Bann Wheelers prepare for new season

THE Bann Wheelers’ preparation for the new season continues with many riders ordering club kit, the club’s racing calendar has also been finalised.

Training within the club has also been developed with two groups riding on a Sunday with the purpose of catering for the various levels of cyclists within the club.

Sunday’s run was the first occasion on which the respective groups ride the same course, this was successful in accommodating riders who wished to experience riding at the faster pace as they were able to join the 2nd group at the coffee stop.

Irish record holder John Madden travelled from Ballycastle to participate in the training run, he was joined in the 1st group by Sean Kealey and new comers to the sport Chris Mc Intyre and Keiran Mullan, Big Nigel Kerr also joined this elite group for the first time, these three ride strongly to stay with Sean and John during the ride.

The 2nd group ride at a steady pace and all enjoyed the morning, although the riders in the 2nd group would be the first to admit they would have difficulty matching the pace of the 1st group on the road, however, these guys were more than a match for their thinner contemporaries in the wee caf in Dungiven.

The club’s weekly training run meets at the Strand Service Station on the Strand Road in Coleraine on Saturday’s and Sunday’s at 9am, weather permitting.

Two training groups will cycle approximately 50 miles, the 1st group will average approximately 18-19 MPH, with the 2nd group averaging 16-17 MPH.

The club would welcome anyone who would like to come along and highlight that the rider can turn off to shorten the distance if they wish.