Women's Cycling

[manuel6b2]

From Louise Fullerton, Ulster Women's Association

Wednesday evenings

[manuel6b2]

From Ann Henry, Mullingar

To all the ladies of the club (and some of their partners,as I dont have all the ladies email addresses). Please find a link below that should be of interest. The Womens Commission of Cyling are organising a Ladies Training weekend for all ladies in the country and lucky for us it is being held in Mullingar.It would be a great training weekend of training and cycling and they will be doing the following:

• All ages, ability and fitness welcome
  
• 2 coaches assigned to each group with a maximum of 8-10 riders
  
• Group pace adapted to the level of fitness of participants
  
• All riders will be assessed by a coach and advised on how to enhance their training/fitness
  
• The weekend distance averages between 20km to 80km per day
  
• Practical hands-on demonstration on basic bike maintenance
  
• Advice on how to buy a bike
  

A couple of us in the club have attended a few of these training weekends and they are always well run and very informative.
if you are interested click on the below link and just send an email to [e-mail]

just to say to you all this is ideal for people who have not yet started racing etc or even those who have no intentions of racing.

Thanks Michelle


womenscycling.ie/blog/2010/01/20/womens-cycling-weekend-in-mullingar/

[manuel6b2]

NOTE:
Any events run by the UWA (Ulster Womens Association) only requires a club competition licence, or if the women is a beginner and hasn't joined a club yet they can take out a one-day licence. Outside of those events it is obviously an open licence.

Thanks. Louise

[manuel6b2]

Valentine's Day Women's Training Camp

Cycling Ulster’s Road Commission Chair, Ryan Connor, has arranged a Women’ training day for the 14th of February. Those interested should meet at the Fitnesss First carpark in Ballymena for at 9.00am. The day will start off with a two hour spin which will head off at 9.30am. Following that there will be a spin class at noon. Should numbers exceed the maximum of 20 for the spin class, circuit training will be on offer instead. Sauna and steam room facilities be available after this to allow everyone a chance to unwind and relax.

Lunch will be in the Dunsilly Hotel at the Dunsilly roundabout near Junction One in Antrim. Lunch is planned for about 2.00pm. Ryan said, ”The day will give me a chance to talk to the women and outline plans for the year ahead and for them to provide feedback on the what they want to see happening. We have a draft calendar for the year which includes a TT League, Women’s only league and some open events. I am looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Anyone interested in attending should contact Ryan by email to [e-mail]

Menus are available for lunch so it will speed things up if a pre-order is taken and submitted to the hotel.

Riders that have already confirmed are

Louise Fullerton
Louise Togneri
Kay Hack
Clare Egan
Maria Shannon
Sheena O’Neill
Therese Smyth
Hannah Francis
Josie Kee
Judith Mahon
Tonya Moran
Cheryl Cardwell
Gillian Orr
Anne Maguire
Bernie Monaghan
Marian Lamb Club Development Officer

[Bernie Monaghan]

Five Dromara riders turned out for the Cycling Ulster Women's Association Training Day - Ann Maguire, Val O'Neill, Sonia McLaughlin (in her Dromara shorts), numpty Patterson and myself. There were about 25 taking part. The first part of the day was the cycle which took us through Randalstown, Ahoghill, Cullybackey and back to Ballymena.
Conditions were quite good, with just a fine mist of rain at times, but otherwise nice and sunny.
The roads were full or pot-holes, some really big ones, and lots of muck on the Portglenone Road, which resulted in four or five riders crashing, as far as we know, no-one badly hurt.
It was a realitively flat run with just a couple of long dragging hills, one called the Tully.
Then it was back to fitness first for a spinning session, which was really great and positive, and enjoyed by everyone. really good loud upbeat music and a great instructor, who name escapes me.
After that it was showers and on to Drumsilly Hotel for a lovely lunch, which was subsidised by Cycling Ulster (If we'd known that at the start we'd have ordered fillet steaks and dessert instead of sandwiches and salads and sharing an apple crumbl between 5 of us. The day was really well organised and only cost us a few pounds each, so we all got out for a meal for Valentine's Day - we thought Tommy Lamb or Ryan Connor might have presented us all with a rose, but it was not to be!.
Marian Lamb took lots of photos which will no doubt be in her report - she even came into the spinnng class to snap us all sweating, puffing and panting, she stopped just short of bringing the camera into the showers.
There's a weekend for Women next weekend at Meelmore Lodge, but I think we'll just be out with the club.
Great day, great crack and an average of 16mph. Thanks to Ryan, Marian Tommy and all involved.

[numpty]

Good report Bernie ;D

It was a great day, a good run out on the bikes 30mls and the spinning class was great craic and some singing too Tommy Lamb joined us in the class

The food was lovely at Dunsilly Hotel especially the apple crumble with ice cream and custard which was shared between a few of us

Thanks to Louise Fullerton, Ryan Connor, Marian and Tommy Lamb

[manuel6b2]

FROM numpty

First race in the Womens League will be the Phoenix Grand
Prix at Nutts Corner in two weeks time. A nice easy circuit and the
Race will be only 24 miles long. I hope to see everyone take part. All that is required is a club racing license.

[manuel6b2]

FROM LOUISE FULLERTON

Hi All,

Ciara McManus has provisonally booked Meelmore Lodge at Trassey near Newcastle for the training weekend on 20/21st, with the following timetable:

Saturday
9.30 am meeting & registration
10am - 12.30: group rides (mtb and road)
1pm - 2pm: Lunch
2pm - 6pm: coaching presentations & workshops (conference room)

Sunday:
Breakfast
10am - 12.30: group rides (mtb and road)
1pm - 2pm: Lunch
2pm - 4pm: coaching presentations & workshops (conference room)

with the provision for a strength/core session on Saturday and hopefully yoga on sunday and coaching presentations.
There is a cafe on site for people to get lunch and we can be supplied a 3 course dinner as part of the weekend package.

We had a brilliant nutrition lecture on the last training day but we felt we needed more info on "on the bike" eating, so perhaps something about race day/training nutrition. Ciara was also was thinking more of training aids (i.e working with heart rate, zones etc, training diaries such as training peaks) and perhaps - i'm not too sure how relevant this is or how appropriate it is for this kind of session - some sort of information on the types of training involved for competing; aerobic endurance, on the bike strength work such as overgeared work, threshold & interval training, the aims behind these forms of sessions and their application - not going into too much detail just enough to get people thinking about their training methods and perhaps allowing them to tailor their training to whether they prefer RR/TT/MTB.

Kay Hack has also offered to do a session on strenght/core work.

There maybe an extra cost for yoga session but Ciara is waiting for confirmation, costs are based upon an anticipated attendance of c.15 women.

CU will subsidise some of these these costs, to be confirmed but Ciara has suggestede that the weekend will potentially cost between £25 - £30 per person. We need some firm comitment on numbers so if you could let me know your intention of attending so I can let Ciara know asap I'd appreciate it. I'll then let you know who to make the payment out to and where to send it.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,
Louise

[manuel6b2]

Attention all female cyclists

WOMEN'S CYCLING WEEKEND IN MULLINGAR 27-28TH MARCH.
OPEN TO SENIOR AND YOUTH RIDERS.
o All ages, ability and fitness welcome
o 2 coaches assigned to each group with a maximum of 8-10 riders
o Group pace adapted to the level of fitness of participants
o All riders will be assessed by a coach and advised on how to enhance their training/fitness
o The weekend distance averages between 20km to 80km per day
o Practical hands-on demonstration on basic bike maintenance along with advice on how to buy a bike
o Free massage available
o Full access to hotel facilities




Download the application form here (MS Word 34kb).
www.dromaracc.co.uk/WomensCycling/APPLICATION_FORM_WOMENS_CYCLING_WEEKEND_IN_MULLINGAR.doc

[numpty]

Feb 23, 2010 14:06:31 GMT 1 manuel6b2 said:

Attention all female cyclists

WOMEN'S CYCLING WEEKEND IN MULLINGAR 27-28TH MARCH.
OPEN TO SENIOR AND YOUTH RIDERS.
o All ages, ability and fitness welcome
o 2 coaches assigned to each group with a maximum of 8-10 riders
o Group pace adapted to the level of fitness of participants
o All riders will be assessed by a coach and advised on how to enhance their training/fitness
o The weekend distance averages between 20km to 80km per day
o Practical hands-on demonstration on basic bike maintenance along with advice on how to buy a bike
o Free massage available
o Full access to hotel facilities




Download the application form here (MS Word 34kb).
www.dromaracc.co.uk/WomensCycling/APPLICATION_FORM_WOMENS_CYCLING_WEEKEND_IN_MULLINGAR.doc

CLOSING DATE 16TH MARCH 2010

[numpty]

Note that the closing date (12th March) is fast approaching – get your entry in fast.27-28th March Mullingar coaching / mechanic workshop….

With several coaches on the road we will be dividing the women into groups depending on their ability. The weekend is open to women of all ages (including youth) and abilities. If you are just starting out we offer you the chance to learn the basics on bike maintenance and skills, if you are planning on riding sportifs, you will be guided in how to prepare, if you are a triathlete you can learn how to pace, and if you are a racer you can learn how to improve.

Below is an outline of how the activities we will be running.

Beginner level (20km):

•Riding in a group safely
•Pedaling technique (cadence)
•How to use gears
•Bike position
•Equipment Advice
•Bike handling Skills
Mid-level (40km):

•Pacing
•Cadence/Using gears
•Group riding
•Speedwork
•Cornering
More advanced (60km):

•Intervals
•Sprint sessions
•Strength work
•Cornering
Basic Bike Maintenance including:

•How to change a tube
•Taking on and off a wheel
•Cleaning your bike
•The importance of bike safety
•Safety checklist
•What to bring with you on a spin
The above is a rough outline of what will be covered. We are looking forward to hearing from you. Full details on how to apply can be found at this link: womenscycling.ie/blog/2010/01/20/womens-cycling-weekend-in-mullingar/