Lucan GP 2014

lalorm

The Lucan GP will be held on Saturday 22nd March 2014.
More details on the location, route and entry fee etc can be found on our website...


http://www.lucancrc.com/lucan-gp.html


Regards
LCRC.

Chips Lovell

Hammertime!

Hmmzis

Just got tentative approval for this one. Will be my first race of the season if all goes to plan.

Lusk_Doyle

Hmmzis wrote: »

Just got tentative approval for this one. Will be my first race of the season if all goes to plan.

Was thinking the same myself! Team up like before?

Hmmzis

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Was thinking the same myself! Team up like before?

Sure thing, was great fun last year. Now I just need to get some speed in the legs.

lennymc

Can anyone confirm that this race is still on? I seem to remember someone saying it wasnt and CI website doesnt mention it.

buffalo

lennymc wrote: »

Can anyone confirm that this race is still on? I seem to remember someone saying it wasnt and CI website doesnt mention it.

The CI website never mentioned it, but I can't comment any further.

MartMc

Race is on Saturday 22nd of March, sign on 9:00 race start 10:30.

Entry Fee €12

http://www.lucancrc.com/lucan-gp.html

Don't know why it's not but this event should be on the Cycling Ireland Calendar.

lennymc

Thanks Martmc. It was a lot more expensive last year. I wrote off a frame

I think ill ride my winter bike....

joey100

For a newbie looking to do as his first race, what's it like? think I was out on the course a few weeks back but with my memory that leaves me with nothing.

smurphy29

joey100 wrote: »

For a newbie looking to do as his first race, what's it like? think I was out on the course a few weeks back but with my memory that leaves me with nothing.

Good, for the most part, it's a flattish parcours on pretty decent roads. It'll come down to a bunch sprint though (albeit on a big, wide boulevard) so think about whether you want to get involved in that and if you don't, be sure to drift to the back of the bunch before the 'flame rouge'.

duffyshuffle

Any strava linkies to the course?

Inquitus

Last years A4 Race (I think)

http://www.strava.com/activities/5660476

Lap of the Circuit

http://www.strava.com/activities/5660476/segments/107761128

Harrybelafonte

Inquitus wrote: »

Last years A4 Race (I think)

http://www.strava.com/activities/5660476

Lap of the Circuit

http://www.strava.com/activities/5660476/segments/107761128

Yes, that's last year's.

Slo_Rida

lennymc wrote: »

Thanks Martmc. It was a lot more expensive last year. I wrote off a frame

I think ill ride my winter bike....

Yeah well your frame wrote off my nose and sprained my wrist - and to be fair, you were riding a horrible cboardman and I have had a very beautiful nose.

Quote of that day came from Lennymc in the back of the ambulance:
"and I was gonna win that fuuuc*in thing".
He wasn't.

lennymc

Slo_Rida wrote: »

Yeah well your frame wrote off my nose and sprained my wrist - and to be fair, you were riding a horrible cboardman and I have had a very beautiful nose.

Quote of that day came from Lennymc in the back of the ambulance:
"and I was gonna win that fuuuc*in thing".
He wasn't.

I thought it was a marked improvement to your face. And I was gonna win.

Harrybelafonte

I have to come to Lenny's defence here. Nothing's guaranteed, but I was pretty sure he was. At least, that was the impression I got after we were dropped in Des Hanlon the next day.

I jest, I did actually think he was going to place.

lennymc

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

I have to come to Lenny's defence here. Nothing's guaranteed, but I was pretty sure he was. At least, that was the impression I got after we were dropped in Des Hanlon the next day.

I only slowed down to keep you company.

Harrybelafonte

That's only a half truth now, and you know it. I'll admit you could only go that slow for so long though.

Anyway, whoop for Lucan Gp and booo for Des Hanlon. I'll be avoiding it again this year. I'd like to keep some dignity this year.

lalorm

Hi Folks,

just a quick reminder that the annual Lucan GP will be held this coming Saturday 22nd March 2014.

Sign on is at Blackhall Gaels GAA club, Batterstown, Co. Meath.
Races are as follows...
A1 + A2
A3 + Juniors
A4 + Women

This is a great race held on good roads.

More information can be found here including videos from previous editions of the race: http://www.lucancrc.com/lucan-gp.html

Regards
Lucan CRC.

rurs

Hoping to make my debut this season on Saturday, despite my lack of decent training.

Will there be changing rooms available in the GAA club?

Hmmzis

If only this pesky cold/flu would go away now... though there is no shame in getting dropped on one's first race of the season, right?

joey100

How will the races work? Is there a separate A4 race or is run as a handicap system? Nerves kicking in about now for my first race!

couerdelion

joey100 wrote: »

How will the races work? Is there a separate A4 race or is run as a handicap system? Nerves kicking in about now for my first race!

Ran as separate races. A1/2 will set off first, A3 probably 2 mins later and then A4 2 mins after that. It's 4 laps for the fast lads and 3 for the A3 and A4. You might end up catching a few dropped from the A3 race but most of the race will just be your own group.

MartMc

joey100 wrote: »

How will the races work? Is there a separate A4 race or is run as a handicap system? Nerves kicking in about now for my first race!

Its not a handicaped race there are 3 separate races. The first race off will be for the A1/2s after a few minutes the A3 race will be started and a few minutes after the A4s will be sent on their way.

Harrybelafonte

A4 + Women could be very interesting.

leCycliste

Has anyone got the route on strava?

Harrybelafonte

leCycliste wrote: »

Has anyone got the route on strava?

Inquitus wrote: »

Last years A4 Race (I think)

http://www.strava.com/activities/5660476

Lap of the Circuit

http://www.strava.com/activities/5660476/segments/107761128

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couerdelion

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

A4 + Women could be very interesting.

In what way?

Hmmzis

couerdelion wrote: »

In what way?

They'll probably wipe the floor with the bunch and will spit it out the back on the last lap, I'd guess.

Harrybelafonte

couerdelion wrote: »

In what way?

In an interesting way?

Sorry, humour fail. I've raced with the ladies on the track loads, but not on road. So it's a new dynamic for me. An interesting dynamic.