Evil 2017

Thud

Alek wrote: »

So this is the final route?

https://www.strava.com/routes/7220904

(Just checking, seems more than fine to me. Except the Lake Drive of course :P )

Was looking at the profile and was wondering why there was a flattish bit then saw it was lakeshore drive

The Noble Nudge

I will mark it as a "possible" for now....:cool:
I have till the 9th of June to make an excuse.......

rappid

Hi all,
I was thinking about Evil200 since 2014. Looks like great and tough route. Toughest Ireland event?
Is there any official website? What's the final date? Meeting point?
Since that event is self supported, could you please point me (on the final Evil200 route)
places where I can stop and get some water?
I will be traveling from Cork.

Regards, Seb.

godtabh

Any where there is a shop there is a water stop! Last couple of years Larragh has been a stopping point to re-feul etc but depending on the weather you may need to do it more often than not.

The date is the Saturday before the Wicklow 200

Wishbone Ash

rappid wrote: »

....I will be traveling from Cork....

Fcukin hell - that's going to be a long day in the saddle!

On a serious note, I think the first 100k or so may be a bit awkward for anyone who starts really early as there will be very limited opportunity to get food until Laragh. 100k might not seem that much but there is over 2,000m of climbing in that. Might be advisable to take a slight detour into Blessington around the 60k mark.

Wishbone Ash

rappid wrote: »

Is there any official website? What's the final date? Meeting point?
Since that event is self supported, could you please point me (on the final Evil200 route).....

Traditionally held on the day before the WW200 (June 10th this year) to enable riders to loosen out their legs on the WW200 the following day but it can be done on any day you choose. Advisable to do it in summer though as you'll run out of light. No website as it's a totally informal event and most of us have to still finish last year's route.

2017 route - https://www.strava.com/routes/7220904

sbs2010

I started my winter training for this yesterday. 45km - Fairview to Howth, 3 climbs and back home.

Mick Byrne 160 at the end of May will tell me if I have the legs for the Evil. Hope to make it and see lots of other nutters there too.

garys27

Is this happening June 4th? Where will we meet up and at what start point?

CramCycle

Under the Dundrum LUAS bridge / beside the educational supplies shop.

daragh_

7am under the bridge at Dundrum?

Left at 8 last year and could have done with the extra hour of light at the end.

Alek

6am anyone?

godtabh

Alek wrote: »

6am anyone?

That's usually when I start

CramCycle

I could do that and let Daragh catch up with us.

godtabh

CramCycle wrote: »

I could do that and let Daragh catch up with us.

It is soul destroying see him catch up and take off leaving you for dust!

CramCycle

We could just make up a file for strava, sit at home and wait till he posts here and then stick it up showing us at least an hour ahead the whole day?

Alek

We could just make up a file for strava, sit at home in Johnny Fox and wait till he posts arrives here

FTFY

godtabh

Alek wrote: »

FTFY

On my spin on Sunday I planned to finish off in Johnny Foxes. Wife and family weren't due home for a while.

Got to the Timbertrove Cafe and stopped. After that the motivation went and I just went home. Not going to make that mistake again!

garys27

I'm planning on doing the WW200 so this is definitely counter productive! Might join you lads for 100km though.

daragh_

Yiz are a bunch of sandbaggers.

Would be good to start with a reasonable bunch and try and stay together as long as we can. It gets lonely! Also I have done zero hill work in prep for this.:rolleyes:

godtabh

daragh_ wrote: »

Yiz are a bunch of sandbaggers.

Would be good to start with a reasonable bunch and try and stay together as long as we can. It gets lonely! Also I have done zero hill work in prep for this.:rolleyes:

That's just won't happen due to the wide variety of abilities. You'd be frustrated has hell going at my pace

daragh_

Maybe we could try and time it so we at least overlap around Laragh for the first coffee stop?

irishrover99

I'm not sure what time ill be starting. Could be anytime between 7 and 8 am. On one hand i'd like to be out and back early as possible as my Sister is coming up from Meath to mind the kids for me. But then the Wife will only be in from work the previous night at about 12.30 AM and is in work again at 11 or 12 so i don't want to poke the bears head.

devonp

anyone thinking of doing this on the bank holiday sat 3rd?

i'm due to be at dub airport 5.30am on Sun 11th!!, so even if i don't manage to finish(if i start), it might be a good idea if i could walk to the boarding gate!!:D

Alek

Ah shoite!! I family-booked June 11th off... anyone going the day after?

godtabh

Not sure I can do it agin. The wife has my triple booked that week now hence the early attempt yesterday. Might make it down for a quick spin to kick things off

manafana

i have put on weight in May, but I will probably give this a go, likely starting before 7am If possible, I did half route with Darragh in 2015, did not enjoy that

daragh_

manafana wrote: »

i have put on weight in May, but I will probably give this a go, likely starting before 7am If possible, I did half route with Darragh in 2015, did not enjoy that

I love you too man

There are a few others from the club doing it hopefully.

irishrover99

Alek wrote: »

Ah shoite!! I family-booked June 11th off... anyone going the day after?

Sorry Alek.
Babysitter is booked for the 10th for me so no chance i could change.

Alek

I'll try to re-book, but may be hard. Kiddos are having a party in Phoenix Park...

ILIKEFOOD

yeah think id like to give this a go - have a bit of climbing and distance done over the last few weekends and plan on doing the MB 160 route this weekend

head out as early as possible coming from phibsboro

many committing to it?

The Noble Nudge

They dont call me the hokey pokey king for nothing....
Instead of looking all the way back whens the majority doing it...
I've two races in the pipeline which I've to confirm... none of which will benefit from me partaking in the Evil this year....ive only done a few spins over the centuries so it might an option to jump and out...

ILIKEFOOD

ILIKEFOOD wrote: »

yeah think id like to give this a go - have a bit of climbing and distance done over the last few weekends and plan on doing the MB 160 route this weekend

head out as early as possible coming from phibsboro

many committing to it?

and as quickly as i've committed I've just realised that the missus has a very important end of college degree show on the friday night which if I do not participate fully in the after festivities my life would not be worth living..

damn and damn again

CramCycle

And as the numbers dwindle, I too must bow out. According to my partner we are having guests over that day.

irishrover99

I'm in anyway. Hope to be there for 7 ish AM.
If everyone just stopped looking at the route(including myself) and turn up, sure it will be grand

Alek

Forecast is 80% chance of Alek showing up on the day

irishrover99

Alek wrote: »

Forecast is 80% chance of Alek showing up on the day

No drinking sessions the night before this year:rolleyes:

Alek

Thats the remaining 20% chance

daragh_

I'll be there at 7. Hopefully there will be some fresh meat new faces - otherwise Irishrover will be bored to tears again listening to me waffle on

Alek

If you outwaffle irishrover I may need to fake a mechanical

sbs2010

I'm still on for it. 7am start is the earliest I could do.
What's the likely average average speed we're looking at ?

Alek

I aim at 23-24...

Sarz91

I might be up for this. May require a new cassette. 39-23 might be a bit ambitious for this ride....

Alek

Just install them in reverse: 23/39 will be just right.

daragh_

Gears? Who said anything about gears?

Wishbone Ash

sbs2010 wrote: »

...What's the likely average average speed we're looking at ?

Alek wrote: »

I aim at 23-24...

23-24! :eek:

I only managed 19km/h last year.

https://www.strava.com/activities/672812717

Alek

Well, this is very optimistic on my side, but then I don't think the route is *that* much more challenging than MB200... and your average was over 23 on it?


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hold on... So thats 5000m over ~230km this year? Maybe you're right, 20kph will be more realistic for me.

You've just sown the seed of doubt, thank you very much >

irishrover99

I think a 22kph average is very doable this year as we do not have the 4 really steep short climbs of last year,(cunard,the wall,red lane,clara vale) and a few dodgy descents that came with them. This year has 2 new longer climbs to replace them and mostly good roads to descend on and i think getting lake drive out of the way towards the start will help keep the average up.

Last year was more for the hard men(man/Daragh) and i think this year suits the climbers more.

godtabh

I did some of the route at the weekend. The first 50km or so is savage with well over 1000m of climbing.

THe climbs are long and steady with nothing like the Vale of Avoca in it which suited me. Getting lost was my biggest issue.

irishrover99

godtabh wrote: »

I did some of the route at the weekend. The first 50km or so is savage with well over 1000m of climbing.

THe climbs are long and steady with nothing like the Vale of Avoca in it which suited me. Getting lost was my biggest issue.

Where did you got lost? Was it in the first 50 km

godtabh

When I got to Larragh for the first time. My garmin kept telling me I was going to wrong way no matter which way I went. Went on memory then which wasnt great either