Cycle Against Suicide -Ashbourne Spin Off - 21 March

Midnight64

The registration for this event is now open.

Please sign-up; join in the spind and show support and share the message of this great community event.

https://regonline.activeeurope.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1676090

Midnight64

Can the mods make this a "sticky" until the 21st please?

furiousox

What's the route/distance?

Midnight64

furiousox wrote: »

What's the route/distance?

Approximately 50 km.

All abilities CYCLING TOGETHER. THIS IS NOT A RACE.

Route will be plotted this weekend but will take in:
Ashbourne - Skryne - Hill Of Tara - Dunsany - Dunshaughlin - Fairyhouse - Ratoath - Ashbourne.

Start and finish at Donaghmore and Ashbourne GAA with a sos beag at Dunsany and a mass photo op. at The Hill Of Tara.

Expected set off at 10am.

Eamonnator

@Midnight64,

This cycle is for a great cause, however, I think, that by charging 30 Euro to non Cycling Ireland members, you will put off a lot of people.
A 50Km leisure cycle will be most appealing to the people, that you are charging the most.

I hope, that you take the above criticism, in the spirit, in which it is offered.
Best of luck.

Eamonn.

Cape Clear

Where are the funds going to?

Midnight64

Eamonnator wrote: »

@Midnight64,

This cycle is for a great cause, however, I think, that by charging 30 Euro to non Cycling Ireland members, you will put off a lot of people.
A 50Km leisure cycle will be most appealing to the people, that you are charging the most.

I hope, that you take the above criticism, in the spirit, in which it is offered.
Best of luck.

Eamonn.

I appreciate your query in the spirit it is made.

The registration fee is set and collected by CAS, part of which goes to the insurance.

I will try to get a breakdown for you.

There is normally a fantastic turn-out for these events.

Midnight64

Cape Clear wrote: »

Where are the funds going to?

The bulk go to CAS. I will try to get a breakdown.

Cape Clear

Midnight64 wrote: »

The bulk go to CAS. I will try to get a breakdown.

Thanks it wasn't clear from the link I would echo Eamonn's points above.

RobFowl

The thread title suggests the spin is off, is it still on or not?

Midnight64

RobFowl wrote: »

The thread title suggests the spin is off, is it still on or not?

I see the confusion. The side events like this one events have been called a "Spin Off".

So the "Spin Off" is on.

I will pass on your comment.

Midnight64

As a follow-up to the questions above:
After the CI insurance is covered, the balance goes to the charity CAS and helps fund their activities in spreading awareness and the Student Congress.

I would also reiterate here that there is usually a very good turn-out to these Spin-offs.

I hope that has answered your questions.

Beasty

Midnight64 wrote: »

Can the mods make this a "sticky" until the 21st please?

I've responded to your PM on the topic but for everyone else's benefit I shall repeat what I said here

Beasty wrote:

Whilst it's a very worthy cause we generally do not stick threads like that. If we did it for this event there are a number of other causes that could warrant similar treatment We also try to keep the bare minimum of stickies in the forum

Cheers

Beasty

If anyone has any questiosn please PM me - please do not continue this discussion here

Midnight64

Thank you for responding Beasty.

Midnight64

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1lO2VsNt0WsVUItUkluVmlQdjRTUjhfSkxHR3FFYURVVEVn/edit?pli=1
Hopefully you can see the plotted route in the attached. It was measured today at 50.1 km.

Beasty

I've updated the thread title to include the date of the event

Fathead

Is the set off time 10 or 11 there is conflicting start times across Facebook pages etc.

Midnight64

The set-off time is 10am (so we should be back in time for the festival of 6-Nations rugby!!)

For anyone who has not registered on-line registration will be between 08:00 and 09:30 on Saturday.

Hunterbiker

These are good events. Did the Blarney one in January. Well run and well supported.
I'm doing a couple of days on the main 2015 this year too.