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Irish Olympic 2020 track cycling Prospects

Feb 22, 2019

As we approach the 2019 World track Cycling Championships there might be an interest in how Ireland is looking in regards to qualifying Cyclists for the Olympics Next year. In this article we will look at the women's Olympic events. Womens Team Pursuit Olympic...

Cyclists, How to prevent neck and shoulder pain

Feb 8, 2019

As another spring begins people are getting the bicycles out again. While a lot of people settle back into increasing the distance quite well, a lot of people experience neck and shoulder pain while cycling. Beginners cyclists especially often seem to suffer with this...

Ras Na mBan 2019 International Women’s cycling race will there be an Irish Stage winner (or top 6 Overall)

Jan 2, 2019

Looking at the results of the Irish Cyclists the last few years there will have to be some serious improvements by the home based cyclists if they are to be successful. Great performances Poor Results Quite poor from the results point of view but no doubt some great...

5 serious symptoms of overtraining for aerobic sports (including depression)

Dec 5, 2018

Paddy Doran Coaching Blog A recent Irish Independent article by Cathal Dennehy Dec 3rd about Kevin Dooney of Raheny Shamrocks and winner of the Irish National cross country running championships got me thinking about how training for sport can lead to altered mood...

Motivation of cyclists, and other athletes, The Winner effect and sport psychology

Oct 21, 2018

How's your motivation? Motivation and setting goals are often discussed in relation to coaching and cycling. People often speak about great cyclists and athletes being very highly motivated. Athletes clearly must be highly motivated to achieve the great performances...

Who do you think will win medals for Ireland 2018 World Road Cycling Championships

Sep 23, 2018

Cycling Ireland has named the Junior, U23 and Elite teams for the 2018 UCI Road World Championships, which take place in Innsbruck-Tirol, Austria, from the 23-30 September. Racing for the Irish team will commence on Monday 24th September with the Women’s Junior...

Sprint improvements

Aug 1, 2018

Track World Cup London – Eoin Mullen Sprints Analysis The men’s sprint event at the London World Cup in early December was very interesting and when the time and performance of Eoin Mullen is analysed there is real optimism for the near future in the Sprint event....

Burnout in cycling who it’s likely to affect (Tips to avoid it)

Jul 10, 2018

updated 23rd October 2018Burnout in cycling and other sports. Cycling blog by High performance cycling coach Paddy Doran This blog will try to explain, What is burnout?, Typical causes of burnout?, How can it be avoided? I have also included links for further reading...

How to run a faster marathon by including cycling in your training

Jun 14, 2018

With the recent launch of the SSE Airtricity 2018 Dublin City Marathon it got me thinking of cycling and how it could be useful in preparation for running the marathon. As a racing cyclist I always enjoyed running for fitness maintenance in the winter as preparation...

7 Brilliant ways to improve your diet for cycling

Apr 26, 2018

Whether you are training for a cycling sportive in Sligo, a Marathon in Mayo, a Triathlon in Tralee an Ironman in Inishowen an Enduro event in Enniskillen, there's something here that can give a massive boost to your performance nutrition and diet for the big day....