2012 Tour of Louth

CuchulainnCC

The 2012 Tour of Louth is now open for entries.
Online registration only €15.

http://www.touroflouth.com

Inquitus

CuchulainnCC wrote: »

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Good event, enjoyed this last year, weather was shíte though. Will give it a go again and try to upgrade my gold from last year to a platinum

triggermortis

I'm up for this as it's local enough to me now

xbox gamer

Do you need a cycling Ireland licence do this event? I ask the question as i don't have one. If you need one, is there a chance of getting a one day licence on the day?

CuchulainnCC

You don't require a cycling ireland licence to take part in this event

lennymc

can you register on the day?

LCD

At the moment yes you can register on the day (this may change). However it makes life really difficult for the club as is hard to plan food stops, post tour food & medals when you are not sure of the numbers.

colm_gti

I'd like to do this, must see if I can arrange to be free on the day before I sign up to anything...

xbox gamer

Just signed up. It'll be my first sportive so it should be interesting

el tel

Who's the bearded Boardsie in the promotional poster then? Looks like he's sharing good company with the HTC squad...:)

furiousox

I'm in.

macadam

furiousox wrote: »

I'm in.

Goin for GOLD ??

furiousox

Anything will be an improvement on the bronze I got last time!

Lumen

Warning: this event is a gateway drug for racing.

bad2dabone

how difficult are the hills on this one in comparison to say Howth? (the only hill of note I'm familiar with)

Inquitus

To be honest you are probably best off starting with the Platinum bunch if you are in half decent shape, its almost pan flat until the one big climb and you can certainly wheelsuck them up to that point. The key then is to try and crest the climb in touch with a big enough bunch to be able to keep driving the pace back to Dundalk. If you start with the Platinums and don't make the climb you'll be swept up by the golds a few minutes behind, and even then might be in with a shout of making the platinum time anyways.

triggermortis

Lumen wrote: »

Warning: this event is a gateway drug for racing.

Just say no!!



I've registered anyway.... just to see if it's good stuff..;)

bad2dabone

I'm in pretty poor shape to be honest !

Inquitus

bad2dabone wrote: »

I'm in pretty poor shape to be honest !

Pick the time you think suits you best, and leave with the group above, and see how it goes! The one climb is a ****er though!

http://app.strava.com/activities/679216

Thats my ride from last year to give you an idea of the elevations.

bad2dabone

cool cheers, I'd hope to get the silver, so i'll head out with the gold lads...probably get spat out the back fairly quickly!

Eamonnator

Inquitus wrote: »

To be honest you are probably best off starting with the Platinum bunch if you are in half decent shape, its almost pan flat until the one big climb and you can certainly wheelsuck them up to that point. The key then is to try and crest the climb in touch with a big enough bunch to be able to keep driving the pace back to Dundalk. If you start with the Platinums and don't make the climb you'll be swept up by the golds a few minutes behind, and even then might be in with a shout of making the platinum time anyways.

Last year, I started with the Silver group, stayed with them until "The Hill",
got dropped, was by myself until Omeath, joined four others, did bit and bit the whole way back to Dundalk(with the help of a lovely tailwind), made the Gold time by less than two minutes. there were some friends of mine, who also started with me in the Silver completed it in 3 hours 11 minutes.

lennymc

i would imagine ill do this, not sure what group to aim for tho. I hate jenkinstown

monkey 456

Can youths participate?

granda

lennymc wrote: »

i would imagine ill do this, not sure what group to aim for tho. I hate jenkinstown

ye we all know how you hate hills lenny:D and i'm in

Jawgap

Lumen wrote: »

Warning: this event is a gateway drug for racing.

I thought that was the Tour of Kildare - the only time I've been shouted at on a sportive by a complete stranger because I wasn't going fast enough when I was leading the peloton heading up a small group of weekend riders on a jolly through the Curragh!

AIR-AUSSIE

I hope to do this too. Will be my first sportive.

triggermortis

I rode the Jenkinstown hill last week and it wasn't too bad, and I'm crap on hills. Still don't know which group to go out with as I'm not getting much riding in these days so I'll decide nearer the day

lennymc

triggermortis wrote: »

I rode the Jenkinstown hill last week and it wasn't too bad, and I'm crap on hills. Still don't know which group to go out with as I'm not getting much riding in these days so I'll decide nearer the day

i still hate it, and i have a hill climb there later on in there year

registered anyway.

trek climber

Where is the food stop on the cycle ?

bcmf

trek climber wrote: »

Where is the food stop on the cycle ?

You do not stop for food on ToL.

trek climber

bcmf wrote: »

You do not stop for food on ToL.

Thats what I thought you'd say .............

LCD

Food stop last year was at the Long Woman's Grave, about 2/3 miles after the summit of Jenkinstown

LCD

A new HQ for the Tour this year, The Fairways Hotel on the old Dublin Road. Have passed this on the route in previous years. Will be soup and sandwiches here after. The Fairways is less than 5mins off the M1.

The food stop if probably going to be at the ned of the first "loop", loop being leave Dundalk, out towards Dunleer, across to Ardee and back to Dundalk. Second loop is then up the climb to omeath, Carlingford & home. Again Platinum is sub 3hrs, gold sub 3hrs 20mins, silver sub 4hrs and bronze for completion. Cost is €15

granda

can you pay on the day or is it only pre-registration

LCD

Can pay on day, but pre-reg makes life a lot easier for the organisers, A LOT EASIER!

Lucifer-0

Ok, I've asked on Facebook but I there doesn't seem to be much happening...
How do you register?
When I click the link it asks me am I a member - I'm not, there doesn't seem to be an option if you're not a member.

lennymc

i think there is an option for guest - use that. if you have tried with your email address under member you may need to use another mail address. hth

Lucifer-0

lennymc wrote: »

i think there is an option for guest - use that. if you have tried with your email address under member you may need to use another mail address. hth

Thanks, that was it, I had to use a different email address.......

trek climber

Lucifer-0 wrote: »

Ok, I've asked on Facebook but I there doesn't seem to be much happening...
How do you register?
When I click the link it asks me am I a member - I'm not, there doesn't seem to be an option if you're not a member.

Go in as a guest and you will have no problems ...

Lucifer-0

trek climber wrote: »

Go in as a guest and you will have no problems ...

As mentioned above, there was an issue where if you check if you are an existing user your email address can't be used then as a guest. A bit odd but when I used another address I registered ok.

AIR-AUSSIE

I am doing this event on my own. Many others in the same boat?

monkey 456

Sorry this is probably such a nube question but what is the difference between a tour and a sportif?

check_six

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

I am doing this event on my own. Many others in the same boat?

I hope to do this event at the tail of a really fast group who will drag me all the way around Louth.

I won't know any of them if that's what you mean...

AIR-AUSSIE

check_six wrote: »

I hope to do this event at the tail of a really fast group who will drag me all the way around Louth.

I won't know any of them if that's what you mean...

Well I'd at least take a turn or two on the front.... to slow down/ box in quicker lads :pac:

LCD

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

I am doing this event on my own. Many others in the same boat?

You should be grand, pre-entry suggests a field of about 500. Bad weather could affect that though. Fingers crossed is good

check_six

AIR-AUSSIE wrote: »

Well I'd at least take a turn or two on the front.... to slow down/ box in quicker lads :pac:

That could be useful... I'll give you the nod when I'm starting to struggle down the back.

All we need now is an Octavia Estate (in Boards livery, naturally) with a wild-eyed driver and a supply of sticky bottles to follow us and we should be get around the course in fine style.

jameverywhere

Hey there,


anyone going up there from central/north Dublin and have room for another person and bike?!

I want to do this tour of louth but the earliest train to dundalk that day is too late for the start time, and I don't own a car or anything. . .

help would be appreciated; I can help pay for petrol so

RobFowl

jameverywhere wrote: »

Hey there,


anyone going up there from central/north Dublin and have room for another person and bike?!

I want to do this tour of louth but the earliest train to dundalk that day is too late for the start time, and I don't own a car or anything. . .

help would be appreciated; I can help pay for petrol so

bcmf and I are going but from north county dublin

(will settle for silver and a nice ride round this year )

ian_rush

Considering making this my first group spin since a once off, untrained for, wicklow 100 six years ago but am unsure which group to go for. At a push I can do a 25kph average on a 75km solo spin, but have never got near 30kmph. Does cycling in a group make big enough of a difference to bridge the 5kph gap? Is it acceptable to wheelsuck through the whole event or is everybody expected to put some time up front?

Kevin dublin

Hi Lads,

Anybody got info on routes, I think there is a route for the longer spin but not the Sportif or Tour?


Thanks

Kevin

furiousox

http://www.touroflouth.com/