Evil 200 2013

daragh_

Prompted by comments in the WW200 Thread and some comments on Strava.

200k of Wicklow's worst roads and hardest climbs as devised by Astramonti
100% unsupported, 100% unofficial and 100% plain mental.

Last years thread here.

Ideally the day before the WW200 - Saturday the 8th of June.

Last year only 2 riders (lennymc and Inquitus) were mad enough hard enough to finish it.

So who is in?

AstraMonti

Haha.. awesome! I was actually thinking of creating a new thread with a slightly different route, I ll post it up when I am done to see if people want to do the last years one.

em.. ofc I am in. Probably I'll bail halfway as I ll be just back from extended holidays

lennymc

AstraMonti wrote: »

em.. ofc I am in. Probably I'll bail halfway as I ll be just back from extended holidays

excuses....

I may be in, depending on what races are on that weekend.

Darkglasses

Good luck lads.

NamelessPhil

I'm very tempted. It would be good to try 200km with lots of climbing.

wanderer 22

Tempted.very tempted

CramCycle

Pending there is nothing else on, I am in.

daragh_

lennymc wrote: »

excuses....

I may be in, depending on what races are on that weekend.

But it is a Race. You have to defend your podium place from last year.

CramCycle

lennymc wrote: »

excuses....

I may be in, depending on what races are on that weekend.

Competitive races, there are 2 in Ulster, none anywhere else.

Leisure events, only the WW200 the following day.

So my only out now is work or family, so I am provisoinally in.

Raam

Remove some of the MTB trails from it this time.

AstraMonti

Raam wrote: »

Remove some of the MTB trails from it this time.

Yeah was going to do that, it had it's fun though.

Idleater

Raam wrote: »

Remove some of the MTB trails from it this time.

The milk lorry can stay though.

AstraMonti

Boards Evil 200kms 2013 Edition route

Thoughts? It goes through some very small roads but the surface is good.

g0g

AstraMonti wrote: »

Boards Evil 200kms 2013 Edition route

Thoughts? It goes through some very small roads but the surface is good.

Twice up Sallys Gap after all those hills - you're some mad man! Would love to give another of these a go after my failed attempt last time, but haven't been on bike in months. Need to get fit ASAP!

Inquitus

AstraMonti wrote: »

Boards Evil 200kms 2013 Edition route

Thoughts? It goes through some very small roads but the surface is good.

Looks good Astra, finishing with a run over the gap, thats just being a bastard though!

Inquitus

Oh and count me in!

AstraMonti

Yeap, it's brutal.

DirkVoodoo

Cool, count me in. Zero fitness and a bit of a fatty right now, but I need an ass kicking. Would like to finish.

sbs2010

I'd be on for this. I'll start it anyway!

daragh_

AstraMonti wrote: »

Boards Evil 200kms 2013 Edition route

Thoughts? It goes through some very small roads but the surface is good.

Outstanding. Barnaslingan and Slaughter Hill as warm-ups. You are a sick, sick man.

blahblah06

lads who owns the felt n the old pics with the orange tyres

AstraMonti

daragh_ wrote: »

Outstanding. Barnaslingan and Slaughter Hill as warm-ups. You are a sick, sick man.

Where is the banner from last year?

Inquitus

blahblah06 wrote: »

lads who owns the felt n the old pics with the orange tyres

Thats me blahblah06, though sadly the orange tyres wore out and I wasn't able to find a replacement pair!

blahblah06

Is it the felt ar4?

Inquitus

blahblah06 wrote: »

Is it the felt ar4?

No is a Z6, wish it was an AR4 mind , and a lot of people ask.

seamus

Saturday is my babysitting day. I can't make it. Shoot!

blahblah06

Ye seen an ar4 in euro cycles reduced down its a 2011 model seemed heavy at nearly 8kg
Love the colours

daragh_

AstraMonti wrote: »

Where is the banner from last year?

New One

I apologise for my heinous crimes against Typography.

maloner

I'd be up for this sort of madness.

The tax man

@ Maloner Are you on the Ride with GPS site?

maloner

The tax man wrote: »

@ Maloner Are you on the Ride with GPS site?

yup

lennymc

daragh_ wrote: »

New One

I apologise for my heinous crimes against Typography.

with a logo like that i guess I'll have to do it!!

colm_gti

CramCycle wrote: »

Competitive races, there are 2 in Ulster, none anywhere else.

Leisure events, only the WW200 the following day.

So my only out now is work or family, so I am provisoinally in.

If this is the case then I too am in, provided my legs still work after Rás Dhún na nGall...

lennymc

colm_gti wrote: »

If this is the case then I too am in, provided my legs still work after Rás Dhún na nGall...

anyone fancy doing the wicklow 200 aswell?

Idleater

lennymc wrote: »

anyone fancy doing the wicklow 200 aswell?

What is this, training for the pyrenees?

lennymc

the sean nolan meath gp is on the 9th, so Im not committing to anything at the moment....

colm_gti

lennymc wrote: »

the sean nolan meath gp is on the 9th, so Im not committing to anything at the moment....

Is that not one of the potentially cancelled races?

triggermortis

If I'm not working that weekend then I'll give it a go. Never done a 200 and never ridden in Wicklow, so a few cherries to pop!

lennymc

colm_gti wrote: »

Is that not one of the potentially cancelled races?

no idea. If its not cancelled ill race it. If it is cancelled ill do the evil and at least the wicklow 100 (have a few friends doing it for the first time this year so may join them for the spin)

That evil logo is so good that I wish I could get a jersey with it on (well, if I ever manage to enter/complete the Evil 200).

ROK ON

This is precisely the type of aspirational bullsh1t that attracts me to cycling.
While the average fat middle aged man has no interest in this type of nonsense, this is exactly while I will say that I will do this.

(Which means that i probably won't - either way I need something arduous in the middle of the summer to train for).
Astra your some bollix.

lennymc

just some tips for people doing this based on my doing it last year.
its hard, very hard. 11 hours in the saddle hard.
Be self sufficient, punctures, (i got two last year) break downs, food, drink, etc. you will need to carry enough stuff to be self sufficient. This is not an organised leisure spin - no official support. Think audax without the brevet cards and checkpoints.
You may well end up on your own for several hours at a time.
2 of us (from 12 starters) completed it last year. it is hard. You will need to allow the full day to do it. I averaged about 20 kph.
Dont underestimate how tough it is.

Anyway, when you do it, its great and you get to join inquitus and me in the Boards evil 200 super exclusive finishers hall of fame!

The wicklow 200 the next day will seem like a walk in the park after this.

CramCycle

What time are we kicking off?

ROK ON

CramCycle wrote: »

What time are we kicking off?

Next year should be good.

AstraMonti

Last year we left sharp at 8am, and I don't think Lenny came back before 8pm. And the new route is slightly harder than last years I think. A few kms longer as well. 7:30 is cool, but I don't know how the north side guys would feel waking up at 5am to have breakfast

doozerie

Looks like another very "interesting" route Astramonti, fair play! Would like to do this but it's the turn of my missus this year so I'll be on parenting duty instead.

sbs2010

Is there a shuttle bus between the start and finish locations?

And a pasta party?

ROK ON

sbs2010 wrote: »

Is there a shuttle bus between the start and finish locations?

And a pasta party?

Pasta party me hole.
If I finish this I'm having kebabs - lots of them.

When we finished the Raid last year Lenny ordered a foot long kebab that had two burgers, chips, doner meat and a chicken shish all in the gigantic pita.
I have a picture of it and it is my aspiration to eat one them one day.
The day I finish this, that is what I will be eating.

Consey

That kebab speech is inspirational.

ROK ON wrote: »

Pasta party me hole.
If I finish this I'm having kebabs - lots of them.

When we finished the Raid last year Lenny ordered a foot long kebab that had two burgers, chips, doner meat and a chicken shish all in the gigantic pita.
I have a picture of it and it is my aspiration to eat one them one day.
The day I finish this, that is what I will be eating.

cdaly_

doozerie wrote: »

Looks like another very "interesting" route Astramonti, fair play! Would like to do this but it's the turn of my missus this year so I'll be on parenting duty instead.

Sure would she not take the trailer? Seems to be a specialty...

Plastik

Good route, all roads marked should be in good condition. The only problem I could see is coming up Slaughter Hill out of Newtown the plotted route goes to the right/parallel to the main road. Is that intentional? I would imagine you're guaranteed a puncture if you try and cycle up there.