Lap of Laois 2017

Lap of Laois

Hi Folks,
The Lap of Laois returns on Sunday 2nd April. As usual we offer the choice of 120km and 60km routes. The 120km route is a good challenge with over 1100 metres of climbing (incorporating THE CUT). Checkout the Lap of Laois facebook page for routes (can't link here).

Start and finish is at Stack House, The Irish Prison Service Training Centre Dublin Road, Portlaoise (beside the Midlands Prison). Sign on will be open from 8am with rollout for the 120km at 9.30am and the 60km at 9.45am. There will be a foodstop on route, mechanical support/ Broomwagon, showers and the now traditional chicken curry at the finish. Entry fee is 25 euro for both routes.

This years edition is hosted by the Unlaoised Cycling Club with all proceeds from this event going to... The Aspect Unit of S.O.S Kilkenny, which provides day and residential services for adults with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities.

So please come along on the 2nd of April (which is also The Ninth Annual World Autism Awareness Day) and support a very worthy cause on what should be a very enjoyable day of cycling in Laois.

Charlie69

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6798432 120km route

Charlie69

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6798547 60km route

Hager

Glad to see this back, was always a good spin. Will you still have the curry?

Lap of Laois

Yes the usual hot and spicy curry for all at the finish... couldn't have this event without the curry.

Smile111

Hi,

Can you sign up beforehand or just on day?

Thanks

marathon50

2 very nice spins. The 60km is a nice flat route and ideal for the cyclists starting out.The 120km is a real tester of a course and well worth a go.
The climb of the Cut comes very early on about 15km in, so everyone will get over
it nice and fresh. The next section of the spin is mostly on good flat roads and
this is followed by the last 60km (after food stop) on undulating roads. A very good spin overall a very good cause to support
and great value at €25 when you throw the showers and curry in.

Lap of Laois

Hi Smile 111

Unfortunately we can't facilitate signing on before event day but sign on will be open from 8am on the day.

Lap of Laois

Just giving this a bump... Four weeks from tomorrow, lets hope for better weather

Charlie69

Will be going to this one for sure, always well run and for a good cause.

poolboy

Am half looking forward to and half dreading this as my first sportive in a long time.

Lap of Laois

No problem to you at all poolboy, looking forward to seeing you on the day.

Lap of Laois

Only two weeks to go folks, forgot to mention in opening post that there's plenty of car parking space available at the host venue Brian Stack House Portlaoise.

poolboy

Fingers crossed for a day like this next Sunday.

Lap of Laois

poolboy wrote: »

Fingers crossed for a day like this next Sunday.

Fantastic weather at the moment, a dry day next Sunday will do nicely though. Looking forward to it now, hope a few of you boardsie's can make it.

marathon50

A coulpe of lads from the club did the 120km route yesterday.
They said The Cut was grand but save something for the
last 30km hard slog. All looking good for Sunday and forecast giving
a dry day.

Lap of Laois

marathon50 wrote: »

A coulpe of lads from the club did the 120km route yesterday.
They said The Cut was grand but save something for the
last 30km hard slog. All looking good for Sunday and forecast giving
a dry day.

Thanks for that marathon50, they would have finished into a stiff headwind though which would make it a slog alright but the prevailing wind will help everyone home on Sunday with a bit of luck.

Lap of Laois

Hi folks, Please be advised that the 120km route has been slightly altered due to unforseen roadworks. I have provided a link for those of you that like to upload to your Garmin. This adds about one km to the overall distance so no drama's really but if you have any questions fire away.

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/6798432

Charlie69

Weather looking good for tomorrow.. looking forward to this now.

Lap of Laois

Yes forecast looking good, let's hope we can raise some money for a good cause and have a safe and enjoyable day's cycling.

andy69

well done today guys - really enjoyed the spin.
Ended up doing the 60k event with the wife as she was on her own.
Nice route with good roads all the way round, and the foodstop was really well stocked - hope we left some food for the 120k guys ha!
The wife really enjoyed the event, and as we kept a nice group together all the way round she was delighted to come back with a nice high average speed!

That feed back at the finish was fantastic!!

Will be back again next year for sure :cool:

Lap of Laois

andy69 wrote: »

well done today guys - really enjoyed the spin.
Ended up doing the 60k event with the wife as she was on her own.
Nice route with good roads all the way round, and the foodstop was really well stocked - hope we left some food for the 120k guys ha!
The wife really enjoyed the event, and as we kept a nice group together all the way round she was delighted to come back with a nice high average speed!

That feed back at the finish was fantastic!!

Will be back again next year for sure :cool:

Thanks very much andy.. really glad you both enjoyed the cycling and the food .

Lap of Laois

andy69 wrote: »

well done today guys - really enjoyed the spin.
Ended up doing the 60k event with the wife as she was on her own.
Nice route with good roads all the way round, and the foodstop was really well stocked - hope we left some food for the 120k guys ha!
The wife really enjoyed the event, and as we kept a nice group together all the way round she was delighted to come back with a nice high average speed!

That feed back at the finish was fantastic!!

Will be back again next year for sure :cool:

Thanks very much andy.. really glad you both enjoyed the cycling and the food .

Exiled1

Great spin today. Weather was excellent other than a breeze that seemed to hit us at every turn. Even the Cut was relatively benign in the sunshine!
Top class organisation and a fine curry to finish.

Lap of Laois

Exiled1 wrote: »

Great spin today. Weather was excellent other than a breeze that seemed to hit us at every turn. Even the Cut was relatively benign in the sunshine!
Top class organisation and a fine curry to finish.

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the day.

Lap of Laois

Hi folks,

On behalf of the organizing committee of the Lap of Laois I would like to thank all who came along to support our event today.

We had a fantastic turnout on a beautiful day and judging by the feedback everyone seemed to enjoy the cycling, the food and the whole day in general.

All the proceeds from today's event goes directly to the aspect unit for Autism in the S.O.S Kilkenny which relies on fundraising in order to develop their services for adults with autism and intellectual disabilities, so thanks to everyone who made today possible .

See you all in 2018.

Hu Deman

Really enjoyed the Cycle today lads.Nice to see it back on the calendar,A great idea to give the choice of a Buff or a Bottle. and sure you can't beat the curry at the end.

Charlie69

What an enjoyable day.. fantastic weather, great route, very worthy cause and a very well organised event.. well done to all concerned. I'll be back next year for sure.

Lap of Laois

Charlie69 wrote: »

What an enjoyable day.. fantastic weather, great route, very worthy cause and a very well organised event.. well done to all concerned. I'll be back next year for sure.

Thanks Charlie, glad you enjoyed it and great to get such positive feedback.