Challenge
National Cycling Centre - Coolaney
Coolaney Development Company’s objective is to become a focal point for Ireland’s cycling community and cycling tourists. As a result Coolaney is pursuing development of a National Cycling Centre in our village. This vision is similar to Strandhill Co. Sligo's one of developing a National Surf Centre and, like Strandhill’s surf amenity, Coolaney’s cycling amenity is both unique and world class. Coolaney is already an important location for cycling in the North West: We have fantastic cycling routes in the Ox Mountains and in 2018 these hosted the Irish National Cycling Championships. Our National Mountain Bike Centre is a fantastic resource for Mountain Bikers. Coolaney is located on EuroVelo 1, which is an 11,000 km signposted Atlantic Coast Cycling Route starting in Norway and finishing in Portugal. A Greenway may also pass through Coolaney at some point (Sligo Greenway). Combined we believe these to amount to an ideal National Cycling Centre location & resource.
Health And Wellbeing, Infrastructure, Tourism
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Brendan Flaherty
Hi Kathleen. Thanks for your comment. No need for dedicated cycle way / cycling paths as such. Initially the idea would be to highlight the wonderful cycling routes that already exist throughout the Ox Mountains. An example of this currently would be the EuroVelo 1 signposted route located on beautiful, quite secondary roads through the Ox Mountains (and other beautiful parts of Sligo it has to be said) and for the most part have very low traffic volumes. Perfect for cyclists!
Kathleen Kearns
Really great idea and with a great international focus! does your cycleway coincide with a walking/hiking route? if so how does everyone get their space?