Boyne GP 2018

Slo_Rida

Hey
Just wondering if this will follow the same format as last year?
Cheers,
Slo

wav1

Hi all.
Format will be exactly the same as last year.Sorry have been tied up of late but all good to go.Will post full details up here next week.One very definite change is that the A4 race is pre entry only as its the only way to control it with the new max 110 rider regulation.If by some small chance it doesn't fill I will also post here.Not sure if the entrys are live yet on the Cycling Ireland entry system but will check later.
Wav

Miklos

Had my racing debut at this last year and enjoyed, will definitely be going back!

RowanHarley

Looks like a very fast-paced race, just looking at the A3's

wav1

Details of programme of events at Boyne GP Sun March 11th
As its very early season please note the following

There will be NO one day licences as per new regulations
Riders must have their new licence and numbers.PDF version on phone etc not acceptable anymore as per new regulations.
Support cars must have 2 people in them as per new regulations.
At present there is NO pre entry for any of the events as we are having real problems getting this set up on the C I website.
the new 110 max rider rule will be in place for the A4 race..Worst case scenario we'll split it and try and run 2 x separate races but im hoping it wont be an issue.

Sign on Ryans Pub Gormanlough 5 km from Slane village on the R163
Sign on opens at 9.00 am
[We are currently working on trying to get an off road car park 1km from the sign on venue.Will advise when i have definite word
Programme
4 X Separate races as per the following
10 .30 A2 Race 7 x laps 84k
10.33 A4 race 5 x laps 60k

1.00pm A1 race 8 x laps 96k
1.03pm A3 Race 6 x laps 72k

Prizes for the two earlier events will be presented as soon as A1 and A3 races are on the road..If i have forgotten anything just ask.

RowanHarley

wav1 wrote: »

Details of programme of events at Boyne GP Sun March 11th
As its very early season please note the following

There will be NO one day licences as per new regulations
Riders must have their new licence and numbers.PDF version on phone etc not acceptable anymore as per new regulations.
Support cars must have 2 people in them as per new regulations.
At present there is NO pre entry for any of the events as we are having real problems getting this set up on the C I website.
the new 110 max rider rule will be in place for the A4 race..Worst case scenario we'll split it and try and run 2 x separate races but im hoping it wont be an issue.

Sign on Ryans Pub Gormanlough 5 km from Slane village on the R163
Sign on opens at 9.00 am
[We are currently working on trying to get an off road car park 1km from the sign on venue.Will advise when i have definite word
Programme
4 X Separate races as per the following
10 .30 A2 Race 7 x laps 84k
10.33 A4 race 5 x laps 60k

1.00pm A1 race 8 x laps 96k
1.03pm A3 Race 6 x laps 72k

Prizes for the two earlier events will be presented as soon as A1 and A3 races are on the road..If i have forgotten anything just ask.

Was hoping to go to this now but it's on the day after markievicz cup

sullzz

RowanHarley wrote: »

Was hoping to go to this now but it's on the day after markievicz cup

What better way to build fitness than racing 2 days in a row 😉

Chumpski

Hi, just wondering if anybody could share their thoughts on the course? I've never attended the race before. It looks to run on part of the course that the cycleways cup runs on?

https://www.strava.com/segments/4197837

Looks up and down, hilly? Tough course?

Thanks!

JimmiesRustled

Chumpski wrote: »

Hi, just wondering if anybody could share their thoughts on the course? I've never attended the race before. It looks to run on part of the course that the cycleways cup runs on?

https://www.strava.com/segments/4197837

Looks up and down, hilly? Tough course?

Thanks!

Nothing major in terms of hills but enough to split a group easily enough. Fast enough descent on the main road just before a sharp left hand and up a drag towards the finish. Nothing steep or long but enough to hurt. Not a course that stands out as tough on paper but I dont think I’ve ever finished it wishing for more.

sullzz

Chumpski wrote: »

Hi, just wondering if anybody could share their thoughts on the course? I've never attended the race before. It looks to run on part of the course that the cycleways cup runs on?

https://www.strava.com/segments/4197837

Looks up and down, hilly? Tough course?

Thanks!

Hard little course , i wouldnt call it hilly there are a couple of little kicks in it , there is a nice little drag to the Start / finish each lap , make sure you stay near the front throughout as its an easy course to get dropped on .
Last year the A4 started with just over 120 lads and after the 1st lap it was down to 80.

RowanHarley

sullzz wrote: »

Hard little course , i wouldnt call it hilly there are a couple of little kicks in it , there is a nice little drag to the Start / finish each lap , make sure you stay near the front throughout as its an easy course to get dropped on .
Last year the A4 started with just over 120 lads and after the 1st lap it was down to 80.

Think there was a crash towards the start though.

dahat

sullzz wrote: »

Hard little course , i wouldnt call it hilly there are a couple of little kicks in it , there is a nice little drag to the Start / finish each lap , make sure you stay near the front throughout as its an easy course to get dropped on .
Last year the A4 started with just over 120 lads and after the 1st lap it was down to 80.

How did the winter go for you? Fancy your chances of getting a result this year?

sullzz

RowanHarley wrote: »

Think there was a crash towards the start though.

Start of the 2nd lap , it was a Boardsie that came down on the 1st left turn , that didnt break the group up though .

sullzz

dahat wrote: »

How did the winter go for you? Fancy your chances of getting a result this year?

Pretty **** winter to be honest , between work and getting sick i couldnt get any consistency. Ill use the early races to get fit and hopefuly peak mid season . Hope to get a couple of results , an upgrade is the target but well see .
How bout yourself , did you get a good one in ? How you feeling about A3 ?

wav1

All good to go.Start times as per earlier post.
We have secured some off road parking at jc sheridans/glanbia yard which is exactly 1km from the sign on venue further out the r163 in the direction of Kilberry/Kells.We ask that vehicles are parked out there.Not ideal but the usual field is ''damp'' to say the least.No parking whatsoever on the circuit.Garda will be in attendance both to help with the safe running of the event and to ensure theres no crazy parking.Please do not park on grass verges at peoples homes and be very careful as regards calls of nature.
I would love to have better parking facilities but can only do our best.Weather looks ok for Sunday.Everything else is good to go,but just once again please park sensibly.We have guys manning the car park yard for the day.
Thanks wav

dahat

sullzz wrote: »

Pretty **** winter to be honest , between work and getting sick i couldnt get any consistency. Ill use the early races to get fit and hopefuly peak mid season . Hope to get a couple of results , an upgrade is the target but well see .
How bout yourself , did you get a good one in ? How you feeling about A3 ?

Winter was harsh for alot of us but mid season peak is a good plan.

I was sickened to get upgraded but soldiered on till I shattered my shoulder a month ago so I'm way back now and likely won't race till July.
As for A3 it's something I'm not overly looking forward to, I'll give it a go and see if I can race an d enjoy it.

There is always Club leagues to enjoy if open racing is a sufferfest.

sullzz

dahat wrote: »

Winter was harsh for alot of us but mid season peak is a good plan.

I was sickened to get upgraded but soldiered on till I shattered my shoulder a month ago so I'm way back now and likely won't race till July.
As for A3 it's something I'm not overly looking forward to, I'll give it a go and see if I can race an d enjoy it.

There is always Club leagues to enjoy if open racing is a sufferfest.

Oh no , i didnt know you had that injury , thats serious bad luck , at a nasty time too .
Hope the healing is coming along well.

dahat

sullzz wrote: »

Oh no , i didnt know you had that injury , thats serious bad luck , at a nasty time too .
Hope the healing is coming along well.

The turbo is on the go so hopefully I won't lose too much from it.

What a way to avoid Junior A3's!!!!

CramCycle

sullzz wrote: »

Start of the 2nd lap , it was a Boardsie that came down on the 1st left turn , that didnt break the group up though .

Bloody internet warriors :pac:

On a more serious note, negotiating mothers day release at the minute, hope to see a good crowd there. Is there anywhere in Slane you could drop a mother off for two hours and pretend it is a present?

Eamonnator

CramCycle wrote: »

Bloody internet warriors :pac:

On a more serious note, negotiating mothers day release at the minute, hope to see a good crowd there. Is there anywhere in Slane you could drop a mother off for two hours and pretend it is a present?

Slane Castle visitors' centre is just down the road.

Eamonnator

http://www.slanecastle.ie/

@CramCycle,
Tell Henry, I said Hello.

Bambaata

Nice pub grub in Slane Castle for after too - get someone else to drive and book in for he Whiskey tour

Home race for me but unfortunately I wont be around! Have found memories of my first ever race there

CramCycle

Nothing to do with the race but F U chest infection. I don't think I have had a proper one before, it feels like I am having a panic attack constantly, so turning up for this would be a bad idea (and the mother in previous posts said it isn't happening)

sullzz

CramCycle wrote: »

Nothing to do with the race but F U chest infection. I don't think I have had a proper one before, it feels like I am having a panic attack constantly, so turning up for this would be a bad idea (and the mother in previous posts said it isn't happening)

Had planned to do this , last night spent most of the night awake with a stomach bug on the loo . Had already signed up for Ras Naomh Finian in Clonard so decided to do it anyway . Was expecting to get dropped by the time we hit Kinnegad but somehow had a decent race , with 1km to go i said id try and jump , i got a small gap then my left calf and right hamstring seriously cramped and i couldnt turn the pedals , more than likely from the lack of fluids in my body .
Left calf is still fooked so with a bottle of red beside me i have decided im going to give tomorrow a miss .

dahat

sullzz wrote: »

Had planned to do this , last night spent most of the night awake with a stomach bug on the loo . Had already signed up for Ras Naomh Finian in Clonard so decided to do it anyway . Was expecting to get dropped by the time we hit Kinnegad but somehow had a decent race , with 1km to go i said id try and jump , i got a small gap then my left calf and right hamstring seriously cramped and i couldnt turn the pedals , more than likely from the lack of fluids in my body .
Left calf is still fooked so with a bottle of red beside me i have decided im going to give tomorrow a miss .

The urge to jump away is always strong within a cyclist!!!

A good starting point for you all the same.

sullzz

dahat wrote: »

The urge to jump away is always strong within a cyclist!!!

A good starting point for you all the same.

Yeah , hopefully try get something out of Kilmessan next week , although its one of the toughest races .

sullzz

I believe there was only about 60 or so in the A4 field today .

dahat

sullzz wrote: »

I believe there was only about 60 or so in the A4 field today .

Boyne?

Wonder did Ras Na Luimni fill up, 137 to dentist last year. It wasy first race and a scary ass experience I tell you.

sullzz

dahat wrote: »

Boyne?

Wonder did Ras Na Luimni fill up, 137 to dentist last year. It wasy first race and a scary ass experience I tell you.

Yeah one of the lads was in the Boyne race and said only about 60 there , i wonder if the lack of one day licences sorted things out , the Clonard race yesterday id say was only between 90 and 100 and was safe , although it was an ouf and back race on a main road .

dahat

sullzz wrote: »

Yeah one of the lads was in the Boyne race and said only about 60 there , i wonder if the lack of one day licences sorted things out , the Clonard race yesterday id say was only between 90 and 100 and was safe , although it was an ouf and back race on a main road .

Quite likely that has sorted A4 plus most are pre entry as well. Could be a good year to be be a strong A4.
Local race here on Paddy's Day is pre entry for 80 only.

sullzz

dahat wrote: »

Quite likely that has sorted A4 plus most are pre entry as well. Could be a good year to be be a strong A4.
Local race here on Paddy's Day is pre entry for 80 only.

Whats that race like ? Is it a lumpy one ?

dahat

sullzz wrote: »

Whats that race like ? Is it a lumpy one ?

Nasty drag to the finish and will catch out loads as it gets tricky about halfway up but levels then to the line. It is a technical run to thelast 1.5km and if not in top 15-20 4-5km out forget it.

Finish is 1km at 3.2%, not for a sprinter but if you could hang on till last 100 then bingo.

sullzz

dahat wrote: »

Nasty drag to the finish and will catch out loads as it gets tricky about halfway up but levels then to the line. It is a technical run to thelast 1.5km and if not in top 15-20 4-5km out forget it.

Hmmm decisions ..

CramCycle

sullzz wrote: »

Yeah one of the lads was in the Boyne race and said only about 60 there , i wonder if the lack of one day licences sorted things out , the Clonard race yesterday id say was only between 90 and 100 and was safe , although it was an ouf and back race on a main road .

Damn it, after being unable to breathe mist of the night, I vomited lung butter for 30 minutes this morning and now seem to be fine. Taken after yourself with a glass of red to make me feel better for not going.

Anyone know how the race went, did they stick together or where there any breaks?

sullzz

CramCycle wrote: »

Damn it, after being unable to breathe mist of the night, I vomited lung butter for 30 minutes this morning and now seem to be fine. Taken after yourself with a glass of red to make me feel better for not going.

Anyone know how the race went, did they stick together or where there any breaks?

Next weekend for yourself ? Hard races both days in Leinster .

wav1

There was a lone winner of the A4 race from our own Drogheda Wheelers.
Only 43 in the A4 race,first Sunday of the season?
Trend was downwards in all the races which is worrying to say the least.
Racing licences are down by circa 20%

CramCycle

sullzz wrote: »

Next weekend for yourself ? Hard races both days in Leinster .

Alas no, unless I can get over to Carrick as I am out with family events that weekend.

wav1 wrote: »

There was a lone winner of the A4 race from our own Drogheda Wheelers.
Only 43 in the A4 race,first Sunday of the season?

Quite a change from last year

Trend was downwards in all the races which is worrying to say the least.
Racing licences are down by circa 20%

While not great for organisers this weekend, it may be a blip. Alot of people might have been out after the snow or catching up on other things. I still know alot of people down the road from me who still have heavy snow all around them so are still only travelling where necessary.

A 20% license drop doesn't account for what looks like a 60%+ drop in riders. Was it the same everywhere else?

GabbaTheHutt

I cant find any results for the Boyne GP anywhere! Anyone know where they might be?
Thanks

CramCycle

GabbaTheHutt wrote: »

I cant find any results for the Boyne GP anywhere! Anyone know where they might be?
Thanks

From Twitter:

Sean McKenna wins
Dave Wherity won A2
Liam Curley won A3
Eoin Feriter won A4
#Stolen from Ger Campbells twitter

Raymzor

wav1 wrote: »

There was a lone winner of the A4 race from our own Drogheda Wheelers.
Only 43 in the A4 race,first Sunday of the season?
Trend was downwards in all the races which is worrying to say the least.
Racing licences are down by circa 20%

Well done on organising a great days racing. New car park worked well as it made approach to pub safer with a muck free road.

Were there many A3 & Juniors. Bunch did seem that much smaller than last year. Fair play to the group that got up the road. Hats off to the motor cycle marshal he did a great job.

dahat

CramCycle wrote: »

Alas no, unless I can get over to Carrick as I am out with family events that weekend.

Quite a change from last year
While not great for organisers this weekend, it may be a blip. Alot of people might have been out after the snow or catching up on other things. I still know alot of people down the road from me who still have heavy snow all around them so are still only travelling where necessary.

A 20% license drop doesn't account for what looks like a 60%+ drop in riders. Was it the same everywhere else?

A 20% licence drop has me puzzled, I'd have thought racing would grow for another few years yet.

Pre entry and no one day will level the A4 races to a manageable level i think, 80 riders is plenty for any A4 race. Maybe the press pushing A4 crashes week in week out has stopped lads taking the chance with a race licence.

wav1

Raymzor wrote: »

Well done on organising a great days racing. New car park worked well as it made approach to pub safer with a muck free road.

Were there many A3 & Juniors. Bunch did seem that much smaller than last year. Fair play to the group that got up the road. Hats off to the motor cycle marshal he did a great job.

Approx numbers today from memory
A4 43
A2 48
A3 67
A1 43
Cant answer the drop offs to be honest.Probably a combination of stuff
Weather.Lads behind where they should be not racing yet
More people employed.No time to ride their bikes.
Bad press in the past re crashes and stuff in A4 races.
Maybe it being mothers day today.
Haven't a real answer just my own notions.I hope the trend changes or I would be very worried about the kind of numbers events will attract late summer.

wav1

GabbaTheHutt wrote: »

I cant find any results for the Boyne GP anywhere! Anyone know where they might be?
Thanks

www.stickybottle.com

JK.BMC

wav1 wrote: »

Approx numbers today from memory
A4 43
A2 48
A3 67
A1 43
Cant answer the drop offs to be honest.Probably a combination of stuff
Weather.Lads behind where they should be not racing yet
More people employed.No time to ride their bikes.
Bad press in the past re crashes and stuff in A4 races.
Maybe it being mothers day today.
Haven't a real answer just my own notions.I hope the trend changes or I would be very worried about the kind of numbers events will attract late summer.

While the numbers might be disappointing from a revenue point of view, there is no doubt that the quality of racing and safety factor is potentially improving; I raced both days, one of the lucky ones who could make the races. Today's event in particular was a joy to compete on compared to the last 10 years of early season carnage and hand wringing/carbon smashing.
A credit once again to wav and the organisers, well done.
Never done that circuit before- one of the locals said it was like the Donore circuit stretched out a bit; very true. No place to hide either, bar in the gutter on the main road in the headwind.
I look at things differently but having a field of 60ish on open roads provides a great racing experience.
Gorey on the other hand will come around quick enough.. .

dahat

If I was an A4 I'd quite happily pay an extra €5 to race if fields were limited to 80, it makes for far safer racing.

CramCycle

wav1 wrote: »

Maybe it being mothers day today.

This is also possible, not sure about racing yesterday but even without the chest infection, i would have been hard pressed. like alot of people to dodge out for a few hours on mothers day.

carnivorecc

Raymzor wrote: »

Were there many A3 & Juniors. Bunch did seem that much smaller than last year. Fair play to the group that got up the road. Hats off to the motor cycle marshal he did a great job.

Yeah a few NRP riders were there anyway. A new team 'The Sports Room Racing' (I think they're called?) were there. They looked very strong, in all the breakaways and 3 riders in the top ten impressive for a new team!

Michelin

carnivorecc wrote: »

Yeah a few NRP riders were there anyway. A new team 'The Sports Room Racing' (I think they're called?) were there. They looked very strong, in all the breakaways and 3 riders in the top ten impressive for a new team!

I noticed this team as well in the A3/Junior race, mostly juniors by the looks of it. One of them was away in a two man break for a long stretch of the race.

carnivorecc

Michelin wrote: »

I noticed this team as well in the A3/Junior race, mostly juniors by the looks of it. One of them was away in a two man break for a long stretch of the race.

Sorry meant the A3 race. There was one of their riders in the A2 who was also top 10. I wonder who's behind this team?

Keogh_Cian

carnivorecc wrote: »

Sorry meant the A3 race. There was one of their riders in the A2 who was also top 10. I wonder who's behind this team?

Hey lads,

I've created the team over the winter months. I'm 18 and was in the race today (A3 numbers). We are a group of guys who are sometimes underdogs when it comes to results. I approached my coach over the offseason during my set up plans and he thought it was a good idea so we came together and he is now the team manager also.

Would appreciate if you checked the team out on Instagram or Facebook @TheSportsRoomRacing

Cheers guys
Cian

Chumpski

Poor numbers in the race yesterday was likely a combo of poor weather and mothers day.

Enjoy it while it lasts!

How are the guys who fell? Happened behind me somewhere so not sure who fell or what happened.