They say every cloud has a silver lining and to an extent this phrase can also be applied to the lockdown we endured earlier in the year. With club runs put on hold for a couple of months, this provided the opportunity for many of our members to turn their attention to longer, solo, self-supported…
Last year, the proceeds from our annual sportive were set aside for Air Ambulance NI. With AANI being an incredibly busy charity, it took a little bit of organising to find a suitable date, but finally it was arranged that Saturday 25 January would be the cheque handover, with a visit to their base at the…
Having a club mountain bike day is something that has been discussed on and off for quite a while now. The date of 30 December was set aside and thankfully a good number turned up at Castlewellan Forest Park to have a go on the trails. We had a mixture of abilities – some experienced…
The Chairman’s Christmas Run has become something of an annual tradition in Velo Club Iveagh. Some may conjure up images of a short spin to a restaurant where the Chairman has laid on a lavish feast – almost like ‘President’s Day’ in a Golf Club…sadly this this is not the case. For us, the Chairman’s…
In 2019, we have been raising money for our chosen charity, with the big fundraiser our annual sportive in April. Our chosen charity this year is Mourne Mountain Rescue Team. The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers who live close to the Mournes. The team maintains an operational membership of around…
“Where are we Lionel?” “We’re at the MAC, Belfast, for Stage 5 of the Cycling Podcast Live Tour.” On Friday night past, a group of 6 from VCI attended the Belfast stage of the Cycling Podcast Live Tour, in the MAC. Some of the group hadn’t heard of the Cycling Podcast before, while others were…
Last Sunday morning, young Ben Seffen set off to compete at Shimna Wheelers CC Cyclocross event at Donard Park, Newcastle. The freezing overnight conditions after the heavy rain the day before led to a mud fest! With a much improved start (lessons learnt from the previous round) Ben was in 2nd position for most of…
Now that we’re officially into winter, the 2019 Winter League has kicked off. The goal of the Winter League is to encourage riders to stay on their bikes over the winter months. In previous years points have only been awarded for outdoor activities, however this year we have modified this to allow for turbo training…
Friday 25 October saw our annual Club Dinner and Awards Night. This year we returned to Sintons at the Bridge, Scarva, where everyone enjoyed a great meal and fantastic service. Our thanks to Sintons for accommodating us and also to Kevin for organising the evening for us. Fed and watered, we moved upstairs for the…
With the 2019 World Championships visiting Yorkshire, five of our members took the opportunity to arrange a trip to Harrogate to take in the last two days of racing. Unfortunately, a conspiracy between Ryanair and the Passport Office meant we were a man down before departing the Barony of Iveagh, leaving one rocket stuck on…
With the dark nights now upon us, that can mean only one thing – the return of winter training. For many, this will involve countless hours spent on a turbo trainer, losing copious amounts of sweat. However, for the hardier amongst us, the call of the outdoors is too strong – wrapped up in several…
