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Posted on September 16, 2018 September 17, 2018

Photos: Galway Bay Cycling Paul Giblin Championship Race 2018

Sunday September 16th, 2018. Last race in the season for the club. Summer gone south with the swallows. I saw one, maybe the last, swooping out beyond the water tower.

Riders arrive in ones and twos. There’s hesitation: run it …

Posted on June 26, 2018 June 26, 2018

Bikes on film: GBCC Criterium, Highfield Park, June 2018

Galway Bay Cycling CLub (GBCC) Criterium racing, Highfield Park, Galway City, Saturday evening, June 9th, 2018.

Dry warm June. Tight clockwise circuit buried in one of Galway’s west side housing estates. Five right handers, two left handers, 2 speed bumps, …

Posted on October 15, 2012 December 2, 2015

Training with David O’ Loughlin: Ten Tips for Faster Cycling

(An amateur’s ode to winter training in the lull before it should start)
To help kick-start the winter training period after the 2012 racing season, the Galway Bay cycling club organized to have one of the top Irish cyclists of …

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