So this was my daily commute for nearly 7 years, I only managed to ride the full distance home a couple of times. And this was one of those occasions where I did get to ride home. The only downfall to working in an air conditioned building was when I headed off, I didn’t know how hot it had gotten. The air temperature that day got up to 35C, not too hot for many of my friends south of the equator, but for Ireland, properly boiling.
It’s a fantastic trip, meandering from Carlow, down through Kilkenny (ticking off Paulstown, Dungarvan, Thomastown, Ballyhale). The legs started to die a death coming along that rolling section that is Mullinavat to Waterford. If I remember correctly I stopped in Mullinavat to refill both bottles and drown my head with a third.
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BC – Before Children….
This popped up on my Timehop today as a photograph. It was obviously before the twins came along, I’d class 5 hours as a good training week these days. Not just a Sunday Spin. I took a look at the route and can remember parts of it, but not all of it. I headed off to West Waterford, out around Cappoquin and Aglish (where the only Hindu Styled Bridge in Ireland is – look for yourself) and back into Dungarvan.
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Durango Unchained
Durango resident and Aevolo rider Nick McKey from Aevolo Cycling (Long term friends of the site) talks to us about his favourite loop/ride. Read More
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Jamie Blanchfield – King’s Country
Jamie Blanchfield is the man who got me round the Ronde this year and now has branched out with his own company, premierendurance.ie. So I flicked him a Whatsapp and asked him for his favourite training route, here’s what he had to say.
