Cycling Ireland 2024 road calendar

The Ronnie Coates race was very stop start - came down to a sprint. I was shelled final time up Kilmacurragh but ploughed on and got back on. I was too active and took to much wind, but felt like it should've been attritional, but no idea whether that was just my old legs or the reality! It was launched every time up the drag anyway.

I believe its to be a bit lumpy, lumpier than last year anyway but I havent come across the route yet. Was just speaking to someone about it the other week

Anyone brave enough to enter Nationals Sunday?

A3 support race for me & may hang about after it depending on how the race goes.

I could apply those 3 to myself as well 😂😂

Savage day at Nationals today, brilliant to see the top lads up close.

Also A3 race 30 riders ish & folk will wonder next year why races disappear. A proper circuit for racing even though it kills me.

Fair play for taking part in any race back there as that hill out of Athea must be painful when trying to race up it. Only saw the men's race but it was a great event, excellent organisation. The short laps at the end were great for spectators also although it did get a bit confusing trying to figure out who was where after a lap or two.

I suppose second half of the season has started by now. Many racing this weekend?

I’m doing the gran fondo in Sligo. Despite the negative chat in the other group most people I’ve been talking to (who regularly race) are going. So if nothing else it’ll be a decent hit out

I haven’t put a plan in place yet but the 2 big ones left are the Newry 3 day and Charleville 2 day.

Charleville 2 day a nice one to end the season (if I’m not at the world champs 😂)

Signed up for Newry, probably Charleville too

Anyone racing this weekend?

so a bit surprisingly I ended up qualifying for the world gran Fondo. That kinda changes the plan for the end of the season as I might forgo the Charleville 2 day and end my season in Denmark

This weekend I’ll do Ballivor tomorrow night and I’m 50/50 on Mullingar Sunday. Need to see how my work Rota is shaking out before booking any more races in July

Anyone know the route for the Leinster champs down as Dublin in CI calendar?

Any word on the route for Masters champs in Mayo?

Moynalty GP tomorrow , sure to see a few familiar faces there in sure.

After a few weeks of league racing & a couple handicap races I’ll be glad to see a few A3 lads only.

Just a bit of a shameless push.

2 days of racing this Saturday and Sunday 20th and 21st promoted by Drogheda Wheelers. Entry for both open on eventmaster

Slow but that's the norm nowadays unfortunately. All lastminute.com

We'll be up in Donore Saturday but not Sunday. It's great when the senior abd youth races run in the same day in the same place.

2 great days racing at Drogheda Wheelers weekend. Thanks to everyone riders and officials. See ya all next year

The amount of riders with jumping chains, gears & wrong gear selection today in the A3 Tuam GP. Things like this are a relatively easy fix & cause serious crashes if ignored.

Weather was okay. One or two dirty showers which actually made parts of the course “fun”.

A3 race had about 40 maybe within the A1/2 race similar. Didn’t see any of the A4 race.

It’s a smashing circuit & bad weather makes it even better.

Galway Classic.

What are equipment requirements for this?
Full on gravel spec?
28mm clinchers tyres sufficent or is tubeless a must?

Yeah a pity that one was cancelled as is always a good chance to get a result for me.

For a little while, will downgrade again next season 😂😂😂😂.

All the same nice to get a decent result eventually.

Grading of masters & junior riders wasn’t clear within the document so for sure interesting times ahead when the new system is implemented.

As it stands I’d have been C2 even before Sunday as 11pts was the upper scale of A3 riders.