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Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:50:00 GMT

Naas

Cycling Club

Come and join us for our Sunday cycles
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We have 2 Groups

The "A" group for the experienced faster cyclists

and

The "B" group which will have a more leisurely pace to cater for those who are returning to or beginning the sport.

Both groups meet at

9am

at the

Court House

Main Street

Naas

All experienced cyclists male or female young or old are catered for. We have, within our ranks, a cross section of members, of varying abilities and we organize our weekly training runs accordingly. Our aim is to enjoy our cycling and to get the maximum benefit from our trips.

We ran three tours this year.

Kare Tour De Foothills
19th April

The Twin Peaks Challenge

5th July

Martin Earley

Tour Of Kildare

9th August

We also try to attend a number of tours in various parts of the country during the year.

Our aim is to have fun and enjoy our cycling.

So if you want to train for an particular event or just come out and see how far you can go or how fast. Come along and join us. Cycling helmets are compulsory.

Come and Join Us

Naas CC Leisure Gear

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:48:00 GMT

Saplings

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:41:00 GMT

B Group

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:13:00 GMT

We are starting a structured training programme with our B group from Sunday 9th November concentrating on cyclists who are new to the sport or are returning after having been off the bike for a while (such as myself).

Our aim for the group is to build up fitness and cycling skills to be able to tackle Leisure Sportives including the Wicklow 200 next year as a group.

Hope to see you all on Sunday

Wicklow 200 2009

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:59:00 GMT

The route for the 2009 Wicklow 200
shows some alterations from last year.
The principal changes are as follows.
(1) From Sally Gap to Hollywood by way of Kilbride - Blessington Lakes, (leaving out Lugalla and Wicklow Gap.) This brings us back to the West Wicklow terrain which was a standard part of all the earlier events.
(2) From Drumgoff Bridge to Rathdrum by way of the mountain road, commonly referred to by local cyclists as Glenmalure or the "Shay Elliott".
This is new territory for the W200 and is probably the only remaining climb of note in Wicklow that has never featured.
Donard and Rathdrum remain as the main checkpoints and with intermediate "watering holes" at Kilbride and Slieve Maan.
A map on www.wicklow200.ie will make it plainer and a full description of the route, with intermediate distances will be published in the near future.
The route for the Wicklow 100 remains the same as 2008.

Excerpt from John Boyles Blog

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:41:00 GMT

Excerpt from John Boyles Blog

DISASTER STRIKES...Sunday 31st Aug

Sunday morning am all packed and ready to go. Everything loaded into the car for tomorrow including briefcase and main lap top. Parked car for 10 minutes. Break in!!!! Everything except tent and sleeping bag stolen.... including passport and drivers licence.

Posted by John at 6:35 AM

Check out his blog at http://www.johnboyle101.blogspot.com/

Vancouver to San Diego

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:16:00 GMT

John Boyle who is a founding member of Naas Cycling Club is flying out Monday 1st September to fulfill his 10 year ambition of cycling from Vancouver to San Diego.

We wish him the best of luck in his endeavor and look forward to following his progress on his Blog

http://www.johnboyle101.blogspot.com/

Martin Earley Tour Report

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:37:00 GMT

Not even extreme weather conditions could stop

The Martin Earley

Tour of Kildare

Approximately 300 cyclists were led out from Naas by Martin on to the roads of Kildare to face floods, heavy rain, strong winds and debris washed on to the road by Saturdays freak weather conditions.

Some did the 50k, some did the 20k and most did the 100k but all returned safely to the Naas Court Hotel for a well earned burger.

A very special thank you to Martin Earley and his family who travelled over from their home in England to cycle with us. It was an honour to be able to share the road with an Irish Cyclist who has won stages in the two greatest stage races in the world, has achieved 19th in the Olympic road race and 20th in the Olympic MTB race and 7th in the World Championships. The 20k cyclists also got the chance to cycle with Martin's wife Cathy (Swinnerton) ex UK champion who came 9th and 10th in the World Championships

Thanks also to Linda, Mick and The Marie Keating Foundation, An Garda and all the Marshalls, all the members of the Naas Wheelworx CC who helped out especially Ann Marie ,Hugh, Lorcan, John and Declan who worked particularly hard throughout the year planning and publicising the tour.

Thanks to Centro and Wheelworx who supplied the bikes for the raffle and to Sharon and Laura for selling the tickets.

And of course thank you to all of you that turned up to cycle when it would have been so much easier and more tempting to roll over and go back to sleep.

See you all next year.

Route De Sud

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:03:00 GMT

MARTIN WINS ROUTE DU SUD
By Shane Stokes
Jun 22, 2008,

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© Shane Stokes

Daniel Martin today secured a superb victory in his debut pro season, winning the prestigious Route du Sud race in France. Assisted by the strong backing of his Slipstream Chipotle team, he maintained his advantage over all his main rivals on the concluding 207.1 kilometre stage to Castres and landed both the biggest win of his career and also the top Irish professional victory since the days of Kelly and Roche.

Still just 21 years of age, Martin made it into a crucial breakaway on stage one which gained over half an hour on the main field. That narrowed the list of contenders down to just sixteen riders. He was fifth on that opening leg to Boulogne sur Gesse, and then moved up to second overall when he placed sixth on Friday’s mountain time trial to Cauterets Cambasque.

Noan Lelarge won the race against the clock and started the following day’s gruelling mountain stage to Luchon Superbagneres seventeen seconds clear. He cracked and was listed as a non-finisher; Martin, on the other hand, had an excellent race, dropping all the other overall contenders on the final climb and finishing fourth behind three riders who had been clear in the day’s big breakaway.

He carried a one minute 42 second advantage over Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) into today’s final leg and successfully defended his lead. Jussi Veikkanen (Française des Jeux) won the stage.

Martin is expected to ride next week’s Irish road race championships in Cork. The son of former British pro rider Neil Martin and Maria Roche, sister of Stephen Roche, he opted for Irish nationality several seasons ago.
MARTIN TAKES RACE LEAD IN ROUTE DU SUD
By Shane Stokes
Jun 21, 2008,

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© Shane Stokes

Talented first year professional Daniel Martin today rode superbly on the mountainous third stage of the Route du Sud, taking fourth place at the finish at Luchon Superbagneres and moving into the race lead.

The 21 year old had started the day second overall, seventeen seconds behind Noan Lelarge (Bretagne - Armor Lux), and 44 ahead of French champion Christophe Moreau (Agritubel). A break went clear early on and riders from it took the first three places on the stage. However Martin was best of the rest, dropping Lelarge and Moreau and taking fourth. He was one minute and 37 seconds behind stage winner Przemyslaw Niemiec (Miche Silvercross).

More importantly, the strong effort saw the Team Slipstream Chipotle rider take over the race leader’s yellow jersey. Moreau is now one minute and 42 second back in second place and, with the race concluding tomorrow with an undulating stage, Martin has a strong chance of taking the overall victory. Should he do so, it will be the biggest Irish pro win since the days of Kelly and Roche.

The 2.1-ranked Route du Sud concludes with a 207.1 kilometre stage from St Gaudens to Castres.

Wolftrap Tour Date Change

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:53:00 GMT

BILLY BUTLER LEISURE CYCLE, 29th JUNE 2008,

WOLFTRAP CYCLING CLUB

BIRR, CO. OFFALY

Due to a clash of dates with other events locally and nationally the date for the third annual Billy Butler Leisure Cycle has been changed from the 24th August to the 29th June. This event has been a huge success over the last two years with over 80 riders each year. There is a choice of four routes 45, 70, 115 and 125km, all with motor bike marshalls, back up, ambulance and food stops. The route is a good mixture of flat and hills with the option of a climb up the Slieve Blooms for those with any energy left near the end. All groups are run at a controlled speed with something to suit everybody. Sign on at Birr Rugby Club from 9am for 10am start.

We would greatly appreciate if you would pass this e-mail onto your club mates and fellow cyclists.

Regards

Gary Bracken

Secetary Wolftrap CC

Martin Earley Tour Of Ireland

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:04:00 GMT

Online registration is now open for the Martin Earley Tour of Kildare.

All proceeds from registration go to the Marie Keating Foundation

Wheelworx Bike and Tri Store
are offering a 10% discount to everyone that enters online.
Just print your confirmation email and present it to Rob or a member of his staff in The Mill Shopping Centre, Clondalkin.

Just follow the links on the left or go to www.tourofkildare.com

500k California Fundraising Cycle

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:35:00 GMT

"Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin are currently looking for participants for our 500k California Fundraising Cycle

From September 3rd -13th in beautiful Monterey California, just 90 minutes south of San Francisco

For more information contact

The Children's Medical & Research Foundation Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin

14 - 18 Drimnagh Road

Dublin 12

Telephone: 01 409 6300

Fax: 01 4551045

Email: info@cmrf.org

Website: www.cmrf.org

Registered Charity Number

IRL: CHY 4483A

"If you are not able to take part in this event please pass on this information to a friend."

The Orwell Wheelers Randonne 2008

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:37:00 GMT

The Orwell Wheelers Randonne 2008,

Ballinteer Scout Den 9am

Sign on Sunday 27th April 2008 ( 110 km or 70km)

Map will be posted on www.orwellwheelers.org

In aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation, Orwell Wheelers are running their Annual Randonne on Sunday 27th April. Starting from the Scout Den in Ballinteer the route and distance are aimed at providing everybody thinking of doing the Wicklow 200 or 100 with an ideal training spin.
The cost of entering on the day is only €15.

Details:

9:00 a.m. riders sign in at the Scout Den in Ballinteer. The den is behind the church in Ballinteer.
Riders will then take the following route:
Lamb Doyles to Stepaside and Enniskerry
Powerscourt Waterfall
Up the back road to Glencree
Left at the top of Glencree and on up to the top of Sally Gap
Left at Sally Gap over Luggala and descending to the cross roads.
Left takes you on the 70 km route over Ballinastoe woods. ( Same as the 110km route)
Right takes you on the 110km route via Roundwood and on to Laragh.
Left in Laragh towards Rathdrum and after approx 1km left again just before the bridge.
This take you via the Vale of Clara to Moneystown and then via Tomriland Cross Roads to Roundwood.
Roundwood up over the shoulder of Djouce mountain to Enniskerry ( Same as the 70km route)
From Enniskerry back via Stepaside to Lamb Doyles and the finish at the Scout Den.
There will be a big mug of coffee and some snacks at the finish and a pat on the back for a job well done.

The route as you can see takes in the first and last sections of the Wicklow 200 so will be ideal preparation for anybody doing either the 100 or 200 routes in June.

For further details contact Eddy Lane 087 2395056

Mount Leinster Challenge

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:13:00 GMT

The 2008 Mount Leinster Challenge will take place this year on Sunday May 18th - This is the third edition of the event which gets bigger and better every year!

Arrangements are as previous years with 2 distances - 150 and 100 km routes. The ride includes 2 ascents of Mount Leinster including the Corrabutt Gap climb of FBD RAS fame. There will be good food and water stops along the way and support vehicles should anyone get into difficulty. The event was very well received by the participants last year and proved great training for the Wicklow 200. Full details and entry form available at http://www.slaneycyclingclub.com/?page_id=33

Sign on: from 8.30am - start 9.30am sharp

Venue: Bellefield GAA Complex , Enniscorthy – Free safe parking, Showers etc

Fee: €20

Contact: secretary@slaneycyclingclub.com or pat@slaneycyclingclub.com

The Mount Leinster Challenge – Good cycling, good food…good craic!

Photo Finish Equipment

Naasccadmin@eircom.net — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:13:00 GMT

Message from Michelle Lawless, Leinster Secretary.

"Cycling Ireland is looking for people from each Province, to get trained up on the Photo finishing equipment.

These training courses will take place on Saturday 12th April and Saturday 26th April at 1pm in Cycling Ireland Head Office.

If you are interested please let me know, so I can give names and numbers to Cycling Ireland."

Contact me for Michelle's Number