New sportif - Tour de Kilkenny

MarbleCityCycle

Hi all

Marble City Cyclers are a new cycling club based in Kilkenny and we're excited to be holding our first sportif on 1st August, which is the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend. There will be a choice of three scenic cycling routes of 160km, 100km, and 40km and all are around the county of Kilkenny starting and finishing at the Kilkenny Rugby Club. There will be refreshments, changing facilities, showers, and parking provided.

For anyone not from Kilkenny, this could be a great Bank Holiday weekend away in the Marble City, where they can enjoy the famous hospitality in the sunny southeast. Money raised from this cycle will be for the good work done at Barretstown Children Camp.

Further details are on [URL="mhtml:{AFAC5EDD-FA71-4CB8-B13A-7A8CBE690811}mid://00000112/!x-usc:http://www.marblecitycyclers.com/tourdekilkenny.html"]www.marblecitycyclers.com/tourdekilkenny.html[/URL]

rottenhat

I'd say I'll be up for this one.

AstraMonti

Any details on the 160km route? Hilly? Flat? Rolling?

blorg

I met two of these guys on the Tour of Ireland, great guys, new club, I will certainly be going down myself. Watch out with these lads, the sprint for the finish starts 20k out!

Captain Havoc

As I'm a member of MCC I'd say I'll be doing it

TinyExplosions

Could well be up for this too

MarbleCityCycle

AstraMonti - the 160km is a hilly one, challenging. But there is an escape clause in it, in that the 160km and 100km are likely to be together for the first 68km or so. If you find the going tough (and we hope that you do!!), you can go home on the 100km route.

We are currently looking at doing online entries with Active.com and we hope to have this set-up on the website by the end of the month.

Blorg - I'm not too sure who you are but you're obviously a Group 2 guy. Some could say that our tactic to attack 20km out was naive, orthodox, ambitious but I prefer just to say it was plain stupid!! But great fun though, I thought the KK stage was a blast! Visit our forum, I wrote a wee diary about the ToI - I'm sure you'll have a different view of the events!! We're really hoping a lot of the ToI guys can make it, have a mini-reunion!!

Link doesn't work when you click on it, need to change it to:

[noparse]www.marblecitycyclers.com/tourdekilkenny.html[/noparse] from what it is at the moment.

MarbleCityCycle

Donal, that link should be working now.

Deisetrek

MarbleCityCycle wrote: »

AstraMonti - the 160km is a hilly one, challenging. But there is an escape clause in it, in that the 160km and 100km are likely to be together for the first 68km or so. If you find the going tough (and we hope that you do!!), you can go home on the 100km route.

We are currently looking at doing online entries with Active.com and we hope to have this set-up on the website by the end of the month.

Blorg - I'm not too sure who you are but you're obviously a Group 2 guy. Some could say that our tactic to attack 20km out was naive, orthodox, ambitious but I prefer just to say it was plain stupid!! But great fun though, I thought the KK stage was a blast! Visit our forum, I wrote a wee diary about the ToI - I'm sure you'll have a different view of the events!! We're really hoping a lot of the ToI guys can make it, have a mini-reunion!!

Yeah as Donal says in the previous post , link not working ...would be interested myself but details???...........sign on times ??

Deisetrek

MarbleCityCycle wrote: »

Donal, that link should be working now.

Nope not yet MarbleCityCycle............

Lumen

Deisetrek wrote: »

Yeah as Donal says in the previous post , link not working ...would be interested myself but details???...........sign on times ??

http://www.marblecitycyclers.com/tourdekilkenny.html

MarbleCityCycle

The link, copied and paste from the address bar, is:
http://www.marblecitycyclers.com/tourdekilkenny.html

If that doesn't work, please try www.marblecitycyclers.com and connect from the home page, or google Tour de Kilkenny.

To answer your question Deisetrek, the sign-on will be opened from 7.45 onwards. The cycle is leaving the Kilkenny Rugby Club just outside Kilkenny, on the Waterford Rd you'll be glad to hear, at 9am (except for 40km route, which leaves at 11am). We will be update the website regularly with updates and information.

The entrant cost is €20 (plus €10 if a one day license is required).

72hundred

This looks great. I'll be down.

lyders

I'm definitely up for doing this if i can!

Esroh

I reckon Ill come down if ye come up to the Polka Dot you have ridden it all already. Good luck with M2M record attempt next week. As coach would say KEEP IT LIT. ;-D

MarbleCityCycle

Esroh, I would have made the trip but we're in France for the l'Etape that weekend. I'm sure it will be good but I've spend too much to stay at home to go!!!

The two of us has made a pact that we'll spend the 20 hours odd on Friday week convincing ye all to come down. We're hoping ye'll crack b4 us!!

When did I do the Polka Dot, I don't think I have to be honest.

Esroh

Ya sure you took the training weekend off to get over the Trauma of losing your home stage in a 20km sprint so you missed riding it. I'll be there

penexpers

I have sent a suggestion to the organisers that they push the start back to 10am as there is a train at 7:30am on Saturday morning from Dublin that would get into Kilkenny at 9:24am. I am sure this would be of interest to Dublin based people.

scottreynolds

MarbleCityCycle wrote: »

Hi all

Marble City Cyclers are a new cycling club based in Kilkenny and we're excited to be holding our first sportif on 1st August, which is the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend. There will be a choice of three scenic cycling routes of 160km, 100km, and 40km and all are around the county of Kilkenny starting and finishing at the Kilkenny Rugby Club. There will be refreshments, changing facilities, showers, and parking provided.

You guys won't hang around the back of the bunch for a while and then attack 10 miles out from Kilkenny will you ........... or does that only happen in the TOI.

fixieboy

I'm in +3! looks great

Esroh

scottreynolds wrote: »

You guys won't hang around the back of the bunch for a while and then attack 10 miles out from Kilkenny will you ........... or does that only happen in the TOI.

Scotty becareful as the 2 lads just rode M2M in less than 19 hours so they maybe able to attack further out when on a 1 day:D

blorg

Esroh wrote: »

Scotty becareful as the 2 lads just rode M2M in less than 19 hours so they maybe able to attack further out when on a 1 day:D

That is some going certainly, was it just the two of them?

munsterpat

Folks

A number of people have requested route details. The route is 99% finalised at the moment and very unlikely to change but we are just waiting on seal of approval from the Gardai.

On the day of the event the route will be clearly marked out etc.

If you go on to the www.mapmyride.com website and go to "Search For Rides", type in "Tour De Kilkenny" and this should bring up details of all 3 routes that have been planned.

You will be able to get information on the profile/elevation of the course there to.

Regards

These ones?

160km: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/ireland/kilkenny/846124558699967281
100km: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/ireland/kilkenny/840124621369120224
40km: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/ireland/kilkenny/375124613318480516

penexpers

penexpers wrote: »

I have sent a suggestion to the organisers that they push the start back to 10am as there is a train at 7:30am on Saturday morning from Dublin that would get into Kilkenny at 9:24am. I am sure this would be of interest to Dublin based people.

I got a reply on this - essentially it's too late to change this year but would be something that would be considered for future years.

MarbleCityCycle

scottreynolds wrote: »

You guys won't hang around the back of the bunch for a while and then attack 10 miles out from Kilkenny will you ........... or does that only happen in the TOI.

I think everyone is hoping that we will, so they can have another good laugh at us when the pass us out again... :rolleyes:

Anyway on the day I'll be on the ground to speak, off the bike, throwing out the orders, hoping someone will actually be listening to them.

Esroh

MarbleCityCycle wrote: »

I think everyone is hoping that we will, so they can have another good laugh at us when the pass us out again... :rolleyes:

Anyway on the day I'll be on the ground to speak, off the bike, throwing out the orders, hoping someone will actually be listening to them.

MCC they more likely to listen if you on a bike. If there's any chance to ride it do because as it get bigger you'll never get another shot at it:)

Captain Havoc

Esroh, I don't suppose you're the western lakes guy I met at AC/DC? (I can't remember the conversation )

MarbleCityCycle

blorg wrote: »

That is some going certainly, was it just the two of them?

Are you joking!!! There were a group of 18 cyclists and an excellent back-up crew of eight.

A certain Padraig Marrey from Western Lakes CC organised and managed the whole thing.

Captain Havoc

Commendments MCC on getting local hotty TV personality Evanne Ní Chuilinn to show for photo shoot, adds a bit of welcomed glamour. I'm wondering if Malcolm will remember saying he'd do one of the events?

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=Fg610Gt9z7R0&EID=aa8c58c5-ae4f-48f0-98ce-0dfa1e9aec73&skip=

AstraMonti

I am actually thinking of doing this. My parents will be in Ireland, so it would be good if they see something different than Dublin this year.

rottenhat

Any chance I could blag a lift down to this from someone? Had a bit of an incident a couple of weeks ago and no longer have a vehicle.

EDIT: Never mind, I think I have one.

thebouldwhacker

I'm free from GF duties the weekend this is on! I'm thinking of jumping in too:)

AstraMonti

I am officialy doing that. I took days off as well.

Cu all down there.. if anyone is going!

Captain Havoc

Todays local rag: http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/sport/Cyclists-get-into-gear-for.5461136.jp

No pic of Evanne Ní Chuillean though

AstraMonti

Do you any of you local guys have a recommendation for a b&b? I am trying to accommodate five people and i am getting from one no to another!

The tax man

All in and paid for.

MarbleCityCycle

AstraMonti wrote: »

Do you any of you local guys have a recommendation for a b&b? I am trying to accommodate five people and i am getting from one no to another!

Sorry there for the delay in responding, I've only returned home today from L'Etape (some buzz, highly recommended).

Anyway to answer your question, I can recommend the following based on their locations (as I live in KK, I actually have no idea what they're actually like). All these are less than two miles from the start and about 10 minutes walk into town for the pubs n'clubs. The start is at the Kilkenny rugby club, which is less than a mile out the Waterford Road.

• Laragh House: 056 7764674, info@laraghhouse.com, www.laraghhouse.com *
• Beaupre B&B: 056 7721417
• Fanad House: 056 7764126, fanadhouse@hotmail.com, www.fanadhouse.com *
• Olinda House: 056 7762964
• The Laurels: 056 7761501, www.thelaurelskilkenny.com
• Egans: 056 7751179 - please note that these don't serve breakfast but would be ideal for those travelling by train.

As for hotels, these are all in good locations: Rivercourt Hotel, The Pembroke Hotel, Ormonde Hotel, Hotel Kilkenny. The Springhill Hotel is nearest to the KK rugby club but it would be some walk at 3am in the morning!!

Let me know if you have any questions on the above or any other accommodation.

rottenhat

My lift has evaporated, alas. Anyone driving down from Dublin morning of with room for one more?

ROK ON

For folks heading to this, that are not from Kilkenny, I would recommend Rinucinni's for pre cycle carbo loading, the night before. And Tynans Bridge Mills for post cycle carbo refuelling.

Would love to go, but cant make this one.

blorg

Thinking of doing this, who else is? Add yourself and copy

blorg... probably go down Sat morning (need lift) and stay Sat night if anyone else is

Captain Havoc

1. jerseyeire

Esroh

1. jerseyeire
2. Esroh

AstraMonti

I will be down from Friday afternoon till Sunday with the whole family since parents will be here visiting. I have rent a car but unfortunately i have no space to give someone a lift

1. jerseyeire
2. Esroh
3. Astramonti

blorg

Hey, you are leaving me off. Include details of whether you are hanging around on Sat night for food and drinks, that is the important bit

0. blorg... probably go down Sat morning (need lift) and stay Sat night if anyone else is
1. jerseyeire
2. Esroh
3. Astramonti

emty

I'm on for this,was thinking of heading down Sat morning,can take one other but possibly more than two bikes,if that free's up any space
Would also stay Sat night but not pushed either way.

The tax man

0. blorg... probably go down Sat morning (need lift) and stay Sat night if anyone else is
1. jerseyeire
2. Esroh
3. Astramonti
4. The Tax Man.

MarbleCityCycle

Esroh wrote: »

1. jerseyeire
2. Esroh

Hey Esroh, is there many of you coming down from Mayo? What about the boss man??

Esroh

MarbleCityCycle wrote: »

Hey Esroh, is there many of you coming down from Mayo? What about the boss man??

I have had no takers(easy for me free bed in Carlow). I'll put the word out again.
I'm really looking forward to this, Thomastown was my spiritual home during my youth. Never thought I'd be cycling from Graige to Inistoige:D
Think PM is racing that w/end as he organising the B.robe 2 day following w/end and not able to ride.

AstraMonti

MarbleCityCycle,

I was registered online for it, should i be waiting any number or anything through the post? Or i just appear on the registration? How it's going to work. The site is a bit vague.

Cheers!