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Frank O Rourke Memorial 2014

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  • #52
    Junior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭Junior


    Inquitus wrote: »
    Aye my thinking is that basically they drift to the back when the pace is on as they don't have the legs and when the pace drops into a headwind or whatever 50 of them fly up the wrong side of the road and aim to take a spot about 15 from the front before drifting to the back again when the pace returns.

    It also annoyed me to see people bombing up the outside when there was shouts of car


  • #53
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,762 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    daragh_ wrote: »
    Yep, followed by couerdelion.

    All we needed to win at that stage was 2 less laps and a few big lads to pull us round ;)

    Our day will come.

    I would have joined ye but I thought it was a tad early to be going!


  • #54
    slfcarro5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭slfcarro5


    Inquitus wrote: »
    I would have joined ye but I thought it was a tad early to be going!

    It was but just got a rush of blood to the head and said I'd give it a go. Sure we'll leave it a bit later to go this weekend.


  • #55
    daragh_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,124 ✭✭✭daragh_


    Inquitus wrote: »
    I would have joined ye but I thought it was a tad early to be going!

    A few laps too early :D Paid for that.


  • #56
    dongerson
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭dongerson


    Seems to be a lot of the same kind of racing in the A4 as last week, couldn't race myself due to my crash in bohereem and cracking my frame as a result....A lot of lads are nervous to go early on a break if they think they wont have the legs - it's will only take 4-5 lads going at threshold for 4-5km to loose the pack...then everyone pitch in for up and overs and you should see it out...bunch finishes in the A4 are better avoided because they are so dodgy...as i learned last week.


  • #57
    bwalsh1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭bwalsh1983


    I attempted to instigate breaks in Kanturk all weekend and if you can get guys to commit it will work. Three of us were about 20 secs up the road for a lap and half on Sunday but with the wind and the pace of the bunch we didnt get more and I was on my own for a couple of K before it was back together.

    A guy went on his own after about 3k yesterday and I went with him,the bunch stalled, we ended up with three away and stayed away for 50 odd km and got the gap up to 1.10 which put me in yellow and the other guy in second, bunch got it together and rode us back. Caught with 10-12k left but one or two more with us or that could have bridged and that would have made it. Just do it! You wont get dropped if you are caught back up and it will make you stronger in the end!


  • #58
    daragh_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,124 ✭✭✭daragh_


    bwalsh1983 wrote: »
    I attempted to instigate breaks in Kanturk all weekend and if you can get guys to commit it will work. Three of us were about 20 secs up the road for a lap and half on Sunday but with the wind and the pace of the bunch we didnt get more and I was on my own for a couple of K before it was back together.

    A guy went on his own after about 3k yesterday and I went with him,the bunch stalled, we ended up with three away and stayed away for 50 odd km and got the gap up to 1.10 which put me in yellow and the other guy in second, bunch got it together and rode us back. Caught with 10-12k left but one or two more with us or that could have bridged and that would have made it. Just do it! You wont get dropped if you are caught back up and it will make you stronger in the end!

    Brilliant stuff!


  • #59
    no1murray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭no1murray


    If in douth, go from the gun.


  • #60
    bwalsh1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭bwalsh1983


    daragh_ wrote: »
    Brilliant stuff!

    Trying to get yellow from your lad...he was pretty much on his own for the weekend! The guy who eventuallly won it (so closely) had a teamate who made the initial break so it work out perfectly for them.


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  • #61
    daragh_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,124 ✭✭✭daragh_


    bwalsh1983 wrote: »
    Trying to get yellow from your lad...he was pretty much on his own for the weekend! The guy who eventuallly won it (so closely) had a teamate who made the initial break so it work out perfectly for them.

    Yeah. He was gutted to miss out by such a fraction, but he got to wear the Yellow jersey and fought very hard to keep it. We are all delighted for him. Great result.


  • #62
    bwalsh1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭bwalsh1983


    daragh_ wrote: »
    Yeah. He was gutted to miss out by such a fraction, but he got to wear the Yellow jersey and fought very hard to keep it. We are all delighted for him. Great result.

    After he flatted on Saturday too, fair play. Great weekends racing all round.


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