Batterstown Race, Patrick's Day

blorg

...who is doing it? Anyone know when it starts? What's the format, is it handicapped, seperate races or all together? 65km it says...

Chips Lovell

I'm in, although I've no form whatsoever right now.

barrabus

if it is early in the day I am in.

ba

i'm doing it too.

RobFowl

It's usually run as a handicap one either of the 2 batterestown circuits. Fast and furious is the order of the day and the IRC know how to put on a race so it'll be well marshaled and organized. (usually early 1100 or so but haven't seen that confirmed yet)

Iseran

It will be handicapped, and as far as I know it will be two laps of Doreys forge(same course as Dublin Wheelers G.P./ Mick Lally).

Starts 11:00 from Dunboyne soccer club.

Chips Lovell

Iseran wrote: »

It will be handicapped, and as far as I know it will be two laps of Doreys forge(same course as Dublin Wheelers G.P./ Mick Lally).

Starts 11:00 from Dunboyne soccer club.

Same course as the Orwell club league opener as well? That little hill after Dorey's forge is a real pain in the ass.

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

Same course as the Orwell club league opener as well? That little hill after Dorey's forge is a real pain in the ass.

...or opportunity

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

...or opportunity

For you, yes. For me, not so much.

barrabus

blorg wrote: »

...who is doing it? Anyone know when it starts? What's the format, is it handicapped, seperate races or all together? 65km it says...

FROM http://www.irishcycling.com/events/calendar/whats-on.php


Leinster Tues 17-Mar RR S1,S2,S3,J,V,W St. Pats Day Due to Road works on the Batterstown course the St Patricks Day Race will start from The Dunboyne Soccor Club at 11.00am. Sign on from 9.30 we will be using the same circuit as Dublin Wheelers used for the Mick Lally Mem., race. See you all there Alice Sherratt Usher IRC 087-******
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blorg i think that rules me in and i'll probably drive down if u want a lift.

blorg

barrabus wrote: »

blorg i think that rules me in and i'll probably drive down if u want a lift.

Thanks, would appreciate that. Will see how I am by then, right now my legs are wrecked like they have not been in a VERY long time

smithslist

I'm in :P

Chips Lovell

blorg wrote: »

... right now my legs are wrecked like they have not been in a VERY long time

Good. I'll need company in the grupetto.

smithslist

blorg wrote: »

right now my legs are wrecked like they have not been in a VERY long time

once u start the race u wont feel ur legs, u'll be seeing climbs and thinkin when can i attack ;-)

smithslist

good race today together with help from the good weather & with a record number of 215 riders signing on....

ba

yeah, good race alright. waiting for confirmation on the 2nd unplaced C rider myself... didn't hang around for the prizes. love getting the mug up on irishcycling though



come on the red spesh!

was it just myself and yourself (smithslist) at the race?

Raam

nice work ba

ba

ah wishful thinking Raam. prizes don't normally exist for 2nd unplaced riders... but could have sworn somebody said it just before the start...?

smithslist

ba wrote: »

yeah, good race alright. waiting for confirmation on the 2nd unplaced C rider myself...

congrats

ba wrote: »

was it just myself and yourself (smithslist) at the race?

yeah I think so ba, didn't see anybody else from here at it.

E@gle.

smithslist wrote: »

yeah I think so ba, didn't see anybody else from here at it.

i was there!

Billy Whizz

I was at the race, in the C bunch also. Was looking for the best unplaced C prize myself, was trying to mark the lads who've been strong these last weeks. Have to look out for yourself now ba!

barrabus

i wuz dere too.

blorg

Well done all, sorry I missed it.

biker_joe

I heard there was a crash in the A bunch yesterday ? anyone got any news on this ?

Biker Joe.

smithslist

biker_joe wrote: »

I heard there was a crash in the A bunch yesterday ? anyone got any news on this ?

Biker Joe.

yeah i heard there was also, think it was some S2 riders fell, nothing to serious as i wuldve heard bout it afterwards.

it culd have being when the S1 & S2 where together, not sure how serious it was thou

ba

yeah, was a crash in the S1, S2 bunch. narrowly avoided it myself. saw a eurocycles rider lying in the ditch on the second lap. he must have been lying there for half an hour before the ambulance came around.

ryan_sherlock

I was in the A group that caught the Bs (I think it was 25minutes to catch the 2-3 min lead) and then got caught up in the crash. I took on some food and was making my way back up to the front when 2-3 riders in front of me went down. I contemplated trying to bunny hop but the bodies were too high and I went flying. More road rash but worst of all I hurt my back pretty badly. Phsyio this morning but luckily only muscular damage (as far as they can tell).

Pretty dangerous riding in such a big group on those roads - I was pretty annoyed, my legs felt good too.

The ambulance was there within a few minutes.

biker_joe

Hi Ryan

Sorry to hear that, sorry you get better soon ! I rode the S2 race in dundalk and it was the same, when you guys caught us it was all over the road !! I was surprised something did not happen there, as the circuit was tight !!

So there was 2 crashes ? and you got caught up behind the 1st one ?

Biker Joe

ryan_sherlock

I only saw one crash - the one I was in. The one that occured about 4/5 of the way around the first circuit.

E@gle.

ba wrote: »

yeah, was a crash in the S1, S2 bunch. narrowly avoided it myself. saw a eurocycles rider lying in the ditch on the second lap. he must have been lying there for half an hour before the ambulance came around.

yeah eurocycles guy was a mate of mine, he didnt come out of it too well.