Are there any races that go over cobbles in Ireland?

RowanHarley

I'm looking for cobble segments on strava alone and Im not seeing any. Are there any races that go over cobbles or even gravel sections in Ireland?

jimm

A young Dan Martin won a crit race on the cobbles of Temple Bar in 2010.

http://www.muse-ette.com/2010/06/halfords-tour-series-dublin-pics.html

retalivity

Are there any rural cobbles in ireland??

Raam

jimm wrote: »

A young Dan Martin won a crit race on the cobbles of Temple Bar in 2010.

http://www.muse-ette.com/2010/06/halfords-tour-series-dublin-pics.html

That was a great day out. The missus did the women's race earlier in the evening.

thebouldwhacker

There are no races akin to PR this weekend. There are cobble streets in Ireland, I think Kilkenny have some for instance but they are nothing like the rocks in the pave this weekend.

Wishbone Ash

A few laps of Little Ship Street, Great Ship Street and Digges lane will sort you out. The novelty will wear off pretty quickly.

irishrover99

You could cycle down to poolbeg lighthouse in Ringsend. That has a cobble surface.
Theirs two bonus points for ending up in the sea.

You would want to do it early before all the tourists go walking down to it.

harringtonp

A few years ago the Visit Nenagh Classic went up the cobbled driveway of Michael Ryan's (i.e. RyanAir) place. The stretch was about 1-2 km long if I remember correctly and the cobbles were in bad nick.

Loads of punctures/mechanicals, riders were giving out yards and they never went there again.

I think the race was actually on the same day as Paris Roubaix. Great sense of occasion (if you ask me) from Rene, the Dutch organizer of the race.

harringtonp

Here is the strava segment for it

https://www.strava.com/segments/6227872?filter=overall

ednwireland

plenty of rough roads after last winter

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The crit in Rás na mBan is in Kilkenny city and has cobbles.

TallGlass

ednwireland wrote: »

plenty of rough roads after last winter

More like this winter still

LollipopJimmy

irishrover99 wrote: »

You could cycle down to poolbeg lighthouse in Ringsend. That has a cobble surface.
Theirs two bonus points for ending up in the sea.

You would want to do it early before all the tourists go walking down to it.

I go down there a fair bit and enjoy the walk to the lighthouse with the dog, wouldn't fancy cycling it, far too many holes and too many people during the day and it gets a little odd down there after dark

All My Stars Aligned

I'm not sure how good an idea it would be without support given the likelihood of punctures.

Beasty

All My Stars Aligned wrote: »

I'm not sure how good an idea it would be without support given the likelihood of punctures.

Maybe carry a puncture repair kit. Works for me (almost) every time:)

dastardly00

nee wrote: »

The crit in Rás na mBan is in Kilkenny city and has cobbles.

Pffft I wouldn't even class them as cobbles!

I just did the Paris-Roubaix Challenge today, and I'm also from Kilkenny

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dastardly00 wrote: »

Pffft I wouldn't even class them as cobbles!

I just did the Paris-Roubaix Challenge today, and I'm also from Kilkenny

Setts?!

All My Stars Aligned

Beasty wrote: »

Maybe carry a puncture repair kit. Works for me (almost) every time:)

Not much use racing, would get you home I guess.