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tour reports
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Members of the club have taken part in a number of large international events over the years
and in this section of the site we will bring you their accounts of some of the most gruelling,
demanding and down right insane undertakings. Any members who have similar experiences
can email them to ian@mainstream.ie for inclusion.

Orwell do the Spring Classics

Click on the link here to read John Marron's acount of his trip to the Liege-Baston-Liege classic.
John & Co. took a lot of great photo's during their trip. You can view them by clicking on the following links:
Flanders
Paris Roubaix
TBT
Misc.

A week in the Alps....Stephen McNally

Here's Stephen McNally's diary of an epic week of cycling in the French alps with Stephen Surdival
and Dave McLoughlin which culminated in a very successful assault by the Stephens on the
2007 edition of the fabled Marmotte sportive, rated by many as the toughest of them all. Click here
to read.

Nove Colli Marco Pantani 2007

Nine members of the club took part in this years running of the Nove Colli (nine hills) in Cescenatico Italy. Read Eddy Lane's account of the event. Images from the trip and event can be viewed in the
photo gallery.

John Marron recalls his time riding in the gutters of Belgium

John Marron, Peter Langan and Seamus Fitzgerald recently
completed one of the most gruelling events on the cycling calendar - The Tour of Flanders.
Read John's account of the trip.

 

 

 

Stephen McNally completed the epic Raid Pyreneen in 2005.

From Hendaye on the Atlantic coast to Cerbere
on the Mediterranean the Raid is truly awesome
and the next time you see this man avert your gaze and don't look him in the eye as you are in the presence of greatness.
Read it and weep.