Active Participation

Previous Programmes

Bike Like Me Girls Online Sessions

As part of the Bike Like Me campaign Cycling Ireland is excited to offer a 4 week Girls Online Sessions for 12-17 years, designed by Neill Delahaye - Cycling Ireland's National Performance Coach.

The 4 week Online Sessions will take place each Wednesday from 18th November to the 9th December at 7pm-8pm via Zoom. One of Ireland's top female Cyclists Eve McCrystal will be there to encourage and motivate you during each session.

The sessions will be free, fun and enjoyable, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions along the way.

Bike Like Me – Online Series for Beginner Cyclists

The Bike Like Me Online Series for Beginner Cyclist is led by Cycling Ireland Tutor Tarja Owens. Tarja has a vast amount of knowledge as both a high performance athlete and over a decade of coaching and tutoring experience. Topics covered will include information on what to wear, bike set up, cycle safety, and lots of hints and tips to get you started.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions throughout the online information sessions, and if you have any questions in between the online information sessions please do not hesitate to get in touch by emailing bikelikeme@cyclingireland.ie as we are here to support you on your cycling journey.

Bike Like Me 6 week Online Training Programme

As part of the Bike Like Me campaign Cycling Ireland is excited to offer a 6 week Online Training Programme for Intermediate Level, designed by Neill Delahaye - Cycling Ireland’s National Performance Coach. This will be free to Cycling Ireland Members and a small fee for non-Cycling Ireland members.

The 6 week Online Training Programme, will take place each Monday from 2nd November to the 7th December at 7pm-8pm. One of our top female cyclists Eve McCrystal will be there to encourage and motivate you during each session.

Week	Date
1	02/11/2020
2	09/11/2020
3	16/11/2020
4	23/11/2020
5	30/11/2020
6	07/12/2020

The Monday sessions have been developed as part of a 6 week programme on TrainingPeaks, designed to re-establishing a solid routine for the off season and building up Aerobic base fitness as part of a structured and balanced programme, and not to be done ad hoc or every day, as you can injure yourself and harm your fitness by accumulating fatigue.

Bike Like Me Strength & Conditioning

Cycling Ireland’s Bike Like Me Advocate Laura Daly will be leading 6 weekly Strength & Conditioning sessions on Cycling Ireland’s Facebook commencing on Thursday 5^th November – 10^th December at 1pm-1.30pm. Join in on your lunch break and feel the benefits, as these sessions will compliment your cycling training. Laura will take you through functional movements, body weight movements and improve your strength through various exercises. Limited equipment will be required as this will be completed within your own home.

Bike Like Me Online Training Programme

As part of the Bike Like Me campaign Cycling Ireland is excited to offer a Free 7-week Online Training Programme for women, designed by Neill Delahaye - Cycling Ireland’s National Performance Coach. This will be free to all participants.

The 7-week Online Training Programme, is taking place each Monday from 18^th May to the 6th July at 7pm. Our top female cyclists will be leading the sessions to encourage and motivate you during each session.

Week	Date	Leader
Week 1	18^th May	Imogen Cotter
Week 2	25^th May	Orla Walsh
Week 3	8^th June	Eve McCrystal
Week 4	15^th June	Lara Gillespie
Week 5	22^nd June	Eileen Burns
Week 6	29^th June	Katie-George Dunleavy & Eve McCrystal
Week 7	6^th July	Imogen Cotter

The Monday sessions are designed as part of a 7 week programme on TrainingPeaks by Cycling Ireland’s National Performance Coach - Neil Delahaye. They are designed to be done as part of this structured and balanced programme, and not to be done ad hoc or every day, as you can injure yourself and harm your fitness by accumulating fatigue.

Cycling Ireland Women’s Only Zwift League

As part of the Bike Like Me campaign we are encouraging and supporting more women to 'Get into Racing'. Following consultation and feedback from members we are launching a women's only league with events every Wednesday evening.

There are 7 races, taking place each Wednesday from 29^th April to the 10^th June. The riders best 4 results will be included on the leader board.

Bike Like Me - Virtual Festival Webinar

As part of the Bike Like Me Virtual Festival a webinar was hosted by Tri Talking Sport's Joanne Murphy discussing 'Women in Sport' with some of our top riders. Become inspired by elite cycling stars Eve McCrystal, Katie-George Dunleavy and Lara Gillespie along with Bike Like Me Advocate Ruth Nugent. This 1 hour panel discussion offers insights, stories, words of encouragement and some tips for newbies. Watch HERE

20x20 Chapter 4 - How Participation Makes Us Feel

We’ve seen a lot of jaw-dropping skills. But sport isn’t just for elite athletes and being physically active isn’t just about sport. Finding something you love doing is giving yourself the gift of participation, whether that be a run, yoga, a cycle, a walk, a sea swim, dancing around the kitchen with your family. No proving. Just Moving

Activities & Resources - Check out the Advice for beginner and intermediate cyclists and also Irish competitive cyclist Imogen Cotter has created a video to help you get your bike prepared for use both for safety and to ensure it is set up to get your body in the optimum position – make sure to take a look before you get started.

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