SwordsCC Sportive September 27th

07Lapierre

The Swords CC Sportive on Sun Sept 27th

Who says there's no hills in north county dublin?

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Swords CC will hold a Sportive on Sunday Sept 27th 2009.

The route has been confirmed ( I drove it on Sunday )

This is a 10 hill challenge that will be approximately 110kms. Think that you know North County Dublin? Well this route will confirm it and afterwards give all a few idea's for that testing sunday run in the middle of winter.

The hils included in the Sportive are as follows and not in any specific order:

The Man-o-war ( an aperatif )
Ardla ( from the bridge at Skerries )
Bellewstown to Snowtown Cross ( a little bit lumpy)
The Jack Stones ( Men of the Ras did it in the BIG Ring)
Alp d'Bellew ( tightens on some of the corners at the top)
The Coombes Connor ( a Classic and as wide as a flandrian lane, Paul Deans can confirm)
Hilltown ( Compact or not that is the question !)
The Naul Telegraph
The Bog Berg
The Resevoir Dog
The Nags Head.

Start and Finish from Ballyboghill GAA club to be confirmed.
Riders to start off in small groups of 15 to 20.

This is the chance to get one over on your training mates at the end of the year.

petethedrummer

Will there be medals?

bcmf

.........and cake?

Lumen

Sounds great, I'm in.

RobFowl

petethedrummer wrote: »

Will there be medals?

Seriously what do you think should be provided?
I'm never sure, enjoyed events with mega goody bags and ones with zilch as much. It won't be times so no gold/silver/bronze anyway

Ryaner

Any chance of the route being posted? Assuming this is open although I may join the club between now and then anyway.

Any why the smaller groups? Are they going to sort people based on ability?

Lumen

RobFowl wrote: »

It won't be times so no gold/silver/bronze anyway

"This is the chance to get one over on your training mates at the end of the year." = Hammerfest!

petethedrummer

RobFowl wrote: »

Seriously what do you think should be provided?
I'm never sure, enjoyed events with mega goody bags and ones with zilch as much. It won't be times so no gold/silver/bronze anyway

Well the Louth Sportive was good because they gave out medals based on how quick you completed it. It forced some us (i.e. me) to ride beyond our ability. Even a gold wrapped chocolate medal would be grand. But I'll be doing it anyway, whether there's medals or not.

Raam

I would dearly love to do this, but I am out. Otherwise occupied that weekend.

07Lapierre

Ryaner wrote: »

Any chance of the route being posted? Assuming this is open although I may join the club between now and then anyway.

Any why the smaller groups? Are they going to sort people based on ability?

I imagine its purely safety reasons. any of ye who take part in the swords league races on wednesdays will know that the roads are pretty crap around north county Dublin.

bcmf

07Lapierre wrote: »

roads are pretty crap around north county Dublin.

Thats putting it in a good light to say the least.

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

I would dearly love to do this, but I am out. Otherwise occupied that weekend.

Sort your priorities out man.

ROK ON

I have been living in Dublin 14 years and have never been out in that directin (even though it is not actually that far from where I have lived).

I may be tempted to do this, if cake was thrown in.

Ryaner

07Lapierre wrote: »

I imagine its purely safety reasons. any of ye who take part in the swords league races on wednesdays will know that the roads are pretty crap around north county Dublin.

I do quite a bit of cycling out that direction. Never in a large group but the roads are generally better than some of the roads we hit on the tour of meath at the week. The meath one did have over 140 marshalls from what I heard so maybe that is the difference

scottreynolds

Raam wrote: »

I would dearly love to do this, but I am out. Otherwise occupied that weekend.

Your free Sunday, no?

RobFowl

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ie/dublin/649124811969814892

scottreynolds

RobFowl wrote: »

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ie/dublin/649124811969814892

Did one of the kids scribble that with crayons?

The tax man

Confusing looking route until you zoom in one level to get distance markers.

Hopefully I'm free to do it.

robs1

looks a great route. since i started on the bike its were i go every weekend up around there.so i have no excuses.is there any word on registration fee and a fee if you dont have a cycling licence.

Beasty

Straight past my house, so we should get at least 4 kids cheering everyone on after 18k!

GlennaMaddy

RobFowl wrote: »

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/ie/dublin/649124811969814892

Looks like somebody want's to dispel the myth of 'flat Fingal'

treborm

What kind of pace would this be, what would the average speed be,will prob do it but want to make sure its not out of my league.

Lumen

Anyone know the start time for this? I have an NCT booked for 08:20 :mad:

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

Anyone know the start time for this? I have an NCT booked for 08:20 :mad:

Tell the missus to bring the car down.

RobFowl

treborm wrote: »

What kind of pace would this be, what would the average speed be,will prob do it but want to make sure its not out of my league.

Lots of small groups probably some will do 13-14 mph average some close to 20mph

shaungil

Raam wrote: »

I would dearly love to do this, but I am out. Otherwise occupied that weekend.

ah yeah someone wins the Club League and suddenly little Sportives aren't good enough for him.........;)

LastGasp

Just thought I would bump this back up as it's on next Sunday. Getting towards the end of the Season now, so there might not be too many more events to enjoy !