Rapha Festive 500 2017

devonp

who's in ?

did a biggish spin to avoid leaving too much after the feeding frenzy,
day got colder as it went on. made a bad choice of roads around Hollywood and the HW was energy sapping to there as well. WG and SG not too bad some TW and CTW on the way ups

Happy Christmas

https://www.strava.com/activities/1325872279

Eamonnator

NO NO NO

secman

I was in but my back flared up again, so I'm out
I'll be lucky to get the 95 or so km to hit my target of 6k km fir the year.

RobFowl

I'm doing it but only to aim for 250. 500 negates any family interaction !!!

robyntmorton

RobFowl wrote: »

I'm doing it but only to aim for 250. 500 negates any family interaction !!!

We are your family, and say to do the 500 / That’s the whole point (your choice of which to use)

martyc5674

devonp wrote: »

who's in ?

did a biggish spin to avoid leaving too much after the feeding frenzy,
day got colder as it went on. made a bad choice of roads around Hollywood and the HW was energy sapping to there as well. WG and SG not too bad some TW and CTW on the way ups

Happy Christmas

https://www.strava.com/activities/1325872279

Hw sg etc do explain I’m lost...

07Lapierre

Signed up... with absolutely no intention of completing it!

nilhg

I'm in, first hundred done before my midday curfew, as for the rest of it we'll see how the weather goes, I don't mind the forecast cold as long as the roads are ice free, not particularly worried about making it to the 500, just want to get to 2018 in one piece.

devonp

martyc5674 wrote: »

Hw sg etc do explain I’m lost...

HW head wind, Tw tail wind, ctw cross tail wind etc

WG wicklow gap, SG sally gap

excuse my lazy typing, next i'll be txt typing...

martyc5674

devonp wrote: »

HW head wind, Tw tail wind, ctw cross tail wind etc

WG wicklow gap, SG sally gap

excuse my lazy typing, next i'll be txt typing...

retalivity

i thought this started on xmas day, not eve. Was planning on going out this morn, but the weather is really crappy in dublin.
May just go out for a small spin through the empty city rather than the hills

easygoing39

Last Christmas Day I ended up cycling around town,Grafton St etc.Place was full of tourist and nothing open that I could see!

Wishbone Ash

I see 10 people have completed it already including a few who did it in one ride!

https://www.strava.com/activities/1326300341

siochain

The lad who’s first on the list has 694km done and gear type is motor 🀔

Radial

Registered, We'll see how we get on between childcare, trips to Sligo for the new year, the weather etc. 129 up so far. Long way to go.

fondriest

Signed up for this , 192km done so far .

devonp

down to Greystones via city and back via Enniskerry, nice sunny day great views as always over Dublin bay from Dalkey, felt chilly on the way back.

nilhg

2 down, 3 to go, lovely day to be out

devonp

short spin to the park and a few laps ..feeling tired

think i crossed paths with Alek en famille at the Chapo gate ??

Cookie_Monster

333km done to date with another 110ish today when I eventually get off my ass

Radial

115 done today, 59 before work and 56 on way home. Fitted some studded tyres to get out at 7am in the morning before work.

Up to 244km's, nearly half way there. Hope to do another 100-120 tomorrow.

Cookie_Monster

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

333km done to date with another 110ish today when I eventually get off my ass

115 in the end. 52 to go

nilhg

Late starts because of frosty roads the last few days but managed a couple of hours around lunchtime, at 350km now so all going well will get to the 500 over the weekend

devonp

puncture/replace tube before i left the house,
a boring, cold and busy N4 to Kinnegad and back
tired , hopefully i can see the back of this tmrw..

Radial

372 done now, 75 before work yesterday on studded tyres in NCD (ice everywhere on the back roads) and 54 after work out towards Maynooth. Went out for a few pints last night, so a bit fragile this morning. Still, must keep going with this so heading out shortly to do 65 or so, around Ratoath direction.

Nearly there!

nilhg

80km this morning has me in touching distance, need another 69km tomorrow to get over the line, the only problem is I have a house full of sick people here, I'm saying that all the fresh air over the festive season has saved me, think I'm going to have to avoid them all till the F500 is in the bag.

albert kidd

completed

devonp

completed, in the big gusty wind out to Bray this morning

Radial

Job done.

Went out at 7am for an 83km spin out past Summerhill, and back through Dunboyne. Suffered badly today, especially into the head wind on the way out. Wind assisted back home though, which helped.

Punctured in Clonee with 25 to go. Did the usual, checked the tyre and fitted the tube, instantly deflated. Down to one tube, rechecked the tyre more carefully this time, couldn't find anything in the tyre. Much to my relief it stayed inflated and got me home.

Going to the west of Ireland for the new year. When I travel I usually take a bike. This time, no bike, it's going to be a few beers and rest.

nilhg

Done, but maybe not dusted yet, 111km today with two of the lads from the club, one of them was sick Christmas Eve so is still 80km or so away, it would seem wrong to leave him to slog it out on his own but we'll see who else is about tomorrow.

Derrydingle

Was not easy but got it done this morning

fondriest

333km done so far an I’ll only do about 120 tomorrow so will fall short .

Cookie_Monster

Finished on Friday
Admittedly it's a bit nicer doing down this end of the world

Brian

Wrapped it up with a gentle spin on the flat today, was actually suffering more with the cold than usual because my HR was low, which was kind of interesting.

Totalled 511.2 km / 5431 m.



Just about all of it on roads like this one (Ballaghbeama Gap), and not a single puncture. Kerry roads are not half bad!

Wishbone Ash

Managed to get to 412kms. I had to work five 13 hour shifts during the week so it seriously hampered my effort.

Red Belly

501.5kms 2869m starting on the 26th. Broke the back of it with long flat spins in the Midlands. Very cold and a couple of days of uncomfortable headwinds but a great blast across the bogs of Offaly on a dead straight road with a 40kph wind directly at my back on Friday! Finished with an easy 30kms on utterly dead legs yesterday.

rb

ballyharpat

112km yesterday to brink the total to 505, on saturday came home from an 80km spin to realise I I had 358km done, so decided to go out and do another 35km, had 2 days off the bike, 2 days of intervals and a cold for the 8 days, but happy to have it finished