Brian O'Kelly

Bristol cyclist, often in Cheddar!

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Schools out and Combe’s done for the year
Still got our chaingang and The Ashton beer
With blue skies above
On roads that we love
And Brunel Lock to show off our best gear

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Van der Poel the magnificent takes Champs-Élysées win
TdF Femmes thrills, Lausanne will be the best spin
Return of Wout with a hat-trick in Danmark Rundt
Wales' Anna Morris dominates with pursuit gold front

[Brian O'Kelly @brianok]

Stunning Glasgow show as Commonwealth Games begin
Eyes on the Velodrome to watch the riders spin
Oldies who remember 1976 will be laughing in the heat
No carbon or disc brakes tho Brunel Lock always a treat

[Brian O'Kelly @brianok]

Zoe Bäckstedt wins Baloise Tour, and two stages to boot
Pogi smashes record flying up Alpe d’Huez brute
Carapaz is mountain king and Mads tightens grip on green
Galibier and more today will make a grizzly scene

[Brian O'Kelly @brianok]

Stunning Glasgow show as Commonwealth Games begin
Eyes on the Velodrome to watch the riders spin
Oldies who remember 1976 will be laughing in the heat
No carbon or disc brakes tho Brunel Lock always a treat

[Brian O'Kelly @brianok]

Zoe Bäckstedt wins Baloise Tour, and two stages to boot
Pogi smashes record flying up Alpe d’Huez brute
Carapaz is mountain king and Mads tightens grip on green
Galibier and more today will make a grizzly scene

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Pidcock up to 4th after majestic 13th stage
Gruelling weekend ahead with 8000 metres rage
Merlier has sprint hat trick but Pogi reigns supreme
Today’s ascent of Col du Haag, hear the riders scream

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Three Lions exit World Cup at feet of Messi charm
Thankfully the heatwave may keep our hearts from harm
Cooler sun today but stick your sunscreen in place
Brunel Lock needs your fast wheels to set the pace

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Ferytale Wimbledon ends, but footy keeps us high
Begged for summer skies of blue, now a little sigh
From Bradley Stoke down to Brunel Lock
We ride through thirty-something shock

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Tadej Pogačar consumes all on Col du Tourmalet
Merlier the sprint king just blows them all away
Tough guy Pedersen looks cool in the green
Maybe the biggest win since Merckx we’ve ever seen

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

World Cup drama next Azteca air for Engerland
Pimm’s and strawberries the strict Wimbo brand
July the 4th remember Boston Tea Party brawl
Brunel Lock wonders will beat bats and ball

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Fred Wright and Zoe Bäckstedt take national road hoops
To proudly display for the Tour de France troops
Now let’s all go crazy three weeks starts today
Barcelona Grand Départ the Team TT in play

[Brian O'Kelly @brianok]

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[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

After a blistering week, today’s heat is quite weak
Brunel Lock should be a draw for the cycling chic
You’re aero, you’re fast, and slicing the air
Don’t let that steep climb give your legs a scare

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

National Champs weekend, anticipating Le Bonjour
Bäckstedt and Hayter fastest TTs for sure
Meg Barker and Matt Bostock get a Rapha Crit double
Road races on Sunday Maddie give them some trouble

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Brunel Lock Saturday, light the fuse and begin
Footy turnstiles click while our pedals spin
Push into the headwind, stay tight on the wheel
Feel that surge of excitement, this is the real dealt

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Longo Borghini and Pogačar in yellow at Tour de Suisse
Zoe Bäckstedt takes Bad Ragaz stage, her first World Tour bliss
Copenhagen sprint, so Wiebes and Philipsen don’t disappoint
Belgium Tour for the sprinters so at TdF they’re on point

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Perhaps that was our summer packed into one week
Slipped away in a huff as we had a fit of pique
Mudguards and a cape might help you through the day
Down at Brunel Lock is where you truly have a say

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

Milan triumphs in Rome but Jonas strolls the GC
Tour Auvergne from Dauphiné, name change confused thee
Drama for the women as Wiebes bike loses weight
Van der Breggen in pink, today the Finestre does await

[Bristol Road Club @bristolroadclub]

A week of this spring heatwave has dialed up the moans
Now cooler skies can help push up your training zones
There’s no wind to help us, work hard to set the pace
Brunel Lock has etiquette, do it with a little grace