Paddy Martin Randonee - Sun, 21 Feb 2010

Big Mig

Just to let you all know that the annual Paddy Martin Randonee will take place on

Date - Sunday, 21st February 2010

Where - Start and finish at the Bray Wheelers Cycling Club clubhouse just off the Boghall Road in Bray

Time - Sign on between 9:00 and 10:00 am

Distance - 100km

Route is to be checked tomorrow, Friday given the recent bad weather - we hope to have the same route as last year but need to check some of the back roads to be sure they are ok to ride on.

rottenhat

I'm in. I think last year's Paddy Martin was the first time I met anyone from Boards.

mfdc

Will be there. Glad you posted this thread, thought this was a phantom event! Had picked it out from the CI calendar as a good start to the year, but couldn't find details of it anywhere. Keep us informed

niceonetom

Did I do this last year? I did something that started in Bray... probably give this a lash this year anyway.

Ryaner

Will be along too.
What is the entry fee?

The_Claw

I'd be up for this too, provided the route's not too hilly

Bikerbhoy

Lovely Jubely Im in.....:D:D.

rottenhat

The_Claw wrote: »

I'd be up for this too, provided the route's not too hilly

There is a hill. It goes on for a bit but it's not very steep.

DirkVoodoo

I think I did this last year? It was a nice route and I think there was food, I was impressed anyway from what I remember.

Definitely up for it.

Cadex

Yep - should see me there too, sounds good.

rottenhat

Waiting for final confirmation on the route.

^^ mod note: threads merged, thanks RH

IM0

The Claw wrote:

is it hilly?

rottenhat wrote: »

There is a hill. It goes on for a bit but it's not very steep.

thats just plain wrong or were talking about different routes!
going by what I see in the rest of this thread sleive mann and the shea elliot.
the west side of sleive mann is a savage climb (steep and 'long' by irelands standards) and the shea elliot isnt much better, V steep at bottom 500m (15%) then settles into about 7% the rest of the way.

Big Mig

XZ was looking at last years Joe Loughman randonee. We have had to change this years route because the back roads between Avoca and Rathdrum are too bad to ride on. The route for the Paddy Martin randonee is as follows.

Start at Bray Wheelers clubhouse then Ashford, Rathnew, Rathdrum and Avoca. Keep right at Avoca towards Woodenbridge. Turn right at Woodenbridge Hotel towards Aughrim.

Approx 5KM after this turn there is a right turn at the bridge over the river, take this right turn. (Please note that the road is not in great condition but it is safe enough to ride on!) Keep straight until you reach the main Aughrim - Ballinaclash road.

Turn right onto the Aughrim-Ballinaclash road and drop down into Ballinaclash. Turn right over the bridge and keeping to the left, climbing back up to the Rathdrum road.

Turn left onto the Rathdrum road and and about 2KM turn left into the village of Rathdrum at the cross roads.

Straight through Rathdrum and at the far side of the village there is a car park on the right where there will be refreshments, then it is on to Laragh, Roundwood, Kilmacanogue and back to the Bray Wheelers Clubhouse.

There will also be refreshments back at the clubhouse afterwards....

There is also a shorter 70KM route, this goes up the very steep hill straight into Rathdrum, stopping at the car park at the top for a feed then back the same way as the 100KM route...

Bikerbhoy

Big Mig wrote: »

XZ was looking at last years Joe Loughman randonee. We have had to change this years route because the back roads between Avoca and Rathdrum are too bad to ride on. The route for the Paddy Martin randonee is as follows.

Start at Bray Wheelers clubhouse then Ashford, Rathnew, Rathdrum and Avoca. Keep right at Avoca towards Woodenbridge. Turn right at Woodenbridge Hotel towards Aughrim.

Approx 5KM after this turn there is a right turn at the bridge over the river, take this right turn. (Please note that the road is not in great condition but it is safe enough to ride on!) Keep straight until you reach the main Aughrim - Ballinaclash road.

Turn right onto the Aughrim-Ballinaclash road and drop down into Ballinaclash. Turn right over the bridge and keeping to the left, climbing back up to the Rathdrum road.

Turn left onto the Rathdrum road and and about 2KM turn left into the village of Rathdrum at the cross roads.

Straight through Rathdrum and at the far side of the village there is a car park on the right where there will be refreshments, then it is on to Laragh, Roundwood, Kilmacanogue and back to the Bray Wheelers Clubhouse.

There will also be refreshments back at the clubhouse afterwards....

There is also a shorter 70KM route, this goes up the very steep hill straight into Rathdrum, stopping at the car park at the top for a feed then back the same way as the 100KM route...

Grand........ Thats a lovely jaunt :D

Cheers... see y'all on the 21st

xz

my Bad, I deleted my post, so there is no confusion
hope to be riding this myself, but may not be able to due to medical reasons, but I will be there on the day helping out if I can't ride

brayblue24

Hoping to do this. I have mentioned it to a workmate and think he'll come along too. Will klo for boards jerseys:D

humbert

This looks great. Think I'll try to come along too.

brayblue24

As I am not a club member can I actually enter this. Is it a case of paying the entry fee (€10 is it?) and getting a one day licence. If so how much is that and can I do it on the day or do I have to do it beforehand?

Ta

DirkVoodoo

Yeah I think I got a one day license at sign on, about 10 euro as I recall.

Won't be doing this now, the Orwell race is on....although this would be more my thing.

gimmeaminute

Anyone thinking about riding to and from Bray from City Centre or the Northside?

For the laugh, like.

Mosiki

gimmeaminute wrote: »

Anyone thinking about riding to and from Bray from City Centre or the Northside?

For the laugh, like.

I'll be cycling from city centre (and back afterwards), if ya looking for company.

Eggie.

gimmeaminute

I was. I am. I'll pm you.

jimm

I would love to take part (providing roads are ice free). Hope Wicklow roads haven't been too badly frost damaged and pot-holed after recent cold spell.

Timmah!

That route doesn't look too hilly but I could be completely wrong. Is it hilly? If it is hilly, how hilly is it?

thanks

(I've only been out twice this year and I wouldn't like a dnf)

Timmah!

Anyone like to contribute to the hilly not hilly debate I'm having with myself?

gimmeaminute

Timmah! wrote: »

Anyone like to contribute to the hilly not hilly debate I'm having with myself?

I suspect the lack of response is down to the following, on the ffirst page of the thread:

'There is a hill. It goes on for a bit but it's not very steep.'

So, not hilly is your answer. Or a little going on for a bit but not very steep hilly.

Timmah!

Thanks Gimme, I did see that but then I saw this a couple of posts later and I didn't know what to believe anymore.
"thats just plain wrong or were talking about different routes!
going by what I see in the rest of this thread sleive mann and the shea elliot."

Hello btw.

rottenhat

Timmah! wrote: »

Thanks Gimme, I did see that but then I saw this a couple of posts later and I didn't know what to believe anymore.
"thats just plain wrong or were talking about different routes!
going by what I see in the rest of this thread sleive mann and the shea elliot."

That poster was confusing it with the Joe Loughnane randonnee that Bray put on at the end of last season. There was very little climbing worth talking about in the Paddy Martin last year, and although the route has changed this year, I imagine it will be much the same in that respect.

Timmah!

Brilliant, thanks mr hat

Bikerbhoy

No climbing per say...flatish for the most part, just a couple of drags here and there . So come on out and ENJOY .... See yez Sunday :D:D:D

jwshooter

flatish ! .it is in wicklow ?

The tax man

Hope to take part. What are people that, have paid for their 2010 licence but haven't received it yet, doing on the morning? How are you proving you're fully paid up?

rottenhat

The tax man wrote: »

Hope to take part. What are people that, have paid for their 2010 licence but haven't received it yet, doing on the morning? How are you proving you're fully paid up?

If you log onto the website, you can find your license number there. If they aren't satisfied with that, I'll just get back in the van and go home. I don't know what happens if you don't have a logon. Maybe they'll have a list?

Clandog

Really looking forward to this, first(of many I hope!!) spin of the season
Bring on Sunday!!

Bikerbhoy

rottenhat wrote: »

If you log onto the website, you can find your license number there. If they aren't satisfied with that, I'll just get back in the van and go home. I don't know what happens if you don't have a logon. Maybe they'll have a list?

Dont always ask for license number at these things they generally just ask whether you need a one day or not . I think I was asked for licence number only once last year.

The tax man

rottenhat wrote: »

If you log onto the website, you can find your license number there. If they aren't satisfied with that, I'll just get back in the van and go home. I don't know what happens if you don't have a logon. Maybe they'll have a list?

Oooh look at that. Never knew that part of the C.I site existed cheers rottenhat. Logged in and have all the details I need to prove I've a valid licence.
Enjoy your spin tomorrow and hope to see you on Sunday.;)

Bikerbhoy

jwshooter wrote: »

flatish ! .it is in wicklow ?

...... By Wicklow standards....:D:D:D

blorg

Met some guys from Bray Wheelers today putting up direction signs and had lunch with them in Laragh, nice to meet you. Pity the club league races have been moved back to this weekend or a few more here would have been doing it. Rottenhat seems to be in anyway. Looks like it will be a good one, good luck to all taking part.

dsaint1

rottenhat wrote: »

If you log onto the website, you can find your license number there. If they aren't satisfied with that, I'll just get back in the van and go home. I don't know what happens if you don't have a logon. Maybe they'll have a list?

Don't worry you won't need a license for this event so come on out

velo.2010

Wont make it tommorow, though sending off my forms on Monday so no more excuses!


edit, unless there is ice.

gimmeaminute

We do these things in snow, right?

RIGHT?

Bikerbhoy

gimmeaminute wrote: »

We do these things in snow, right?

RIGHT?

Of Course :cool::cool::cool:

Bikerbhoy

Did this event today one of the most enjoyable 100 k's so far this year , this being the 2nd.LoL...

No seriously.... great route, flatish as I said, started off at a very leisurely pace and I was wondering just when it was going to kick off , when I decided to take a natural..... dirty beggers..... eyeballs out more or less from there till foodstop at Rathdrum roads not too bad apart from a section on our way into Rathdrum the second time but it was an incline therefor we could negotiate the potholes pretty well. Weather ,considering our concerns last night when we seen it snowing was absolutely perfect , fresh and sunny all day.

I believe just over 100 signed on so well done to Bray Wheelers and thanks for a great event.

Clandog

Bikerbhoy wrote: »

Did this event today one of the most enjoyable 100 k's so far this year , this being the 2nd.LoL...

No seriously.... great route, flatish as I said, started off at a very leisurely pace and I was wondering just when it was going to kick off , when I decided to take a natural..... dirty beggers..... eyeballs out more or less from there till foodstop at Rathdrum roads not too bad apart from a section on our way into Rathdrum the second time but it was an incline therefor we could negotiate the potholes pretty well. Weather ,considering our concerns last night when we seen it snowing was absolutely perfect , fresh and sunny all day.

I believe just over 100 signed on so well done to Bray Wheelers and thanks for a great event.

Completely agree with the above comments, an excellent run event, with some of the best food that just kept appearing during the foodstop and afterwards. Great route and completely got lucky with the weather. Great day out all round, nice to meet you out there Bikerbhoy fantastic cycling with you.

The tax man

So besides Jimm and myself,anyone else ride today?(see edit) My Boards jersey was two layers down so went incognito today.
Set off a few minutes behind the main bunch and chased them till we caught them just before the Glen of the downs. Nice pace along the N11 before turning off the main road and hit the old N11 through Ashford,Rathnew and out towards Rathdrum,where the long and shorts routes split. I naturally went left for the longer of the two,felt strong and it was a beautiful day to be out on the bike. Got up over that drag away from Rathdrum heading towards Avoca, Jimm passed me on my right,went to catch his wheel.....nothing...my body had just at that point gone "to hell with this cycling malarkey,I'm switching off"
Now I've bonked before and I know what it feels like but this was much worse. Food intake up to this point was pretty much on par as my usual intake on a spin.

My problem today stemmed from the week I've had being sick and not eating. My fuel levels where probably already in the red leaving Bray Wheelers car park and the bits I ate along the way kept the needle hovering above empty.

All of this couldn't have happened on a nicer stretch of road. The evil b*****d of a road heading down towards The meetings and on to Woodenbridge,the type of road surface that makes you work at going downhill. Stuffed a few shot blocks into me and a bar but they lasted about 5 minutes.
Crawled back into Rathdrum cursing the day I decided to get back in the saddle so soon. Met Jimm at the food stop and had to admit defeat....I abandoned a sportive event.:mad:
I spent the last 30k in a van. A truly shocking end to a day that started out so well.

Next time I won't be so quick to jump back on a bike after an illness.

Big thanks to Bray Wheelers for putting on an excellent event,for the food out on the road,the spread back in the club house,the marshals and for getting my sorry ass back to Bray.;)

@Jimm Sorry I wasn't still around when you got back,I was completely knackered and needed to get home.You passed me on Killarney road just as you came off the roundabout. Well done and see you soon.

edit: Bikerbhoy and Clandog turned up.

Bikerbhoy

Cheers @ Clandog good to meet you too....... and The Tax Man sorry for you trouble.... a valuable lesson learned today then eh ? I must agree that stretch of road is painful.

xz

On behalf of the club, I would like to thank everyone who turned up. Weather proved to brighten up lovely for the day, even though there were a few cold spots along the route. Only did the short one myself, as I have been having some trouble with one of my arms (long story),was OK until after Roundwood, when the arm started to go dead, so came back at a nice leisurely scene taking pace plus the fact my fitness level has dropped off dramatically due to a lack of spins , the snow on Djouce golf course looked lovely:D

The tax man

Bikerbhoy wrote: »

Cheers @ Clandog good to meet you too....... and The Tax Man sorry for you trouble.... a valuable lesson learned today then eh ? I must agree that stretch of road is painful.

Oh dear god yes.

Bikerbhoy

The tax man wrote: »

Oh dear god yes.

Id say the lords name was used on several occasions today....

gimmeaminute

Mosiki and i managed to get lost going to Bray and arrived twenty minutes late, having covered almost 45km to get there. I weepingly hung onto two other stragglers who turned out to be proper, you know, racing cyclists who proceeded to school me in the ways of up and overs and doing my share of the work. Thank you, Ritchie and Mark, I'd have given up and been back home for lunch without you. I would also not now be feeling like I was run over by a truck full of pillows.

We took another wrong turn, (I am bad, bad luck) and added an extra 10k to the chase. We finally made a kind of catch at the 'rest' stop (we were there 30 seconds) and I rode the final 30k firstly watching Ritchie do intervals off in the distance and ultimately sandwiched between two very pacy Bray Boys. Felt a serious cramp coming on at one point and realised that as long as I didn't stop pedalling it was fine. Alll that posey fixie sh1t finally paid off.

Fab and seemingly endless food at the clubhouse, which was just as well, as having gotten lost again, I ended up flying back into town with a one time holder of the Rás's yellow jersey. Name of Colm, doncha know. Again, don't know how I would have done it without him.

181 stupid km for the day. Great event, I'd do it again, but I'll most likely drive to Bray...

Mosiki

gimmeaminute wrote: »

Mosiki and i managed to get lost going to Bray and arrived twenty minutes late, having covered almost 45km to get there.

If your speedo said 45km to Bray, get a new one, we went to enniskerry (via Dundrum), took the first left at powerscourt hotel for about 2km where you got a flat and turned back to through enniskerry and turn left then after descent from top of hill by Ritz carlton.

The first left would have got us there too, I came back that way. Just would have had to cross footbridge to get to other side of M11.