Great Dublin Bike Ride 2017

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Sorry can't post linky, gotten more expensive 55e for the 100k

fat bloke

And people say cyclists don't pay road tax, when in fact they are the ONLY group that are asked to :rolleyes:.

velo.2010

55 euro for 100km a bike ride with no charity element....
#daylightrobbery

Tenzor07

I guess you're basically paying for your jersey, medal and food stops.. Also maybe there's some money taken out for the marshalls etc...

Robxxx7

was always on my to do list ... trying to register and it keeps telling me 'validation failed for some of the fields' ... cant see any issue and tried several times ... anybody else having problems ? or is it just me ..

py

Robxxx7 wrote: »

was always on my to do list ... trying to register and it keeps telling me 'validation failed for some of the fields' ... cant see any issue and tried several times ... anybody else having problems ? or is it just me ..

Same here. Tried the CI licensed and non CI licensed route with the same issue.

Robxxx7

Broken so ....

greenspurs

Got a text from Cycling Ireland to let me know ...
I must be special ..........

Kop Idol

:ermm: Got an email and a text this morning. There's an early bird reduction for Cycling Ireland members. Reduced to €45 for the 100K till midnight May 29th AFAIK. Had no problems signing up.

Robxxx7

think i've sussed out the registration issue now ... when you enter your address and it asks you to select Country .. dont scroll down the list and select Ireland ... select Ireland at the very top of the list (this will then open up your county to be selected)

strmin

I see limit of riders increased to 7000 and also price increase. Last year it was overcrowded, this year will be impossible. I will definitely skip this one.

07Lapierre

How can a "Mass participation event" be overcrowded?

py

Robxxx7 wrote: »

think i've sussed out the registration issue now ... when you enter your address and it asks you to select Country .. dont scroll down the list and select Ireland ... select Ireland at the very top of the list (this will then open up your county to be selected)

I was selecting Ireland at the top first. So I selected the one below first and hit checkout, got an error and selected the one at the top. Voila. Registered. :rolleyes:

Last year's was a good few hours in the saddle. Pretty much most of it was closed roads and the weather was good too, though it's a few weeks later this year round. I didn't stop at the food stops so can't comment on them. Not sure the jersey is on offer this year, looks like a "Great Dublin Bike Ride top"...whatever the hell that means. At full price €55 and what looks like no jersey, it's a little steep but tis rare you'd get access to closed roads in Dublin.

stryker mcqueen

strmin wrote: »

I see limit of riders increased to 7000 and also price increase. Last year it was overcrowded, this year will be impossible. I will definitely skip this one.

It was hardly overcrowded?

DanDublin1982

strmin wrote: »

I see limit of riders increased to 7000 and also price increase. Last year it was overcrowded, this year will be impossible. I will definitely skip this one.

What part felt overcrowded to you out of interest?

07Lapierre

DanDublin1982 wrote: »

What part felt overcrowded to you out of interest?

the first food stop was in Ballyboughal, which IMO was a bit early. there were plenty of volunteers and no shortage of food and water etc. IMO the problem was the layout. With these large events, a "one way system" is better and marshals "encouraging" people to keep moving really helps. Its natural that people tend to congregate around the food tables and make it more difficult for others to get to the tables. This adds to the delays.

oh and i also think that a lot of people feel they've paid for this so they are determined to get that sandwich! (why they don't just skip the first food stop and move onto the next one amazes me)

Eamonnator

I've tried to register and have failed.
It either says "registration details later" or when I go another way, and click on "register", nothing happens.
Can anybody assist ?
Thanks.

ted1

Tenzor07 wrote: »

I guess you're basically paying for your jersey, medal and food stops.. Also maybe there's some money taken out for the marshalls etc...

And come on to 100km of closed roads

Eamonnator

Tenzor07 wrote: »

I guess you're basically paying for your jersey, medal and food stops.. Also maybe there's some money taken out for the marshalls etc...

After the ride last year, I was speaking to the chairman of a cycling club. He told me that his club got €1,000 for providing a number of marshals for the event. I know that a number of GAA clubs got the same deal.

Eamonnator

greenspurs wrote: »

Got a text from Cycling Ireland to let me know ...
I must be special ..........

I did the spin last year and I got no text.
You must be special alright!!!

And I still can't register.

Eamonnator

Robxxx7 wrote: »

think i've sussed out the registration issue now ... when you enter your address and it asks you to select Country .. dont scroll down the list and select Ireland ... select Ireland at the very top of the list (this will then open up your county to be selected)

I can't even get that far.
Can you post the link, that you used, please.

brianomc

Tenzor07 wrote: »

I guess you're basically paying for your jersey, medal and food stops.. Also maybe there's some money taken out for the marshalls etc...

I'm registering at the moment and it's quoting me an additional €39.95 for the jersey. Yer grand thanks.

On the plus side, you can get your number posted out this year in advance, for a fiver :eek:

Did it last year, said I would do it again this year with my brother in law. I might call it quits after that, it should be a perfect way to get more people cycling with the chance of doing it on closed roads. Hopefully it doesn't go down the Ring of Kerry pricing route.

fjon

I got a free jersey last year - do they usually do that or was it a once off?

Eamonnator

fjon wrote: »

I got a free jersey last year - do they usually do that or was it a once off?

They gave a free jersey to the first 3,000 people to register.
Seems not to be the case this year.

brianomc

Eamonnator wrote: »

They gave a free jersey to the first 3,000 people to register.
Seems not to be the case this year.

They gave a tshirt then to everyone else after those 3000. Top quality tshirt too.
I would be of the opinion that's it better not to get them though, and keep the entry cost down.
Anyway, fingers crossed for decent weather, good last year from what I remember with a strong headwind at times.

Eamonnator

@brianomc

Can you give me a link to where you registered, please

Boscoirl

Signed up

Eamonnator

Boscoirl wrote: »

Signed up

Can you help, please?

Boscoirl

Eamonnator wrote: »

Can you help, please?

Pm sent

Fighting Tao

Eamonnator wrote: »

I did the spin last year and I got no text.
You must be special alright!!!

And I still can't register.

I got two texts They must have heard that i did the route a second time a couple of weeks ago.

Eamonnator

Eamonnator wrote: »

I've tried to register and have failed.
It either says "registration details later" or when I go another way, and click on "register", nothing happens.
Can anybody assist ?
Thanks.

Sorted and entered.

Thanks.

brianomc

Eamonnator wrote: »

Sorted and entered.

Thanks.

Only home and seeing this now or I would have sent the link, glad you're sorted anyway.

jon1981

Don't the first x number of registrations get a free jersey? Or was that just the first year?

brianomc

First 2 years it was a jersey, this year it's a Great Dublin Bike Ride top, per the FAQ on the site. From what I remember there was a mixup last year with people who registered early not getting a jersey and some registering near the end getting one. So it's probably safer to give everyone the same item.

jaqian

Anyone know when registration opens?

sullivlo

Where does the €55 go?

marvin42

can someone please send me the registration link? Thank you

Rokta

Event already full or why is registration not possible anymore?

Eamonnator

Rokta wrote: »

Event already full or why is registration not possible anymore?

I think registration is only open to those, who received the text message with unique code.
I think code was sent to people who have done event in the past, or are members of Cycling Ireland.

General registration will open for everyone at a later stage, I think.

Lot of thinks!!!!

Rokta

Eamonnator wrote: »

I think registration is only open to those, who received the text message with unique code.
I think code was sent to people who have done event in the past, or are members of Cycling Ireland.

General registration will open for everyone at a later stage, I think.

Lot of thinks!!!!

I am a member of cycling Ireland, but didn't do the event last year. Might be that.

jaqian

Did EventMaster host the GDBR last year, don't remember signing up for it and neither does my browser. I've renewed my CI licence and I did the cycle last year how do I go about getting a code, will I get one automatically?

DanDublin1982

Turns out I'm away when this is on so that's the decision made but I feel like the pricing might have put me off either way. I truly can't understand how it costs 22 quid more to cycle an extra 40km. The closed quays and the priority at junctions is a great reason to do this event but, sadly, I think the price has killed my interest in it.

jaqian wrote: »

Did EventMaster host the GDBR last year, don't remember signing up for it and neither does my browser. I've renewed my CI licence and I did the cycle last year how do I go about getting a code, will I get one automatically?

I'm pretty sure I signed up through the CI website itself last year but could be totally imagining that.

py

DanDublin1982 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure I signed up through the CI website itself last year but could be totally imagining that.

You're not imaging it, that's exactly how it was handled last year so it's strange to see them outsource it this year.

jaqian

I hope the food stops are better organised, Last year I thought the first one was for the 60k it was so close to the start, the last one I nearly didn't bother with was so close to the finish. Could really do with one in Garristown if the same route this year.

DominoDub

Looks like stops are in the same locations ...or maybe website is not updated from last year.

A stop at the 80KM mark on the 100km route is of no use .

I wonder will some enterprising people setup something in Garristown.

Last year a cake sale organised by some local Garristown ladies cleaned up

HivemindXX

DominoDub wrote: »

Looks like stops are in the same locations ...or maybe website is not updated from last year.

A stop at the 80KM mark on the 100km route is of no use .

I wonder will some enterprising people setup something in Garristown.

Last year a cake sale organised by some local Garristown ladies cleaned up

This is a genuinely great idea. Since the event is for profit (edit: this turns out to be wrong - event is not-for-profit) any prospective cake sale ladies should prominently feature whatever cause (fixing the school playground, church roof, whatever) and have plenty of water on hand (organise a collection of those 5l bottles the supermarkets have and fill them from the taps).

If I was doing this I'd be tempted to have a donation system. If they charge then cyclists are unlikely to have change (who carries coins) and will feel ripped off if it's €5 for a slice of cake. If it's a donation for a good cause I'd say plenty of people would drop in €10 or €20.

talos

Seems like registration is open (linked from the main site)

https://sirius.eventmaster.ie/event/0pwHzqsA1

Seanie_H

HivemindXX wrote:

Since the event is for profit any prospective cake sale... .

Assume you meant not for profit?

It's the Sports Council running it at cost.

HivemindXX

Seanie_H wrote: »

Assume you meant not for profit?

It's the Sports Council running it at cost.

Actually I didn't, so thanks for pointing this out.

I read in the FAQ that there was no charity involved and I assumed at that price that someone was making a profit.

Not my real name

Signed up last week for the 100k.

It's my first one but I've done about 50k of the route around Naul/Garristown.

Got the discount code with CI for €45.

What kind of food do they provide, sandwiches, bananas?

jaqian

Went to register and I notice that we have to pay for the jerseys this year. Most sportives give the jersey for free, what a rip off.