Waterford Copper Coast Sportif - Sat. 18th April

shapez

Mark this one in your calendar folks. A 50km / 100km Sportif around the scenic Copper Coast in support of the RAS Waterford County team. Both rides will be fully supported with refreshments and changing facilities available. All levels will be catered for.

Date : Saturday 18th April 2009

Start : 10.00am (Sign on from 9.00am)

Venue : Butlertown GAA Grounds, Holy Cross, Waterford.

Please Click Here for full details of times, routes and location.

All are welcome for a fun leisurely day out. Hope you can make it!!

Aquos76

Comeragh and leisure dont go together shapez;)

Quigs Snr

They will on April 18th ! One time deal, offer must expire !

No seriously, this one is a fundraiser so we will all be on our absolute best behaviour. If anyone wants to be a hero and feels like turning on the power they can go to the back and push a straggler up a hill ! That will burst their balloons for sure. The 50km in particular will go off at walking pace from what I hear. I guess it all depends who turns up. There is a race on the next day anyway, so it would have been a very light paced stroll anyway, most of us will also have had the good extracted out of us the weekend before anyway with RAS Mumhan and Gorey both races with 4 stages. So it will be nice and handy, more of a social really, an opportunity for a chat..

shapez

This WILL be a leisurely spin. If riders want to be racers on the day, fine ride away. It'll will no doubt say alot about you, not taking weaker riders into consideration on a FUN & LEISURELY spin. Ride along and we'll get along!!

Ghost Rider

Thought that was a very decent post, Shapez... and then I read your signature.

shapez wrote: »

This WILL be a leisurely spin. If riders want to be racers on the day, fine ride away. It'll will no doubt say alot about you, not taking weaker riders into consideration on a FUN & LEISURELY spin. Ride along and we'll get along!!

Chips Lovell

I was down in Waterford two weeks ago and ended up going out along the Copper Coast on the Sunday. It's a lovely part of the world and I remember thinking it would be great for a spin.

Colmhayden76

Is there any chance that I can do the second half of the 100km spin as I really don't think that Galways hill, Annestown and Killmurrin cove can be called relaxed. Also can you have some CPR people at the top of each:D:D

shapez

Ghost Rider wrote: »

Thought that was a very decent post, Shapez... and then I read your signature.

It's a quote that I found interesting. It by no means reflects on how I feel about leisure cycling. I am myself a leisure cyclist, I don't race at all.

@Colm - Of course you can, I can give you a lift till we get past Bunmahon!!

henboy

I'll be there for the 50k, should be a good day out.

shapez

henboy wrote: »

I'll be there for the 50k, should be a good day out.

Excellent. Heard you got a new machine for yourself? What you get?

bwardrop

Just noted it on my calender... see you all there!

henboy

shapez wrote: »

Excellent. Heard you got a new machine for yourself? What you get?

Hi Pat, I got a Focus Cayo, some difference from the hybrid. Takes a bit of getting used to.

bwardrop

henboy wrote: »

Hi Pat, I got a Focus Cayo, some difference from the hybrid. Takes a bit of getting used to.

Hey - have a Cayo myself ('08 model). It's my first road bike and I absolutely love it. you based around Waterford? I think I have seen one other one around recently, but the puffing and panting prevented me from paying too much attention!!

Aquos76

bwardrop wrote: »

Hey - have a Cayo myself ('08 model). It's my first road bike and I absolutely love it. you based around Waterford? I think I have seen one other one around recently, but the puffing and panting prevented me from paying too much attention!!

Since you are also from Waterford, are you coming out on the Sportif Waterford spin this weekend?

henboy

bwardrop wrote: »

Hey - have a Cayo myself ('08 model). It's my first road bike and I absolutely love it. you based around Waterford? I think I have seen one other one around recently, but the puffing and panting prevented me from paying too much attention!!

Hey bwardrop, yep from the city I have the 09 cayo. Nice bike happy out with it. Come out tomorrow with the sportif waterford cc and we can have a chat.

bwardrop

Hi guys - heading for Dublin in the morning to see Cirque de Soleil and go to a friends 30th, so I'll miss the Sportif tomorrow. Would have been at the Waterford Duathlon if I were here, so it seems I was destined to miss the inaugural spin!

Will make it out next weekend though, with a few friends in tow. Lots of friends after taking up cycling recently and they are all crying out for a club like this.