Boyne GP 2018

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.

Bri981

Hi guys, I made a little video of the Boyne GP yesterday, it’s up on Athy Wheelers Facebook Page, my brother was riding A2 so was just leaving as A1s set off. Have footage of A2 and A4 race. Hope to make a similar video throughout the season capturing some action and all the finishes from A1-A4. Have all the finishes from Ras Naomh Finian on Saturday also. Next week heading to Kilmessan GP, then the Des Hanlon and Gorey 3 Day, will try and post videos every Sunday in the race treads.

Bri981

Boyne GP Highlights

http://https://www.facebook.com/athywheelers/videos/963591380466398

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Great race and well run by Ger and his Drogheda Wheelers squad. Thanks for enabling us all to race. Or in my case get dropped 5k out...

must train harder :-) or keep questioning the age gaps in A3 :-)

greenmat

Keogh_Cian wrote: »

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

You young lads certainly had a fine race yesterday, Nothing was getting away without you in it. I feckin hate Juniors Raced the 2 days at the weekend, smaller fields but certainly doesn't make it any easier. Clonards new sign-on location is fantastic and as ever DW put on a great day's racing. It's a super circuit, legs are in shreds today.

fattymoon

Bri981 wrote: »

Boyne GP Highlights

http://https://www.facebook.com/athywheelers/videos/963591380466398

Great video. Many thanks for sharing! keep them coming

Finnrocco

Keogh_Cian wrote: »

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

Goods work on setting up the team and good riding on Sunday.
Although with 3 lads in the top 8, the days of being underdogs are over!