweep and dropped down into Ring for the scheduled coffee stop. With all the EPO used the previous day, they group had to resort to Tea and Cereal bars for the feed. We got going again and took the coast road from Ring, through An Ghaeltacht, Ardmore, Piltown and home to Youghal. We arrived back in Youghal for around 12.00pm with 70km in the legs. Another nice spin on the day.

The 10 O’ Clock group consisting of 4 riders also gathered on the good morning and traveled out the Bog road to Ballymacoda, through Ladysbridge and then the back road to Lockadera before turning back onto the main road and Home to Youghal through, Castlemartyr and Killeagh. Another comfortable 40km completed for those who participated.