Routes in dublin

monkey 456

Hi i am new to competitive road cycling and i am struggling to find decent routes. Im based in Dublin 6 and looking for routes about 30-40 k to start off with. Any suggestions?..
Thanks

mikemac1

City centre, east wall, Alfie Byrne Rd, then cycle lane most of the way to Sutton

Now out to Portmarnock and Malahide and just follow the road and it'll swing you back to Belcamp.
Take a left to Baldoyle. You can take a break and a rest by the graveyard.

The road is a disgrace and you may up in the middle of the road for much of it.

Baldoyle back to Sutton

If you're up for it you can do a lap of Howth hill

Otherwise back abhaile

Flat for most of it, if you want to introduce hill climbs on Howth you have that option also

I think this is a bit longer then your forty km but if you're going competitive well should be ok for you

-K2-

monkey 456 wrote: »

Hi i am new to competitive road cycling and i am struggling to find decent routes. Im based in Dublin 6 and looking for routes about 30-40 k to start off with. Any suggestions?..
Thanks

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Tenzor07

monkey 456 wrote: »

Hi i am new to competitive road cycling and i am struggling to find decent routes. Im based in Dublin 6 and looking for routes about 30-40 k to start off with. Any suggestions?..
Thanks

Enniskerry and back!

monkey 456

Tenzor07 wrote: »

monkey 456 wrote: »

Hi i am new to competitive road cycling and i am struggling to find decent routes. Im based in Dublin 6 and looking for routes about 30-40 k to start off with. Any suggestions?..
Thanks

Enniskerry and back!

Ye have thought of that one. The orwell wheelers routes and go up by dundrum. Have u done tnis route and if so whats it like? (flat,hilly,busy etc)

monkey 456

mikemac1 wrote: »

City centre, east wall, Alfie Byrne Rd, then cycle lane most of the way to Sutton

Now out to Portmarnock and Malahide and just follow the road and it'll swing you back to Belcamp.
Take a left to Baldoyle. You can take a break and a rest by the graveyard.

The road is a disgrace and you may up in the middle of the road for much of it.

Baldoyle back to Sutton

If you're up for it you can do a lap of Howth hill

Otherwise back abhaile

Flat for most of it, if you want to introduce hill climbs on Howth you have that option also

I think this is a bit longer then your forty km but if you're going competitive well should be ok for you

Is this a tough route?..!

mikesp

monkey 456 wrote: »

Hi i am new to competitive road cycling and i am struggling to find decent routes. Im based in Dublin 6 and looking for routes about 30-40 k to start off with. Any suggestions?..
Thanks

Head to Wicklow!
Dublin 6 -> Dumdrum -> Enniskerry -> Heaven

Tenzor07

monkey 456 wrote: »

Ye have thought of that one. The orwell wheelers routes and go up by dundrum. Have u done tnis route and if so whats it like? (flat,hilly,busy etc)

Not busy at all at the weekends really, is a good mix of undulating terrain, and sure on the way back you can always turn down by Ballycorus road(very quiet and downhill!), in towards Loughlinstown and down the N11 to Donnybrook, cut back in by Milltown...

Dermot Illogical

monkey 456 wrote: »

Is this a tough route?..!

No. Flat as Noomi Rapace.
The wind is generally from behind out the coast. Returning inland will give a bit of shelter.

Cheese Princess

Blessington is a nice spin from Terenure/Templeogue - think it's about 30km each way. The climb is a bit of a challenge on the way out but it's quiet on weekend mornings and you can stop for coffee and cake in Blessington and cruise down the hill back to Tallaght

monkey 456

Cheese Princess wrote: »

Blessington is a nice spin from Terenure/Templeogue - think it's about 30km each way. The climb is a bit of a challenge on the way out but it's quiet on weekend mornings and you can stop for coffee and cake in Blessington and cruise down the hill back to Tallaght

Sounds inviting! ( i wonder if its nice cake?) !

NickDrake

monkey 456 wrote: »

Hi i am new to competitive road cycling and i am struggling to find decent routes. Im based in Dublin 6 and looking for routes about 30-40 k to start off with. Any suggestions?..
Thanks

If you want to get into racing you would have to be out doing at least 120k and feel comfortable man.

I know you have to start somewhere but 30-40km is what most use as a warm up

C3PO

NickDrake wrote: »

If you want to get into racing you would have to be out doing at least 120k and feel comfortable man.

I know you have to start somewhere but 30-40km is what most use as a warm up

That's very encouraging!

Bikerbhoy

NickDrake wrote: »

If you want to get into racing you would have to be out doing at least 120k and feel comfortable man.

I know you have to start somewhere but 30-40km is what most use as a warm up

RPL1 wrote: »

That's very encouraging!

Its the truth......Like it or not

C3PO

Bikerbhoy wrote: »

Its the truth......Like it or not

The OP is clearly not very experienced and to tell him that he should be doing 120km cycles when he's looking for advice on 30km routes is not helpful IMHO!

And, as an aside, I know a number of guys who race regularly and would rarely do 120km sessions!

monkey 456

Bikerbhoy wrote: »

NickDrake wrote: »

If you want to get into racing you would have to be out doing at least 120k and feel comfortable man.

I know you have to start somewhere but 30-40km is what most use as a warm up

RPL1 wrote: »

That's very encouraging!

Its the truth......Like it or not

He may be right... I said competitively just to get some hard routes as an aim. Oh and btw im thirteen.