Stephen Roche Grand Prix 2011

Carpenter · 22-06-2011 3:51pm #1

Is this on tonight

Hermy · 22-06-2011 3:53pm

Is that the race around Dundrum - might wander up to it.

scooters · 22-06-2011 3:56pm

Where is the start/finish?

smithslist · 22-06-2011 3:58pm

scooters wrote: »

Where is the start/finish?

http://www.orwellwheelers.org/news-and-events/334-stephen-roche-grand-prix-2011.html

scooters · 22-06-2011 4:02pm

Is it just around the Meadowmount estate? Will go up for a look later on.

Chips Lovell · 22-06-2011 4:18pm

Yep, Meadowmount. Racing starts at 7pm.

Carpenter · 22-06-2011 4:37pm

Man cannot believe there is nothing on boards about this

Diarmuid · 22-06-2011 5:12pm

Carpenter wrote: »

Man cannot believe there is nothing on boards about this

There is now!

Carpenter · 22-06-2011 5:22pm

Diarmuid wrote: »

There is now!

LOL

Hermy · 22-06-2011 9:53pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0LeBlJF_Q

Hermy · 22-06-2011 11:06pm

I've only known about this race since '09 even though I believe it's on the go since 1987 and tonight was my first chance to see it. Thanks to Carpenter for mentioning it or I'd have missed it. Was a great evening, the weather was good and I spotted a few Boardsies - hi Caroline and Dirk.:)

Hermy · 22-06-2011 11:06pm

The tax man · 22-06-2011 11:47pm

AstraMonti looking nice and warm in one of the shots:D myself just behind feeling considerably warmer. First time there myself,always seem to miss it.

Hermy · 22-06-2011 11:50pm

Hope no-one minds their inclusion above - just giving the nod to a few familiar faces.

Home:Ballyhoura · 22-06-2011 11:59pm

Is that Felix English taking the win?

Hermy · 22-06-2011 11:59pm

Yep.

superlav · 23-06-2011 7:08am

Tough race, went off with the A1's and thought I might die in the first few laps, was barely hanging on. Pace eased a little as we caught other groups, although that's probably because I was fecked and sat at the back of caught groups for a minute to catch my breath, while the winning move went off up the road.

Someone slid out on the tight corner on the last lap as they tried to come round me on the outside, think at least one other rider couldn't avoid the guy who slipped. A bit pointless as we were the third group and nothing to sprint for.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/94259539

Diarmuid · 23-06-2011 8:22am

Good race. A sufferfest as usual. Picked up one prime and just missed out on another one. Was disappointed to miss the break, next year

AstraMonti · 23-06-2011 8:26am

Diarmuid lots of well done man, it looked like that you were doing most of the work in front in that group. The course was fast and the headwind deadly!

Felix English was really impressive in the last two laps, he just left the rest and off he went.

Hermy you should have come and said hi, didn't notice you!

Carpenter · 23-06-2011 9:00am

Was talking to Felix after the race a happy chap but he was telling me money is a big problem (trying to survive) is there no grant you lot can get that would help

Hermy · 23-06-2011 1:45pm

AstraMonti wrote: »

Hermy you should have come and said hi, didn't notice you!

Was all set to do that when the race ended but ye disappeared just then.:(:D

mjpmclean · 23-06-2011 2:16pm

I got taken down on the first lap and was just behind the crash on the last lap. Not sure what was happening to those guys, I think they were braking on the outside of the corner, or either that when they went to pick up the bike to accelerate out they lost the front wheel. Either way got to the finish, so am well happy despite the cuts and bruises. Great race and great organisation by Orwell.

Stephen Roche Grand Prix 2011

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