Keving King memorial, this sunday, Drogheda

lennymc · 01-11-2011 06:32PM #1

the kevin king memorial spin is on this weekend, There is a 100KM route and a 50 km route. Anyone intersted in doing it? 10 euro entry. The weather is supposed to be nice aswell, which will be a bonus.

Lenny

furiousox · 01-11-2011 07:03PM

I think it kicks off at 10am on Sunday at the Harvey Norman retail park in Drogheda.
Straight up the M1 and take the Donore exit at Drogheda, the park will be on your right.

lennymc · 01-11-2011 07:46PM

good idea Furiousox, i completely forgot to include any details.

As Pat says, its starts at 10 am on Sunday at the opel garage (across from Harvey norman). Starts at retail park,Donore,Duleek,Balrath,Garlow x,Bective,Scurlugstown,Summerhill,Dunsany,Ross x,Skryne,Duleek,and back to retail park.Total approx 94km.The shorter route turns left at garlow x and then left again at ross x and is on the same route as the longer one at that stage total 50km

if anyone has any questions just shout!

thanks,
Lenny

Zorba · 01-11-2011 08:16PM

I'm planning on doing this but the weather for Sunday doesn't look the best at the mo, hopefully that will change to nice warm sunshine by Sunday.

Forecast seems to have improved, dry on sunday with sunshine, only 10 degrees though.

lennymc · 02-11-2011 09:57AM

Zorba wrote: »

I'm planning on doing this but the weather for Sunday doesn't look the best at the mo, hopefully that will change to nice warm sunshine by Sunday.

Forecast seems to have improved, dry on sunday with sunshine, only 10 degrees though.

yeah - 10 degrees isnt that great, but at least its not rain!!

Jawgap · 02-11-2011 10:22AM

lennymc wrote: »

good idea Furiousox, i completely forgot to include any details.

As Pat says, its starts at 10 am on Sunday at the opel garage (across from Harvey norman). Starts at retail park,Donore,Duleek,Balrath,Garlow x,Bective,Scurlugstown,Summerhill,Dunsany,Ross x,Skryne,Duleek,and back to retail park.Total approx 94km.The shorter route turns left at garlow x and then left again at ross x and is on the same route as the longer one at that stage total 50km

if anyone has any questions just shout!

thanks,
Lenny

Worth noting for anyone considering doing this and dithering at the prospect - that it's a fairly flat route.

Inquitus · 02-11-2011 11:48AM

Just turn up on the day with legs, bike and a tenner?

feck sake lads · 02-11-2011 02:27PM

just thinking its a pity all other sportives are not charging a tenner .where they come to charging big money to enter is a total mystery to me given all the help is volentry

Eamonnator · 02-11-2011 03:54PM

100 riders @ 10 euro = 1,000 euro for CHARITY.

80 riders @ 20 euro = 1,600 euro for CHARITY.

feck sake lads · 02-11-2011 04:40PM

Eamonnator wrote: »

100 riders @ 10 euro = 1,000 euro for CHARITY.

80 riders @ 20 euro = 1,600 euro for CHARITY.

why would you pay 20 when you can go for 10

macadam · 02-11-2011 05:59PM

feck sake lads wrote: »

why would you pay 20 when you can go for 10

You could go around twice and eat double the amount of sangwiches..

feck sake lads · 02-11-2011 06:32PM

i'm not against sportives, but somewhere along the line some smart ass realized this would be a great way to earn handy money .correct me if i'm wrong but are all these events not carried out on public roads,and on the food thing what idiot would go out on a 100 km ride without bringing food with them thats what the pockets in your jersey is for.
by all means support charity's but i certainly can not afford to ride one every week with some of the crazy prices they charge.
dunleer was a great example last summer 10euro entry loads food tea/coffee great cycling route and great Marchelle's i rest my case;)

Zorba · 02-11-2011 08:49PM

lennymc wrote: »

yeah - 10 degrees isnt that great, but at least its not rain!!

Yeah well can wrap up against the cold or else just pedal faster ! Whereas the rain gets in everywhere no matter what u wear, thank god i'm a fair weather cyclist

Inquitus wrote: »

Just turn up on the day with legs, bike and a tenner?

And a helmet.

triggermortis · 02-11-2011 09:08PM

wouldn't mind doing this, but I'm going back to work on Sunday after 3 weeks off!

Zorba · 02-11-2011 10:24PM

triggermortis wrote: »

wouldn't mind doing this, but I'm going back to work on Sunday after 3 weeks off!

Just call in sick they won't mind, what's another day between friends ?

Zorba · 04-11-2011 07:40PM

Word of warning for anyone doing this was out on part of the course today and you'll need to watch out for potholes/craters here:

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/805795

It's the road just before u rejoin the abbey road to duleek on the way back home towards duleek/drogheda, be very very careful.

feck sake lads · 06-11-2011 05:04PM

done and dusted did you all enjoy it ,our group was home first we just did the 50 at a lovely pace and we had a great ride, it was a pantomime to watch the fast lads killing one another to get to the finish line first guess i'm just jealous as i'm well past that :rolleyes:

Inquitus · 06-11-2011 05:12PM

It was a lovely morning so I took a quick drive up from Swords to give the longer spin a bash, got to 63km and all was rosy, some of the hole calling had been a bit patchy, shouting holes and not pointing at them is, well, kinda pointless.

Anyways hit a crater and punctured both tyres, only had one spare tube, thankfully a couple of stragglers stopped and gave me a dig out with a spare tube. First puncture in 5000km so I can't complain I guess. Anyways just took it handy from there onwards and had a chat with the 2 lads who gave me a hand.

Great day for a spin, cool, crisp, blue skies and sunshine. You can't go wrong!

Keving King memorial, this sunday, Drogheda

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