Laragh Classic 2015

daragh_

Friends First Laragh Classic, Sunday, September 13

Now incorporating the Leinster Road Racing Championships

ST. TIERNAN’S CYCLING CLUB proudly presents the third renewal of the Friends First Laragh Classic Road Race, this September in County Wicklow.

After making its debut on a Classics-style circuit back in 2013, hosting only riders up to A3 grade, the epic one-day has progressed to installing an elite A1/A2 race, as well as a dedicated A3 event and an A4 event.

In 2015, the Friends First Laragh Classic will also incorporate the Leinster Road Racing Championships, won last year by Sean McKenna, who was second in the Laragh Classic 24 hours later.

There will be increased prize money thanks to Friends First’s increased sponsorship and further prizes from this year’s additional sponsors – to be announced shortly.

One thing that is set to be left completely unchanged is the course; it remains that hilly, narrow 24km circuit around the back roads from Laragh to Garryduff, Moneystown, and Annamoe. There are fast descents, technical descents and tricky climbs, on varying surfaces that best describes as Classics roads.

We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Race for the Fabled Wicklow Cobble – it’s the last road race of the season, so where else would you be?


http://www.sttiernanscc.com/laragh-classic-road-race/

Online Registration will be open soon.

Mugser

No underage races on, on the day, no?

daragh_

@Mugser. Not this year.

Zyzz

Looking forward to this

RobFowl

Will be giving this a bash

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Zyzz wrote: »

Looking forward to this

You're gonna have to get several TUE's!

daragh_

Zyzz wrote: »

Looking forward to this

Some people will do anything to get out of marshalling.

daragh_

Online entry now open.

http://www.sttiernanscc.com/laragh-classic-road-race/

Zyzz

daragh_ wrote: »

Some people will do anything to get out of marshalling.

I can Marshall with one arm sure! :pac:

pm78

What sort of finish is there? Is it on the descent?

RobFowl

Is this the same course the vets used earlier in the season for the Dermot McGrath memorial?

J Madone

RobFowl wrote: »

Is this the same course the vets used earlier in the season for the Dermot McGrath memorial?

No, tis much hillier!

smurphy29

Great race. I rode this in A4 in its first year, adnit was fantastic. Couldn't make it last year, so looking forward to the A3 this year.

Rode the circuit on saturday morning, and entered online. The circuit is bumpy and narrow in parts, but no moaning allowed, it's designed to be a proper 'race of falling leaves' so the sketchy road surface is all part of the challenge.

The finish is up at the Roundwood end, on a draggy section. It's a hard finish. The whole race will be tough.

greenmat

RobFowl wrote: »

Is this the same course the vets used earlier in the season for the Dermot McGrath memorial?

Good few of the Swordsies going, might have support car. It might be needed on this one. Tour of Flanders eat your heart out, great hardmans race.

eoz

Anyone got a strava link of the route?

Taxuser1

eoz wrote: »

Anyone got a strava link of the route?

type in laragh classic in segment explore

greenmat

https://www.strava.com/segments/5529065

eoz wrote: »

Anyone got a strava link of the route?

YossiA

Gang of us doing it this year for first time, can't wait......

daragh_

Filling up fast folks so sign-up online as soon as you can.

Online entry here.

daragh_

GPX Of the route here in case you want to study the Parcours.

Short description = not flat.

daragh_

2 days and 14 hours left and all Cats are filling up so don't forget to register online asap.

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Am I eligible for the Leinster Championship medals?

To be eligible for a Leinster Championship medal on Friends First Laragh Classic day you must satisfying one of the following criteria:
Belonging to a club / team based in the Province;
Unattached and resident in the Province;
Residency in the Province;
Belonging to a club / team based outside Ireland but: 1) Immediate past address was in the Province or 2) Most previous Irish club / team was based in the Province.

IMPORTANT: You can only compete in one Provincial Championship per season, so choose wisely

daragh_

****ENTRIES CLOSING****

Online entries for Sunday's Friends First Laragh Classic, incorporating the Leinster Championships, will close at 1PM on Friday.

The Martin Vereker Memorial A3 has very few places left and the A4 race is also close to the maximum 80, so please do not leave your entry until Sunday morning.

Welshkev

Quick question - after registering online, do I need to bring any kind of print out showing this for Sunday? Assume I still need to sign on as normal?
Cheers

daragh_

@Kevinleeowen

Once you've signed up online you'll be on our list. You just need to sign on as normal - showing yourCycling Ireland License etc.

bah1011

Is there one day licenses available for A4?

RobFowl

bah1011 wrote: »

Is there one day licenses available for A4?

No A4 licences after April in any road races

daragh_

bah1011 wrote: »

Is there one day licenses available for A4?

We will not be issuing 1 day licenses for the Laragh Classic.

Arthurdaly

Lads, will a start list be pulished and is there team medals up for grabs?

daragh_

@Arthurdaly

We will publish provisional start lists as soon as possible. Keep an eye here and the usual places.

No team medals.

daragh_

In the meantime I can tell you who is riding for us

https://twitter.com/sttiernanscc/status/641262242525151233

Welshkev

Any KoH's / primes?

daragh_

Kevinleeowen wrote: »

Any KoH's / primes?

There is indeed.

KoH sponsored by Parcel Zone.

http://www.parcelzone.net

The Flying Vet

Ah Sh#t. Missed the sign on deadline for A4. I take it there is no late entries ??

daragh_

The Flying Vet wrote: »

Ah Sh#t. Missed the sign on deadline for A4. I take it there is no late entries ??

There will be entry for ALL races at sign on, but get there early if you want to race A4 or the Martin Vereker Memorial A3.

Sign on opens at 9am. Racing starts at 11am.

RobFowl

That was fun

CramCycle

RobFowl wrote: »

That was fun

We were obviously at different races. Wet is the correct description, not fun, wet.

daragh_

Friends First Laragh Classic Full Result
1 Mark Dowling DID
2 Michael O'Loughlin NRPT (jnr)
3 Sean McKenna Aquablue
4 Ian Richardson UCD
5 Cian Delaney Stamullen
6 Jake Gray NRPT (jnr)
7 Adam Stenson NRPT (jnr)
8 Robin Kelly Waterford
9 Ian Cassidy Fixx A2
10 Dermot Kavanagh Bray A2

KOM Mark Dowling

Martin Vereker Memorial A3
1 Conn McDunphy Lucan (jnr)
2 Stephen Murphy iTap
3 Ian Murphy Bray
4 Jamie Busher Orwell
5 James McFadden Dublin Uni
6 Bernard English Orwell
7 Phil O'Flaherty Swords
8 James Quinn St. Tiernan's CC
9 Ciarán Handley Swords
10 Brian McNally Orwell

Unplaced Jnrs Sean Moore Barrow, Fionn Jordan Slaney CC, Cian Sutcliffe Lucan

KOM Conn McDunphy
Special Sprint donated by Jurys Inns: Stephen Murphy iTap

A4
1 Damien Donlon Swords
2 Noel Kelly UCD
3 Stephen Rowan Orwell
4 Eoin Ahern UCC
5 Anthony Dunne Donadea
6 Colm Dillon Comeragh
7 Ken O'Neill Orwell
8 UNKNOWN - Castelli Gabba covering numbers
9 Neil Wilkinson VCB
10 John O'Regan U/A

KOM Damien Donlon Swords

Plastik

Survival of the wettest out there today!

Similar but probably worse weather than when I did it two years ago. Glad to make it around without getting dropped this time!

daragh_

Plastik wrote: »

Survival of the wettest out there today!

Great result boss. Well done.

TripleMinor

That was one tough race made even tougher by the conditions.

Came across the line on my hands and knees

daragh_

Some pics by the fab Karen Edwards are up on our website. More to follow.

Sean Rowe was also out with his camera (and was better prepared for the deluge than nearly everyone else).

Epic conditions so well done to everyone who took part. You lot are the real hardmen of Irish Cycling. Respect!

upthe19th

Well run event. Toughest I've done. Absolutely soaked and dropped but I'll be back....................

eoz

Tough course in tough conditions. Separated the boys from the men:). Fair play to all the the stewards. They did a great job.

stecleary

Congrats to Damien Donlon on his win in his first race!
all within Swords knew he was far to strong for an A4 race but he had to start somewhere, His first race was only a few months ago in our club league.

Shame he had a fall on the second lap, He somehow got back on and did this

Broken clavical.

RobFowl

stecleary wrote: »

Congrats to Damien Donlon on his win in his first race!
all within Swords knew he was far to strong for an A4 race but he had to start somewhere, His first race was only a few months ago in our club league.

Shame he had a fall on the second lap, He somehow got back on and did this

Broken clavical.

Some docs thought he had broken it some thought he hadn't

Great ride !!!

buffalo

stecleary wrote: »

Congrats to Damien Donlon on his win in his first race!
all within Swords knew he was far to strong for an A4 race but he had to start somewhere, His first race was only a few months ago in our club league.

Shame he had a fall on the second lap, He somehow got back on and did this

Broken clavical.

Have I got this right... he fell during the race, broke his collarbone, got back on and went to win?

Lusk_Doyle

buffalo wrote: »

Have I got this right... he fell during the race, broke his collarbone, got back on and went to win?

He's a cyclist, right?

Welshkev

CramCycle wrote: »

Wet is the correct description, not fun, wet.

This.
Fair play to the marshal's, can't have been pretty!

RobFowl

buffalo wrote: »

Have I got this right... he fell during the race, broke his collarbone, got back on and went to win?

Thats the general gist of it..

Stayed for the presentation as well before heading off to get X rays........

daragh_

buffalo wrote: »

Have I got this right... he fell during the race, broke his collarbone, got back on and went to win?

He rode off the front of the A4 bunch on the first hill. Held them off for the rest of the race in appalling conditions. Crashed, broke his collarbone. Got back on and won.

And he was grinning every time he passed my spot. Was amazing to watch.

daragh_

Full Gallery of images by Karen Edwards here.