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Paul S Murray on THE ELASTIC TOUR 21/8/2010

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:20:23 +0100

ME, POD, CONAL SNR., CONAL JNR., PATRICK, LUTZ, JOHN AND EILEEN GENTLY STRETCHED OUR LEGS AS WE WENT DOWN AND UP THE GLEN AND ACROSS TO ROCKY VALLEY. DOWN TO POWERSCOURT WATERFALL GATES THE TOUR WAS SPREAD OVER 500 METRES. POD BEING ON A FIXER (72?) HAD TO MOTOR UP TO CRONE AS DID LUTZ ON A FULLSUSS. WE REGROUPED HERE AND TOURED TOWARD HORNER'S STONE WERE WE STOPPED TO PAY OUR RESPECTS. THIS WAS WHERE THE ELASTIC STARTED TO STRETCH AS POD HAD TO GET UP TO SALLYGAP AND THE CONAL'S HAD TO CHASE!! WE ALL EVENTUALLY ARRIVED AT THE GAP TOGETHER. THE SUN WAS SHINING THE WIND WAS IN OUR FACES AND IT WAS PERFECT. ON DOWN TO GLENMACANASS WE FLEW, STOPPING FOR COFFEE AT LARAGH, MEETING SOME OLD FACES ON NEW BIKES. WELL RESTED WE POTTERED UP TO ANNAMOE. I SUGGESTED WE AVOID THE BUSY ROUNDWOOD ROAD AND DETOUR VIA BALLYDUFF. BIG MISTAKE AFTER BEING COURTEOUS ALL DAY TO OTHER ROAD USERS WE MET A CAR DRIVER THAT HAD SNAPPED. TOTALLY BONKERS. ELASTIC SHREDDED. DOES NOT KNOW RULES OF THE ROAD AND KEEPS SCREAMING ABUSE AT US WHILE ALSO USING HIS HORN...........THIS WILL GET WORSE MARK MY WORDS. SO GOOD PEOPLE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CYCLE TWO ABREAST UNDER IRISH LAW BUT SOME DRIVERS DON'T KNOW THAT AND THEY ATTACK A PERCEIVED INSULT/WRONG-DOING........SO BE WARNED : STAY CALM, KEEP CLOSE TOGETHER AND TAKE THE REG. NO OF THE CAR AND REPORT BAD/DANGEROUS CAR DRIVER BEHAVIOUR. BUT MOST OF ALL BE AWARE OF THE NUTTERS OUT THERE...............WHEN THE ELASTIC SNAPS WITH THEM WE WILL GET ABUSE OR WORSE. BETTER YET, CALL "LIVELINE" AND SPEAK TO JOE

SORRY ABOUT THE SOMBRE TONE BUT STAY SAFE. BE AWARE OF YOUR POSITION ON THE ROAD AT ALL TIMES AND SIGNAL YOUR INTENTIONS CLEARLY. WEAR BRIGHT CLOTHES AND IF OUT IN POOR VISIBILITY USE YOUR LIGHTS. AS WE HEAD DEEPER INTO AUTUMN LET'S KEEP OUR ELASTICITY INTACT.

lindam on TOUR 7/8/2100

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:04:06 +0100

Paul S Murray said:STEPHEN, LINDA AND SARAN WERE READY AND WAITING WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE GLEN. WE HITCHED A RIDE BEHIND THE KILMAC PELETON WHICH CONTAINED THREE MORE SORRENTOS. WE FOUR CONTINUED ON WHEN THE PELETON SLOWED TO "SEPERATE" AFTER THE CULLENMORE BENDS. UP THE RAMP AT ASHFORD AND ACROSS TO GLENEALY. THE DAY WAS TOO WARM FOR US IN OUR LONG SLEEVES BUT ON THE WAY TO RATHDRUM WE MET A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER IT COOLED US DOWN . DOWN TO THE BRIDGE OVER THE AVONMORE WE SWUNG RIGHT AND CRISS-CROSSED OUR WAY OVER TO BUCKY'S BRIDGE. THE DESCENT IS TRICKY DUE TO LOOSE GRAVEL AND POT HOLES (DERMOT TAKE NOTE). LINDA FINISHED HER SPIN HERE AS SHE HAD RIDDEN FROM HOME. WE POPPED IN TO SEE TOM AND HIS ALADDIN'S CAVE OF MOTORBIKES-GOOD LUCK WITH TEST RESULTS TODAY. ON WE WENT UP TO ANNAMOE - ROUNDWOOD AND ALONG CALARY IN BRILLIANT SUNSHINE AND A NICE BREEZE. WE PARTED COMPANY AT THE TOP OF THE LONG HILL AND DESCENED TO THE COASTAL PLAINS BELOW……….I WON'T BE ON THE TOUR NEXT WEEK AS I'M WALKING 42.1648128 KM WITH ROSA AND SHAY IN MAYO……….SO SOMEONE TAKE OVER AND WRITE UP A REPORT PLEASE……..I'LL BE BACK THE 21ST. BLISTERS AN' ALL

Tom is quite pleased with himself, he's now been mentioned twice in the tour reports, and never been to one spin

Paul S Murray on TOUR 7/8/2100

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:46:09 +0100

STEPHEN, LINDA AND SARAN WERE READY AND WAITING WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE GLEN. WE HITCHED A RIDE BEHIND THE KILMAC PELETON WHICH CONTAINED THREE MORE SORRENTOS. WE FOUR CONTINUED ON WHEN THE PELETON SLOWED TO "SEPERATE" AFTER THE CULLENMORE BENDS. UP THE RAMP AT ASHFORD AND ACROSS TO GLENEALY. THE DAY WAS TOO WARM FOR US IN OUR LONG SLEEVES BUT ON THE WAY TO RATHDRUM WE MET A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER IT COOLED US DOWN . DOWN TO THE BRIDGE OVER THE AVONMORE WE SWUNG RIGHT AND CRISS-CROSSED OUR WAY OVER TO BUCKY'S BRIDGE. THE DESCENT IS TRICKY DUE TO LOOSE GRAVEL AND POT HOLES (DERMOT TAKE NOTE). LINDA FINISHED HER SPIN HERE AS SHE HAD RIDDEN FROM HOME. WE POPPED IN TO SEE TOM AND HIS ALADDIN'S CAVE OF MOTORBIKES-GOOD LUCK WITH TEST RESULTS TODAY. ON WE WENT UP TO ANNAMOE - ROUNDWOOD AND ALONG CALARY IN BRILLIANT SUNSHINE AND A NICE BREEZE. WE PARTED COMPANY AT THE TOP OF THE LONG HILL AND DESCENED TO THE COASTAL PLAINS BELOW……….I WON'T BE ON THE TOUR NEXT WEEK AS I'M WALKING 42.1648128 KM WITH ROSA AND SHAY IN MAYO……….SO SOMEONE TAKE OVER AND WRITE UP A REPORT PLEASE……..I'LL BE BACK THE 21ST. BLISTERS AN' ALL

Paul S Murray on THE LET'S PRETEND TOUR 31/7/2010

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:24:51 +0100

WOW DENIS THIS MEANS WE'RE BOTH SPECIAL...............MABYE WE CAN TAKE THEM OUT ON THE MOUNTAIN BIKES AND DO SOME REALLY FAST CRAZY STUFF AND SEE IF THEY CRASH AND BREAK A RIB OR TWO........OK! OK!......THAT'S MEAN I KNOW.....AND IT'S BEEN DONE ALREADY BY HALF THE CLUB THIS YEAR........SO, LET'S ELECT THEM TO THE CLUB'S COMMITTEE AT THE AGM AND THEN WE'LL HAVE FULL CONTROL OVER EVERY MEMBER........AND ALL WILL OBEY US.......NO, NO YOUR RIGHT, THAT'S BEEN DONE TOO!.................BUT WE COULD GET THEM TO INFILTRATE SOME OTHER CLUB AND CONTROL IT AND THEN CYCLING IRELAND AND THEN THE UCI.......HO HO WE MIGHT INTRODUCE EFFECTIVE METHODS TO TEST RIDERS SUSPECTED OF USING BANNED SUBSTANCES AND BAN THEM FOR LIFE AS A DETERRENT..............WHAT DO YOU MEAN.....THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE BY THE OPPOSITION????

Denis Cummins on THE LET'S PRETEND TOUR 31/7/2010

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:49:01 +0100

Brilliant !!.....I was with the same imaginary bunch a couple of weeks ago!!...to be honest I didnt really get on with them and several times tried to drop them on climbs but my increasing bulk compromised me....I hope to be there next Saturday ..if your there perhaps we can form a break and get rid of them ?.....P.S ...I have ignored their friend requests on facebook so it could be awkward if I'm there on my own . shhh ..I think I hear them now!!

Paul S Murray on THE LET'S PRETEND TOUR 31/7/2010

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 14:16:25 +0100

AS THE ONLY ONE ON THIS TOUR I DECIDED TO PRETEND I HAD A FULL COMPLIMENT OF TROOPS WITH ME……..DOWN THE N11 WE WENT CHATTING AWAY AND HAVING THE CRAIC…….I PASSED A FEW RIDERS AND YES THEY DID LOOK A ME AS IF I'D ESCAPED FROM SOME WELL-RUN INSTITUTION…..BUT WE DIDN'T GIVE A FIG…WE WERE HAVING SUCH FUN……….WE EVEN DID A BIT OF UP AND OVER! ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RAT HOLE, WERE IT GOT A BIT CONFUSING, AS SOME NON-IMAGINARY FRIENDS JOINED ME AND TOTALLY MESSED UP THE CONVERSATION : CUTTING OFF MY IMAGINARY FRIENDS MID-SENTENCE….THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY RUDE AND DECIDED TO LEAVE. SO I WAS LEFT ALONE WITH BRAY WHEELERS AND GOD KNOWS THEY ARE A STRANGE BUNCH (NOT REALLY ANCHORED IN REALITY) THEY DRAGGED ME ACROSS DEPUTY'S PASS/ BEEHIVE/ WICKLOW TOWN AND BACK UP THE COAST ROAD TO HAVE COFFEE, APPLE PIE AND CREAM IN A GARDEN CENTRE. THERE WE WERE SITTING IN THE RAIN EATING JUNK (TOTALLY NUTS) THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON A SORRENTO SPIN ESPECIALLY WITH MY MAKE BELIEVE FRIENDS, WHO TOLD ME THEY ARE JOINING FACEBOOK SOON AS THEY TOO WANT TO SHARE PHOTOS, STORIES AND RECIPIES AND GERERALLY TALK UTTER RUBBISH ……..YES FACE BOOK IS DEFINITELY FOR THEM ME THINKS………SO COME ALONG NEXT WEEK AND MEET SORRENTOS LATEST MEMBERS.

JohnL on THE CHIRPEE GOD KING RETURNS TOUR 17/7/2010

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:43:14 +0100

Good to see the Kerry air hasn't extinguished the madness!

Paul S Murray on THE CHIRPEE GOD KING RETURNS TOUR 17/7/2010

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:43:08 +0100

OOOPS! WELCOME BACK TOO DERMOT, WHO DID A VERY GOOD IMATATION OF A MAN CYCLING IN PAIN LAST SUNDAY AROUND THE VALE. YOU'D SWEAR HE'D BEEN POTHOLING BY THE CUT OF HIM

Paul S Murray on THE CHIRPEE GOD KING RETURNS TOUR 17/7/2010

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:12:13 +0100

CYCLISTS NEED LEADERSHIP SO I'M BACK TO BRING ORDER AND STOMP OUT ANY ALTERNATIVE VIEWS OF…. ( BACK IN A SEC ROSA WANTS ME TO DANCE IN THE KITCHEN!! …….TO "LOVE WILL TEAR US APART AGAIN"………….WHAT THE HELL YOU SAY………DAMNED IF I KNOW!)……….AH WHERE WAS I (SHE'S STILL DANCIN')…OH YEAH….TOUR STARTED WITH ME AND DENIS AND MAGS, WHO MADE US MISS THE BIG KILMAC BUNCH (LEAD BY STEPHEN) AS HE'D PUNCTURED WHILE WAITING!!! GEORGE ARRIVED AND ON WE WENT TALKING ABOUT THE TDF AND WE GOT FASTER AND WE GOT SWEATTY. DOWN BY THE CULLENMORE INTO ASHFORD THEN RAMPED UP TO GLENEALY WHERE WE JOINED FINTAN, SADIE AND EILEEN. WE TRIED TO DROP THEM BUT THEY STAYED WITH US UP TO RATHDRUM AND ACROSS THE VALE TO LARAGH INSPITE OF EILEEN CARRYING THE HEAVIEST BANANAS I'VE EVER SEEN (THEY WERE AS BIG AS CUCUMBERS) . THEY STOPPED FOR COFFEE AND GEORGE WOUND THE GEARS UP BY TROOPERSTOWN BIG GEARS, BIG SPEED. DENIS DID A BIG WIND-UP FOR ANNAMOE BUT A BRILLIANT CHIRPEE PIPPED HIM ON THE LINE AFTER HEADBUTTING MAGS OUT OF THE WAY…..YES ME! UCI RULES BE DAMNED! HAPPY AS A LAMB ABOUT TO BE SLAUGHTERED …………..TOTALLY AND UTTERLY F..(SPENT) BUT I PUT THE HEAD DOWN AND KEPT GOING UP TOWARDS ROUNDWOOD………DIDN'T GET CAUGHT AS GEORGE STOPPED TO ADJUST HIS CLEATS/SEATPOST/HEADSET AND SECOND VERTEBRAE……YA OLD DIVIL YA! WE FLEW THROUGH ROUNDWOOD AND ALONG TO DJOUCE X-ROADS WHERE ME, DENIS AND MAGS ESCAPED BY TURNING DOWN TO ALTIDORE……….WELL DONE GEORGE YE ARE THE CHIRPIE GODKING. WE THREE CRAWLED HOME LIKE WHIPPED PUPPIES. GREAT TO BE BACK SUFFERING AGAIN…..SO SEEYA IN WED. NIGHT'S BIG SHOW-DOWN RACE……ME AND DENIS WILL KICK ASS……..JUST WAIT ! AND AS THIS IS THE CLUBS'S FINAL LEAGUE RACE I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR BRILL RACING SEC. IN HER THANKLESS VERY-VOLUNTARY POSITION…WELL DONE JOANNE AND LIKE THE SEX PISTOLS ALBUM SAID……"NEVER MIND THE B*&^%£$"……….GREAT JOB DONE! ALSO WE ARE ALL HOPING FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY FOR BOTH DANNY AND TOM ….KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP LADS. NICE TO SEE PAUL C ON THE MEND. UP AT THE MTB NAT CHAMPS TODAY HARD CIRCUIT HOPE JOHN D AND PADDY DID WELL. AS I SAID GREAT TO BE BACK WITH THE TRIBE…….ONKMOO! ONKMOO! HIPPOS ON ICE OR HIPPOS ON HOT TAR IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME

Paul S Murray on TOTAL IMMERSION TOUR 15/5/2010

Wed, 19 May 2010 13:56:30 +0100

.NO...I had an allergy to the volcanic ash...............I kept going.....ashoo! ashoo!

lindam on TOTAL IMMERSION TOUR 15/5/2010

Tue, 18 May 2010 13:18:45 +0100

More irony... I wanted to go home, but yous wouldn't let me!!

Don't think you can blame your clouded memory on mtb spin on the volcano, I'd say it had more to do with the hangover In case you can't remember much at all, we had a good day

Paul S Murray on TOTAL IMMERSION TOUR 15/5/2010

Sun, 16 May 2010 14:21:55 +0100

...........................it's all this Norwegian volcanic ash......it sort of clouds my recollection of events............like todays MTB spin..........you insisting on another lap just to thrash us..........cruel, so very cruel

lindam on TOTAL IMMERSION TOUR 15/5/2010

Sat, 15 May 2010 20:59:42 +0100

This post needs to be read with a good bit of irony! (oh my legs felt crap today ) basically everything except the chase of the lone cyclist... I was asking myself, is it my lack of testosterone that I didn't quite get it...? Or probably just the tired legs... But yeah it made me feel a bit better when we past him And, I would have of course invited you all in for banana bread and tea, but didn't want to interrupt your good rythm

Paul S Murray on TOTAL IMMERSION TOUR 15/5/2010

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:04:21 +0100

THERE WAS JUST ME PAUL C. LINDA AND A NEW FACE NIALL BROWN A FORMER MEMBER OF HIBERNIA CYCLING CLUB (AND WE ALWAYS WELCOME PEOPLE IN WITH A NICE TOUR)...............SO DOWN TO GREGORY'S GARAGE AND UP SLAUGHTER HILL WE WENT VIA KILMURRY CEMETERY...OVER THE TOP AND DOWN PAST SKIRMISH AND ON TO CALARY TOWARD ROUNDWOOD.............LINDA SAID HER LEGS FELT LIKE ANOTHER CLIMB AND INSISTED WE GO UP LUGGALA.....SHE STAYED AT THE BACK AND MADE SURE WE KEPT A BRISK PACE GOING . THEN SHE HECKELED US " FASTER WIMPS UP TO SALLYGAP YE LAGGARDS"..........BLOODY HELL WE WERE DOING OUR BEST. NIALL WAS ENJOYING HIS FIRST SPIN WITH US AND SAID JOHN O SULLIVAN REALLY DID HIM A GREAT FAVOUR BY RECOMMENDING OUR TOUR TO HIM. AT SALLYGAP WE SWUNG FOR GLENMACANASS. THIS IS WERE WE WERE SNUBBED BY A LONE CYCLIST WHO WIZZED BY US. pAUL C. THOUGHT THIS VERY RUDE.......YES WE CAUGHT HIM AND STAYED 10 METRES BEHIND HIM FOR 5KM AND CHATTED AWAY LOUDLY..........YES HE KEPT TRYING TO LOSE US......YES IT WAS MEAN............YES HE CRACKED.............YES HE BLEW HIS LIGHTS...........YES WE DROPPED HIM ..........ALL HE HAD TO SAY WAS "HI" AND WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PICKED ON HIM...................SO WE TOTALLY IMMERSED ORSELVES IN THE LESSON...............SPREADING THE WORD.......DO ONTO THOSE AS YOU ETC ETC...............WE ARE NICE PEOPLE AT LARAGH WE DECLINED LINDA'S OFFER OF BANANA BREAD, SOUP AND TEA..........NEXT TIME WE PROMISE...............WE BID FARE THEE WELL TO NIALL AS HE WAS GOING TO CABINTEELY VIA ROUNDWOOD ( HE LOOKED DELIGHTED AND PROMISED TO BE ON ALL OUR FUTURE TOURS- GOOD MAN) PAUL AND ME WENT DOWN TO NEWTOWN VIA BALLYDUFF AND THEN HOME......................................................COME JOIN US NEXT WEEK WERE THERE WILL BE A 200KM TOUR ( STEADY SENSIBLE PACE) OVER THE MB CIRCUIT AND LOADS OF TURN BACK PLACES FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT FANCY THE FULL 200KM.

Paul S Murray on STIFF BREEZES, JESUS AND BAPTISM IN THE RIVER TOUR 8/1/2010

Mon, 10 May 2010 23:28:40 +0100

Oops! actually the date should have read 8/5/2010.........as a kind sinner pointed out to me...........bless their little heart