{"id":7635,"date":"2014-01-01T22:38:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=7635"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:06:56","slug":"an-irish-new-years-day-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/01\/01\/an-irish-new-years-day-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"An Irish New Years Day Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holidays are always a great time to get a few miles. With few cars out, on many roads, \u00a0I feel like they are all mine. The above statue is an indeed only in Ireland phenomena as this country is almost \u00a090% Catholic……<\/p>\n

Ride trivia: 37 degrees, 7 miles, 3 pairs of socks, 4 long sleeve shirts under a jacket, Constant fear of black ice…….<\/p>\n

Btw: If you look at my steer tube, can you see the bend \u00a0in it caused by the pothole we hit a few weeks ago?<\/p>\n

Btw2: You can see my collection of \u00a0Irish Mother Mary statues HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Holidays are always a great time to get a few miles. 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