Sunshine, feel good factors, achievements and stunning scenery. All in a days cycling. Third year It’s now three years since we decided to run our own club beano on the world famous Ring of Kerry. Regardless of how many times ...
Holiday in the Sun
Mallorca 2018 Up until our departure for this trip, we have been handed some pretty miserable winter and spring weather. Not to mention low temperatures. The idea of a bit of cycling in the Mediterranean sun was something big to ...
The 22’s are open for business.
Founding principles… When the Chain Gang Cycling Club first came together amid the confusion and devastation of the foot and mouth outbreak in the early 21st century, the initial aim of this band of hill walkers was to keep a ...
Audaxified
The 206 km club ride through Kerry and Cork Trying to convince anyone to ride 200 km doesn’t come easy, but once you have a team assembled and then weather starts acting up, it can quite rightly scupper the best ...
When 4 World’s Collide
The Sunday cycles are something that’s evolved from the mentoring programme in spring. We now see a splatter of the former mentor’s heading out with, or in a relaxed group alongside more experienced club members. The distance we seem to be ...
New members earning their spurs!
Saddle up for summer-6 weeks on. The evenings are bright again, the sun is trying its best to shine and the cold winds and hailstones are having their last hurrahs.
The website
A window into the club One thing is for sure. The Chain Gang has always has an attractive and informative website. The task of up dating things and bringing us into 2016 has been a big challenge. Sadly what was ...
Playing the captains roll
Last weekend saw the introduction to our new graded ride system. From the outset it might seem slightly complicated, but in essence it’s easy-peasy. The 3 groups pulling out of the Meadowlands all had different destinations in mind and the ...