Ardattin 200, 11/4/2010

rottenhat

Repost from the audax ireland list:

58orange wrote:

Hi Folks,
Sorrento C.C/Audax Ireland are running the Ardattin 200 on 11th of
April from Bray.Details available at http://sorrentocyclingclub.com/site/audax/ardrattin-200/
.Any enquiries contact the organiser.
See you on the day,
Paul O'Donoghue.
Sorrento C.C/Audax Ireland

I'd say that this is as easy an introduction to audax as you're going to get - the route is fairly flat and easy to navigate (down the coast road from Bray to Brittas Bay then inland all the way to Ardattin in Carlow and back). There's a great lunch stop at the pub in Ardattin - all the soup, sandwiches and tea you can fit in for about six quid or so - and maybe another feed out of Paul's van en route, and more tea and sandwiches at the finish. It is possible to hammer this one if you're so inclined, or you can just sit in the group and get pulled along at a fair clip.

See you there?

Nietzschean

think that guy had a typo in his url... its
http://sorrentocyclingclub.com/site/audax/ardrattin-200/

looks interesting might be up for this if no races on that day

niceonetom

I could well be up for this. Haven't been over 200km this year, which is a bloody travesty. If it's flat then my goal will be to do it at a respectable speed. This will almost certainly guarantee getting lost, but that all part of it, right?

Caroline_ie

Yes i was looking at it as well this morning. If a decent amount of not as good as you lot people want to do it too ... I would be tempted.

.... wait ... Can we be back ontime for the Paris Roubaix?

niceonetom

Caroline_ie wrote: »

... Paris Roubaix?

I knew I was forgetting something...

short circuit

Thinking about this myself .. though haven't even gotten upto a 100 this year yet. Perhaps this weekend if all holds good.

I am assuming this wouldn't be one where you could cycle down to the start to from Dublin 15.

@Caroline ... if you are doing it, you can pull me all the way around ...

By the way, is it just me or is there no date mentioned on that site or on this thread

ROK ON

I will be heading from Co. Cork to Dublin that day I hope. But I planned on heading across Tip, Kilkenny and Carlow counties.

So what route will ye take back to Dublin from Ardattin?
If possible I may join ye for the return leg? Not sure is that allowed under Adam rules?

godihatedehills

I have a rare weekend off. If there's a gang going....

rottenhat

short circuit wrote: »

I am assuming this wouldn't be one where you could cycle down to the start to from Dublin 15.

I'll be cycling out from D4, but that's a lot closer to Bray than D15.

short circuit wrote: »

By the way, is it just me or is there no date mentioned on that site or on this thread

Well, admittedly you would have had to actually read the first post to find the date, but it is there. I've amended the thread title though, as it was bit dim not to put the date in it.

ROK ON wrote: »

So what route will ye take back to Dublin from Ardattin? If possible I may join ye for the return leg? Not sure is that allowed under Adam rules?

Can't imagine anyone objecting but I don't remember the return route - I'll let you know once I get the routesheet.

ROK ON

Cool. I will be startin in Chaarleville early and heading for Dublin via Carlow. If make it to Ardattin in time great. If not now worries.

rottenhat

ROK ON wrote: »

Cool. I will be startin in Chaarleville early and heading for Dublin via Carlow. If make it to Ardattin in time great. If not now worries.

Well, if you see about twenty bikes sitting outside the pub, you know we're still there.

Git101

I won't be doing this as it is the week before WAR, however, I do live in Ardattin so I may sit on the high stool wearing my boards jersey drinking a dirty big pint while you guys are having soup and sambos...

Ahh, I won't tease you like that.... what time would you expect to be in Ardattin ?

blorg

This is a week beforehand! Why wouldn't you do it?

Git101

blorg wrote: »

This is a week beforehand! Why wouldn't you do it?

200k cycle 6 days before an endurance race is probably not a great idea.. well, not for me anyway.
But I will cheer you guys on.

LastGasp

I should be there.

DirkVoodoo

Meh, when in Rome I guess...

Chips Lovell

I see the Des Hanlon Classic is on in Carlow on the same day. Anyone fancy a race mid-audax?

ROK ON

Does anyone else have a problem with the route sheet on the website not opening?

What time would ye expect to make it to Ardattin by?
It is 125km as a trip for me sor I reckon I could be there by 2 all going well. Do people think ye will have left at that stage. I really would like a tow back I to Dublin :-)

Limestone1

ROK ON wrote: »

Does anyone else have a problem with the route sheet on the website not opening?

What time would ye expect to make it to Ardattin by?
It is 125km as a trip for me sor I reckon I could be there by 2 all going well. Do people think ye will have left at that stage. I really would like a tow back I to Dublin :-)

I don't think there is one up yet at least I can't find it. It does say that the Ardattin stop is 113KM and I think the start is 8:00am so if you may have to get up a little bit earlier.

rottenhat

ROK ON wrote: »

Does anyone else have a problem with the route sheet on the website not opening?

This is my website you're talking about, right? I'd forgotten it was up there, but it works okay for me. NB That is last year's routesheet - there could be changes this year.

ROK ON wrote: »

What time would ye expect to make it to Ardattin by?
It is 125km as a trip for me sor I reckon I could be there by 2 all going well. Do people think ye will have left at that stage. I really would like a tow back I to Dublin :-)

If the pub is at 112km and there's only one control en route, I'd say we'll be there around 1 or a little before. We might be there for an hour but I wouldn't count on it.

The_Claw

I haven't done a century all year either, but I'd like to have a crack at this. Would be good to see the boardsies, might carry me through the pain

CramCycle

anyone know what the weather on Sunday will be like?

The tax man

Joe Bastardi's take on Sundays weather.

godihatedehills

The tax man wrote: »

Joe Bastardi's take on Sundays weather.

That's Monday.....is it going to take us that long?!

Limestone1

Well the forecast is excellent so see you on sunday.

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/ireland/bray/153127063289899257

If anyone wants to create a crs or gpx file.
Disclaimer - there is a couple of rough guess interpetations of the route sheet in there.

The tax man

godihatedehills wrote: »

That's Monday.....is it going to take us that long?!

Sorry about that. Seems to be a link that doesn't work the way it should.:o

Just in case I've booked Monday off work.:D

The_Claw

So who's actually signed up for this?

interested

The_Claw wrote: »

So who's actually signed up for this?

I intend to sign the morning of. Tis about that time for my annual boards spin after all and after the Lumpy in November this has got to be warmer and flatter ... hmm

rottenhat

I am.

CramCycle

The_Claw wrote: »

So who's actually signed up for this?

Me too

Caroline_ie

The_Claw wrote: »

So who's actually signed up for this?

niceonetom and I will pay when we get there on sunday morning. Hope to see you there TheClaw

The_Claw

I'm pretty sure I'll be there too. May drive to Bray though, 200km is plenty for me :pac:

Nietzschean

should be there also, 240km not quite caro/tom esq but ought to do me nicely

blorg

The_Claw wrote: »

I'm pretty sure I'll be there too. May drive to Bray though, 200km is plenty for me :pac:

Can I get a lift, Mr Claw? I'm in Ranelagh.

The_Claw

That should be doable, Mr Blorg. Be advised that I don't have a car rack however, so you'd just be chucking it in the back

blorg

The_Claw wrote: »

That should be doable, Mr Blorg. Be advised that I don't have a car rack however, so you'd just be chucking it in the back

That would be fine. I will send you details of my personal communication device by private message.

Cadex

Ah Feck! I knew there would be a clash! However, I will have a great weekend as I am off to Liverpool for the weekend including the Fulham match on Sunday so won't be too sad - unless they lose!

I would have liked to do this, but anyway, enjoy it folks.

Not as epic as the heroic Rottenhat, MVT, LastGasp and Andreas on their Fleche but I did a bit solo during this week (as training for the Land's End to John O'Groats). Tough day on Monday but lovely one on Thursday:

Monday Dublin - New Ross via Wexford, coast road and minor roads 05/04/2010
Distance: 188km, Max: 53.6km/h, Ave: 21.8km/h, Cycle Time: 8:38:21, Elapsed: 10:12, Conditions: Overcast + 47km/h Headwind (murder...!)

Thursday New Ross - Dublin via Wexford 08/04/2010
Distance: 193km, Max: 53.0km/h, Ave: 28.1km/h, Cycle Time: 6:51:54, Elapsed: 8:00, Conditions: Sunny + 17km/h Crossing tailwind (Fantastic!)

Nietzschean

blorg wrote: »

That would be fine. I will send you details of my personal communication device by private message.

blorg skipping the opportunity to get extra miles in? you must be very ill

rottenhat

Cadex wrote: »

Ah Feck! I knew there would be a clash!

Fear not, there's a perfectly good 300 next weekend.

The Rottenhat Express will be departing Waterloo Road around 6:30 tomorrow morning - if any of you want to join (i.e. tow) me on the run out to Bray, PM or text.

godihatedehills

I did a test spin this morning and I just don't think I have a 200 in the legs at the moment. Best of luck and apologies for not joining ye

The_Claw

You can't bail out now! And your legs can't be in any worse shape than mine. Come on, it'll be fun. Or if not fun, exceedingly painful. You can't lose!

Nietzschean

godihatedehills wrote: »

I did a test spin this morning and I just don't think I have a 200 in the legs at the moment. Best of luck and apologies for not joining ye

how do you do a 'test spin' ? try 200km the day before to see if you can?

Caroline_ie

did a 120km test spin today and I am glad to say my legs are working well and are ready for 200 more tomorrow. Not sure about the rest of the week after that tough

godihatedehills

Nietzschean wrote: »

how do you do a 'test spin' ? try 200km the day before to see if you can?

No, doing 50 to see how your legs feel. It's not complicated really.

Nietzschean

godihatedehills wrote: »

No, doing 50 to see how your legs feel. It's not complicated really.

i normally feel better after 150km than 10 myself is all...........

Raam

Nietzschean wrote: »

i normally feel better after 150km than 10 myself is all...........

?

Caroline_ie

Nietzschean wrote: »

i normally feel better after 150km than 10 myself is all...........

Do you mean: after 150km, a beer and pizza, a shower and some sleep ... ? cause that's how it works for me.

Nietzschean

Raam wrote: »

?

i presume its something to do with endorphines/being warmed up i guess, after 50km i'd still be getting into the swing of things....

Nietzschean

Caroline_ie wrote: »

did a 120km test spin today and I am glad to say my legs are working well and are ready for 200 more tomorrow. Not sure about the rest of the week after that tough

you driving to start tomorrow or cycling out?

DirkVoodoo

Disappointed that the leader of the Orwell Ladies league won't be there, I still think it can be hard to judge how you feel until the day, plus that course would suit you.

As for the distances, I did a nice little 32km spin today, taking in Killiney and Enniskerry. Certainly enough to warm me up and test the legs. It really depends on the route and the intensity, I don't think distance is the absolute measure for performance.

niceonetom

Strange... godihatethehills doesn't look like a pathetic wimp. How very strange.

Joe says anyone who doesn't ride their bike a very long way tomorrow should be permabanned from this forum and never be allowed to call themselves a cyclist again.