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Wednesday’s evening Spin was well attended with 16 riders and continues to grow as does the Saturday spin. Also on Saturday
Dara McKenna, Declan McEntee and Steve McCann travelled to the Sean Lynch Memorial Races in Athy hosted by Athy Wheelers
CC. All men accounted well for themselves and finished well up in the bunch.
Sunday’s Spin had almost 30 members meeting at the usual spot with another 10 joining up on the way through Monaghan. The
sun shone for what was a great days cycling.
Intrepid tourers Shay Mallon and Darren Fitzpatrick travelled to the north of England to complete the infamous Fred Whittington
Challenge. This is no mean feat as the FW Challenge is probably one of the toughest sportive in Europe with a mountainous 180
kms and the indomitable Hard Knott Pass with its 30% gradient to be tackled. Well done Shay and Darren.
Ultra-distance man Michéal Flood travelled to Derry with his loyal team of supporters to take on the Joe Barr 200 mile challenge.
After a tough 10 1/2 hours Michéal succeeded in taking 3rd place overall against a top class field. Well done Michael and your
support team.
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Attendance at Wednesday evenings club spins is growing
There was a fine turnout for the Sunday morning club spin
Shay Mallon and Darren Fitzpatrick who
conquered the infamous Fred Whitton
Challenge over in the Lake District
Marc Andrews from The Spin Doctor Bike
shop in Emyvale wishing Micheal Flood the
best before his departure for the big 330km
race in Derry.
MIcheal Flood and his loyal support team of
Paddy J McKenna, John Marren, Gavin
Treanor and Martina Flood (off camera)
Micheal faced a hard recovery after his fine
3rd place finish in the 330km Joe Barr
Micheal faced a hard recovery after his
fine 3rd place finish in the 330km Joe Barr
Micheal faced a hard recovery
after his fine 3rd place finish in the
330km Joe Barr
Micheal Flood receives his medal and
congratulations from ultra distance cycling
legend Joe Barr
Declan Gillanders, Derek McCarville and
Barry Cassidy discuss the "strict" dietary
requirements of their fellow elite cyclists
Declan McEntee, Dara McKenna and
Steve McCann who travelled to race in
Athy on Saturday