Ring of Kerry 2012

Roger Hassenforder

i didnt realise Green edge entered a team, were they feckers blasting past everyone?
(folder 334, foto 71) cant paste the foto

nilhg

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

i didnt realise Green edge entered a team, were they feckers blasting past everyone?
(folder 334, foto 71) cant paste the foto

Was chatting to one of them coming out of Kenmare, Monaghan folk IIRC.

Seve OB

snottybridge wrote: »

Few photos up on the killarney camera clubs facebook page.

are there? i must be looking inthe wrong place

link please

lescol

Hi Stevieob, try this link:- https://www.facebook.com/yvette.jegouzo/photos
She has a few hundred photos of Killorglin and Killarney.

Seve OB

lescol wrote: »

Hi Stevieob, try this link:- https://www.facebook.com/yvette.jegouzo/photos
She has a few hundred photos of Killorglin and Killarney.

cheers lescol
I had been looking here
http://www.facebook.com/killarneycameraclub?ref=ts

Grassey

Cheers for the links to the photos.

It's so disheartening to trawl through them all and still not find a picture of myself

Pretty sure I didn't dream doing the cycle!

Masala

Killarney Camera Club loaded their photos of the cycle on their site!!

Have fun finding yourself.

And of course.... please give the Killarney Camera Club credit in any forwards / tweets/ saves etc. Hats off to them for all their efforts!

http://www.killarneycameraclub.ie/rok.php

Dipsomaniac

Cheers. Got 3 of myself and my brother.

Frere Jacques

Glad to say I made it into 2 at the finishing line. It is the only photo evidence I have, was wondering for a while if I had dreamt it all!!:)
Only downside is that in one of them, my big fat head is blocking half the buddys head, worse still in the next one my giant noggin completely eclipses him. D'oh.

One boardsie found here: http://killarneycameraclub.ie/rok2012/2pm%20-%204pm%20Molls%20Gap/slides/Teddy%20Sugrue%20-%20ROK%202012%20-%20119.html

Axel Lamp

Many thanks to Killarney Camera Club, that was some amount of Photos to put up, including 3 of moi!

teednab-el

Axel Lamp wrote: »

Many thanks to Killarney Camera Club, that was some amount of Photos to put up, including 3 of moi!

There was 3 of me too. I must be one hell of a sexy guy I guess!

Masala

Donal... here I am again but this time one of the lads at work got working on it with Photoshop!!!

Seve OB

Not me, but spotted another Boardsie here
http://killarneycameraclub.ie/rok2012/5pm%20-%206pm%20Finish%20Line/slides/Keith%20Johnson%20-%20ROK%202012%20-%20532.html
and here
http://killarneycameraclub.ie/rok2012/5pm%20-%206pm%20Finish%20Line/slides/Pat%20Neary%20-%20ROK%202012%20-%202090.html

then finally found myself, looking pretty much the wear it has to be said!
http://killarneycameraclub.ie/rok2012/5pm%20-%206pm%20Finish%20Line/slides/Maire%20Keane%20-%20ROK%202012%20-%201873.html

http://killarneycameraclub.ie/rok2012/5pm%20-%206pm%20Finish%20Line/slides/Pat%20Neary%20-%20ROK%202012%20-%202131.html


Big thanks again to everyone involved in the organisation of the ROK and of course Killarney Camera Club for the photos

siblers

No sign of me and my buddy but fair play all the same, staggering collection of photos.

siblers

siblers wrote: »

No sign of me and my buddy but fair play all the same, staggering collection of photos.

They have arranged the photos by photographer and then time - if you didn't see yourself in the first set of photos, look along the pages for more photos from other photographers.

meercat

Dónal wrote: »

They have arranged the photos by photographer and then time - if you didn't see yourself in the first set of photos, look along the pages for more photos from other photographers.

yeah
didnt see myself at first but looked through others and came across one
once i found the time i finished,i searched again and found 4 more;)

DirkVoodoo

If you use Strava/Connect it's also pretty easy to work out when you crossed the finishing line without having to sort through so many photos.

You could also just wear ridiculously bright kit...

decrrrrrr

On Moll's Gap, there was a guy/girl on the back of a motorbike who was taking photos (was probably around 2pm)

Does anybody know who they were?

The Noble Nudge

Anyone not fit into thier jersey anymore and want to sell it to me.

BailMeOut

I just read that 2,000 people have still not returned their sponsorship money for the 2012 ROK cycle. If you have forgotten to return your sponsorship card and money can can post them to "Ring of Kerry Cycle, PO Box 115, Post Office, Killarney, Co. Kerry".

Thanks!

De Bhál

BailMeOut wrote: »

I just read that 2,000 people have still not returned their sponsorship money for the 2012 ROK cycle. If you have forgotten to return your sponsorship card and money can can post them to "Ring of Kerry Cycle, PO Box 115, Post Office, Killarney, Co. Kerry".

Thanks!

That's a lot of people, where did you read that?

BailMeOut

De Bhál wrote: »

That's a lot of people, where did you read that?

They have a post on their Facebook page looking for suggestions on best way to get these 2000 folks to send in their sponsorship cards.

sled driver

BailMeOut wrote: »

They have a post on their Facebook page looking for suggestions on best way to get these 2000 folks to send in their sponsorship cards.

I instantly know 4 of those 2000 who haven't sent back the sponsorship cards. But just because people didn't send back sponsorship cards doesn't mean they didn't make contributions/hand in the money.

I know from my perspective, and the three people that registered with me on the night before the event, that we all registered, got our packs, made our donations there and then, got receipts for those amounts, without having the actual sponsorship cards to hand.

How many others are in that position?

le petit braquet

I paid in the funds I raised through the mycharity website but still got a chaser email because I hadn't returned a sponsorship card. It would seem more efficient to cross reference the particpant numbers with receipts and ignore sponsorship cards.

Roger Hassenforder

le petit braquet wrote: »

I paid in the funds I raised through the mycharity website but still got a chaser email because I hadn't returned a sponsorship card. It would seem more efficient to cross reference the particpant numbers with receipts and ignore sponsorship cards.

I gave €50 at sign in, but got no receipt. Im one of the 2000, and am getting "pay up" emails, despite my protestations

Roger Hassenforder

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

I gave €50 at sign in, but got no receipt. Im one of the 2000, and am getting "pay up" emails, despite my protestations

I sent it in the weeks following myself, and I'm also getting the e-mails. But I don't really mind getting them, I just hope they got my money!

regress

Dónal wrote: »

I sent it in the weeks following myself, and I'm also getting the e-mails. But I don't really mind getting them, I just hope they got my money!

Same here. Paid my €50 at registration but getting the threatening "Pay up" e-mails. Going to just ignore them

CheGuedara

Similar story here - gave my card and cash into the the charity I rode the event for ages ago only to get an email earlier this month. Replied to the ROK committee by return letting them know and still got another email in the last few days.

Shouldn't have got either but cant say the ROK are reading the emails they're getting to act on them, they're definitely not acknowledging them. I would hope (and expect) that all pledged monies would get to the charities, and I would have no time for those that free load on the event, but another email about funds that the charity already has from me will be unlikely to go down well.

Roger Hassenforder

while normally there is some satisfaction to be derived from knowing the Kerry man thinks he has been had by the Cork man, I hope I'm not on a black list in Kerry of "people that stiff charities". The few bob better have gone to where it was intended.

Limestone1

Heard a guy on Kerry Radio this morning - part of the ROK organising setup, claiming there was 2000 sponsorship cards to be still returned and they are expecting at least another €100K from this for the charities.
He complained about all the "freeloaders who showed up and used the facilities without paying anything" and also had a moan about people doing the cycle for charities outside the county. He specifically mentioned cyclists from Waterford and Kilkenny coming down and using the ROK facilities to raise funds for charities in those counties and nothing was going to the local Kerry charities - something would have to be done about it !

Sikpupi

"freeloaders who showed up and used the facilities without paying anything"

What the committee should do is set up a inspection lane outside the school in Caherciveen and Kenmare and inspect all participants as they enter.

HivemindXX

Lap the Lough had a good system. Coloured wrist bands made out of some sort of waxy paper that had adhesive tabs on the end. Very easy to put on unlike some methods of identifying riders I've seen at events. This would make it very easy to see who had signed up and who hadn't when handing out food.

I paid my money in via MyCharity.ie and also emailed them to tell them this was what I did and I still get the emails asking for payment.

Personally I'd have like to see them raise money for some national charities but apparently the local charities were required to support the event to get their money (eg: I heard each charity had to make 4k sandwiches!) and probably this sort of arrangement wouldn't work with non-local organisations.

sled driver

HivemindXX wrote: »

Lap the Lough had a good system. Coloured wrist bands....................

Yes, that's exactly what cycling need right now......... more coloured wrist bands

Q7

I sent in my sponsorship card with cheque about a week after the event and I too got a chaser emails. The cheque was debited from my account and I told them that but I still get chaser emails. I suspect there are many of the 2000 people that have donated money but the admin seems to be overloaded with the numbers of people doing the event.

HivemindXX

Just an update. Got a nice email today in reply to my "I paid ages ago and here's my receipt" mail saying thanks and that it would be passed on. Presumably I'm off the naughty boy list now.

kerry4sam

HivemindXX wrote: »

Just an update. Got a nice email today in reply to my "I paid ages ago and here's my receipt" mail saying thanks and that it would be passed on. Presumably I'm off the naughty boy list now.

I would hope so! I'd say they were just overwhelmed by the numbers who took part in 2012 and may need a better system for 2013 considering they're expecting more or less the same number of participants.

Keep up the good work to those who are tracking down the actual sponsorships that are due in, you'll get there I'm sure

Seve OB

I don't understand why they took down the mycharity page so quick. i had plenty of people who sponsored me, but no cash paid accross till i finished the event, so was bloody awkward to get them the money. i could have done a payment on the mycharity if they had left it running!
i had to email them to find out what to do and it took weeks for a reply eventually with bank account details. i just hope they were the right bank details and not someones personal ones!!

kerry4sam

Thought I'd update participants:

10th November @ 12pm – This year’s Radio Kerry/Ring of Kerry cycle has raised more than €842,000 for charity. The amount was announced at the presentation dinner in Killarney last night. Recipient charities include Cystic Fibrosis, Enable Ireland, cancer support, the South-West Counselling Centre, St. Francis Special School, Rathmore Social Action Group and St. Joseph’s Home. Over 8,000 riders took part in the 180km cycle in July. The charity event began 29 years ago and Radio Kerry began sponsoring it in 2008. At last night’s event, general manager of the station Fiona Stack paid tribute to the cyclists and those who sponsored them. The 2013 Radio Kerry/Ring of Kerry cycle will take place on 6 July.from radiokerry.ie

Well done again to all who participated I'll be joining you all in 2013!

jonj123

That's the one..Did it again this year on nelly..Found it easy enough except for molls gap. Great Buzz...