Single Speed Ireland

Very sorry for the delay on the photos I have been having problems uploading them to the web site so I have had to put them on flickr instead.

Ash’s Photo’s: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollietrex/sets/72157608302145707/

Morgan’s Photo’s: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollietrex/sets/72157608289746282/

Michelle Granaghan - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ollietrex/sets/72157608289336440/

Enjoy…

I will write a proper article and put the pictures up in the next few days once the hangover goes away but for the moment here are the results.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pfwOkTBM7u1UnWmT2GJtLVQ

Thanks to every one for coming it was a great event.

Blue Note Pub

So after a hard faught single speed national championships this Saturday we are going to hit the pubs and clubs of Galway for some beers general banter to celebrate the first single speed event. The festivities are going to kick off around 9:30 in the Blue Note which is pretty much city centre of Galway.

For places to stay there are hundreds of options becuase the pub is in the city centre. For the cheaper options check out http://www.hostelgalway.com/ or for a more expensive option check out http://www.galwayhotelguide.com/. When I have booked something I will post up there some of us are going to stay….

SSIE Poster

Well we have a new poster because of the kind people from Kearney Cycles sponsoring the event. Also you can find more details about directions to the event on the competition page.

Well it started as just an idea over a few beers but we are now just one week away from the national single speed championships. I have been getting enquires every day now so looks like we are on for a good field of riders with some big names in attendance. Get those bikes shined and get ready for some fast and furious action…

I will have directions and more information about places to stay in Galway hopefully up today and the prizes are going to purshased tomorrow so its all looking good.

We have just recieved some good news that Kearney Cycles in Galway has agreed to sponsor the single speed national championships.  This means bigger and better prizes, a better course and best of all more beer for the after party…

Check out there web site at www.kearneycycles.com and dont forget to mention where you saw their advert if you buy anything.

Single Speed Champtionships Flyer

With thanks to Sebastian the single speed national championships now has a poster. Keep your eye on the site over the next few days for more infromation on the location of the event and some suggestions on places to stay in Galway if you want to have a few beers on the Saturday night.

Right, there has had to be some changes because of the Connaught Championships which have to run Sunday due to organizational reasons. As they are running an event on Sunday the 19th we are going to move the single speed event to the Saturday the 18th, in the afternoon, which will allow much more drinking on the Saturday night in Galway. On Sunday then, any one who gets up can go and compete in the Connaught Championships or there will be a recovery spin one some of the local trails for everyone else.

The event will still take place in Kilcronin Woods, Clarinbridge near Galway (Directions to come) but to give people a chance the get there, sign-on will be from 12 to 1 and we will start at about 1:30. Entry will be 10 euro each to cover insurance and costs and everything else will go on drinks for the Saturday night. For the people who have asked, this is not a UCI points event and it just to crown our national single speed champion, there will be insurance cover and the event will be marked etc..

As I write there will be a mass start of some sort followed by about three or four laps of the 6km of single track and then a prize giving. We will then move to the pub in Galway (Links to accommodation and beer to come) where we can discuss the meaning of life early into the early morning and all wake up wondering what happened the night before.

This event is kindly supported by West Coast Wheelers and run by some random guy called Ollie, if you have any questions post on the forum, email me on oliver.castle@tribeguru.com or drop me a line on +353 (0) 862255391.

Kilcornan Woods, Clarenbridge, Co. Galway

So here it is the first single speed national championships to ever hit the shores of Ireland. With great thanks to the lads of Galway we will be running the event in association with the Connacht Mountain Bike League on the 19th October in Kilcornan Woods, Clarenbridge near Galway.

By all reports the course is about 6km of fairly flat but seriously fast trails with about 90% of it being single track so looks time to get those small cogs out of hibernation and prey for the rain to stop. The amount of laps is yet to be decided but will probably be based on the amount of beer consumed by the riders the night before.

Keep checking the site for details and we will publish them as they become more clear. The current plan is to go for a sociable ride somewhere on Saturday and then some beers on Saturday night followed by a race on Sunday.

May this be the first of many single speed championships….