Tour of Kildare

penexpers

Another one if anyone is interested. This one is in my back yard for a change

www.tourofkildare.com

I'll probably be doing the 100km myself. It should be mostly flat. Mostly.

Chips Lovell

...a mainly flat but challenging route with a few surprises (just to prove that Kildare is not completely flat) including The Wall (Kildares own "Mur de Huy")...

There's a climb in Kildare:eek:

penexpers

Seems like it reaches a dizzying height of 120m or so around the 75km mark.

ollietrex

Looks an interesting one, might be up for this... Any one else?

blorg

I'd be on for that- should be possible to cycle down from Dublin (only 30km to Naas.)

BUACHAILL

ollietrex wrote: »

Looks an interesting one, might be up for this... Any one else?

looks like this one would be more suited for me and its a few weeks before the Sean Kelly so might be an ideal chance to find which race i would be best suited to in Waterford

Gavin

Ah, the hometown. I could give this a lash on the singlespeed.

RobAMerc

I don't wish to sound mean but doesn't €35 plus day license ( €10 ) seem a bit steep ?

The biketheblackwater which was as well run as you could hope for was €15 including t-shirt and all you could eat.

penexpers

I get the impression a large amount of the entry fee goes to charity.

Chips Lovell

According to the site:

All proceeds go to The Marie Keating Foundation

RobAMerc

Oops

TinyExplosions

Sounds like it could be fun -a nice, short, flat one means I may not get dropped too much

unionman

Hoping to sign up for this. If I can organise a new bike in time I will be there.

LDB

I'd be on for doing this one. nice break from wicklow.

BUACHAILL

yeah I am signing up
gotta start somewhere

Chips Lovell

If I'm free that weekend, then yes, I'd be on for it.

Caroline_ie

I am very sad I won't be able to participate, as I will be in the south of France with my bike ... Oh well

RobAMerc

count me in.

AndyP

The 'climb' must be Captain's Hill in Leixlip, cant think of too many hills in Kildare.

Edit. Compltley wrong, just looked at the route (I like routes me:D) and it is nowhere near Leixlip (which is not even on the route). Its the Hill of Allen thats the climb, a handy one, dont worry.

Gavin

That's a small, but fairly bleedin steep hill.

edit - nevermind.

AndyP

(Silly?) question, but why the need for a licence for what is essentially a charity ride? Not a query on the cost, just curious.

penexpers

I think it's sanctioned by cycling ireland so the license will mean the event is covered by the CI insurance.

TinyExplosions

penexpers wrote: »

I think it's sanctioned by cycling ireland so the license will mean the event is covered by the CI insurance.

And also means it counts as a race in the eyes of an insurance company making a crash very expensive :eek:

AndyP

Cheers guys, just odd that far bigger events go without (maybe their revenue allows them to insure the event specifically). CI would love to be getting day licence money from the WW200 field!

Pj!

Only got a bike yesterday but would like to chance one of these. Might chance the 50k if its relatively flat.

Hmmmmm..

penexpers

It's pancake flat from the looks of things.

blorg

AndyP wrote: »

Cheers guys, just odd that far bigger events go without (maybe their revenue allows them to insure the event specifically). CI would love to be getting day licence money from the WW200 field!

IIRC in previous years it was stated that the entry fee included day membership of the IVCA.

Vélo

Is everyone doing the 100km or is anyone on for the 50km?

penexpers

Signed up for the 100km over the weekend. Who else is deifinitely in?

paddyb

i signed up for the 100k last week

kenmc

i'll probably do it I think...