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Ardattin 200, 11/4/2010

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  • 29-03-2010 11:55pm
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    rottenhat
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    Repost from the audax ireland list:
    58orange wrote:
    Hi Folks,
    Sorrento C.C/Audax Ireland are running the Ardattin 200 on 11th of
    April from Bray.Details available at http://sorrentocyclingclub.com/site/audax/ardrattin-200/
    .Any enquiries contact the organiser.
    See you on the day,
    Paul O'Donoghue.
    Sorrento C.C/Audax Ireland

    I'd say that this is as easy an introduction to audax as you're going to get - the route is fairly flat and easy to navigate (down the coast road from Bray to Brittas Bay then inland all the way to Ardattin in Carlow and back). There's a great lunch stop at the pub in Ardattin - all the soup, sandwiches and tea you can fit in for about six quid or so - and maybe another feed out of Paul's van en route, and more tea and sandwiches at the finish. It is possible to hammer this one if you're so inclined, or you can just sit in the group and get pulled along at a fair clip.

    See you there?


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    Nietzschean
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    think that guy had a typo in his url... its
    http://sorrentocyclingclub.com/site/audax/ardrattin-200/

    looks interesting might be up for this if no races on that day


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    niceonetom
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    I could well be up for this. Haven't been over 200km this year, which is a bloody travesty. If it's flat then my goal will be to do it at a respectable speed. This will almost certainly guarantee getting lost, but that all part of it, right?


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    Caroline_ie
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    Yes i was looking at it as well this morning. If a decent amount of not as good as you lot people want to do it too ... I would be tempted.

    .... wait ... Can we be back ontime for the Paris Roubaix?


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    niceonetom
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    ... Paris Roubaix?

    I knew I was forgetting something...


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    short circuit
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    Thinking about this myself .. though haven't even gotten upto a 100 this year yet. Perhaps this weekend if all holds good.

    I am assuming this wouldn't be one where you could cycle down to the start to from Dublin 15.

    @Caroline ... if you are doing it, you can pull me all the way around ... :)

    By the way, is it just me or is there no date mentioned on that site or on this thread


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    ROK ON
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    I will be heading from Co. Cork to Dublin that day I hope. But I planned on heading across Tip, Kilkenny and Carlow counties.

    So what route will ye take back to Dublin from Ardattin?
    If possible I may join ye for the return leg? Not sure is that allowed under Adam rules?


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    godihatedehills
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    I have a rare weekend off. If there's a gang going....


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    rottenhat
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    short circuit wrote: »
    I am assuming this wouldn't be one where you could cycle down to the start to from Dublin 15.

    I'll be cycling out from D4, but that's a lot closer to Bray than D15.
    short circuit wrote: »
    By the way, is it just me or is there no date mentioned on that site or on this thread

    Well, admittedly you would have had to actually read the first post to find the date, but it is there. I've amended the thread title though, as it was bit dim not to put the date in it.
    ROK ON wrote: »
    So what route will ye take back to Dublin from Ardattin? If possible I may join ye for the return leg? Not sure is that allowed under Adam rules?

    Can't imagine anyone objecting but I don't remember the return route - I'll let you know once I get the routesheet.


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    ROK ON
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    Cool. I will be startin in Chaarleville early and heading for Dublin via Carlow. If make it to Ardattin in time great. If not now worries.


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    rottenhat
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Cool. I will be startin in Chaarleville early and heading for Dublin via Carlow. If make it to Ardattin in time great. If not now worries.

    Well, if you see about twenty bikes sitting outside the pub, you know we're still there.


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    Git101
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    I won't be doing this as it is the week before WAR, however, I do live in Ardattin so I may sit on the high stool wearing my boards jersey drinking a dirty big pint while you guys are having soup and sambos...

    Ahh, I won't tease you like that.... what time would you expect to be in Ardattin ?


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    blorg
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    This is a week beforehand! Why wouldn't you do it?


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    Git101
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    blorg wrote: »
    This is a week beforehand! Why wouldn't you do it?

    200k cycle 6 days before an endurance race is probably not a great idea.. well, not for me anyway.
    But I will cheer you guys on.


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    LastGasp
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    I should be there.


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    DirkVoodoo
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    Meh, when in Rome I guess...


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    Chips Lovell
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    I see the Des Hanlon Classic is on in Carlow on the same day. Anyone fancy a race mid-audax?


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    ROK ON
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    Does anyone else have a problem with the route sheet on the website not opening?

    What time would ye expect to make it to Ardattin by?
    It is 125km as a trip for me sor I reckon I could be there by 2 all going well. Do people think ye will have left at that stage. I really would like a tow back I to Dublin :-)


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    Limestone1
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    ROK ON wrote: »
    Does anyone else have a problem with the route sheet on the website not opening?

    What time would ye expect to make it to Ardattin by?
    It is 125km as a trip for me sor I reckon I could be there by 2 all going well. Do people think ye will have left at that stage. I really would like a tow back I to Dublin :-)

    I don't think there is one up yet at least I can't find it. It does say that the Ardattin stop is 113KM and I think the start is 8:00am so if you may have to get up a little bit earlier.


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    rottenhat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭rottenhat


    ROK ON wrote: »
    Does anyone else have a problem with the route sheet on the website not opening?

    This is my website you're talking about, right? I'd forgotten it was up there, but it works okay for me. NB That is last year's routesheet - there could be changes this year.
    ROK ON wrote: »
    What time would ye expect to make it to Ardattin by?
    It is 125km as a trip for me sor I reckon I could be there by 2 all going well. Do people think ye will have left at that stage. I really would like a tow back I to Dublin :-)

    If the pub is at 112km and there's only one control en route, I'd say we'll be there around 1 or a little before. We might be there for an hour but I wouldn't count on it.


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    The_Claw
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    I haven't done a century all year either, but I'd like to have a crack at this. Would be good to see the boardsies, might carry me through the pain


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    CramCycle
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    anyone know what the weather on Sunday will be like?


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    The tax man
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    Joe Bastardi's take on Sundays weather.


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    godihatedehills
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    The tax man wrote: »
    Joe Bastardi's take on Sundays weather.

    That's Monday.....is it going to take us that long?!


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    Limestone1
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    Well the forecast is excellent so see you on sunday.

    http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/ireland/bray/153127063289899257

    If anyone wants to create a crs or gpx file.
    Disclaimer - there is a couple of rough guess interpetations of the route sheet in there.


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    The tax man
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    godihatedehills wrote: »
    That's Monday.....is it going to take us that long?!

    Sorry about that. Seems to be a link that doesn't work the way it should.:o

    Just in case I've booked Monday off work.:D


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    #27
    The_Claw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 133 ✭✭The_Claw


    So who's actually signed up for this?


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    interested
    Registered Users Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭interested


    The_Claw wrote: »
    So who's actually signed up for this?

    I intend to sign the morning of. Tis about that time for my annual boards spin after all ;) and after the Lumpy in November this has got to be warmer and flatter ... hmm


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    #29
    rottenhat
    Registered Users Posts: 1,352 ✭✭✭rottenhat


    I am.


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    #30
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    The_Claw wrote: »
    So who's actually signed up for this?

    Me too


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    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    The_Claw wrote: »
    So who's actually signed up for this?
    niceonetom and I will pay when we get there on sunday morning. Hope to see you there TheClaw :)


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