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Cycling Ireland 2024 road calendar

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  • #482
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,812 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122397053#Comment_122397053

    Did you take a break post RAS?



  • #483
    wav1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭wav1


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



  • #484
    seamusk84
    Registered Users Posts: 888 ✭✭✭seamusk84


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122408025#Comment_122408025

    Very well organised, kudos to the marshalls. Some speed in the combined A3/A4 this AM.

    Couldn't stick with the lead group longer than 3 laps, but a good finish. Cheers.



  • #485
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,812 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    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.



  • #486
    harringtonp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭harringtonp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122408629#Comment_122408629

    How was the weather and race numbers today ?



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  • #487
    dahat
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122409498#Comment_122409498

    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.



  • #488
    harringtonp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,569 ✭✭✭harringtonp


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122409609#Comment_122409609

    Last time I did it, it was torrential. Think that was 2 years ago. Still a fun day out and felt surprisingly safe for the conditions



  • #489
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,812 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Galway Classic.

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



  • #490
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122436444#Comment_122436444

    Nah, loads get away with regular tyres and their race bikes. I'd say 32s and tubeless is recommended but you'll easily get away with 28s and tubed, just slightly more risky. They used to have a follow car with spare wheels but I'd check if that's the case as it was pre COVID the last time I done it.



  • #491
    Foxmoves
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Foxmoves


    I did it on a normal road bike with 28s… just need a bit of luck, and good positioning early on.

    Double bar tape or decent pair of mits or hard tough hands!

    It is a good experience all round though as something different.



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  • #492
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122442474#Comment_122442474

    Have to say it was one of my favourite races, really annoyed I am out of it with a shoulder injury this year so won't make this or the gravel championships. Just great to see clubs trying something different. My only tip for @dahat is if you are there early take a spin around the route, try and be ready for the surface changes as that seemed to catch a few riders out.



  • #493
    Mapaputsi
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Mapaputsi


    Saw on Facebook that they've had to pull the A1 race from the Galway classic due to 4 (four) entries.

    What a shame, that is one of those races that they could build to become one of the Irish 'monuments' along with the likes of the Des Hanlon, Shay Elliot etc. It's a cracking race. Think the organisers may have made a bit of a mistake bringing a couple of UK teams in last year, but without them I don't think it would have gone ahead either. Bad time of year too, bank holiday and summer holidays for us auld lads with kids.

    I haven't been able to race this year, but numbers seem to continue to dwindle. Hopefully when I come back to the scene in the next year or two I'll still have some local league and open races to go to.



  • #494
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,596 ✭✭✭beggars_bush


    Challenge CC have cancelled their perpetual cup races on August 18th.

    Not many races left now till hibernation



  • #495
    dahat
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    Yeah a pity that one was cancelled as is always a good chance to get a result for me.



  • #496
    wav1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭wav1


    Dahat new A2 congrats



  • #497
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,812 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122491783#Comment_122491783

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

    All the same nice to get a decent result eventually.



  • #498
    wav1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭wav1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122492372#Comment_122492372

    You wouldn't know.

    If the categories are reduced from four to three as mooted already who knows what way the downgrades (or not) are going to work.



  • #499
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,812 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    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.



  • #500
    Arthurdaly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 751 ✭✭✭Arthurdaly


    The leinster champs which was 1st September has dropped off the calendar, anyone know if it is cancelled?

    It was listed as Dublin so looks like it was never going to be traders cup in the first place and possibly hoping to get another club to host?



  • #501
    wav1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭wav1


    To the best of my knowledge up to yesterday there is still no promoter for the Leinster Championships.

    Munster and Ulster are good to go but nothing boxed off for Leinster or Connaght yet.Dundalk have promoted them for years but not this year.Traders Cup as a stand alone event doesn't appear to be happening either. As per the regulations all the provincial Championships have to take place on the same weekend or probably won't happen.I would like to see them run.



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  • #502
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,812 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Best of luck getting it off the ground this late.

    Locally the Tipp Championships didn’t take place this year due to delay after delay or little contact to queries sent to CI for approval, a very frustrating process seemingly.



  • #503
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122507310#Comment_122507310

    I don't think they have to be the same weekend, but if you take part in one, you cannot ride in any other that year, so having them the same weekend made sense.



  • #504
    wav1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭wav1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122511414#Comment_122511414

    They do have to be same weekend for about past 5 years or so.



  • #505
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122512779#Comment_122512779

    Fair enough, it's not in the tech regs, just that you can't race more than 1.



  • #506
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Wexford Crit League Round 2 on tonight at half six for underage riders and 7pm for seniors. Free for youths, no license required, Seniors are €5, minimum LC license, route here: https://www.strava.com/routes/3261272834335388608



  • #507
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,812 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Charleville 2 Day struggling for two numbers which is a pity, hopefully they get the numbers to go ahead.



  • #508
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,596 ✭✭✭beggars_bush


    So no Leinster championships? I'd be spit out the back pretty quick but was gonna give it a go.



  • #509
    this.lad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 280 ✭✭this.lad


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122526884#Comment_122526884

    Didn't see this advertised anywhere. How many weeks does it run?



  • #510
    ottolwinner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 573 ✭✭✭ottolwinner


    Does anyone have an idea how many races were cancelled this year? Seems to have increased significantly if I’m not mistaken.



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  • #511
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,036 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122530168#Comment_122530168

    Next week is Round 3, senior race only and the week after is the Wexford Crit Champs 2024, and that is it



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