Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Riders eye view of Cyclo Cross
This is great handlebar camera footage of the ‘Fixx Series’ A Race at Punnchestown Racecourse, Co Kildare last weekend.
Pity there're no run ups or planks.
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Some questions for Pat McQuaid on todays Pat Kenny show
Pat mc Quaid is due to appear on the Today with Pat Kenny on RTE radio this morning. I've sent in the following questions. Hopefully Pat K will push Pat Mc for some real answers. We, the UCI's members, deserve it.
I understand that you are going to be interviewing Pat McQuaid today and would very much like to suggest some questions you might want to put to him:
1) Why, as President of the UCI, does he refuse to accept responsibility for that organisations complete lack of objectivity regarding Lance Armstrong. It's not good enough for him to claim events happened before he became President. He is being asked to speak for the organisation, not himself.
2) Why, as current President of the UCI, does he refuse to condemn the obviously self serving and patently false utterances of his predecessor, Hein Verbruggen.
3) Why, despite growing evidence, did he consistently ignore the growing testimonies of former Lance colleagues, preferring instead to parrot the self serving scorn Lance himself poured on them. That continues even today : http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcquaid-landis-and-hamilton-are-far-from-heroes
4) Any objective review of recent events shows that the UCI preferred to bask in the reflected glory and income of the Armstrong years rather than effectively police the sport we, the UCI's members, have entrusted to them. Does he not now believe that the dual roles of promoting and policing the sport are conflicting interests and must now be seperated. Failure to do so will inevitably result in that policing role eventually being removed form the UCI and being taken up to national authorities, who have, it has to be said, have been far more effective than any of the much (self) trumpeted efforts of the McQuaid/Verbruggen regime.
5) As an Irish cyclist, who has known Pat McQuaid for most of my life, I would very much like to say I'm proud that one of our own holds such a prominent role in our sport but recent events make that very difficult, especially since some of the real heroes of this story are also members of the Irish cycling family. At no time has Pat McQuaid shown any solidarity with any of his compatriots, sitting pretty in his pro-Lance bubble while a thoroughly decent Irish woman, Emma O'Reilly, was ruthlessly bullied by his American friends, not to mention his former fellow Irish team member, Paul Kimmage. Did Pat, at any time make contact with Miss O'Reilly, to seek out her side of the story?
I understand that you are going to be interviewing Pat McQuaid today and would very much like to suggest some questions you might want to put to him:
1) Why, as President of the UCI, does he refuse to accept responsibility for that organisations complete lack of objectivity regarding Lance Armstrong. It's not good enough for him to claim events happened before he became President. He is being asked to speak for the organisation, not himself.
2) Why, as current President of the UCI, does he refuse to condemn the obviously self serving and patently false utterances of his predecessor, Hein Verbruggen.
3) Why, despite growing evidence, did he consistently ignore the growing testimonies of former Lance colleagues, preferring instead to parrot the self serving scorn Lance himself poured on them. That continues even today : http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcquaid-landis-and-hamilton-are-far-from-heroes
4) Any objective review of recent events shows that the UCI preferred to bask in the reflected glory and income of the Armstrong years rather than effectively police the sport we, the UCI's members, have entrusted to them. Does he not now believe that the dual roles of promoting and policing the sport are conflicting interests and must now be seperated. Failure to do so will inevitably result in that policing role eventually being removed form the UCI and being taken up to national authorities, who have, it has to be said, have been far more effective than any of the much (self) trumpeted efforts of the McQuaid/Verbruggen regime.
5) As an Irish cyclist, who has known Pat McQuaid for most of my life, I would very much like to say I'm proud that one of our own holds such a prominent role in our sport but recent events make that very difficult, especially since some of the real heroes of this story are also members of the Irish cycling family. At no time has Pat McQuaid shown any solidarity with any of his compatriots, sitting pretty in his pro-Lance bubble while a thoroughly decent Irish woman, Emma O'Reilly, was ruthlessly bullied by his American friends, not to mention his former fellow Irish team member, Paul Kimmage. Did Pat, at any time make contact with Miss O'Reilly, to seek out her side of the story?
Monday, 16 July 2012
Dublin - Drogheda 1933
The full title of this amazing clip is:
"Cycle Road Race. E G Dunne (Harp CC) wins the Continental Handicap Cycle Race from Dublin to Drogheda for the Alderman Down Cup presented by the Mayor."
Look at the crowds!
"Cycle Road Race. E G Dunne (Harp CC) wins the Continental Handicap Cycle Race from Dublin to Drogheda for the Alderman Down Cup presented by the Mayor."
Look at the crowds!
Friday, 6 July 2012
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Friday, 15 June 2012
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Thursday, 8 March 2012
It's not just us who have to deal with silly bike lane rules
A lot of you might have seen this but if not, it puts my bike lane ranting in the shade!
Monday, 5 March 2012
Get a bus
On Saturday, just outside Lusk, Co. Dublin, a group of us were stopped beside the road, waiting for one of our colleagues to replace a punctured tube, when a man passed us on his morning walk.
In his broad Kerry accent, and in the friendliest tone, he uttered what has to rank among the all time great lines:
"Ah lads, would ye not save up and buy yourselves a bus."
In his broad Kerry accent, and in the friendliest tone, he uttered what has to rank among the all time great lines:
"Ah lads, would ye not save up and buy yourselves a bus."
Saturday, 3 March 2012
A last act of generosity
I went out training with Ian Gallahars club, Dublin Wheelers, today.
They always stop at the same cafe in Ashbourne. This morning the owner announced that Ian had given her €50 three weeks ago to buy teas and coffees for the group the following Saturday.
For various reasons she wasn't there for the last few weekends so today was the first opportunity she'd had to spread his generosity, 4 days after his sudden death.
Almost everyone in the cafe knew Ian from his long and dedicated service to the sport. As you can imagine it was a poignant moment.
We all raised our mugs to a decent man before heading back out on roads he'd ridden so often, and so recently, himself.
They always stop at the same cafe in Ashbourne. This morning the owner announced that Ian had given her €50 three weeks ago to buy teas and coffees for the group the following Saturday.
For various reasons she wasn't there for the last few weekends so today was the first opportunity she'd had to spread his generosity, 4 days after his sudden death.
Almost everyone in the cafe knew Ian from his long and dedicated service to the sport. As you can imagine it was a poignant moment.
We all raised our mugs to a decent man before heading back out on roads he'd ridden so often, and so recently, himself.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Get in the Bike Lane - Postscript
After looking on Google Street View I'm now questionning the correctness of the Garda telling me to get out of the bus lane and onto the off road bike line on Mount Merrion Ave. (see http://www.muse-ette.com/2012/02/get-in-bike-lane.html)
Look at this picture:
According to the signs there is an off road cycle track, shared with pedestrians, but the other sign says the bus lane is also for bikes. So was I within my rights riding in the bus lane or does the very presence of a dedicated bike path mean I HAVE to ride in it? But then again, that isn't a dedicated bike lane, it's a footpath/bike lane so which one takes priority?
Confused?
Me too!
Look at this picture:
According to the signs there is an off road cycle track, shared with pedestrians, but the other sign says the bus lane is also for bikes. So was I within my rights riding in the bus lane or does the very presence of a dedicated bike path mean I HAVE to ride in it? But then again, that isn't a dedicated bike lane, it's a footpath/bike lane so which one takes priority?
Confused?
Me too!
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