Shane waxes Lyrical on the Beauty of Moll's Gap
According to Shane:
Extract from: http://mccarthyshane.com/operation-transportation-cork-bike-week/
I now find myself back in Killarney. I don’t think there could be anywhere more beautiful for cycling.
Three years ago I bought myself a racer and this morning I went for a spin with a friend of mine. An 82km spin at that. We travelled from Killarney to Kenmare, through the mountains, and back down through Moll’s Gap.
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| Sights to be seen when cycling through the majestic Moll's Gap mountainscape. |
Unfortunately today was not one Kerry’s finest and most of the world-renowned scenery found itself hidden behind heavy mist and sheets of relentless rain.
After a while you forget about the rain, but what did strike me harder than any climatic elements was the amount of tourists we met cycling against us, back up through the hills and mountains.
We were kitted out in our lyrca on our light carbon bikes, whereas they wore jeans and pushed much heavier bicycles. They seemed to enjoy being out in the fresh air though, with each group we passed giving us a big wave or a thumbs up. The weather certainly did not wet their spirits, something which gave us a boost when we had 30km to go.
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| Even in the rain, Moll's Gap has a moody charm. Image from: http://climbingirelandsmountains.blogspot.ie/ |
This man below looks like the type Shane described:
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