On Saturday past (11th September) a band of merry men set off for the lakelands of Fermanagh, for the Audax Ireland Fermanagh 200. With 2021 being the centenary year for the Audax Club Parisien, this was also the Ulster Centenary event. Arriving at Ferney Park (home of Ballinamallard United FC) for a start time of…
The Hugo Loughran GP, hosted by Island Wheelers, on the Ballycrummy circuit (outside Armagh) was held on Friday 23rd July. Always a popular race on the calendar, with a slightly different atmosphere given it’s held on a Friday evening. Two races were held on the evening – an A3/Junior race and an A4 race. We…
On Saturday past, Armagh Down Cycling Club hosted the Hilltown GP. Over the past few years, this has become a race that many (particularly A4 racers) target, with the hilltop finish often providing a different outcome than the bunch sprint often seen in other races. However, owing to current Covid restrictions, the organisers opted for…
With restrictions eased, Saturday 24th April 2021 saw the recommencement of open race cycling in Northern Ireland with the Travers Engineering Annaclone GP – and the first opportunity for newcomer Pete to take part in his first ever cycling race! We asked Pete few for a few words to sum up his experience of the…
Over the summer months I began looking for a winter bike. I had initially been looking for a used bike, but with limited availability and inflated prices, it soon became clear to me that my best option was to buy a new bike, although not wanting to ‘break the bank’ it would be very much…
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…
