This article is from page 10 of the 2013-03-26 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 10 JPG
IRELAND’S Tour de France hero, Stephen Roche, will be in Lahinch this weekend to lead a community cycle on Sunday morning.
Roche, who created history in 1987 by winning cycling’s triple crown of the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championships, will lead the cycle from the Lahinch Promenade on Easter Sunday morning, March 31, at 10am.
Cycling has undergone a renaissance in North Clare in recent years with the Burren Cycling Club becoming one of Ireland’s leading amateur clubs as well as the formation of a new club in Ennistymon earlier this year.
The cycle is being organised by Roi- sin Ni Ghairbhith, An Taisce Green Schools officer for Clare, who is also organising a free bike fixing event in Ennistymon this Saturday.
“We fixed a record breaking 116 bikes the last time we did this back in September so we are back due to popular demand,” said Roisin.
“This time we are under no pressure to break the record so we will be focussing more on teaching people how to fix their bikes as we fix them with them. I’ve organsied this event mainly to encourage people to use the brand new cycle lane all the way from Ennistymon to Lahinch.”
There will be 10 bicycle mechanics at the Teach Ceol in Ennistymon from 3pm to 6pm on March 30. People are also encouraged to come along who want to buy or sell a bike on the day.