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24 hour races

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  • 14-01-2011 11:33am
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    biker41
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭


    anybody know of any 24 hour races in ireland or the uk


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    pbull69
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭pbull69


    http://www.gaelforceevents.com/cyclewest/


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    kfod
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭kfod


    http://www.osmountainmayhem.co.uk/

    mountain mayhem


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    biker41
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭biker41


    Thanks for the info guys


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    Morgan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    UK 24:
    Sleepless in the Saddle
    http://www.provelosupportuk.co.uk/sleepless_inthe_saddle.html
    Bontrager 24/12
    http://www.twentyfour12.com/
    24 Hours of Exposure
    http://www.sip-events.co.uk/solo-home.html
    Relentless 24
    http://www.nofussevents.co.uk/event/Relentless-24/1814/

    There are plenty of 10 and 12 hour events too (some on the No Fuss site above).

    Longest race in Ireland at the moment is the Bull Raid run by Cuchulainn mtb club.
    http://twelvehourmountainbikerace.wordpress.com/bellurgan-park/


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    biker41
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭biker41


    Thanks for that Morgan,is gaelforce the only 24hr event in ireland.i have done the no fuss 24, good fun but a long trip to the highlands.Anyway time to look at the calender.


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    Morgan
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    Forgot about the Gaelforce.

    I've done Sleepless a few times - well worth the trip.


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    billy.fish
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    Morgan wrote: »
    Forgot about the Gaelforce.

    I've done Sleepless a few times - well worth the trip.

    What Morgan said about GF

    Do a real race.

    New one in Leeds this year too called Nutcracker, entries not open yet.


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    C3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭C3PO


    Morgan wrote: »
    Forgot about the Gaelforce.
    billy.fish wrote: »
    What Morgan said about GF

    Do a real race.

    I think Morgan said "forgot" not "forget"!


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    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    24H races are for wimps.

    Race Around Ireland Cycling Ultra Marathon FTW

    www.racearoundireland.com


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    billy.fish
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    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    24H races are for wimps.

    Race Around Ireland Cycling Ultra Marathon FTW

    www.racearoundireland.com

    Yeah...riding a MTB solo for 24hours straight is pretty easy allright.....

    I'd have data that would say otherwise mind you....

    Not that RAI is a cakewalk either.


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    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    billy.fish wrote: »
    Not that RAI is a cakewalk either.

    I beg to differ, we had a whole van full of the stuff.


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    biker41
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭biker41


    so which is more fun, 24 hour mtb or road?Also how does gaelforce 24hr compare with other events.


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    Raam
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    biker41 wrote: »
    so which is more fun, 24 hour mtb or road?

    Depends on what you are in to.


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    billy.fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 671 ✭✭✭billy.fish


    biker41 wrote: »
    so which is more fun, 24 hour mtb or road?Also how does gaelforce 24hr compare with other events.

    More so depends on what you define as fun. Its 'fun' if you're just riding, but if you are actually racing...its 'fun' in a whole different way.

    For example last 'long' race i did (8hrs 45mins) had <4mins off the bike. All of this was in the pit switching bottles and pocketing food. 12 changes @ about 20seconds each. I had about 4 pee's during the race...work that out yourself.

    Feel free to join on some uber MTB spins if you are interested. Its a whole different world.


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    biker41
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭biker41


    I have done some multi sport events,achill roar,gaelforce events and the likes but would like to do some long mtb races, fun to me is racing as hard as i can (easy to some people ).


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    billy.fish
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    biker41 wrote: »
    I have done some multi sport events,achill roar,gaelforce events and the likes but would like to do some long mtb races, fun to me is racing as hard as i can (easy to some people ).

    Enter the Bull Raid in August, come join in the fun >)


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