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KILLARNEY Cycle Club is inviting participants for the Three Peaks Challenge in mid-June. The sportive, which takes place on Saturday, June 17 at 10am, covers some of the most rugged and beautiful landscape in Ireland, with a choice of 100km and 75km routes. This could be the perfect warm-up for […]

A FASCINATING part of Kerry’s sporting history in the form of two albums of newspaper cuttings put together in the 1950s by Gillian Mangan, younger sister of the legendary Kerry cyclist Gene Mangan, has been donated to Kerry Library. At an event at Killorglin Library on Tuesday, Gillian donated the […]

THE 68th edition of the Lacey Cup hosted by Tralee Manor West Bicycle Club will be held on Sunday, March 6. As is customary, the Lacey Cup will be the grand opener to the Munster road racing season. The challenging 75km circuit always lends itself to aggressive racing with cyclists eager […]

A GROUP of cyclists from Tralee are taking an unusual route next week from ‘castle to castle’ in aid of the Kerry Hospice Foundation. Mark Sheehy from Tralee and Michael Ferriter from Castlegregory have organised a cycle from Castlebar in Mayo to The Castle Bar in Tralee from Thursday, August […]

EXTRA employment will be created in Kerry County Council following an announcement of funding today from Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D. for up to 248 new jobs in local authorities to expand walking and cycling facilities all over the country. As part of the plan developed by the National Transport […]

AN event will be held this Friday evening and everyone with a bike is encouraged to call down for a leisurely cycle. Organised by the Kerry Cycling Campaign, the ‘Tralee Critical Mass Cycle’ will start from the Square at 6.30pm (people are asked to gather from 6pm). Critical Mass is […]

FOR those of you looking to head out for a spin this weekend, the 8th annual Stephanie O’Sullivan’s Memorial Cycle in aid of Suicide Prevention is a great way of spending a Sunday morning. The cycle starts and finishes at the Nagle Rice Community Centre in Milltown beginning at 9am. Cyclists can register Saturday night […]

FOLLOWING a successful event last year, which hosted 250 cyclists from across Kerry, the Valley 70 returns for 2019 with a new date and an additional short, flat route. Launched this week by members of Kilcummin’s Intermediate All Ireland Winning Team – the Valley 70 will take place on Sunday, […]

THE 2019 Lacey Cup will be held on Sunday, March 3 hosted by Tralee Manor West Bicycle Club. The Lacey Cup is the grand opener to the Munster racing season with a competitive field anxious to show early season form. The race always draws a large field of riders, with […]

TRALEE will see a major boost next  Spring when thousands of cyclists are expected to base themselves in town for the SRAC Atlantic Challenge which features Irish cycling legends Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and Nicolas Roche. Cyclists from all over the world will gather in town on Saturday, March 30 to participate […]

THERE was a good turnout in Killarney on Saturday as  hundreds of cyclists took part in the ‘Wrong Way Round’ cycle. Now in its fourth year there were two routes are on offer in the event which supports the Donal Walsh Livelife Foundation. Cyclists departed from the Gleneagle Hotel in […]

A CYCLING dynamo from Ballyroe visited Enable Ireland Kerry at Oakview this morning to deliver another big cheque to the service. This year, Tommy Sheehy, originally from Castleisland, has raised a staggering €12,186 for Enable Ireland Kerry Services by undertaking a series of 8 hour spinning sessions throughout Kerry. To […]

MINISTER of State for Tourism and Sports Brendan Griffin TD announced today that Fáilte Ireland is teaming up with cycling specialists Ride Wild (www.ridewild.ie ) to launch the Wild Atlantic Way Cycle Sportive which will take in stages in Kerry and could prove a huge tourism boost to the county during the off-season. This […]

A MAN based at the Jigsaw Kerry centre is looking forward to a big cycle in aid of the National Centre for Youth Mental Health this September. Donagh Hennebry works at their Tralee centre in Edward Street and he’s hoping other cyclists will sign up for the Giro D’Jigsaw — […]

TWO Tralee-based cyclists launched a book on the best cycling routes the Kingdom has to offer at O’Mahony’s Bookshop on Friday evening. ‘Cycling Kerry – Great Road Routes’ (The Collins Press, €14.99) by Donnacha Clifford and David Elton was launched by Tom Daly, cyclist, educator and author of The Rás. They pair have […]

TWO Tralee-based cyclists have joined forces to write the first guide to the best cycling routes the Kingdom has to offer. Cycling Kerry – Great Road Routes (The Collins Press, €14.99) by Donnacha Clifford and David Elton is out now in all good bookshops and will be launched in O’Mahony’s Bookshop, […]

ENABLE Ireland Kerry is looking for cyclists to take part in a serious challenge this July riding through the Italian Alps and Dolomites, tackling many of the most famous Giro climbs and highest roads Europe has to offer. Tommy Sheehy, who has raised tens of thousands over the years for […]

THE Killarney Cycling Festival returns on August 26, 2017, for it’s fourth year running. The event is eagerly anticipated by cyclists from all over the country, and is a great opportunity to end the cycling season with a bang. The Wrong Way Round is a route with a twist on the traditional […]

IT’S set to be a great day at the Meadowlands Hotel this Saturday if you’re a cycling enthusiast. The Tralee-based Chain Gang is holding a ‘Smart Training For Cyclists’ seminar from 9.30am to 5pm with a number of expert speakers in their fields giving advice on the day. They include Nutrition and […]

THE legendary cyclist, Sean Kelly, will once again take part in the Tour de Munster Charity Cycle in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland which arrives in Tralee this August. The launch of the 16th annual cycle took place at Lismore Castle Gardens and Kerry was well represented at the event on Monday. […]

THE Fenit Lifeboat cycle took place on Saturday morning as riders set off in dry conditions on the 50km route. Around 65 people departed from O’Donnell’s Bar & Restaurant in Mounthawk at 10.30am  and headed off to Farranfore, Castleisland and finished up back at O’Donnell’s again where refreshments were provided. This was fewer than the 85 […]

ULTAN Dillane is leading in the vote for Radio Kerry’s sportstar of the month competition for March, where he is up against two other Tralee natives. The three nominees in the competition, sponsored by Randles Bros, all enjoyed a fantastic March and there’s still time to vote for your favourite. Irish […]

A VERY popular cycling club is looking for some new recruits and will be mentoring them in a new programme. The Chain Gang Cycling Club based in Tralee has been bringing leisure cyclists together since 2008, and is one of the busiest cycling clubs in the county. Now the club is […]

THERE was a terrific turnout yet again for the annual Na Gaeil GAA Club cycle. Organisers say around 300 donned their helmets and set off from their Killeen base on the route, which took them over to Castleisland and back, with funds raised going towards the club. The weather held […]

AROUND 85 participants set of on their bikes on Saturday morning to raise funds for a great cause. The Fenit Lifeboat Cycle was another success and after last year’s awful weather conditions, the gods smiled down on the cyclists this time as they set off in the sun from O’Donnell’s […]

  OVER 200 riders signed up on Sunday for the annual Lacey Cup which was won by Sean McKenna of the Aquablue team. The event was hosted by Tralee Manor West Bicycle Club and set off from Manor West Hotel, taking in Camp, Annascaul, Castlemaine, finishing on the Killorglin road coming back into Tralee. Torrential […]

SEVENTY cyclists set out from St Pat’s GAA club on Saturday morning to remember a much loved local character. The fourth Jimmy Duffy Memorial Cycle saw men, women and children brave the biting cold winds to travel to Castleisland and back. The numbers were down on previous years – over […]

A LARGE group of cyclists is expected in Blennerville on Saturday morning to celebrate the life of a great local character who died five years ago this month. The annual Jimmy Duffy Memorial Cycle takes place at 11am from St. Pat’s GAA Club, but there are more events planned on the day […]

TOUR DE FRANCE cyclist Nicolas Roche will be in town to help raise funds for the Donal Walsh LiveLife Foundation on Monday. Roche will be appearing at the Fels Point Hotel from 7pm. First, fans will get a chance to grab a photo and an autograph during a meet and […]

IF you’re travelling up to Dublin on Saturday, keep an eye out for a few cyclists making their way to the capital for the match. Well known taxi driver, Kevin Finn, is making the journey from ‘Head2Head’ with a fellow cyclists Jim Breen (organiser of the Cycle Against Suicide), JJ […]