Archive for January, 2007

Journalist breaks tradition, uses logic in criticism of cyclists

By Alastair McDermott | January 14th, 2007

Adrian Fitch highlights a refreshingly intelligent article which criticises the urban cyclist for actual wrongs, unlike the steaming pile of manure from Erin Baker last year. It’s great to see a [tag]journalist[/tag] putting even a modicum of thought into an anti-cycling rant. Brian Hennigan had a wonderful rant against what he described as [tag]antisocial[/tag] [tag]cyclist[/tag]s [...]

I am now a professional cyclist

By Alastair McDermott | January 14th, 2007

At least my home [tag]insurance[/tag] company thinks so – they believe only a [tag]professional[/tag] [tag]cyclist[/tag] would spend 1,600 eur on a [tag]bike[/tag]. They’re refusing to insure it until they get an independent valuation.

Another poor Leinster performance, another 40 point victory

By Alastair McDermott | January 14th, 2007

Even the die-hard [tag]Munster[/tag] fan must admit that the [tag]Leinster[/tag] [tag]back-line[/tag] is something special to behold. Last Friday I was in Donnybrook for the Celtic Magners League game against the [tag]Ospreys[/tag]. Leinster put in a poor performance, never getting out of second gear. After conceding a really early try you might wonder about their resolution… [...]

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Treacherous roads, trails and beaches of Mayo

By Alastair McDermott | January 13th, 2007

Disclaimer: this post may contain excuses, whining and blatant advertising, along with some of the most beautiful scenery in western Europe. So I took quite a few [tag]pictures[/tag] down in [tag]Mayo[/tag] over the [tag]Christmas[/tag] but I’ve been slow to update and tidy up my [tag]flickr[/tag] account to a point where I’m not ashamed to link [...]

Bicycle blogs – my B-list

By Alastair McDermott | January 8th, 2007

A current meme amongst cycling bloggers is to post a “B-list” of the bicycle related blogs they regularly read. I’m subscribed to quite a few RSS feeds using Flock (you guys might see my reader on your feed log). Here’s the list, with deep-links if possible. Scenic Route – I particularly like the Tuesday Night [...]

Rugby video roundup 2006

By Alastair McDermott | January 6th, 2007

Here’s my summary of the [tag]rugby year[/tag] in video, albeit with an ever so slightly Irish bias. Running total: 20 clips and counting. [tag]Six Nations 2006[/tag] [tag]France[/tag] won the competition on points difference over [tag]Ireland[/tag], who again win the [tag]Triple Crown[/tag] by beating [tag]Wales[/tag], [tag]Scotland[/tag] and [tag]England[/tag]. Ita-who? Ireland 26 v 16 Italy France 43 [...]

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