Merry Christmas

December 20, 2009 in News Report

We are all now under starters orders in the run up to the Christmas break and the New Year, but thankfully the ladies and gents who make up our season will be out pounding the roads. And then again it is the last minute shopping that needs to be addressed. Emyvale CC McQuaid Tyres plus [...]

Year End

December 10, 2009 in Article

 So, the festive sesaon is well and truly upon us when in theory all people are equal and good humoured. It has been a good news week for the Killorglin Credit Union Cycling Club and for the sponsor of the Junior Tour, Martin Donnely, to my sponsors of the web page Eurobaby Eurocycles, but more [...]

Future Stars

December 4, 2009 in Article

Good news for all aspiring competitors in the the junior and under 23 bracket for the year ahead. The foundation for the future of our stars was laid last year. Now the block building begins at these two levels this weekend in Charleville, Co. Cork.Thankfully there has been an unprecendented level of interest for the course over [...]

Updates

December 4, 2009 in Article

It may hidden in the bowels of my copy this week, but it has surfaced again and no doubt will keep been revisited and that is the failure to have an under-23 team at the World Cycling Championships in Mendriso, Switzerland last September. And to make matters worse the High Performance Director Phil Leigh announces to [...]

Tesco in £1m cycles payment blunder

December 1, 2009 in News Report

Tesco is seeking restitution of the overpaid monies following the error by its finance team. The supermarket chain should have paid Universal Cycles, a subsidiary of Sports Direct which is controlled by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, £984 for six Muddy Fox Suspension Bikes but paid £984,000 instead. Universal, an Essex-based company majority-owned by Sports [...]