Noel & Kieran Hammond Memorial 14th July -cancelled

Ken1975

Hi,

Does anyone have any information on the Noel & Kieran Hammond Memorial in Roundwood on 14th July?
Im wondering if anyone has info on the route of the circuit.

Cheers
Ken

buffalo

It'll be the same circuit as last year - http://app.strava.com/segments/1300985

The finish won't be on the small "bridge"-type road used last year and this year in the Christy McManus. Instead riders will continue straight past it and finish somewhere here: http://goo.gl/maps/6QNQ6

Provisional details: racing'll be kicking off at 11am, sign-on in the GAA hall in Roundwood probably 09.30-10.30. Usual €10. A4 race, A3 race, and an A1/2 race. No underage racing.

daragh_

Found this - couple of years old.

http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=382731

ignore - buffalo has the details - see above.

Ken1975

Thanks for the replies Lads, much appreciated.

manwithaplan

I have fond memories of buffalo zooming up my inside on the final corner to take second place in A4 last year. Unfortunately it clashes with the Leinster Final this year so it's a no-show from me (I can't moan about the lack of hills in one day races any more now that I have dodged this one).

Cond0r

buffalo wrote: »

It'll be the same circuit as last year - http://app.strava.com/segments/1300985

The finish won't be on the small "bridge"-type road used last year and this year in the Christy McManus. Instead riders will continue straight past it and finish somewhere here: http://goo.gl/maps/6QNQ6

Kudos on this change. The finish line for both the Roundwood GP/Christy McManus and (especially) the previous NH finish line were a little dangerous - placing a too much emphasis on that final very fast downhill corner.

easygoing39

Thanks for the info buffalo,would you mind updating this topic as you get more info please?? Number of laps etc,plus anyone any experience off how hard the climb back up from the N11 is?? Strava makes it look tough enough.

buffalo

easygoing39 wrote: »

Thanks for the info buffalo,would you mind updating this topic as you get more info please?? Number of laps etc,plus anyone any experience off how hard the climb back up from the N11 is?? Strava makes it look tough enough.

Last year was this, presume it's not going to be much different
A1-A2 - 5 laps/93km;
A3 - 3 laps/59km;
A4 - 2 laps/42km.

The hill is a very tough drag. imo it's not as bad as Slaughter Hill, but when some lad from Swords is ahead of you pushing the pace, and you're chewing the handlebars trying to hold his wheel - and failing - then it's tough.

buffalo

Final details: http://www.orwellwheelers.org/news-and-events/514-noel-and-kieran-hammond-memorial-races.html

Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
Sunday July 14th 2013
Sign on: Roundwood GAA Club from 9.30am
Race Starts:A1/A2 11.30am, A3 11:35, A4 11:40

There will be three races on the day:

A1-A2 starts at 11.30am, run over 5 laps/93km;
A3 starts at 11.35am, run over 3 laps/59km;
A4 starts at 11.40am, run over 2 laps/42km.

smurphy29

Am I right in saying that with this race being sub 50k (A4 that is) that there will only be points for the first three crossing the line, or some such?

Scant reward for what is going to be a monstrously hard race!

buffalo

smurphy29 wrote: »

Am I right in saying that with this race being sub 50k (A4 that is) that there will only be points for the first three crossing the line, or some such?

Scant reward for what is going to be a monstrously hard race!

Yep, you're right about the points. You'll have to take the unfairness up with CI though, the club's got no say in it.

daragh_

smurphy29 wrote: »

Am I right in saying that with this race being sub 50k (A4 that is) that there will only be points for the first three crossing the line, or some such?

Scant reward for what is going to be a monstrously hard race!

Finishing will be its own reward.

In my case finishing one lap will be an epic achievement.

It's going to cool down before Sunday, right?

Diarmuid

Race Cancelled

Bad news I'm afraid. The Hammond Memorials have been cancelled. Wicklow council started roadworks on the circuit yesterday
http://www.orwellwheelers.org/forum/5-racing/4070-hammond-memorials-cancelled.html?start=20#5161

Could one of the mods update the thread title to include this information please?

oflahero

Rotten news. I know many people in the club put a lot of work into organising it.

smurphy29

Yeah rotten news indeed. A real shame.

dermo1990

Thats such a shame, was really looking forward to this one. Hopefully it can be re-organised to a later date before the season ends

lennymc

thats a pity - i was looking forward to some real suffering.

aworthycause

You work hard, get a bit of form and then the season disappears bit by bit...
Pity that.

petethedrummer

Aww. Was looking forward to this.

Plan B: Drinking.

J Madone

oflahero wrote: »

Rotten news. I know many people in the club put a lot of work into organising it.

Why not use the Christy McManus circuit instead, same sign on etc minimum disruption?

Hammonda

Hi everyone,
Thanks for the sentiment. Unfortunately yes the race has been postponed until later in the summer, so not cancelled.

We only found out this morning when i went to mark the course that WW Council started digging up the road on Callow hill just this morning, even though they told us ages ago that they were not doing anything!

To change to another course at this stage is impossible as we would have to resubmit a new Safety statement to WW Council and the Gardai and also then go around notifying residents at short notice on the new circuit, you cant just show up on Sunday morning with 300 riders and expect the residents to be happy about it!

But as mentioned we are just postponing to a later date.
Thanks again,
Aidan

dooverylittle

Hammonda wrote: »

Hi everyone,
Thanks for the sentiment. Unfortunately yes the race has been postponed until later in the summer, so not cancelled.

We only found out this morning when i went to mark the course that WW Council started digging up the road on Callow hill just this morning, even though they told us ages ago that they were not doing anything!

To change to another course at this stage is impossible as we would have to resubmit a new Safety statement to WW Council and the Gardai and also then go around notifying residents at short notice on the new circuit, you cant just show up on Sunday morning with 300 riders and expect the residents to be happy about it!

But as mentioned we are just postponing to a later date.
Thanks again,
Aidan

Please reschedule and don't cancel. Its the only race left this year with a hill in it.

CramCycle

dooverylittle wrote: »

Please reschedule and don't cancel. Its the only race left this year with a hill in it.

Hmmmm, I wouldn't be so sure. A few clubs haven't released the routes for their end of season races and as said above, it is only being postponed.

Beasty

dooverylittle wrote: »

Please reschedule and don't cancel. Its the only race left this year with a hill in it.

With a bit of luck the work the Council are doing will include removing the hill;)

wav1

Hammonda wrote: »

Hi everyone,
Thanks for the sentiment. Unfortunately yes the race has been postponed until later in the summer, so not cancelled.

We only found out this morning when i went to mark the course that WW Council started digging up the road on Callow hill just this morning, even though they told us ages ago that they were not doing anything!

To change to another course at this stage is impossible as we would have to resubmit a new Safety statement to WW Council and the Gardai and also then go around notifying residents at short notice on the new circuit, you cant just show up on Sunday morning with 300 riders and expect the residents to be happy about it!

But as mentioned we are just postponing to a later date.
Thanks again,
Aidan

Hope you can reschedule,but if you take a look at calender all the Sundays are gone right up to and including the end of August?Looks like Sat July 27th and Aug24th are the only options unless you go in to September which might nod be a bad thing.Good Luck.

michael196

An unfortunate series of cancelations in one days since June.

only heard last night that this was POSTPONED.
That's a pity and outside the organiser control
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