Sorrento Cycling Club

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.