Sunday 6th February club members met at 8.30am and the main group met at 9.30am for our weekly Sunday morning training cycle. The weather was the main talking point of the day, storm force winds but at least it was not raining. The morning was not cold and this was evident as one cyclist was wearing shorts. Well done. Determined, enthusiastic and dedicated cyclists set off against the strong winds with cyclists finding shelter from the wind working as one group with the knowledge that we would return with the wind on our backs on the return journey home. Club Sunday training has now progressed from flat roads to taking on the challenge of the hills to develop our skills of climbing. Each Sunday we will have a number of major hills to prepare our club cyclists for the leisure cycling tours and the difficult mountains in the leisure tours. Well done to Gerard Finn, Sean Burchill, Daithi Creedon, Stephen Finn, Brendan Houlihan, Owen Tobin, Shane O’Brien, Michael Gammell, Tadhg Murphy, Paul Gammell, Jerry Ryan and Liam Carroll for attending training in such poor weather conditions.
Wednesday Night Light Cycle 2nd February at 7pm was also windy but a dry evening and an enjoyable way to train mid week to keep fit. Well done to Phyllis Richardson, Michelle Gammell, Ber Gammell, Shane Gubbins, Mike Murphy, Jerry Ryan, Paul Gammell, Owen Tobin, Brendan Houlihan, Daithi Creedon, Sean Burchill, Jerry Herbert and Gerard Finn.
Charity Cycle. Cycling for charity is very important to Southside Wheely Wheelers cycling club. We suffer on our bikes so others don’t have to. Our club chairman Sean Burchill and his son Cian are going to do 350k charity cycle in aid of Fighting Blindness by cycling around Tuscany Valley in Italy starting 30th April to 7th May 2011. Ryan’s Super Valu Kilmallock have generously allowed Sean and Cian hold a bag packing weekend on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th February to help raise much needed funding for the charity. Club cyclists and anyone wanting to help with the bag packing, please ring Sean on 0871466524. Southside Wheely Wheelers wish Sean and Cian the best of luck on the charity cycle. Our cycling club is proud of our cyclists who help others though their cycling. If you want to start cycling to get fit and healthy through cycling, we can help change your life through cycling. You can find out all about our new cycling club on our club website www.southsidewheelywheelers.com and on facebook or you can email us on southsidewheelywheelers@gmail.com. We cater for both ladies and gents of all ages and cycling abilities. All you need is a bicycle, a cycling helmet and lots of enthusiasm to have a wheely good time with Southside Wheely Wheelers. Sunday cycling at 9.30am and Wednesday evening at 7pm, meet at Castle Car Park, Kilmallock, next to the Castle.
on Tuesday 18th January at 7pm sharp in the Deebert Hotel Kilmallock.
experience more enjoyable to achieve your cycling goals during 2011.
cyclists meet at usual meeting place the Castle Car Park Kilmallock.
New leisure cycling club started this week called Southside Wheely Wheelers to provide an opportunity for the increasing numbers of leisure cyclists in Kilmallock and surrounding areas to get on their bikes.
Southside Wheely Wheelers will join Cycling Ireland and provide cycling insurance for each cyclist. The new cycling club aims to facilitate every cyclist, kids, beginners, ladies and gents of all ages and abilities. Underage cycling from 8 years upwards, underage cycling skills training, coaching sessions by a qualified Cycling Ireland Coach, underage cycling league. Track cycling and fun events to encourage fun cycling from an early age.
Leisure cycling for all ages and ability, beginners and improvers catered for with controlled speed and low mileage groups as we will cycle at your speed for an enjoyable cycle. If you want to start cycling to get fit and healthy through cycling. Loose weight or stop smoking we can help.
Woman On Wheels Ladies Cycling group will be formed for the girls to enjoy a leisure cycle and cycle in a group.
The serious cyclist will also be catered for as many cyclists like to challenge themselves by doing events like the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle, the Wicklow 200kms or the Sean Kelly 160kms Tour of Waterford and may wish to take up racing. Then an experienced cycling group will be a separate cycling group. Cycling Ireland Coach will help this group to exceed their 2011 cycling challenging goals.
Southside Wheely Wheelers are linked to the Cycle4SickChildren Cycling Club to support their charity cycling events during 2011 and will help in any way possible to help and support sick children through cycling.
Our first Social night out will be announced shortly and our new club cycling jerseys and bib shorts will be ordered shortly.
It is a great opportunity to start cycling and have a wheely good time cycling.
Pro. Paul Gammell. Assistant Pro Brian Hannon. Brian will be the club contact for mountain biking events. Check out our new website for info on joining our cycling club or contact any committee member.
Cycling Quote of the week is: “Sean Kelly has the bit in his teeth … try as he may, HE CANNOT find a bigger gear on the bicycle … there IS no bigger gear to be found!!! ….” Phil Liggett working himself into a lather watching Sean Kelly in the Tour de France.
Cronin, Pauline Dore, Ber Gammell, Nollaig Hayes, Brendan Houlihan, Paul Aherne, Stephen Finn, Paul McCarthy, Paul O’Connell, Paul Gammell. Wednesday Night Light Cycle continues every Wednesday evening at 7pm meet a usual meeting place at Kilmallock Castle Car Park. All are welcome to join us on our weekly night cycle and all will have a Wheely good time, all you need is a bicycle, cycling helmet, lights and hi-viz vest.