Another Fermoy rider now, Mr. Kealan O Connor , Thanks Kealan .




10 questions. . . .with Kealan .

1 Whats your favourite meal ?
Milano/king pizza

2 Who s your hero?
Cant say I have one. Just saw the youtube video on your blog of Sean Kelly in the '86 'Roubaix
thats pretty close to hero status, I s'pose. Is that living in the past or what! Cancellara at the moment .
3 Whats your favourite climb ?
anyting up around Araglen (Only to be attempted with good legs)
4 If you were a super-pro , what team would you like to ride for and why ?
Fermoy cc...........real cycling.

5 Who s your ideal date ?
Dave Millar!! only kiddin. He could be the waiter.


6 What book/magazine are you reading at the moment ?
'What I Talk about when I Talk about Running' by some japanese guy. good one. About this club runner level guy trying to explain his need for running. OK so I read it 6 months ago. It was one of the two books I read per year.

7 Whats the best bike race in the world ?
The Ras. No bullshit there!
8 Your greatest achievement off the bike?
Did a 4.49 lap (Fast for Me) up in Colmans field a few weeks ago but there was no one there to see it. does that count?
9 What 5 people would you invite to dinner ( either dead or alive )
Bradley wiggins, Willie O Dea, The guy from curb your enthusiasm (name escapes me at the mo.), Usain Bolt & Jamie Oliver (Could do the cookin)
10 Any goals for next season ?
Long way off! If I can keep at a level close to this year I wont complain. ( yeah right! )

Thanks again , Kealan.

Go to the www.fermoycyclingclub.com for some photos of the Tour of Knockmealdowns.

Some pics from the recent World Champs

John Murphy and Phil Deignan before the recent World Road Race Champs
Fergus O Connor and Phil Deignan with Sean Kelly ,Dan Martin,and Nicolas Roche in the back-round

Winter Indoor Training Classes Details :

Winter Indoor Training Classes Details :

Tuesday Evenings -Under 16s/14s/12s/10s
Indoor Cycling on Turbo Trainers plus Stretching and Excersise on Yoga Mats
No Charge



Wednesday Evenings - Adults
Indoor Cycling on Turbo Trainers plus Stretcthing and Core Excersise on Yoga Mats
6 Week adult course €45 .00

Contact me for more details .

We are now following Cadel Evans on our Twitter Box on the right hand side of the page .


Don,t forget there's plenty more photos ,news etc on our Facebook page ( kept by Fergus o Connor) and our Bebo page (kept by Eoin McCarthy )

The Future's Looking Good for Fermoy Cycling . . .

Some Fermoy riders before the Tour of Knockmealdowns out side the credit union

Some pics from last Friday evening's Skills Course





Tour of the Knockmealdowns

We all had a super day today . Thanks to everyone for coming along , to the Fermoy Credit Union for sponsoring it and to the Ladies for making all the nice sandwiches and cakes .
See you all next year !

The Champion of the World

Hope you enjoy our new Rider Profile spot , where we interview riders and get to know the 'man behind the rider '

First up is Fermoy's Eoin McCarthy

10 Questions with Eoin . . .

1 Whats your favourite meal ?
Eoin: Nothing beats a good 'oul Donatellos. Hah

2 Who s your hero?
Eoin: Hmmm, So many to chose from but id have to go with Heinrich Haussler.I like everything about him. He's one for the future. Just Class!

3 Whats your favourite climb?
Eoin: Well I like all climbs really but if I had to pick one it would be "The Vee" I love the scenery up there. Its nice to ride over.

4 If you were a super-pro,what team would you like to ride for and why?
Eoin:Probably Columbia HTC, The way they work as a team is unbelievable and the amount of race wins they get is somthing else. I Also like Cervelo Test Team.

5 Who s your ideal date?
Eoin:Haha.. Id say Eva Longoria from Desperate Housewives ;)

6 What book/magazine are you reading at the moment?
Eoin: Mark Cavendish "Boy Racer" This is mainly why Id like to ride for Columbia. Reading this showed just how good they work together.

7 Whats the best bike race in the world?
Eoin: Hmm, tough one, but id have to go with the "Tour de France". Its either that or Paris-Roubaix.

8 Your greatest achievement off the bike?
Eoin: My greatest achievment off the bike would probably be.. Getting a Silver medal in the Racquetball All-Irelands.

9 What 5 people would you invite to dinner ( either dead or alive )
Eoin: Lance Armstrong, Michael Jackson, Alberto Contador, Fabian Cancellara and Jimmy Hennessy haha.. got a bit stuck!

10 Any goals for next season?
Eoin: Havnt really thought much about specific goals but i'll be looking for placings in a lot of races and maybe a few wins.

Thanks Eoin .
Watch out for more rider profiles coming soon . . . .

Some tough boys hanging out during a hill-climb on a cold day last winter. . .

Davy Chambers doing the business

McCann in World TT Champs today


McCann heads into the world tt champs in great form after breaking the Chris Boardmans 25mile Brittish record last weekend

Favourite for World TT on Thursday -Cancellara

Winter Indoor Training Classes Details :

Winter Indoor Training Classes Details :

Tuesday Evenings -Under 16s/14s/12s/10s
Starting 6.45pm for 1 hour on 6th October
Indoor Cycling on Turbo Trainers plus Stretching and Excersise on Yoga Mats
No Charge



Wednesday Evenings - Adults
Starting 7pm for 1 Hour and 15mins on 7th October
Indoor Cycling on Turbo Trainers plus Stretcthing and Core Excersise on Yoga Mats
6 Week adult course €45 .00
Adult class limited to 13 . Please Book your place .
Jogging this Monday evening at 6.30pm at Colaiste track

A new look Hennessycycles.com web-site coming soon . . . .

The last 5 mins of yesterday s stage



SKS RaceBlade Road Fenders
Price €45.00

Finally, a road bike fender that will not require bags of hardware andtime-consuming installation. These slick fenders install quickly andeasily with soft rubber pads and straps that will not harm bike finish.Fits 700c, 18/23 tires.


Colors: Black or Silver

Lapierre Audacio 400 TP Bike '10
Price €1045

Riding with quality equipment changes everything.
Designed for recreational riders, beginners or training, the Audacio models use an alloy 7005 frame directly inspired by the Sensium model. You’ll enjoy an efficient and reliable bike, for rides that might end up going farther than expected.
Frame - Alloy 7005 DB
Fork - Lapierre Carbon
Headset - Aluminium Integrated 1-1/8
Bottom Bracket - Shimano Tiagra
Crankset - Shimano Tiagra 30x39x50
Stem - Ritchey Logic 31.8X120mm Black
Seatpost - Ritchey Logic 31.6X300mm Black
Handlesbars - Ritchey Logic 31.8x440mm
Front derailleur - Shimano Tiagra
Rear derailleur - Shimano Tiagra
Brakes - Shimano Tiagra
Shifters - Shimano Tiagra
Saddle - San Marco Ponza Steel White
Wheel - Shimano WHR500
Sprocket - Shimano 9S 13X25
Tires - Hutchinson Equinox Black TR 700x23C
Weight - 9.3kg

Deignan Wins in Spain


Philip Deignan has put us back where we belong , on top ,winning stages in Grand Tours ! And what a super ride he did ,moving right up the GC also .
With the worlds only a week away , and Ireland sending the strongest team since the Kelly/Roche days ,I think we,re back to glory days . . . .

Continue to follow him on our Twitter box for the next few days

Lapierre Tecnic 700 €1045

TECNIC FS: A fun and lightweight full-suspension frame with 120mm of rear travel, equipped with a new, stiffer rear triangle and hydroformed tubes, finished off with carefully selected components that offer reliability and performance…you can attack any trail in total confidence!

Under 10s Cycle Skills Course this Friday 6.30pm at the town park ...all welcome!

Double click the videos to play them

A big Hello to our viewers in Australlia !

It looks like the competition is hotting up for the Tour of Knockmealdowns , as well as having the great sprint king Patrick Geary coming , he is also bringing his lead out train of his Dad , Tom from Tipp and John from Midleton . . .

Tour of Knockmealdowns

Dont forget the Fermoy cycling Club's leasure Tour is on the 27th September at 10am .
You will find a map of the route etc on www.fermoycyclingclub.com . . .


We had a nice group of runners last night for training ,plus a few walkers and young cyclists flying around as well , we will see if we can get a few more to come next week !

Damiano Cunego winning yesterday's stage in Spain


Conego - a man to watch in the World Road Race in 2 weeks time ...

Cadel Evans


The great Evans in action ...we will follow him soon for a bit on our twitter page and see what he's up to . . . .At the moment we are still keeping an eye on Ireland'd Philip Deignan .

Here's a good video of '86 Paris Roubaix ......


Super !

We are going for a run next Monday @6.30pm

On Monday 15-Sept we are going for a light run up aroud the Track at Colaiste . We will meet at the Track and everyone is welcome .Any under 10s who want to cycling around with us can come too .

Some pics from Last nights Hill Climb TT

Check out www.philipdeignan.com


We're going to be following Philip shortly on twitter. . . .

Tour of Knockmealdowns

Dont forget that the Fermoy Cycling is organising the Tour of Knockmealdowns on the 27th of September at 10am . Sign on and Tea and Buns at the Colaiste school .

Hennessy's Blog ...'it's alive inside'

Heaps of new Stuff coming on Hennessy's Blog Next Week . .

We are going to use the Twitter page to follow a different Pro cyclist each week .
We will also be following different local and national riders on the Facebook and Bebo pages .
This week we are still following Fermoy's Fergus O Connor and Eoin McCarthy .

Big George winning the US Champs recently'

Ready for the off at this years Ras with the Waterford boys