Chain Gang

We had a excellent turnout for the chaingang on last Thursday. Approximately 15-20 turned out for the up and over session. There were 2 groups due to the variation in standards. Reports back suggest that we should have 3 groups. The idea of a chain gang is to ride at tempo for the session. The average speed of the advanced group was a little under 23 mph. Just a few clarifications. If a rider gets dropped they should continue riding and use one of the flyovers at pearse road or Caltragh on the way into town to cross the road safely and recover until the group catchs you. On the way to Colloney the front group will continue to ride until the 2nd roundabout in Colloney. Therefore if you get dropped you continue to the 1st roundabout and get back onto the group. If you are dropped very early cross over at Ballyhedrehid or there is a gap in the barrier around 2 miles from Colloney.

Any rider who was dropped by their group last week should try and just hold the wheels of the riders in front dont ride through as the tempo is to hard or miss a couple of turns to recover

Meet @ 6.30pm Train @ 6.45 pm. If you are late either drive to Colloney or Cycle to Ballyhedrhid and cross over to the other side. Dont try and chase onto the group.

This week we will have 3 groups - Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced.

To make this session work we really need number so please turn up on Thursday and we will group riders based on their ability. The session is not meant to be easy but if you want an easier session you can drop back groups