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Tour de Burren 2018 - Night into Day

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  • 12-06-2018 4:50pm
    #1
    AxleAddict
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭


    Did the Tour de Burren for the first time last year - thought I'd come back this year and have a crack at the new Night into Day event (just for a bit of variety and something different from the norm). From what I recall, the Night into Day event is capped at 400 entries - but looking at the Eventmaster website, the tickets for the Night Into Day event haven't increased to the 101-200 price band yet - so I'm guessing at the moment there are less than 100 mad eejits signed up for that component. Anyone else doing it?


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    #2
    P_1
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    Just signed up for it there. Will be straight onto the train to Athenry after work, cycling down to Balyvaughan, I'll do the nighttime and assess how much I want to cover for the daytime. Then I cycle back to Athenry and catch the train back to Dublin and then out on the piss in Dublin Saturday night.

    Am I mad? You bet your ass I am! :P:D:pac::cool:


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    benneca1
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    Sounds like a great event breakfast in Monks after the night spin included in the price.


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    AxleAddict
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭AxleAddict


    I signed up for it a while back myself - it's definitely a bit of an unknown quantity - could be great, could be terrible. Weather forecast suggests it could be a bit moist on Saturday morning. Will report back after the weekend!


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    P_1
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    AxleAddict wrote: »
    I signed up for it a while back myself - it's definitely a bit of an unknown quantity - could be great, could be terrible. Weather forecast suggests it could be a bit moist on Saturday morning. Will report back after the weekend!

    How moist should it be?


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    AxleAddict
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭AxleAddict


    P_1 wrote: »
    How moist should it be?


    Hard to say - just to be safe, I'd recommend applying generous amounts of wet lube......to your chain tongue.png


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    dunworth1
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    I've signed up for it aswell

    i did notice the 100 or less people but i also wondered if it just didn't up the price

    I do hope its a decent breakfast


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    AxleAddict
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭AxleAddict


    Good stuff - I'm hoping for some decent grub as well - only time will tell. It'll be an experience if nothing else...


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    P_1
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    Well that was damp!


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    AxleAddict
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    Yeah - must be monsoon season in the Burren after the light drizzle at the start turned into a blustery deluge later on. I wonder what the two or three oncoming cars we met between 2am and 5.30am must've thought when they saw a stream of lights bobbing up and down in the darkness coming towards them :) In contrast, the weather for the normal daytime event was generally a lot better - although still fairly windy. If they do decide to run the Night into Day event again I reckon they might want to push the start time back by about 30-60 minutes so that it's lighter by the time you reach the Cliffs of Moher - apart from that it was grand. Plenty of grub at Lisdoonvarna as well.


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    P_1
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    AxleAddict wrote: »
    Yeah - must be monsoon season in the Burren after the light drizzle at the start turned into a blustery deluge later on. I wonder what the two or three oncoming cars we met between 2am and 5.30am must've thought when they saw a stream of lights bobbing up and down in the darkness coming towards them :) In contrast, the weather for the normal daytime event was generally a lot better - although still fairly windy. If they do decide to run the Night into Day event again I reckon they might want to push the start time back by about 30-60 minutes so that it's lighter by the time you reach the Cliffs of Moher - apart from that it was grand. Plenty of grub at Lisdoonvarna as well.

    Jsysis was that yourself I was talking to at the end of the night cycle. Someone was making the very same point about the start time!


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    AxleAddict
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭AxleAddict


    P_1 wrote: »
    Jsysis was that yourself I was talking to at the end of the night cycle. Someone was making the very same point about the start time!
    Yep - that was me - outside Monks Restaurant. For my sins, I did another sportive the following day - came off the bike and wrecked both wheels in the process. Eventful!


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    AxleAddict
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭AxleAddict


    Seems the Night into Day event is back for 2019 - now then, do I want to get another soaking....... :ermm:


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    dx1200
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    AxleAddict wrote: »
    Seems the Night into Day event is back for 2019 - now then, do I want to get another soaking....... :ermm:

    Do it. Scrambled eggs and a gallon of coffee in monks after. Be grand.
    :pac:


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