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On Saturday April 24th we staged our first club event of the year The Tour of the Three Counties which was yet again a huge success. Almost sixty cyclists set off from the Clarion Hotel on the 80k route to Bundoran, Kinlough, Manorhamilton and back to Sligo.

The weather conditions proved ideal for the event apart from a short period of the event when a head wind blew up heading in on the Manorhamilton section. All who took part really enjoyed the day especially the Food Stop at Kinlough which was yet again the highlight of the day and we must pay tribute to the Martina, Colette and Philomena for the service they provided along with all the club members who provided food.

Monies gathered on the day along with outstanding sponsorship cards will go to the Friends of Cregg House which is a very deserving local cause that do some excellent work. Well done again to all who took part and helped out on the day to provide a great days cycling.

See some action from the event here.

Next event on the agenda is the Pink Ribbon Event next Saturday May 1st which has a start at Days Hotel Castlebar with Registration from 9.30am and a start time of 11.00am.All funds on the day go to the Mayo Pink Ribbon Cancer Appeal. The distance of the route is 100km.All enquiries to Club Secretary at 086-1005219.

Over the next few weeks members will be putting the final touches to their training for the local An Post event which at the time of going to press has now up on 700 cyclist registered. Any club member who has not registered for any of the events should do so this week.

Also any club member who wishes to attend the Pasta Party on the night prior to the event should also get their entry in for this reason as you have to request a place when registering. This night should prove to be one of the highlights of the weekend with Sean Kelly in attendance for a Question and Answer session.

Club Members should also keep in mind that no matter what event you are taking part in the An Post event, that your assistance on the morning of the event from 7.30am will be required at the Start and Registration location at Sligo I.T. in order to set up the various points. This cannot be completed by four or five people as with the numbers looking at being quite large for this years event.

Sligo Tri Club Time Trial Series starts on Tuesday 27th at Rosses Point with Registration from 6.00pm.This will be staged over a period of weeks running into May and June on ten different evenings at different locations and with various distances. The first event is a distance of 14km.More details are available from the Sligo Tri Club Website.

Club Spins this week

Tuesday and Thursday from Carraroe at 10am

Wednesday from Sligo I.T. at 6.30pm

Saturday from Carraroe at 10am
Friday Spin from Sligo at 9am

Sunday Spin from Sligo I.T. at 9am and 10am