Marble City Cyclers 200km INCORRECT DATE!

TheDocMan

Hello all you long distance mile crunchers. Just to let everybody know that the date for the MCC200km Audax event is not correct in the Cycling Ireland Calander and on irishcycling.com. It should read May 22nd and NOT April 22nd. Contact club chairman for anyboby interested -you`re all welcome down to Kilkenny. Pass on the correct details if you know anybody intending doing the event.

rottenhat

Will be along for this for sure - I was very sorry to miss it last year and you've some great cycling country around Kilkenny.

The tax man

Damn, got my hopes up there. I have the correct date marked in my calender which clashes with work. :mad:

Ryder

Hope to do this - but will have to drive down from dublin on the morning.........looking forward to it. Hilly or flat route?

rottenhat

Ryder wrote: »

Hilly or flat route?

Ummm...this is Kilkenny we're talking about. The county motto is "Kilkenny - it's not as flat as you think it is."

It's an easy enough drive from Dublin early in the morning - a little over two hours, I'd say.

Captain Havoc

With the new motorway to Carlow you should be able to make Red Cow to Kilkenny in an hour.

gimmeaminute

Any details on a start/registration time?

I am anally planning my four weeks hence Saturday morning.

rottenhat

8am start, contact Patrick (087) 410 8420 for sign-on details.

Toblerone1978

gimmeaminute wrote: »

Any details on a start/registration time?

I am anally planning my four weeks hence Saturday morning.

Rottenhat got to it before me. It's an 8am start, leaving the IWA building which is on the Colleage Road in Kilkenny (opposite St. Kieran's Colleage, any local will know where St Kierans is). We should have full details on our website two weeks beforehand, I'll let the forum know when it's up.

Toblerone1978

Apologies for not getting to this earlier. Unfortunately the details aren't up on the website yet (as I mentioned above ). However the route is here for anyone who wants to look at it. I think it's a vast improvement on last year’s route, better roads overall and easier to follow. The cycle itself it probably that bit more difficult but there’s no out of your saddle climbing!:p
I’d hope to have the website page for this completed in the next few days, I’ll post an update to this thread when it’s done. I have the route sheet almost completed but there are one or two junctions that I want to check for completeness before distributing it. I’ll be also emailing this to Rottenhat’s google group over the next few days.

Toblerone1978

See our website for all the info on this cycle at www.marblecitycyclers.com.

I would appreciate if you could let me know if you are planning to attend so I guesstimate the numbers.

Please feel free to give me a PM if you have any queries.

rottenhat

Last call, chaps - anyone else heading down to this one? I've room for one more in the van but I'll be heading back to Dublin as early as I can because I'm going to a gig later that evening so you'll need to be able to keep up with me (not much of a challenge, it must be said) or make your own arrangements for getting back.

Leroy42

Anybody know what sort of numbers do this event. Am looking to get some distance with the added benefit of being in some groups (both for making life easier & sharpening the group skills).

Thanks

TheDocMan

Possible 20 - 30 are expected as things stand but the good weather might bring out a few more. I`ll be using it for a good steady mile spin so welcome on board.

Toblerone1978

rottenhat wrote: »

Last call, chaps - anyone else heading down to this one? I've room for one more in the van but I'll be heading back to Dublin as early as I can because I'm going to a gig later that evening so you'll need to be able to keep up with me (not much of a challenge, it must be said) or make your own arrangements for getting back.

There's a train leaving KK for Dublin at 19.09 for those who can't keep up with Rottenhat!

Leroy42 wrote: »

Anybody know what sort of numbers do this event. Am looking to get some distance with the added benefit of being in some groups (both for making life easier & sharpening the group skills).

Thanks

I think there's a few of us in the Club intending to stick together in a group, going at a steady pace - no point making too much hard work out of it . As the DocMan said, you'd be welcomed aboard.

It's hard to tell numbers expected because we have very little to go by but I'd say the DocMan's figures would be about right.

rottenhat

The weather's looking great for this - could finally be time to take off the knee warmers and get the short-sleeved jerseys out of mothballs.

Toblerone1978

rottenhat wrote: »

The weather's looking great for this - could finally be time to take off the knee warmers and get the short-sleeved jerseys out of mothballs.

I'm liking the look of this!!

rottenhat

Lest it pass unremarked, yesterday's Marble City 200 was a fine event, two hundred kilometers of gently rolling Kilkenny hills in glorious sunshine. The roads for the first half were even pretty smooth, though they became increasingly irish and hilly after the lunch break at Ikes and Mikes pub just outside Carrick-on-Suir and the route was easy to navigate, with the roads marked at the few un-signposted turns. There was plenty of food at the other controls too, and the lads even thought to provide sunscreen - even so I'd say quite a few people were feeling the burn last night. The pace was pretty hectic - I dropped off the back before the first control and wound up coming in with the tail-enders even though I posted (I think) my second fastest time for a 200, and the main group got in a little before four. The organisational efforts of the Marble City lads were rewarded with entry more than tripling from last year, and they well deserved it. I'd highly recommend you check out their Tour of Kilkenny on the August bank holiday, and stick this 200 in your diary for next year.

Captain Havoc

I was gutted I wasn't able to get the day off work.

gimmeaminute

What Rottenhat said. A brilliant day, made extra special by the sunscreen.

I was the sole wearer of the Boards colours (RH was resplendent in Rapha) and got plenty of enquiries as to what this whole interweb thing is all about. Definitely my fastest ever 200 (also my second) and a real learning experience for someone unused to riding in a group hell bent on an unsustainable pace. Other important lessons learned, people who resemble Yetis who wear jerseys emblazoned with 'Le Yeti' are stronger than they look and egg sandwiches are not in fact the most disgusting culinary concoction ever conceived.

The wonderful organisation cannot be praised highly enough. I too am eager to attend on July 31st and just have to figure out a reasonable excuse for arriving three hours late, in stinking lycra, to the wedding of a close friend.

Thanks to all involved in the organisation and to Rottenhat for the lift.

Toblerone1978

Many thanks for rottenhat and gimmeaminute for coming down for the spin, I'm glad they enjoyed it.

It was great to finally meet RH after hearing all about his various epic adventures and then realising it doesn't compare to what he has in the pipeline for the rest of the year!!

I'm surprised that gimmeaminute was only riding his second 200, he looked stronger than that, although I was a good bit behind him so maybe everyone just look strong to me!!

Great weather on the day too, although it was my first time ever to experience a head wind leaving Ballingarry for Kilkenny. It was only a mild one but with 170km in the legs.... :rolleyes:

TheDocMan

Turned out to be a bit more than a easy roll around 200km of flatish country. Sun went to our heads a bit a times but plenty of selfless work from those(comeragh cc - Fabian!) meant that things were fast but generally together at the end.
Anyhow resample the hospitality and the challange of the MARBLE CITY CYCLERS 160km /100km on Sat 31st of July - reportedly one of the toughest in the South of Ireland. Don`t know about that, just goes up and down a bit really !!!!!!!!!
Details on ; marblecitycyclers.com