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An Post Rás na mBan 2011

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    #2
    kincsem
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    Plenty of climbing and difficult stages there.

    Things have changes a bit since the 1956 Olympics where the longest women's athletics event was the 200 metres, "because they were not capable of further".


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    manwithaplan
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    Looks brilliant. I rode a lot of those roads in the Iveragh 200 and it would be savage territory to race through. The non-climbers might as well enjoy the local hospitality because there doesn't seem to be much else there for them. Great to see a Swords representative too.


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    RobFowl
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    manwithaplan wrote: »
    Looks brilliant. I rode a lot of those roads in the Iveragh 200 and it would be savage territory to race through. The non-climbers might as well enjoy the local hospitality because there doesn't seem to be much else there for them. Great to see a Swords representative too.

    And a Swords team manager !


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    Beasty
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    And a Swords team manager !

    ... who happens to be a boardsie of 18 months standing, but still no posts!

    Nice to see at least a couple more boardsies taking part in addition to the Swords representative

    Good luck to you all


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    fat bloke
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    Should be a savage 5 days of racing.

    Camper-vans, flags and mankini's on the Healy Pass anyone?? :D


    (could someone fix the title btw please?)


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    manwithaplan
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    And a Swords team manager !

    Saw that alright. I hope he doesn't go for the deeply distressing shorts and overcoat combo I have seen him sport at the finish line of some of the club races.


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    manwithaplan
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    fat bloke wrote: »


    (could someone fix the title btw please?)

    Sliabh na mBan perhaps?


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    Beasty
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    (could someone fix the title btw please?)
    Is that any better?


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    manwithaplan
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    Beasty wrote: »
    Is that any better?

    Tá tú againn anois.

    You've gone native


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    ROK ON
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    Very best of luck to Ms Raam, GIHTH and What's a derailleur. The race will pass my house so I hope to be out on the road with my daughter cheering ye on.
    Best of luck to Rob Fowl. Hopefully you will be called on very little.
    My advice to the riders - Overshoes. Bring lots of them. It will be wet.


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    Caroline_ie
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Very best of luck to Ms Raam, GIHTH and What's a derailleur. The race will pass my house so I hope to be out on the road with my daughter cheering ye on.
    Best of luck to Rob Fowl. Hopefully you will be called on very little.
    My advice to the riders - Overshoes. Bring lots of them. It will be wet.
    It's 'MAWS' who is entered, 'what's the deraileur isn't on the start list. there are also a few more secret boardsies entered but I can't remember what ID they use. Also Mrs Ryansherlock who I ma sure will kick some serious arse.


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    ROK ON
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    It's 'MAWS' who is entered, 'what's the deraileur isn't on the start list. there are also a few more secret boardsies entered but I can't remember what ID they use. Also Mrs Ryansherlock who I ma sure will kick some serious arse.
    Why you not doing it?


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    Vélo
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Why you not doing it?



    It wouldn't be fair on the others.


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    Caroline_ie
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Why you not doing it?

    What Velo said:
    Vélo wrote: »
    It wouldn't be fair on the others.

    And the prize fund isn't enough for me to bother my arse tbh. If I win, I want to win TDF like cash.


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    Chips Lovell
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    It's going to be one tough race. I for one am glad that a.) I'm not a woman and b.) I'm going to be in the team car and not on a bike.


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    manwithaplan
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    Also Mrs Ryansherlock who I ma sure will kick some serious arse.

    Having seen her power up the course in the National Hill Climb Championships, I'd have to agree.


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    Bikerbhoy
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    Best of Luck to the 2 girls from Thinkbike.ie CC

    Cait Elliott on the womenscycling.ie team and
    Siobhan OConnor riding for Thinkbike.ie


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    Sr. Assumpta
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    So, 12 days after Basil-gate, it looks like I shall go to Ras na Wimmin afterall....

    The good people at Canyon entertained my pleas, and with godspeed (& UPS) my new fork arrived this morning. It and my battered bike are now in the safe hands of the guys at 'World Wide Cycles' in Clonmel. I will collect my steed en route to Sneem on Tuesday, whoooopeeeee!!!

    Due to the enormous likelihood of my being utterly crap, I have opted to ride the Ras under an assumed name. So I will be hanging my 'Marble City Cyclers' habit and veil in the wardrobe, and donning the green, white and fake abs of 'Orwell Wheelers'* for five days..... poor them.

    So, bring on the tail-end of hurricane Katia!

    *obviously this means that, as is the custom, I won't be nodding, waving at, or speaking to anyone, other than my team-mates, for the week ;)


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    Chips Lovell
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    Don't forget the holy water. I'll wash your bike with it every evening.


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    #21
    Sr. Assumpta
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    Bless you my son*.

    *some of this sentence may not be true.


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    Peterx
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    Best of luck to all in Ras na mBan this evening and over the next 5 days. Weather forecast appears OK till Sunday evening which would be perfect.
    Savage looking hilly stages.


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    Chips Lovell
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    Smashing weather down here today. Wind appears to have died down a lot too.


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    ROK ON
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    Hope to make it to Molls Gap this evening. Best of luck to the boardsie ladies.


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    #25
    Chips Lovell
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    Nearly all the boardsies will be in unfamiliar kit this year. MAWS and godihatethehills are riding for Leinster. LDB is riding with the Women's Cycling team (pink and white). Sr. Assumpta is guesting for Orwell.


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    fat bloke
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S1M5R0_W9s&feature=player_embedded#!

    Looks great.

    Sounds like a fab race as well. Amazing ride by Olivia Dillon yesterday by all accounts - really showing her class. Hard for the part-timers, no matter how dedicated, to compete in fairness.


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    fat bloke
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    Stage 2 and 3 clips.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c41-D7u_nTE&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDOnbqAqJ8&feature=related

    Chr1st, they're not hanging about!


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    Caroline_ie
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    fat bloke wrote: »

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDOnbqAqJ8&feature=related
    Winning celebrations FAIL.


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    #29
    fat bloke
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    Little clip from stage 4.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cMlP_4djss&feature=related

    Looks like they were haunted with the weather.

    Any single lads out there, tonight's the night to be in Sneem. Should be lots of fit, tired and tipsy girls around for some post race hair letting down :)


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    #30
    vistafinder
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    Ha Ha good stratergy! So thats the real reason you are hanging around with your camera for the last few days.:D


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    #31
    killalanerr
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    supper few days in Kerry well done to all involved very well run event them girls sure can ride their bikes


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