Social Rides Week Commencing 30th September

Hi all,
Hope you all had a good weekend, and got out on a bike for a spin.
So how about a few social rides this week.
Date : Tuesday 1st October
Time : 6.45pm
Venue : NSC car park, (swimming pool side) Groves Road, Douglas
And
Date : Thursday 3rd October
Time : 6.45pm
Venue : Farmers Arm car park, St.Johns
Look forward to seeing some of you out.
Keep an eye on the FaceBook page and www.loaghtanloaded.com website.
If the weather is bad, a cancellation will be posted on FaceBook.
Cheers
Coops

Social Rides Week Commencing 23rd September

Hi All,
How about a few social rides for this coming week…..
Looking at joining MadManxCow and her crowd….
Date : Tuesday 24th September
Time : 18.30 (6.30pm)
Venue : Shoprite car park, Ramsey
And
Date : Thursday 26th September
Time : 18.30 (6.30pm)
Venue : Crosby playing fields, Crosby
Please remember to bring your lights.
These rides are at a sociable pace, nobody will be left behind.
If you intend to attend, please let me know, so we’re not waiting around.
If the weather is bad, a cancellation will be posted on FaceBook.
Cheers
Coops

Sunday Social Farewell Ride

There will be a special ‘Farewell’ social ride on Sunday 29th September meeting at the NSC overflow car park (behind the QB Pub) at 9.00am.
The pace will be very social and will follow the railway lines through to St.Johns, 7 Gates track up to Archy then a lap through the trails at Archy then back towards the NSC (final route to yet be decided).
This special farewell ride is to wish a safe Bon Voyage to one of the flock who has secured a job in Perthshire, Scotland, and will thus be re-locating.  All Loaghtan’s (or not) welcome young or old, lets get a good turn out for this.

Social Rides – Week commencing 16th September

Hi All,
How about a few social rides for this coming week…..
Date : Tuesday 17th September
Time : 19.00 (7pm)
Venue : Highwayman pub car park, Peel.
And
Date : Thursday 19th September
Time : 18.45 (6.45pm)
Venue : Cat with no tail pub car park, Douglas.
Please remember to bring your lights.
These rides are at a sociable pace, nobody will be left behind.
If you intend to attend, please let me know, so we’re not waiting around.
If the weather is bad, a cancellation will be posted on FaceBook.
Cheers
Coops

Algarve Bike Challenge 2014

The most desired mediterranean MTB challenge!

Your stage race on the sunny coast of Europe!

After an awarded first edition the expectations for the 2014 edition are huge…
The Algarve Bike Challenge or ABC is a mountain bike stage race and it will take place from 28th to 30th of March 2014. The Algarve is an awarded touritic destination famous by his coastline, although there is much more still to discover mostly inland. A magic place where the scenery changes every moment providing you an incredible diversity of fauna and flora.
This event will be Gps guided always disputed in pairs. Teams will be classified in one single category using a scheme of time allowances for gender and age.
28.03 – Night prologue – 3km
29.03 – 1st Stage – 88km.
30.03 – 2nd Stage – 75km.
The base of the race will be the marvellous Vila Galé Albacora Hotel in Tavira. The organization will provide everything you need while you care only about you most like to do, ride your bike…
3 Exclusive packages available from 3 to 7 days
ABC Premium Package or ABC Light Package
Algarve Bike Holiday with mtb-sport.eu – 7 Days including transfers, accomodation, race participation and much more..

www.algarvebikechallenge.com

Criterium Clothing

Fellow cyclist Andrew Jones has set up a small business selling t-shirts with cycling inspired designs.  Criterium Clothing has launched their first few designs this month; please take a moment to have a look at the designs below and also take a few minutes to pop over to the new website,  twitter feed and Facebook page.