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Great Dublin Bike Ride 2017

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    #62
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,039 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    The food stop on the 100k last year was at a pretty useless distance and was packed. Id recommend stopping in garristown on the way back in. its not free, but youve the hills and over half the course behind you, as well as lot less crowds


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    #63
    brownbinman
    Registered Users Posts: 554 ✭✭✭brownbinman


    seconded. bring few gels with you


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    #64
    rollingscone
    Registered Users Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    brownbinman wrote: »
    seconded. bring few gels with you

    Or bring a few cereal bars and a small bag of jellies.


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    #65
    Count Down
    Registered Users Posts: 217 ✭✭Count Down


    Anyone know the actual route?:confused:


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    #66
    Eponymous
    Registered Users Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭Eponymous


    Count Down wrote: »
    Anyone know the actual route?:confused:
    I'm assuming it's the same as last year.


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    #67
    talos
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭talos


    Count Down wrote: »
    Anyone know the actual route?:confused:

    http://greatdublinbikeride.ie/routes/


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    #68
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,475 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i must remind my mother in law. last year, she was helping to run a coffee morning for the ICA in garristown and they had about 50 times as much business as usual.


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    #69
    robyntmorton
    Registered Users Posts: 4,263 ✭✭✭robyntmorton


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i must remind my mother in law. last year, she was helping to run a coffee morning for the ICA in garristown and they had about 50 times as much business as usual.

    Your family was involved in that? They nearly got me killed. Called out to come in for tea, and the two cyclists in front of me jammed on the brakes. I survived, just.


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    #70
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,475 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    that would have been my former landlord who did that.


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    #71
    heraldo
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭heraldo


    I like the GDBR but sad to see they're persisting with the silly trip around NAC & Sports Arena. Unless you're on death's door that stop is a waste of time.


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    #72
    conkennedy
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭conkennedy


    Nahhh.... the BlanchWheelies man that spot... Great bunch of lads and ladies... never leave a man behind!


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    #73
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,959 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    heraldo wrote: »
    I like the GDBR but sad to see they're persisting with the silly trip around NAC & Sports Arena. Unless you're on death's door that stop is a waste of time.
    It's the HQ of the Irish Sports Council who organise the GDBR so I presume that's why it's there.


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    #74
    conkennedy
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭conkennedy


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    It's the HQ of the Irish Sports Council who organise the GDBR so I presume that's why it's there.

    In fairness, it is also one of the few places along the route that can safely facilitate a feed zone/toilet break for a couple of thousand cyclists of varying ability. The only shame is that it's 5k from the finish!


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    #75
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭py


    conkennedy wrote: »
    In fairness, it is also one of the few places along the route that can safely facilitate a feed zone/toilet break for a couple of thousand cyclists of varying ability. The only shame is that it's 5k from the finish!

    It was none too safe last year with people just sauntering across from one side to the other. I really hope that food stop is better organised this year.


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    #76
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    conkennedy wrote: »
    In fairness, it is also one of the few places along the route that can safely facilitate a feed zone/toilet break for a couple of thousand cyclists of varying ability. The only shame is that it's 5k from the finish!

    It also has speed bumps, tight corners and bad road surface.
    If Sports Ireland are trying to show off their facilities, they could do it in a better manner.


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    #77
    DanDublin1982
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭DanDublin1982


    I don't mind the sports campus being in the bike ride but it would definitely make more sense if it wasn't a feed station. I just cycled through (with difficulty) myself last year.


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    #78
    bluestrattos
    Registered Users Posts: 555 ✭✭✭bluestrattos


    I've seen the course and I've sen the map, but from your experience, how hard is the 60k ?
    I only cycle commute 12k a day, sometimes 20k over the weekend. I was just wondering what sort of fresh hell I should expect. I've never participated in this kind of cycling event.


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    #79
    Boscoirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,232 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    bluestrattos wrote: »
    I've seen the course and I've sen the map, but from your experience, how hard is the 60k ?
    I only cycle commute 12k a day, sometimes 20k over the weekend. I was just wondering what sort of fresh hell I should expect. I've never participated in this kind of cycling event.

    You'll be fine on the 60km, try get a 30-40km cycle in over the next 2 weeks, and you'll breeze it


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    #80
    Cionn
    Registered Users Posts: 697 ✭✭✭Cionn


    Hi I am just wondering if anybody got one of the 10% off codes for registering.   I received one and I am a member of Cycling Ireland so I don't need the licence.   The code won't work with the 100k €45 cost, only the €50.   am I missing something or is this a pile of pants/ rip off.   
    I have tried to contact them about other things and I am yet to get a response.    It all seems pretty poor so far from an organisational perspective.


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    #81
    schemingbohemia
    Registered Users Posts: 5,606 ✭✭✭schemingbohemia


    Haven't read full thread but do you have to pick up your number/etc the day before or can someone else pick it up for you or can you get it on the morning? I'm abroad until the night before.


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    #82
    Borderfox
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,257 Mod ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    Have they started to post out the numbers?


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    #83
    py
    Registered Users Posts: 1,532 ✭✭✭py


    schemingbohemia wrote: »
    Haven't read full thread but do you have to pick up your number/etc the day before or can someone else pick it up for you or can you get it on the morning? I'm abroad until the night before.

    Someone else can pick it up for you.


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    #84
    The Noble Nudge
    Registered Users Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭The Noble Nudge


    Anyone got a discount code for registration....


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    #85
    i71jskz5xu42pb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭i71jskz5xu42pb


    The Noble Nudge wrote: »
    Anyone got a discount code for registration....

    I have a registration I'll not now be using.
    100km, I paid €45, will let it go for €35.


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    #86
    The Noble Nudge
    Registered Users Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭The Noble Nudge


    Hamza Loose Missionary wrote: »
    I have a registration I'll not now be using.
    100km, I paid €45, will let it go for €35.

    Grand Pman.
    Ill sort it out with you next week if thats ok?
    Im doing reservoir dog this weekend and im up to my eyes tomorrow.
    Ill pm you my number as i wont be on here till Monday.
    Where are you based?


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    #87
    fjon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭fjon


    Does anyone know what time this starts at? I seem to remember last year it was around 8 or 9?


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    #88
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    fjon wrote: »
    Does anyone know what time this starts at? I seem to remember last year it was around 8 or 9?

    http://greatdublinbikeride.ie/event/


    Sunday 24th September Smithfield, Dublin
    Time Activity
    07:00 Staging pens open
    08:00 1st Wave Start 100km
    08:15 2nd Wave Start 100km
    08:35 1st Wave Start 60km
    08:48 2nd Wave Start 60km
    11:41 First 60km participant approx
    11:54 First 100km participant approx
    14:00 Final participants finishing approx
    17:00 Event Closes


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    #89
    fjon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭fjon


    07Lapierre wrote: »
    http://greatdublinbikeride.ie/event/


    Sunday 24th September Smithfield, Dublin
    Time Activity
    07:00 Staging pens open
    08:00 1st Wave Start 100km
    08:15 2nd Wave Start 100km
    08:35 1st Wave Start 60km
    08:48 2nd Wave Start 60km
    11:41 First 60km participant approx
    11:54 First 100km participant approx
    14:00 Final participants finishing approx
    17:00 Event Closes

    Thanks, how did I miss that!


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    #90
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,039 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Think there was lads who finished it in under 3hrs last yr so their finish time approximations are way off


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    #91
    Boscoirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,232 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    Really should have looked at this in better detail, the timings are a pain for people not in dublin


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