South East Road Club

December friday 16th Saturday 17th Sunday 18th South East Road Club : We are looking Members to help with Bag Pack on the above dates Please Contact Willie on 085 1742887

Cycling Ireland held their annual conference which is now in it’s second year at the Helix in the grounds of DCU last Saturday.

The Conference was aimed at coaches and cyclists and anyone with an interest in Cycling.

The Conference was well attended with members coming for all four corners of Ireland.

The conference kicked off at 9.30 with a series of lecturers from a wide range of speakers

on varied subjects and topics.

First up was Prof. Louis Passfield from the University of Kent who spoke about training and how to measure and specify aspects of your yearly focus/plan.

After that Declan Byrne spoke about his role as the Anti doping officer for cycling Ireland and the work he does with the Irish sports council and WADA.

After the 2 first main sessions there were smaller ‘breakout’ talks on subjects such as ‘cycling psychology’ by Alan Heary and the use of Video analysis in coaching by Dr.Alan Ringland,

The next talk was on Bike Setup and economy, efficiency and power distribution using the american Retul fitting system. This talk was given by head of Inspired cycling, Chris Mc Cann.

Whilst this talk was going on about bike set up, over in the ‘Blue room’ Bronwen Masters from the Sports institute of Northern Ireland was giving a talk about the ‘Use and misuse of nutritional supplements’

After lunch there were two main speakers one from British Cycling (Andrew Gillot/ Coaching and Education manager ) he spoke about the British programme from grassroots up to the current plans and visions they have set.

Hot on his heels was Dr. Simon Jobson from the University of Winchester who spoke at length about training Data (recording/measuring and interpreting )

The final part of the day was broken into 2 last breakout sessions the first by Carolien van Herrikhuyzen about track sprinting and the second by Dr.Geraint Florida James who focused on a talk about his work with Downhill mountain bikers.

The Conference finished up with  a Q and A session with a panel of coaches and cyclists .

A long day all in all but well worth the trip to the Helix.

The Wicklow 200,2012 edition is now open for entries …

http://wicklow200.ie/

The Sunday after our own Hamper race, December 18th , Wexford Wheelers will be holding their hamper race in the grounds of Ferrycarrig park.

5 laps of a 5 mile circuit.

The Categories of riders catered for, will be :

Touring / Novice,  A4, A3, A2, A1, U16, U 14, U 12 and Toddlers. ( any children with a set of wheels and a helmet for a short,  grounds driveway expedition ! ). Prizes for all children attending.

For more details check out http://www.wexfordwheelers.com/

Conor Mc Cabe Memorial Hamper Race 2011

will take place this year on

Sunday 11^th of December.

The Race will start from Toss Byrne’s Pub Inch, on the old N11 between Gorey and Arklow

Sign on 11am

Race Start 12pm

(€10 entry fee for visitng clubs )

Trophies and Hampers for winners

Refreshments served post race in Toss Byrnes

Hope to see you all on the day.

(The race is kindly sponsored by the Mc Cabe family. )

Members Garrett Mc Cabe and Ronan Ryan are taking part in Movember
2011 in aid of the Irish cancer society and action prostate cancer.

For the month of Movember both have been cultivating their upper lip hair to raise awareness of men’s health and raise a few bob for the above worthy charities.

You can find their Mo Spaces below if you feel like donating…go on go on go on …

http://mobro.co/GarrettMcCabe/d

http://mobro.co/RonanRyan

Conor Mc Cabe Memorial Hamper Race Sunday December 11th.
Toss Byrnes (Sign On 11am Start 12am.)

A few  items to keep you updated

1. Congratulations to Becky Heaney who has been selected to be part of the 2020 Olympic preparation squad for Ireland .

2 . Well done to Michael Shiel who won the Sangria Mallorca Cup in Spain back in late October ..What’s next Michael …? a stage or two in La Grande Boucle.
full details here http://www.sportactive.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=50&lang=en

3. Conor Mc Cabe memorial hamper race – Sunday the 11th of December . Time to be confirmed closer to the date.

4. Bag packing in Dunnes – (December) – Friday the 16th/Saturday 17th/Sunday 18th.

5. Pedal fever cycling conference this Saturday 9.ooam-17.30 – DCU – http://www.pedalfever.net/

For all those lucky enough to have day jobs…you too could spend your Winters like this.

Here’s a date for your diary for anyone interested in attending.

Cycling Ireland “Pedal Fever” Cycling Conference 2011

Date: 26th November 2011
Venue: The Helix, Collins Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
Time: 9am to 5:30pm

Website: www.pedalfever.net

cost €50 (Cycling Ireland members)

Sam in action

Congratulations to all our Junior members who were present yesterday and had the privilege of riding with the current Irish Under 23 road champion, Sam Bennett.
The weather gods were shining down on us as we got a perfect dry day for the spin with Sam.
The day started out in the Arklow Bay Hotel at 10.30.
Sam then led the group out on a 3 lap easy spin in and around the back roads of Arklow, with each junior member ,from all 3 clubs getting a chance to ride out in front with Sam,who imparted his Knowledge and gave great encouragement to our future stars in the making.
After the spin it was back to the Arklow Bay Hotel, where Sam gave an informal talk to the lads all about his experiences so far ,from Junior level up to his current pro level with the An Post Sean Kelly team.
It was great to see a rider of his calibre taking time out to take the lads out on the spin and talk so openly to them.
Thanks to all club members who gave up their time to help out on the ride,Derrick,Garrett,Matt,Wayne,Willie and Mick.
A special thanks to Derek Webb for organising the day.

Thanks to all our friends who came up from Slaney CC and Wexford Wheelers as well.