Fitness Test

Here is a clip of cycling professional Patrick Clarke taking our fitness test last week on his return from a season in Belgium.
His results will be used to taylor the exact level of his training plan over the coming months.

Here's some athletes who didn't make it to our transition training in August!

Spin Classes like no other....

Getting close to the dark winter evenings. Five Classes per week at the moment, adding more again in October. More details in the "Spin Class" section of the site. Check it out....

Laurent Fignon RIP

Laurent Fignon was laid to rest in Paris toady.

He said in the first page of his book:

"Cycling is a living, breathing art. Those cyclists who forget that are halfway to becoming sloths. Isn't it better to gamble on victory than to secure a comfortable defeat?"

We were so lucky to have watched such a talent and fighting spirit on the bike! Rest in Peace

Well done to over 100 athletes who took part in our Power to Weight Challenge at Dublin City Tri Registration yesterday!

The winners of the vouchers are:

FEMALE:

1st€130 Emma Kerr 11.14watts per kilo

2nd€70 Aisling Keane 11.00watts per kilo

3rd€50 Pauline Griffin 10.83watts per kilo

MALE:

1st€130 Edward Kearney 17.23watts per kilo

2nd€70 Fergal Gallagher 15.98watts per kilo

3rd€50 Scott Graham 15.90watts per kilo

We look forward to seeing you all in the training centre soon!

Peak Power Challenge with Winning Solutions @ DCT 2010!

Hey all,

This Saturday at Dublin City Tri registration we're giving away €500 in vouchers! We're bringing along the Wattbike and running a peak power challenge. It's a fun event that takes about 10seconds to do, so it won't tire you out for the race. Prizes for the first 3 males and females. So give yourself a chance and wear a pair of runners. See you there!

Scott

Jens Voigt - The Hard Man of Cycling

Brilliant Stuff!

Descending the snow capped Col du Galibier during La Marmotte

Starting this Tuesday - Women's only Spin class

In order to fill the gap left by the great racing in both women's leagues and to continue improving the level of fitness we have a Women's Only Spin Class every Tuesday up to the Rás na mBan. That's 10 weeks in total, split into two blocks of 5 weeks each. These are specific classes which include all aspects of race fitness, and as they are indoors everyone can go at their own level without any fear of getting dropped.

We'll also provide free tea and coffee in keeping with the tradition of the league.

Booking is essential, either call me on: 087-2441210 or 01-4097711 OR click on "Prices and Services" and then "Booking and Payment" on the main web site

La Marmotte!

Legs still a bit tired after last weekends La Marmotte! R

eally glad to get the chance at the last minute to do it this year.

An epic cyclosportive over 174km with a 5,000m height gain.

Riding over the mountain passes of Col du Glandon (1,818m), Col du Télégraphe (1 570m),Col du Galibier (2,642m) and finishing

at Alpe-d’Huez (1,880m).

My two favorites:

Col du Galibier

Average : 6.9 %

Length: 18.1 km

Height start: 1401 m

Height top: 2646 m

Gradient: 1245 m

Maximum: 10.1%

Alpe d'Huez

Average : 8.1 %

Length: 13.2 km

Height start: 744 m

Height top: 1815 m

Gradient: 1071 m

Maximum: 10.6 %

Wattbike arrived....Fitness tests are a go!

The newest arrival at our Triathlon and Cycling Training Centre. Our new Wattbike arrived this morning. Let the fitness testing begin...

TriAthy 2010

Well done to all who competed at the weekend in TriAthy. It was a pleasure to sponsor such a well run event!

Danny McAskill filming in Chamonix

Hard to describe just how good this guy is! Best to just watch him in action.....

Classes kick off this week!

Classes Starting this Thursday May 6th with a one off-pay on the night class. Numbers are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Full blocks of classes start next week on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I'll be adding more in the coming weeks. Full details on the classes and how to book on the main web site under the "Spin Classes" tab.

Welcome to "The Winning Solutions Training Centre"

Relax in the Reception after training with a tea, a coffee or something a bit healthier

Changing rooms and showers..... a lot classier than than you'd get after Paris-Roubaix, although you'll still have to suffer for them!

Ten Steps to Fitness...

Welcome to Irelands First "Endurance Training Centre"

Fabian Cancellara stamped his authority on the Classics winning both Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in incredible style!
There's a new Lion of Flanders.... and a new flag!

Vladimir came in today and fitted the Karpets

(This one Only makes sense to true pro-cycling fans!)

New CycleOps Indoor Bikes

One Step Closer....
We got a big delivery yesterday, and spent all today unpacking and building them up. But don't they look great!

Drifting.......Fast and Furious style

We offer training for everything connected with the bike, or so I thought!

Have a laugh at this one - a skill I've never seen before....