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MORE than 100 amateur cyclists set off this morning from Cork City on a challenging 600km journey through the six counties of Munster raising vital funds for the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI). Cycling legend Seán Kelly has once again joined the Tour de Munster, riding through Munster’s […]
THE 71st edition of the Lacey Cup hosted by Tralee Manor West Bicycle Club will be held on Sunday, March 1. The Lacey Cup will be the grand opener to the Munster Road Racing season. The challenging 71km circuit always lends itself to aggressive racing with cyclists eager to test […]
THE Tour de Ballyfinnane is back for its 10th anniversary cycle on Saturday, April 12th, at 10am, bringing together cyclists of all levels for a fantastic day on the roads of Kerry. This year’s event, sponsored by Creative Bathrooms, features two scenic routes—a 45km route perfect for beginners and a […]
THERE has been a call for signs requesting cyclists to dismount from their bikes along the pedestrian path from Fenit carpark to Fenit bathing slip. At the recent meeting of Tralee Municipal District, Fine Gael Cllr Angie Baily put forward a motion that the Council position three or four ‘Cyclists […]
WITH just over a week to go until this year’s Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday, June 15, people still have time to saddle up for Down Syndrome Kerry in partnership with Killarney Cycling Club. The event promises to be a fabulous day of cycling and fun two routes available; 100km […]
THE Tour de France will bring its iconic L’Etape event to Ireland this September giving up to 3,000 cyclists the chance to sample the thrills and challenge of a Tour de France stage in Ireland for the first time. Designed and vetted by the team behind the Tour de France, […]
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 […]
