Dave Peelo sprints across the finish line. It was no pain no gain, on probably currently one of the best stretches of tarmac in Co.Wicklow, Altidore, with an average gradient of 12.4% over it’s 1.05km route, the venue for the Sorrento CC Hillclimb Championship, final event in the 2021 league. It certainly went down to […]
Huge congrats to Stephen Healy on his win in Mondello last week in his first season back racing, the first of many we hope. Click the link here to sticky bottle to see the results ,
On a misty night in the Wicklow hills, inform rider Aine MacCarthy, fresh from a podium place this week in the ladies series at Corkagh Park, took honours on the corncrake circuit. The racing was fast and furious but didn’t put off Aine who led in Eileen O’Sullivan for a great one, two for the […]
A canny early sprint by Danny McDermott gave him his first victory of the year leaving his mentor and fellow Cycle Safari’s stalwart Aidan Ryan in second place by a whisker last night on the Kilmacurragh finishing straight, with Aine MacCarthy for a fine third spot, in a vital race for some of the league […]
A great night for the future of the club with the inagural running of the Ladies 10 mile TT championship on the Danny O’Shea course from Jack Whites in Brittas Bay. Following a day of wild weather the gods were shining on the Sorrento riders with nearly dry roads and favourable winds on this rolling […]
The Filterbed’s circuit delivered some fast racing last night in race seven with league fastman Paul Cullinan pulling away from the pack midway through the second lap of this 22kms sprint to take first place from Roy Bowden with a tussle behind between Aubrey Shaw taking third from Aidan Ryan collecting fourth. The league now […]
As you will be aware our event planned for the first weekend of the New Year was disrupted by national events but we carry on regardless. The chairman’s spin will hopefully take place when this lockdown eases and will also allow us to present the racing league prizes. Our winter training is temporarily halted but […]
The racing year started well for the club with John Doris 3rd in M 50 National Cyclo Cross Championships in January in Sligo. It also finished well with Danny Mc Dermott getting 5th place last week in the Cycling Ireland Zwift racing League. In between these events, in early March just ahead of the 1st […]
We started 2020 on a high with in excess of 25 members taking part in a club spin from The Willow Grove, shortly afterwards the year evolved into one of adaptation and innovation which no one could have foreseen. I am glad to say that the club showed the resourcefulness and initiative to rise […]
As a result of the ongoing health threat all Sorrento spins and training events are cancelled to the 30th March. Not time yet to fully isolate so take the chance to exercise now and get out on your bike… As most members will still ride to stay fit, perhaps you might again consider the Sloped […]