Bray Wheelers 15th Annual Joe Loughman Randonnee 14 Sept.

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Here are the details for the Bray Wheelers Joe Loughman Randonnee Sun. 14 Sept. 2014:

50km Route:
http://www.mapmyride.com/ie/bray-l/joe-loughman-cycle-randonnee-50km-14-sep-route-268370575
105km Route:
http://www.mapmyride.com/ie/bray-l/joe-loughman-cycle-randonnee-105km-14th-route-267530185

The Event: The Annual Joe Loughman Randonnee is held in memory of Bray Wheelers founding member and past Club President, Joe Loughman. Bray Wheelers Cycling Club began in 1949 and has a strong racing pedigree. Today the club caters for all cyclists, young and old, leisure and racers. To find out more see http://www.braywheelers.com/

Start/Finish: Bray Wheelers CC Clubhouse, Schools Road, Boghall Road, Bray.

The Routes: The105km route takes cyclists along the coast to Newcastle before heading inland for Callow Hill. Then around the Filter Beds and towards Moneystown and on to Bookeys Bridge at Laragh. Turn for the lovely Vale of Clara to Rathdrum. Right at Market Square brings us to Greenane and onto the tea stop at Kirikee Hall before tackling the famous Shay Elliott Climb at Drumgoff. Onto Laragh, Roundwood and home via the Coach Road to the Old Long Hill, Kilcroney Lane and finish with tea at Bray Wheelers Club House.

The 50km takes the same route as the 105km route as far Roundwood where we stop for refreshments before tackling the Coach Road to the Old Long Hill and home via Kilcroney Lane to finish and tea at Bray Wheelers Clubhouse.


The Charity: Bray Cancer Support Centre provides a range of professional cancer support services to over 2,500 annually throughout Wicklow & Dublin. The Centre was the first of it's kind in Ireland and is to the forefront in providing services such as counselling, cancer information, complimentary therapies and a range of support services to people of any age affected by cancer. All funds raised from the cycle help to continue providing these vital community services. For more information and to enter online please visit http://www.braycancersupport.ie/?page_id=3751

Plastik

Great route and a good turnout this morning for the Joe Loughman. Hard to put a figure on the number that signed on as it's not a mass start event but there were quite a few people on the road. Good aul food stop too halfway between Greenane and the bottom of the Elliott - plus we got a chance to see a bit of the Laragh Classic too.

Well done to everyone that completed.

Paul Kiernan

+1 on that. I did it with my wife and a couple of friends and we had a great (though leisurely!) day out. We managed to hang on the back of a large group as far as Ashford but from then on we were on our own. Our special thanks to the organisers who waited for us initially at the food stop and again back in Bray. By the time we arrived all the other entrants had long gone home so fair play and thanks again. We'll defo be doing it again next year.

quozl

A really enjoyable day out, thanks for running it. I'll be doing it again next year.