Gorey 3 Day

Morty78

Has anyone got a map of the stages of the Gorey 3 day,thanks

E@gle.

No map

But does this help?

LCRC_BAX

No time to look at a map when you're biting your handlebars

nomadic

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4

They look about right apart from the first one starting in Blessington.

C3PO

Fairly detailed route description here:

http://www.irishroadclub.com/index.php?page=Gorey_3_Day

shaungil

Do the A3's get a start on this any of the days with the big field? If so what sort of gap?

nomadic

shaungil wrote: »

Do the A3's get a start on this any of the days with the big field? If so what sort of gap?

I wouldn't imagine so.

LCRC_BAX

nomadic wrote: »

I wouldn't imagine so.

Correct - It's all in together A2 & A3. Don't worry though it splits up pretty quickly after Hacketstown.

morana

shaungil wrote: »

Do the A3's get a start on this any of the days with the big field? If so what sort of gap?

you having a laff!!! The higher up you go the worse the riders get!!! so the A3 will be chasing the 2's!!

theres 180 in the bunch ffs. can you imagine the convoy behind

emtroche

morana wrote: »

theres 180 in the bunch ffs. can you imagine the convoy behind

If its anything like last year/every year - MAYHEM!

shaungil

guess I'm on a steep learning curve Saturday week.

Lumen

I was hearing last night about one young lad (triathlete I think) doing the Gorey as his first open race.

Enjoy it!

chuckle

nomadic

Lumen wrote: »

I was hearing last night about one young lad (triathlete I think) doing the Gorey as his first open race.

Enjoy it!

chuckle

I assume thats not Kevin Keane your on about. He's down to race for Belpark but I doubt it's his first open race. There'll be no chuckling if it is Kevin Keane your on about though.

Lumen

nomadic wrote: »

I assume thats not Kevin Keane your on about

I have no idea. It was a second hand anecdote.

shaungil

slightly off topic but did Ballinrobe 2 day give a start to the lower levels last year and they then stayed away for the day?

Diarmuid

shaungil wrote: »

slightly off topic but did Ballinrobe 2 day give a start to the lower levels last year and they then stayed away for the day?

Ballinrobe was handicapped. Dunno what happened after that but Damian Shaw who was A4 then, did some major damage there. AFAIK think he took all the jerseys.

shaungil

So any last minute words of wisdom for us Gorey virgins?

RobFowl

shaungil wrote: »

So any last minute words of wisdom for us Gorey virgins?

Put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye

shaungil

There's no "No thanks" button but if there was........

Robfowl why aren't you out with the Lion of Fingal and my bro?

C3PO

Best of luck to you all, especially the EPIC MTB guys ..... they'll be the ones with the knobblies!!

easygoing39

RPL1 wrote: »

Best of luck to you all, especially the EPIC MTB guys ..... they'll be the ones with the "knobblies"!!

Is that tyres or knee's??:) Hope every rider in the race has a good and safe Gorey 3 Day.Weather looks to be great for the w/end.

RobFowl

shaungil wrote: »

There's no "No thanks" button but if there was........

Robfowl why aren't you out with the Lion of Fingal and my bro?

Working

Diarmuid

RobFowl wrote: »

Working

I'll be working hard too.... at chewing the handlebar tape off my bike

michael196

Good luck to all the brave participants,

remeber a big smile for the cameras .......

nomadic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQxtzpa984w
The 6 lads in the break finished over a minute up on the bunch.

michael196

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pndiwas68fQ

Caroline_ie

michael196 wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pndiwas68fQ

Are you support crewing?

wpd

any results to stage 1

michael196

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QJ4b_9ThBk

michael196

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Are you support crewing?

hi Caroline, No I am the camera man / support driver / bottles management with Wexford Wheelers.....

Beasty

Results and pictures

Results Stage 1 Blessington to Gorey

1st Michael Barry Barnardos 2hrs 19m 44 sec
2nd Dave Wherity McNally Swords @ st
3rd Conor McIlwaine Team Skoda Ireland @ st
4th Shane Hurley Barnardos @st
5th Paul Dolan Usher IRC @ 3 secs
6th Dave Cassidy Stevens Cycleogical @ 5 secs
7th Tom Mazzone Isle of Man @ 1'03
8th Alan Burke Murphy Surveys @st

Points: Dave Wherity McNally Swords
Mountains: Paul Dolan Usher IRC

More pictures (including a few boardsies) [URL="http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_5529.shtml]here"][/url]here

michael196

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HurqOueKWTI&feature=player_embedded


incorrectly titled

Diarmuid

Here is the full GC list after stage 1
http://www.slaneycyclingclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/3-day-day-1.pdf

Beasty

Stage 3 results and photos

Stage 3 Stage Result
1 Mizgajski,Martin WEX WexfordWhls 2h23'46"
2 Inglis,Ian IRL Team Skoda Ireland 2h23'53" @07"
3 Treacy,Russell FIN St Finbars 2h23'59" @13"
4 McIlwaine,Conor IRL Team Skoda Ireland 2h24'02" @16"
5 Whelan,Brendan LUC Lucan CC 2h24'19" @33"
6 Gieglis,Tomasz HJL Henry J Lyons 2h24'19" @ s/t
7 Priest,John LUC Lucan CC 2h24'19" @ s/t
8 Murtagh,Eugene LUC Lucan CC 2h24'19" @ s/t
9 Howick,Jason BRY Bray Wheelers 2h24'19" @ s/t
10 Hurley,Shane BAR Barnardos 2h24'19" @ s/t

General Classification
1 Cassidy,Dave V Steven Cyclelogi 4h51'23"
2 McIlwaine,Conor J Team Skoda Irela 4h51'28" @05"
3 Barry,Michael 2 Barnardos 4h51'43" @20"
4 Dolan,Paul V Usher IRC 4h51'55" @32"
5 Mizgajski,Martin 2 WexfordWhls 4h51'57" @34"
6 Hurley,Shane 2 Barnardos 4h52'03" @40"
7 Mullen,Ryan J Team Skoda Irela 4h52'12" @49"
8 Wherity,Dave 3 Swords 4h52'14" @51"
9 Miller,Cathal V Steven Cyclelogi 4h52'20" @57"
10 Shelly,Kevin 3 Carrick Whls 4h52'22" @59"

Full result and general classification

It appears Raam is now classified as a vet;)

Raam

Beasty wrote: »

It appears Raam is now classified as a vet;)

This race has put years on me.

J Madone

What the story with the elbows in the finish pictures? Looked like a very near catastrophe if one of them fell, there would have been some pile up. Luckily there wasn't

michael196

Time Trial start featuring:


Comeragh cycling club
Slaney cycling
Wexford Wheelers


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQDKjAxyDU4

michael196

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEV_iQ1pYuQ

lap 3 alos there ,

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I cannot keep up them posted fast enough !!!

the stage 4 departure from Gorey coming up next !!!

Beasty

Stage 4 results and final standings

I'm looking forward to the reports on this event;)

Raam

Here's a race summary...
Turned up, crashed on the roll out. Got slaughtered over the three days. Having a beer.

100Suns

Beasty wrote: »

Stage 4 results and final standings

I'm looking forward to the reports on this event;)

Me too! Day 1 wasn't a great day for boardsies. A few hit the deck, one twice, first in the neutralized roll out from Blessington :eek: all he needed was a low speed fall in stage 2 to complete the road rash sleeve. Met him in the pub that night and he was in good spirits. Looking forward to the full report. Was chatting to shaungil when the speed abated a little on stage 1 and we nearly ran over another crash which I think involved another boardie (Orwell kit). Thought it was Diarmuid at first. The Swords lads rode well. Stuck together in the bunch and looked after each other.
A pleasant few days in the countryside all told and a great finish for Lucan.

Diarmuid

Love it. Savage race. Felt pretty good over the 3 days. Didn't hit the deck but mostly stayed at the front out of trouble. Lots of strong riders in the pack made it very hard to get any sort of a result, fair play to anyone who did!
Hats off to aidan.offbeat who hit the deck twice on the first day and still finished all the stages. And also to Martin Mizgajski who won stage 3 with only the small chain ring. Legends. And to the winners of the 4 jerseys, congrats!

michael196

Diarmuid wrote: »

Love it. Savage race. Felt pretty good over the 3 days. Didn't hit the deck but mostly stayed at the front out of trouble. Lots of strong riders in the pack made it very hard to get any sort of a result, fair play to anyone who did!
Hats off to aidan.offbeat who hit the deck twice on the first day and still finished all the stages. And also to Martin Mizgajski who won stage 3 with only the small chain ring. Legends. And to the winners of the 4 jerseys, congrats!

Absolutly, small ring, front derailer cable slipped out.

iregk

Great finish yesterday. I have a video of it on the phone I can send on to anyone if they like. Just excuse the woeful shaky camera work. Its short (less than a min) and pretty much just covers the main finish.

michael196

Raam wrote: »

Here's a race summary...
Turned up, crashed on the roll out. Got slaughtered over the three days. Having a beer.

will u change anything for next year ?

Raam

michael196 wrote: »

will u change anything for next year ?

Be better.

shaungil

Day1 all fine till got caught in crash about 60 km someone into back of me and knocked open skewer on back wheel, didbn't notice till someone shouted at me that my wheel was about to fall off after I burst myself to get on group. Off bike changed wheel but was slow chased up secongKOH but couldn't get back on, 30 km TT on my own hammerfest but absolutely dying, lost 10 mins and sheer agony getting sick in mouth the whole shebang. Totaaly p8ssed off.

Rolled TT then was flying on second day felt great attacked a few times flew up the hill each time could have done another 4 laps no problem.

Day 3 within 1km got the shakes and sweats nearly out the back twice in first 5km. Hung on till Baltinglass when I started comiong good but we had a lad up the road so was delighted to do nothing. Rolled home in buch as was to far back.

Need to be doing longer harder training for these type of races and it's hard for me to do that. Great fun and good weekend away with the cycling lads delighted I did it. Would I go again I don't know probably if we had a good crew going as it's good to have familiar wheels in teh bunch and have the fun in the B&B.

Bunch was fairly nervy and jumpy too so much prefer my usual style of hamerfest of the front, I still have the smell of brake blocks in my nostrils.

Diarmuid

michael196 wrote: »

will u change anything for next year ?

Practice 6k TTs. Much faster course than I had expected.

fondriest

It's the first race where i have seen a bit of bullying and someone actually tried to push one of my team mates off his bike , i was sitting right behind it in the last 20km of stage 4 and could'nt believe my eyes. In the first 10 riders so if he had went down it would have been very dangerous. [EMAIL="W@#KER"]W@#KER[/EMAIL]

shaungil

Re pushing did you complain to the Commisaire? There was one DQ on day 1 for dangerous riding. WAs it in the sprint or early on?

fondriest

shaungil wrote: »

Re pushing did you complain to the Commisaire? There was one DQ on day 1 for dangerous riding. WAs it in the sprint or early on?

No Shaun it was about 20km from the finish and we didn't complain . it was an attempt at intimidating the rider not just a shove out of the way. Plus i don't think the organisers would have listened to a complaint about a man wearing this jersey.