Saturday 24th July, I had the date marked in the calendar for about two months, once I had brought myself around to the idea of a 300km ride. It sounded OK… I’d have a fair bit of training done and the weather would be decent. Alas the weather wasn’t decent, it was brutal! John Magee, … Read more
The Wild Mayo Ultra attracted a very niche breed of cyclist to Westport for the weekend of July 23 to 25th, for 72 hours these unique athletes were seen around town soaking up the atmosphere before, during and after the event. The numbers partaking may be small but each brought their own support crews, supporters … Read more
The Wild Mayo 650 Ultra starts in the adventure capital of Ireland Westport; the route leaves the bustling coastal town and hugs the coast line to the surfer’s paradise Mecca of Louisburgh before returning inland to take on the first of many magnificent climbs! First up and not long into the event we have “The Maum”, … Read more
Cyclist on Mayo roads for more than 24hrs. On Saturday July 24h & 25th the Wild Mayo Ultra endurance cycle events start and finish in Westport. The 300k event starts from 7am at the Mariner Hotel Mill St, Westport, each cyclist departs at 3minute intervals. Their route will be via Newport, Furnace, (Wild Nephin drive to Keenan, … Read more
Westport is re-establishing itself as the Adventure Capital of Ireland. The town is well known for its association with adventure racing and now the extreme discipline of Ultra Cycling is coming to the port. Ireland West Promotion group are the event promoters, with help from local clubs. The course has been strategically plotted around … Read more
Most people follow the crowd, do the tried and trusted sportif thing while keeping well clear of events where you must cycle alone. But, are those that don’t go on a personal journey of self exploration missing out? One must commit! An Ultra is not the same as other events, you must commit early … Read more
The 2020 Bridge Signs Ireland West Duathlon Series had another great year with over 400 participants taking part in one or more events, it was also the most competitive yet with the last event deciding who the winners would be in the male and female categories. Considering the weather we had we were lucky to … Read more
Its been another great year for the Hollymount Wheelers who for the third year running have taken the club team title… They were to the fore in many of the categories.. with Edel Reilly their star winning the ladies, James Malone and Noel Jennings performed consistently to win the Relay category and Ann Stagg Flynn … Read more
What a tight finish to the Bridge Signs Ireland West Duathlon Series, the overall men’ s winner ended up with 2 joint winners…. After 4 rounds we looked back to see who had the better head to head result but when we did it was even so even it stays and their are our Joint … Read more
Storm Jorge fails to dampen Ballinrobe Duathlon. After one of the worst storms this year, storm Jorge blew out of steam just in time for Ballinrobe to run their 11th consecutive duathlon, it was the toughest years yet with a postponement and a really harsh day for the rescheduled date. Having one bad years weather … Read more
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