Barrow Wheelers Grand Prix.

De Bhál

Does anyone have room in their car to give me and my bike a lift down and back from Dublin. I'll contribute towards the fuel, tolls etc...
I'm based near the Finglas end of Griffith Avenue.

CillianL

I'm in the same boat as De Bhál, I wouldn't mind doing this race but stuck for getting down. Will pay share on petrol etc

bwalsh1983

Any update on the entry numbers lads?

michael196

Roll on SUNDAY............

Pawlie

cant wait :-)

fondriest

bwalsh1983 wrote: »

Any update on the entry numbers lads?

About 40 preregistered in each race afaik , but we've had quite a few enquiries about entering on the day so should have good numbers .

leopard trek

@fondriest
Is the underage on the same course as seniors? How many laps do u16s have?
Thanks!

FrankGrimes

What's the quickest route to take from Dublin? Sat nav is suggesting M9 all the way to Waterford and then N25 back out to New Ross but that looks overly long. R705 turn-off from M9 looks more direct or is the M11 and via Enniscorthy the quickest option (which is looks like)?

Looking forward to it, looks like a decent chance we won't get lashed on.

Pawlie

FrankGrimes wrote: »

What's the quickest route to take from Dublin? Sat nav is suggesting M9 all the way to Waterford and then N25 back out to New Ross but that looks overly long. R705 turn-off from M9 looks more direct or is the M11 and via Enniscorthy the quickest option (which is looks like)?

Looking forward to it, looks like a decent chance we won't get lashed on.

Take the M11 to Enniscorthy,then head to New Ross via Clonroche and then onto Campile,that be the quickest and traffic won't be bad either,that's the route I used when going up to the Laragh Classic

Artisanbike

U16 /u14 is the same same course . 1 lap for both . U12 is a 6k section of that course

dedocdude

Good to see a late season event like this - best of luck tomoro lads - should be grand weather for ye.

I had heard nothing at all about this event, just noticed it on here -

fondriest wrote: »

Sticky bottle were emailed a couple of times about it and never replied , I believe this is common enough .

Shame they are not focusing on domestic stuff, too busy showing cats in Tuscany I suppose:(

MichealD

Results??

michael196

congrats and well done to Barrow wheelers for putting this one on. Great circuit , great safety . great reception afterwards .

Well done lads.

Aodho

Good tough aggressive race in the A2/A3. Very well run, super circuit & safe.
Constant breakaway attempts over nearly the whole 100km w/ a few of the same lads repeatedly trying to form a breakaway , in particular lads from Finbars, Tiernans, Naas & Waterford were really repeatedly giving it a shot. Though almost every time they were chased down by a couple of lads who were dragging the whole bunch with them, one team in particular were at it constantly it seemed to me, even pulling the whole pack upto the breakaway when they had a few of their own lads in the break... pretty clueless stuff because they'ld just sit up them. What's the point, doesn't make much racing sense?

michael196

Aodho wrote: »

Good tough aggressive race in the A2/A3. Very well run, super circuit & safe.
Constant breakaway attempts over nearly the whole 100km w/ a few of the same lads repeatedly trying to form a breakaway , in particular lads from Finbars, Tiernans, Naas & Waterford were really repeatedly giving it a shot. Though almost every time they were chased down by a couple of lads who were dragging the whole bunch with them, one team in particular were at it constantly it seemed to me, even pulling the whole pack upto the breakaway when they had a few of their own lads in the break... pretty clueless stuff because they'ld just sit up them. What's the point, doesn't make much racing sense?

go on, name and shame ..

Actual Paramedic

Great win by a man only just up from A4 to win in the A2/A3 race. Chapeau to John Walsh of Carlow CC

J Madone

Actual Paramedic wrote: »

Great win by a man only just up from A4 to win in the A2/A3 race. Chapeau to John Walsh of Carlow CC

Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and agility!
Fair play to him , former Irish team milk race and ras rider.
Just making myself feel better that's all

buffalo

J Madone wrote: »

Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and agility!
Fair play to him , former Irish team milk race and ras rider.
Just making myself feel better that's all

Old age and attacking like hell every time you can? Well done on the result J - great end of season for you!

fondriest

A4 results
1 MARTIN ASKINS
2 MEL BRIDGEWATER
3 BRAIN MCNALLY
4 KEVIN CULHANE
5 GER HEALY
6 REDMOND O TOOLE

fondriest

A2/A3 results
1 JOHN WALSH
2 ED.O BRIEN
3 PATRICK ENNIS
4 JOHN O SHEA...
5 JOHNNY TAYLOR
6 DAMIEN O FARRELL

michael196

buffalo wrote: »

Old age and attacking like hell every time you can? Well done on the result J - great end of season for you!

John is a great character. John snr and John jnr have been turning up all summer at various events. Particularily Mondello.

Great father and son team , both upgraded this year after their first year at A4.

Pawlie

michael196 wrote: »

go on, name and shame ..

There was a break up the road starting to form,maybe about 10 - 15 seconds away,I think they where 6/7 lads in it including 2 lucan riders,I decided to jump across and in doing so went riding up the side the bunch,I couldn't believe that their team mates where drilling it to get across,I said to them ye have two lads up there dont drag the bunch over,so after I got over I looked around and they still had the bunch lined out trying to get across,I was amazed.

Too fast a course for the breaks to stay away,if there was a good awl climb it prop would have helped lads that where constantly try to get away stay away,usual thing happened,before the drag,bunch was anticipating a bunch gallop and then the 4 lads slipped away one by one and that was it then,fair play to them.

95 km off constant attacking by a few of us and then missed the one the stayed away is disappointing but I know it will stand to us more when we get the upgrades we looking for next year,lads can't just sit in the bunch racing A1 & A2 hoping to be brought along for the gallop.

Chapeau Barrow Wheelers for running the event even with poor numbers,and it was great to put a face to the famous name that is a Mr Micheal Noonan from Wexford Wheelers :-)

J Madone

Pawlie wrote: »

There was a break up the road starting to form,maybe about 10 - 15 seconds away,I think they where 6/7 lads in it including 2 lucan riders,I decided to jump across and in doing so went riding up the side the bunch,I couldn't believe that their team mates where drilling it to get across,I said to them ye have two lads up there dont drag the bunch over,so after I got over I looked around and they still had the bunch lined out trying to get across,I was amazed.

Too fast a course for the breaks to stay away,if there was a good awl climb it prop would have helped lads that where constantly try to get away stay away,usual thing happened,before the drag,bunch was anticipating a bunch gallop and then the 4 lads slipped away one by one and that was it then,fair play to them.

95 km off constant attacking by a few of us and then missed the one the stayed away is disappointing but I know it will stand to us more when we get the upgrades we looking for next year,lads can't just sit in the bunch racing A1 & A2 hoping to be brought along for the gallop.

Felt sorry for you Pawlie, glad I went one more time all the same. Most aggressive rider had to have been that Finnbarrs guy, how he kept attacking I will never know!
Looks like I'm an A2 now after yesterday, found that a very tough race,

Pawlie

J Madone wrote: »

Felt sorry for you Pawlie, glad I went one more time all the same. Most aggressive rider had to have been that Finnbarrs guy, how he kept attacking I will never know!
Looks like I'm an A2 now after yesterday, found that a very tough race,

yea Richie is solid rider,yea have to keep attacking constantly until you can go no more,

michael196

Pawlie wrote: »

yea Richie is solid rider,yea have to keep attacking constantly until you can go no more,

face to the name Pawlie