Gravel Grind West was a great success for off-road cycling in the West Mayo area. The weekend kicked off with an introduction to cycling off road. With the finish line setup and the picturesque features around the pond down at the Quay it was the ideal setting for a youths event. Cycling Connacht and … Read more
The Strava 110k women’s event results. Overall 1st Sara Canny Western Lakes Cycling Club 2nd Marcia Salvador TC Racing – Cycling Team 3rd Eve Daly Galway Bay Cycling Club Thanks to prize sponsors Westport Bike Shop Ltd, Nuasan Marrey Bikes the Towers bar and restaurant and Raceface events 110k Strava segment and … Read more
Gravel Grind West Itinerary Saturday 17th September Kids Check in: From 12 TO 12.50 at the Towers Bar & Restaurant Marquee The Quay Westport. Kids cycling activities with Daire Feeley from 1-3pm at the grass area around the pond. Please park responsibly in the dedicated carparks, no parking in front of shops or business … Read more
Cycling takes many forms with a lot of different types of bikes. Of late, gravel biking has taken off and cyclists have taken to the trails, boreieens and byways to explore the way less travelled. Gravel Grind West taking place on September 17th and 18th in Westport, bringing the biggest gravel biking event of its kind ever … Read more
The Wild Mayo Ultra “The Passover” By Michael Brady. The seed was sown after seeing last year’s event, my brother Noel did the 2021 Mayo Ultra 300k so I felt if he can do it then so can I! The Brady’s are a tad competitive and I have a reputation to keep… So I … Read more
Sean Heron Galway Bay CC I had been looking forward to the Wild Mayo Ultra Race for quite some time given it’s a relatively new race and it covers lots of previously unexplored roads for me. Training was going well up to the end February but I then missed 6-7 weeks between covid, a new … Read more
Results of the McHale Run Mayo events at Ballinrobe Races course. The inaugural Run Mayo event was organised to celebrate Mayo month by attracting runners, walkers, and joggers to the safe confines of the Ballinrobe racecourse. The ambitious organisers, Raceface, hosted three multi-distance events at the same time on the ambulance track of the racecourse. … Read more
Ultra-cyclists dig deep in Wild Mayo Fifty ultra-cyclists from around the country arrived in Westport to take on the routes of the Wild Mayo Ultra. With a choice of three routes, most of the participants opted for the shorter distances of 300 and 200 kilometers. Five toughened Ultra men took on the notoriously hard 650k … Read more
Sean Mulligan – Bohermeen Cycling Club – Wild May 300Km – Solo – Unsupported 14th May 2022 – “looked around, couldn’t see anyone to moan too so had to shut up and get on with it” I Didn’t really go to Mayo with any major expectations. A little hope and confirmation that my training was … Read more
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