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August 2010
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Vanderlust Campervans support Race round Ireland
We’re delighted that Vanderlust Campervans have come on board as a supporter of the Race. They are offering a 5% discount to all teams for the Race.
www.vanderlust.com
Leslie Holton breaks North to South record in...
2010 entrant Leslie Holton recently attempted to break the record for North to South in the state of Colorado. Heres her story….. It was a very good day! The kinda day where it all comes together, minimal bad things happen, and the good starts to multiply… Saturday was my attempt at setting a Colorado State crossing record by bike. My crew for this journey was my hubby Drew, and...
July 2010
5 posts
Final race route available to view now
The final route for the 2010 Race Around Ireland is available to view and download to gps here http://ridewithgps.com/users/5501
More detailed information on each section will follow soon.
The Time Stations for the 2010 Race are:
TS01 Ballymascanlon, Co. Louth
TS02 Moira, Co. Down
TS03 Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim
TS04 Malin Head, Co. Donegal
TS05 Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
TS06 Sligo Town
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Aghadoe Heights Hotel Time Station
Aghadoe Heights Hotel have come on board this year as a time station they are making the folloing offer for Race Around Ireland participants:-
They have said they will have an “Exclusive Race around Ireland Offer” – all bookings for 15th September (related to the race) will receive a complimentary upgrade and cyclists will receive a complimentary one hour pass to our Thermal Suite. (both are...
Great support from Ordnance Survey Ireland
Picked up a pile of maps and atlases off Ordnance Survey Ireland yesterday. Very grateful for their help.
Route finalised
Myself and Alan Heary spent 3 days last week finishing our drive round the Race Around Ireland route. We both agreed that this year’s route is still extremely challenging as well as being absolutely beautiful. Although some sections have been altered from the 2009 route we feel that the route hasn’t lost any of its character and will still provide an unforgettable experience for everyone involved....
First half of route finalised
Just spent 2 days driving the route from Navan to Oranmore with Alan Heary. Not 1 wrong turn or argument! Which was nice.
The first 9 Time Stations on the route this year will be - TS01 Ballymascanlan, Co. Louth; TS02 Moira, Co. Down; TS03 Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim; TS04 Malin Head, Co. Donegal; TS05 Letterkenny, Co. Donegal; TS06 Sligo Town; TS07 Castlebar, Co. Mayo; TS08 Clifden, Co. Galway;...
April 2010
3 posts
Alan Heary Race Director in Irish Times
Alan Heary, Race Director was interviewed recently for the Irish Times, here is the article http://tinyurl.com/yysjtwh
Team "Wheels of Destiny" have set up a Facebook...
Team “Wheels of Destiny” have set up a Facebook page. Wheels of Destiny are a two person team, Murt Rice and John Mahon.
Check it out here http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115021665191633&ref=mf
Team Youghal Web Site
Team Youghal has their website up and running now, check it out at
http://www.teamyoughal.com/
And to joing their Facebook group go to
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Team-Youghal/367068986542?ref=ts
March 2010
5 posts
Wyatt Van Wendel Solo Rider has Facebook Group
Wyatt Van Wendel now has a Facebook group page.
Here is the link
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=227455334174&ref=mf
Donncha Cutriss Solo Rider Facebook Page
Donncha Cutriss has now set up a Facebook Group page.
This is the link to it
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=409151828265&ref=ts
Looking forward to keeping up with how you training is going.
A few photos from TV3
I have put a few of the the photos from the TV3 Morning Show in the Gallery 2010. http://www.racearoundireland.com/gallery-2010.asp
These photos are courtesy of John Hennessy www.jhennessy.net
Everyone seemed to enjoy their TV debut …. spoke to Ian Campbell at the Information Day the next day, said he loved the experience.
Here is a link to the clip of TV3’s “catch...
Race Around Ireland on TV3
Team Youghal and Solo rider Ian Campbell appeared on TV3 This Morning Show.
They did a fantastic job at promoting both the event and their own causes.
Team Youghal supports the Emer Casey Foundation, this is the website
http://www.emercaseyfoundation.com/
Bike Pure Supports Race Around Ireland
We are delighted to announce that the 2010 Race Around Ireland will be supported by Bike Pure.
Bike Pure is an independent, global, organization for fans, riders and the cycle trade to join together in a united stance for a new era of positive cycling. The basic principles of Bike Pure are: * Preserve the honesty and honour of the cyclist. * Respect for fellow competitors and the appreciation...
February 2010
9 posts
Donncha Cutriss Solo Rider Blog Page
Donncha Cutriss who is a Solo entrant this year, crewed for Caroline Van Den Bulk, the Solo ladies winner in the RAI in 2009.
Here is a link to Donncha’s blog
http://www.donncha-cuttriss.blogspot.com/
Below is some of his blog
“I am competing in the cycling race around Ireland on Sept 2010.If you would like to know more about the race you can go to the RAI website here.I was...
Solo Entrant Wyatt Wendels Blog page
For those of you who have not got Facebook you can stil keep up to date with Wyatt’s blog here:-
http://www.heart.co.uk/colchester/shows/breakfast/wyatts-race-around-ireland-training-blog/
Below is just a small segment from his blog.
“Well I’m certainly off the turbo trainer for the time being. Judging by how cold it is I could well be back on it again soon! This damn...
Evening Herald article, 12th February 2010
Article in the Evening Herald on the 12th February 2010 about the Second Race Around Ireland.
http://tiny.cc/OMMLm
An Post Team Connaught and Clarity
An Post Team Connaught agreed to be guinea pigs to a massive science experiment for Clarity, Centre for Sensor Web Technologies in DCU (Dublin City University)
The An Post Team Connaught were a four person team and they came second in this category, finishing in 2 days, 20 hours and 38 minutes
There was an article in the Irish Times Innovation Magazine on Friday the 4th September 2009, which...
Team No Prior Experience and Swift Films
Swift Films are working on a documentary about “Team No Prior Experience” the winner of the Four Person Category. They completed the race in 2 days, 19 hours and 27 minutes.
Click on the following link to see some of the Siwft Films Documentary.
http://www.swiftfilms.co.uk/projects/project/index.php?project=race_across_ireland
Team Beara Four change over in Donegal - You Tube...
Click on this link to see the Team Beara Four complete a changeover in Donegal during the Race Around Ireland 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEoN5f0-1WI&NR=1
The Beara 4 completed the RAI in 3days 8hours and 18 minutes, fifth in the four person category.
Joe Barr's feature on BBC NI Sports
Joe Barr Derry cyclist and former Commonwealth Games medallist, comes out of retirement after 12 years to win the 1350 mile cycle race around Ireland.
Watch his feature on BBC NI Sport
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8271229.stm
Here is the link to see Joe Barrs Win in the Race...
Here is the link to see Joe Barr Solo Winner in the Race Around Ireland.
http://vimeo.com/8465514
If you cant see this vimeo link try this one on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCTLKNUaHc
Joe completed the RAI 2009 in 4 days 12 hours and 12 minutes, to become the first Solo Mens Winner.
Solo entrant Wyatt Wendels has a Facebook Group...
10th February 2010
Wyatt Wendells has a Facebook Group page, where he shares his training highs and lows, also has some video footage.
Here is link to this http://tiny.cc/yNFTf
January 2010
2 posts
The 2008 Double Ironman World Champion, Leslie...
15 January 2010
The 2008 Double Ironman World Champion, Leslie Holton, has just signed up to compete in the Race Around Ireland 2010. Leslie, who is from America, is no slouch when it comes to endurance sports. A few of her other accomplishments include the first every female finisher of the Kanza 200 mile MTB race and a 1st Place finisher of the Fireweed 400 Road Race (which also qualified...
Happy New Year
11 January 2010
Happy New Year to everyone. Hope you like the new look of the website. We will be working really hard over the coming weeks with our Web Designers, The DG Group, to get the web site up to scratch