Evil 200 2013

Zyzz

Theres a few links floating around this thread with revised routes..what is the exact one people are doing? (if it has been changed)

AstraMonti

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2427757

lennymc

dont trust astra. its part of the evil. You think your doing one route, but on day you just get lost and follow any road that goes up!!

derealbadger

lennymc wrote: »

dont trust astra. its part of the evil. You think your doing one route, but on day you just get lost and follow any road that goes up!!

Its all well and good for him he needs to put weights on the bike just to stop it taking of he will look like Mary Poppins going up the Sallygap

uphillonly

Thanks Astra. Uploaded on to the Garmin.

Hope we get a day like this:

topcat291169

would anyone have the new route for the w200 loaded onto their garmin as i would love to try and load it on to my garmin please?

got it :-)

The Noble Nudge

Still chin scratching on this one............

Daveoshea_

lennymc wrote: »

approx 200 k
approx 4.4k climbing
approx 11 on the hurtometer

i think 11 started last year.

@ rok on - im budgeting about 10 - 12 hours including stops. Its all about pacing yerself chef.

When I asked about No's I wasn't v.clear... what I had meant was do you have approx numbers of interested persons ? I d say from d chatter at the MB200 (which was fantastic) last wend that this has gained momentum from last yr....wondering if this is d case or just chatter..lol ?
It also occured to me that if numbers are very small and some are defo interested in doing 100km as seems d case from reading thread then perhaps some of those doing 100 might consider having some extra time in bed then doing d 2nd 100 as opposed the 1st as would be nice to have company for 2nd half. I did 3500m climb on mtb in spain last mth over approx 110k and while it was enjoyable it would have been more so to have company in last few hours when I was tiring of my own company.
Just a thought...I m planning to be there either way....bar monsoon rain or family emergency !

ROK ON

Dave
I think you are over analysing this. It is unorganised. It doesn't matter how many people do it. It's a group of people going on a cycle that will for those that complete all of it look something like the route in Astras map.

It is an open event - everyone is entitled to do this. There are nonfees or requirements.
You can go as fast or as slow as you like. You can do as much PR as little as you like.
Really it's just a boards spin in Wicklow with absolutely nothing planned.
Come along and enjoy it until it stops being enjoyable.

Raam

I'm doing my own cycle on this day which just happens to be on the exact same route and starting at the same time.

ROK ON

I was trainng for my own version of it by doing 2hours in North Co Dublin. That should set me up nicely for this spin in Wicklow :-)

Daveoshea_

ROK ON wrote: »

Dave
I think you are over analysing this. It is unorganised. It doesn't matter how many people do it. It's a group of people going on a cycle that will for those that complete all of it look something like the route in Astras map.

It is an open event - everyone is entitled to do this. There are nonfees or requirements.
You can go as fast or as slow as you like. You can do as much PR as little as you like.
Really it's just a boards spin in Wicklow with absolutely nothing planned.
Come along and enjoy it until it stops being enjoyable.

Thanks for ur reply ROK ON...I have read d threads so already know it is open non fee paying and not about big numbers ect. I simply wanted to know if anyone knew how many people were interested in doing it ? my 2nd point was just an idea I had ...good bad or indifferent ! Look forward to c u there ! Dave

AIR-AUSSIE

So have we confirmed a start time? 0800 like last year?

AstraMonti

Yeah 8am sounds like a plan.

NamelessPhil

Just back from North Yorkshire. Some of those climbs would have the Wall wetting its pants!

At least in the UK they show what percentage the gradient is, usually you'll see the sign just after you've sweated up it. I've done 25% and one 33% (ok I walked some of that last one).

daragh_

NamelessPhil wrote: »

Just back from North Yorkshire. Some of those climbs would have the Wall wetting its pants!

At least in the UK they show what percentage the gradient is, usually you'll see the sign just after you've sweated up it. I've done 25% and one 33% (ok I walked some of that last one).

Did you do the Chimney?

lennymc

daragh_ wrote: »

Did you do the Chimney?

I've heard of that. Must be tough

daragh_

lennymc wrote: »

I've heard of that. Must be tough

It's short but steeper than is sane to contemplate. I got halfway and stopped. Stopping is very very bad because its fiendishly difficult to get going again.
Made it up, just.

I've checked Strava, and for the record NamelessPhil did it on a Hybrid. Be afraid. :-)



Looking forward to Saturday. I've a 27 now so it's gonna be a breeze. Right?

Ole Rodrigo

Britain's toughest climbs.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/jul/20/britains-top-10-toughest-cycle-climbs

uphillonly

ror_74 wrote: »

Britain's toughest climbs.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/jul/20/britains-top-10-toughest-cycle-climbs

Good article, some cracking climbs there. It's insane how many 25%+ roads there are. I don't think I've done anything in the Alpes over 14-15%.

Only one on the list I've done is Bushcombe Lane which dismounted me on the first 3 attempts. It became one of my cycling goals to climb it and was very chuffed when I finally did, I felt like I'd stepped up a level. Devil's Staircase in Brecon Beacons is also tough but not as hard as the Full Wall.

I have a morbid curiosity as to how I'd fare on the Full Wall if we did it towards the end of The Angle of Evil.

daragh_

uphillonly wrote: »

I have a morbid curiosity as to how I'd fare on the Full Wall if we did it towards the end of The Angle of Evil.

Ssshhh, someone will hear you and modify the route.

smcclaw

ror_74 wrote: »

Britain's toughest climbs.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/jul/20/britains-top-10-toughest-cycle-climbs

I walked up Hardknotts Pass recently and that was exhausting enough... but I'd love to go back with the bike!

Mercian Pro

Watch out for NamelessPhil on the Evil. Met her a few hours ago powering up the Wall (Phil not me). I was heading home via the Gap but she was doing a 200k recce taking in climbs I'd only heard of.
Good luck to you all on Saturday. Thankfully it is still well out of my league!

NamelessPhil

I'm back from said recce, bleurgh! http://app.strava.com/activities/57948774

I'm tempted to send doozerie as my proxy next weekend. Nice meeting you Mercian Pro, I hope your chain was ok.

Mercian Pro

No real problem with the chain - I have it set to pop off when ever I need a breather! Thanks for the encouragement on the Wall and well done today. Hopefully you all get the same weather on Saturday.

smacl

NamelessPhil wrote: »

I'm back from said recce, bleurgh! http://app.strava.com/activities/57948774

I'm tempted to send doozerie as my proxy next weekend. Nice meeting you Mercian Pro, I hope your chain was ok.

Vicious, nasty, punishing little route little route that, and still you sped over Glanmacnass! I'll be wimping out next weekend and doing the WW200. What a mean spirited site the 410 has become that the WW200 is now 'taking the easy option'

Zyzz

Unless Ive completely mixed things up it's this Friday right?

Inquitus

Zyzz wrote: »

Unless Ive completely mixed things up it's this Friday right?

Sat

maloner

"NEXT WEEKEND: Latest indications suggest it will be warm, dry and mostly sunny with just light easterly or variable breezes."

lennymc

so what time and where are we meeting on saturday?

Raam

lennymc wrote: »

so what time and where are we meeting on saturday?

For you... 10am on O'Connell St outside Easons.

DirkVoodoo

Under the bridge at Dundrum would be Boards tradition, but this is Astramonti's show I guess.

lennymc

Raam wrote: »

For you... 10am on O'Connell St outside Easons.

you going to finish it this year

Raam

lennymc wrote: »

you going to finish it this year

Maybe. I got lonely out the front on my own last year.

Inquitus

Raam wrote: »

Maybe. I got lonely out the front on my own last year.

You fecked off and took the Shay Elliot KoM afair! It was very mean spirited of you to deprive us of a wheel to suck mind.

Leroy42

One thing I don't get based on the map. We meet up in Dundrum but finish on Stocking Lane. I assume there are buses etc to transport us back to the starting point?

derealbadger

Leroy42 wrote: »

One thing I don't get based on the map. We meet up in Dundrum but finish on Stocking Lane. I assume there are buses etc to transport us back to the starting point?

yes its a 52 seater with aircon but you have to complete the full course in 4 hours or less to qualify

wanderer 22

Leroy42 wrote: »

One thing I don't get based on the map. We meet up in Dundrum but finish on Stocking Lane. I assume there are buses etc to transport us back to the starting point?

Astra's going to give us all a lift back

Leroy42

Aircon? Gives me a chest cough. Could I instead ask for fans made from peacock feathers, maybe some non-tapwater ice and some chilled towels. Do we get our own personal chefs to come along or simply send the ingredients lists to Astra?

derealbadger

colm18 wrote: »

Astra's going to give us all a lift back

7.4kgs ?

wanderer 22

derealbadger wrote: »

7.4kgs ?

We'll be fine.i know at least one participant who's lost 5kg recently..

colm_gti

colm18 wrote: »

We'll be fine.i know at least one participant who's lost 5kg recently..

And that was before he got his thick head of hair shaved off this morning....

derealbadger

colm18 wrote: »

We'll be fine.i know at least one participant who's lost 5kg recently..

much easier for me to shed it than the bike into the 15 stone something bracket for the first time since my age was 15

daragh_

Dress Code?

Boards Jersey if you have one. Otherwise plan accordingly.

Raam may disqualify you without warning for being badly turned out.

Raam

daragh_ wrote: »

Dress Code?

Boards Jersey if you have one. Otherwise plan accordingly.

Raam may disqualify you without warning for being badly turned out.

If I see any sign of business socks or neoprene overshoes, there will be words.

ROK ON

daragh_ wrote: »

Dress Code?

Boards Jersey if you have one. Otherwise plan accordingly.

Raam may disqualify you without warning for being badly turned out.

Can I make a heartfelt plea that folks match jerseys and shorts. Also, armwarmers if necesssary should match the jersey.
Socks are a different (and controversial) issue. I think that socks should match either the kit or the shoes. In my book either is fine (both are a definite bonus). So black socks are acceptable, if you have black kit and shoes.

Finally, if people could make the effort to shave and embrocaate it would be much appreciated.

DirkVoodoo

ROK ON wrote: »

Can I make a heartfelt plea that folks match jerseys and shorts. Also, armwarmers if necesssary should match the jersey.
Socks are a different (and controversial) issue. I think that socks should match either the kit or the shoes. In my book either is fine (both are a definite bonus). So black socks are acceptable, if you have black kit and shoes.

This man knows his kit coordination, take note:



(this took an awful lot of searching on the internet, fortunately the mental image has been etched into my brain!)

Leroy42

Jebus,

matching kits, select policy on shoes/socks combo, matching armwarmers, shaving and embroacation. A ban on overshoes! Seems to me it would be easier to organise the W200.

Does an all Lidl kit count as matching? I'll even shave with one of their razors if that makes you guys happier!

AstraMonti

LOL Dirk you 're just evil, just in the spirit of the thread.

So, 7:45am meeting under the dundrum bridge. 8am sharp we're leaving. We 're finishing in stocking lane so everyone can go where the hell likes after that. You ll have enough kms on your legs by that point, it's not like hot food will wait for you under the bridge.

ROK ON

Dirk

That climb is still etched into mine.