Cyclocross in Swords this weekend - Sunday 14th October

crosswords

The 2nd round of the FIXX Supercross series will take place this Sunday the 14th October in Swords, North Co Dublin.

The course will be simlilar to 2011 with some testing climbs, steep run ups, and some twisty off camber descents.

11.30 Course open for practice
12.30 B Race
14.00 A Race
15.20 Prizegiving

Parking is on Rivervalley View (see map)

http://maps.google.ie/maps?q=rivervalley+view+swords&hl=en&sll=53.3834,-8.21775&sspn=8.064164,26.696777&hnear=River+Valley+View,+Swords,+County+Dublin&t=m&z=16

Please follow the direction of the Marshals on the day.

To enter, click on the following link

http://fs25.formsite.com/twracing/form3/index.html

Best of luck.

lennymc

cant wait.

edit - heres a video of swords. It hurts just looking at it:

crosswords

Note to self - Fit New Brake Pads.

honkjelly

ouch looks like a tough course

25sean

Lot of climbing, twisting and turning, with a long run up.. looking forward..

Is it the same course as last year or will there be changes?

thanks

RobFowl

25sean wrote: »

Lot of climbing,

Can I get my money back???

See you all there Sunday

crosswords

See you there Mr Fowl!

Sean, 2 changes to the course. Singletrack section is out due to deep mud & flooding at the exit point.

One really cool new feature, which even Seymour will have to run..

Can't post the exact details of the new route for fear of it being pre ridden to death.

Hoping for a wet day too. Make the hill more interesting. More sideways so to speak.

25sean

thanks crosswords...

think ill find a muddy hill and run up and down it with my bike on my back ofr a few hours so..

see you sunday

RobFowl

Preview here on irishcycling.com
http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_6624.shtml

Can safely say this is the one any one time my name will be mentioned regarding cyclocross in the same article as Robin Seymour and Roger Aiken.....

bcmf

RobFowl wrote: »

Preview here on irishcycling.com
http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_6624.shtml

Can safely say this is the one any one time my name will be mentioned regarding cyclocross in the same article as Robin Seymour and Roger Aiken.....

Ha.. how did you manage to get your name in there!

Beasty

Current weather conditions could make this a very enjoyable event...

... for spectators anyway

honkjelly

Beasty wrote: »

Current weather conditions could make this a very enjoyable event...

Cue the Benny Hill music

lennymc

that was fun apart from the puncture on the first lap

Raam

My photos up in about twenty minutes, almost 400 of them. Trigger happy or wha'?

Tenzor07

Great race today, muddy as hell... How come the 2nd energy sapping gravel pit was taken out for the A race? :rolleyes:

Raam

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Great race today, muddy as hell... How come the 2nd energy sapping gravel pit was taken out for the A race? :rolleyes:

The B racers are the expendable front line.

Raam

Lots of photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/113334371744291972518/SwordsCX2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPv4zpCFlYeHowE&feat=directlink
Feel free to use or request high res copies.

honkjelly

Went face first into the muck on the 4 warm up attempts down the hill. I started last in the A race and don't think I actually passed anyone, just got them as they pulled out with mechanicals. Double lapped by a few lads. Loved every minute of it - apart from the hill descent section!

lennymc

i saw you going down a few times on the downhill bit honkjelly - looked like you were enjoying it (i was the one who straightened your lever)

honkjelly

lennymc wrote: »

i saw you going down a few times on the downhill bit honkjelly - looked like you were enjoying it (i was the one who straightened your lever)

Thanks for the pre race advice and mechanical assistance from yourself and raam. That front wheel just had a mind of its own!

crosswords

Hope you all enjoyed the race today?

Thanks to all the volunteers today from swords, UCD, and team worc.

Over 20 people working in the rain since 9.30am this morning to get this event running.

The course was very heavy, and was a real test of fitness and handling.

The singletrack section was put back in at the last minute, due to popular demand, but it worked well in the end.

I think every single rider crashed apart from Robin so no one can feel inadequate.

RAAM - Great work in the pits today. Don't know how you managed to swap. wash, repair, lube and swap bikes so many times, and still get such great shots?

Raam

crosswords wrote: »

RAAM - Great work in the pits today. Don't know how you managed to swap. wash, repair, lube and swap bikes so many times, and still get such great shots?

I had a helper lady take the shots for the A race.

Pablo Rubio

Some pics from swords today down at lower end of the course. I'm not great at this uploading lark . will try and get them up better later on.

Pablo Rubio

2nd lot

Pablo Rubio

lot 3

Lusk Doyle

Did Paul Norton win?

Raam

Lusk Doyle wrote: »

Did Paul Norton win?

He won the B race.