Last Resort Report

Monday, September 9, 2013
Last Sunday 8th September. Ballymena Road Club’s touring section held their final "away for the day tour” when their, "last resort”, tour of the harbours took place from the duck pond in Ballymoney.
This end of season tour proved again to be very popular with 28 taking part and it was ridden at a moderate pace. The route included Macfin, Mountsandel, Coleraine, Portstewart, Portrush, Portballintrae, Dunseverick, Port Bradddan and Ballintoy, where there was a tea stop at the harbour.
Then it was on to Ballycastle and the inland route along Moyarget road to the "Dry arch” near Mosside and left on to Ballinlea road taking in the famous "Dark Hedges” en route to Stranocum and then back in the Kirk road to Ballymoney for a total of 57 miles at 15.5mph average.
The tourists were joined by another seven riders from the club’s racing team who cycled from Ballymena to take part. By the time they were home they had 96 miles in their legs – ouch, that is bound to hurt!