Better Life Cycle - Wild West Challenge 2017

MajesticDonkey

This year Better Life Cycle to Clifden, Co Galway, on Saturday June 3rd. We have two routes again this year - 170km and 90km, so something anyone can do. Details on the routes here: http://betterlifecycle.ie/the-cycle/wild-west-challenge-2017/routes

Registration is currently open. Details here: http://betterlifecycle.ie/the-cycle/wild-west-challenge-2017/registration

Participants must pledge to raising €150 in sponsorship for the event. 100% of the funds raised by cyclists goes directly to St Joseph's Foundation, a charity based in Charleville, Co Cork, which helps children and adults with learning and intellectual disabilities. The services it provides are used by hundreds of families around central Munster. This video explains what we're done so far for the organisation, and why we need to continue raising funds: https://www.facebook.com/betterlifecycleireland/videos/1801775926752963/

MajesticDonkey

Giving this one bump just to say that registration is closing on Sunday 19th March.

brocbrocach

Why is the cycle in west Galway when it's a Munster based charity?
Surely the charity would be better known in Munster and therefore you'd have more Munster cyclists wanting to take part. West Cork or somewhere like that would be just as scenic as Clifden you'd think.

MajesticDonkey

brocbrocach wrote: »

Why is the cycle in west Galway when it's a Munster based charity?
Surely the charity would be better known in Munster and therefore you'd have more Munster cyclists wanting to take part. West Cork or somewhere like that would be just as scenic as Clifden you'd think.

The route is changed every year.

Esroh

MajesticDonkey wrote: »

The route is changed every year.

From a local riders point of view I would have said Connemara may be a mistake
You are going up against the 22nd Croi Tour of Lough Corrib on the Sunday.
The route will have been used in parts by both Tour de Connemara and Westportif (2 very popular events) in the weeks before.
Its very much on main roads.
The Maam to MaamCross section will be used 8 times between April and end of June in different cycling events( not counting yours)

l hope you get plenty of support .

MajesticDonkey

Esroh wrote: »

MajesticDonkey wrote: »

The route is changed every year.

From a local riders point of view I would have said Connemara may be a mistake
You are going up against the 22nd Croi Tour of Lough Corrib on the Sunday.
The route will have been used  in parts by both Tour de Connemara and Westportif (2 very popular events) in the weeks before.
Its very much on main roads.
The Maam to MaamCross section will be used 8 times between April and end of June in different cycling events( not counting yours)

l hope you get plenty of support .

Thanks for the feedback. I suppose Better Life Cycle, to some extent, is aimed at different cyclists that the regular sportive goer, given the sponsorship requirements and the fact that it's not a free-for-all - cyclists are instead grouped by speed - so we felt the other events wouldn't impact it as much. Having said that, there are a ridiculous amount of events on in Connemara in the summer, so it's definitely something we'll be looking at more closely next year