Your Summer of Cycling is Launched

Well done to all our cyclists today. Great sunshine showed Connemara off at its very best. A massive thank you to all the people who make these type of events possible from the great communities of Conamara Lair, Carna, Cashel, An Garda Siochana, RNLI, Civil Defence, Code Blue Paramedics, Order of Malta, Clifden Station House Hotel, Motorbike Marshall team,  PowerBar …

Love Connemara – Plan your weekend

Events over the weekend – Culture de Conamara Clifden and Connemara is planning a big party. The good people at www.loveconnemara.com have complied all you need to know about what is on in the Clifden area and beyond. For full details please click here or download the Love Connemara event brochure. Love Connemara Event Guide – Tour De Conamara

Final Countdown

All you need to know about the event timings, rubs from the Institute of Massage and Sports Therapy, photography, SKODA Mechanics and the famous Monaghans SKODA Pasta Party. You can download our Rider Pack here with all your event information. Rider Pack Final

Rub away the aches

The SKODA Cycle Event Experience for the Celtic Series events will see cyclists enjoy the services of the team from the Institute of Massage & Sports Therapy. A full team of masseuses will provide rub downs for tired limbs after the 140km and 80km cycles in the SKODA Dome located at the finish area. A nice treat after the hard …

Two Weeks & Counting

THE FINAL TWO WEEKS So we’re are into the final 2 weeks, hopefully you all have the kms clocked up and looking forward to the tour, for the last month the weather has been great with some lovely evenings and sunny mornings so didn’t have cold and wet feet which only a cyclist can know. I was busy with our …

SKODA Launch new Celtic Series

2016 SKODA Celtic Cycle Series is launched SKODA Tour de Conamara is delighted to be part of the new SKODA Celtic Cycling Series linking three Irish events in Clifden, Ennis and Drogheda with our Celtic cousins in Brittany, Wales and the Isle of Man. SKODA cycling ambassador Roz Purcell was on hand to launch the www.celticseries.ie The Celtic Series events …

March Draw Winners

Congrats to the March participants draw winners – Skoda Clothing won by Paula Doyle, Geashill, Offaly and Paul Duffy, Balybrittas, Laois. PowerBar supply won by Shane Power, Athenry, Galway.

Preparing for the longer spin

Whether it is the 80km or 140km route you are tackling here are a few tips if theses distances will be new to you. For some, 80km or 140 kilometres is no big deal. For others it may be the single biggest physical challenge they will ever undertake on a bike. Many cyclists, however, fall somewhere between the two and …

March miles 

Tour de Conamara blogger John Donnelly’s March Miles update. Well here we are another month closer. We are 8 weeks out from the tour and I haven’t been getting in as much miles in as I wanted but I got a 95km spin in and felt tired but well after it, My yoga for cyclists book is still on the …

New Celtic Series Jersey for 2016

Celtic Series Clothing by Atlantic Rouleur for 2016 The full 2016 Celtic Series cycling kit has been revealed with the addition of the short sleeve jersey, bib shorts and long sleeve jersey for the cooler mornings or evenings.  All designs feature the well known Celtic Series stripes and the new cycling brand Atlantic Rouleur.  These are strictly limited edition and …