Reverse Formal , or Midges in the Mist

(Eds note , you will need to be over 50 to recognise the sound track) A loud cheer went up as Pat Dunbar appeared this morning , its a long time since this goliath of the cycling world deemed us worthy , however our joy was short lived as he nipped up to Batts wall...

A Mepic Situation

The weather called for something a bit special today and we delivered in spades , although not quite meeting the Epic classification it definitely was a Mepic . New boy Mark had been warned and despite early signs of weakness and our best efforts to destroy him he...

COC up , or more accurately COC down

Only Kenny (selkirk) Hull and the COC braved the weather today . Her hypothemicness self toook to the watt bike and Doc Lewis texted to report that it was wet in Newry . If you ever needed a reason to leave Newry perhaps that was it. Route here . Giants Pad , second...

Cairn Madness

With Mr P burning out Barrys power meter , Scullion off coaching , and various other sick notes it was left to Kenny , Dan , Eamon , herself and the COC to hold the fort . A cairn had to be in there somewhere so Sallys , Cairn , Knockshee (ish) , Bath (ish) and back...

Sunrise 2016…. BAH!

Now at NTSR we are really not that fussy .So when we say sunrise we dont expect A deep orange globe with a foreground of coral sand , palm trees and beach huts. Merely a crack , a smidgeon , a glimmer ,even a suggestion of a sunrise would have left joy in our hearts ....