Leinster Autumn Race - August 18

lennymc

With the unfortunate cancellation of the Wexford two day, there was a gap in the calendar. A few of the usual suspects got together and came up with a race at the last minute to allow riders get in some quality racing. Drogheda wheelers are promoting the event, and it looks like it will be quite a selective challenging parcours with 18% ramps!

The 12.5km route can be found at https://www.strava.com/routes/14839400



A1/2/3 race - 7 laps 87.5km total, starting at 10:30 am
A4 race is 5 laps, 62.5km starting immediately after the A1/2/3 race.

Sign on is open from 9 am at Bellewstown race course.

Finally, many thanks to the organisers, clubs and CI who pulled out all the stops to get this race organised at the last minute so we can go racing.

I would appreciate if you could put the word out to your clubs about this race, as it would be great to get a good turnout to repay the hard work the guys have put in.

Lenny

strmin

Well done. Something different. Even for A4s over 1000m of elevation gain. I'll be there.

Miklos

Looks like an absolute brute of a race. It's far from flat round those parts. Fair play to Drogheda Wheelers for organising, as if they don't do enough already. I hope to do it!

Taxuser1

what day?

Taxuser1

apologies, the 18th - saturday

lennymc

Im planning on finishing it by the following wednesday.

Eamonnator

"A selective challenging parcours"

Chateau

lennymc

Eamonnator wrote: »

"A selective challenging parcours"

Chateau

will you come out of retirement for it?

wav1

As per lennys op we are putting this on to try and fill a gap due to ongoing cancellations.thanks to cycling leinster for backing on this one..still struggling for help so would appreciate any offers of help for marshalling duty.10.15am to 12.30 ish.mtjanks to all who have already come on board.

Eamonnator

lennymc wrote: »

will you come out of retirement for it?

Not a chance!!!!

wav1

Eamonnator wrote: »

Not a chance!!!!

Ah go on ya will

JimmiesRustled

If you get the numbers, will there be any chance of a separate A2 race?

wav1

JimmiesRustled wrote: »

If you get the numbers, will there be any chance of a separate A2 race?

Sorry no..not a chance.time constraints and manpower constraints wont allow it..we will have 2 races on the circuit as it is.and thats about as much as a 12.5k lap will allow

lennymc

So after a series of unfortunate events that involved me getting an upgrade, im now doing the a1,2,3 race on Saturday.


Oh dear. It won't be pretty.

Taxuser1

lennymc wrote: »

So after a series of unfortunate events that involved me getting an upgrade, im now doing the a1,2,3 race on Saturday.


Oh dear. It won't be pretty.

Some course. What are the likely handicaps? The first lap will be carnage across the field.

Miklos

lennymc wrote: »

So after a series of unfortunate events that involved me getting an upgrade, im now doing the a1,2,3 race on Saturday.


Oh dear. It won't be pretty.

Congrats on the upgrade!

Eamonnator

lennymc wrote: »

So after a series of unfortunate events that involved me getting an upgrade, im now doing the a1,2,3 race on Saturday.


Oh dear. It won't be pretty.

I'm surprised at you.
Your timing is usually impeccable.

Lusk_Doyle

lennymc wrote: »

So after a series of unfortunate events that involved me getting an upgrade, im now doing the a1,2,3 race on Saturday.


Oh dear. It won't be pretty.

Here we go. This win story will be like beastys crash story all over again.

dahat

lennymc wrote: »

So after a series of unfortunate events that involved me getting an upgrade, im now doing the a1,2,3 race on Saturday.


Oh dear. It won't be pretty.

I wondered was that you, man you looked well pleased with the win, well done!

manwithaplan

Fair play to you for pulling this together. I thought the course used for the Stamullen GP the year they weren't allowed go over Snowtown was tough enough. This is a shorter version of that I think but takes in Mullaghteelin as a result - that's savage hard.

Might be free to marshall - will DM Wav1 on twitter if I can.

CramCycle

Well done on getting it together and sorry i cannot make it, looks like a cracking lap.

lennymc

Eamonnator wrote: »

I'm surprised at you.
Your timing is usually impeccable.

rush of blood to the head.

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Here we go. This win story will be like beastys crash story all over again.

I must tell you about that time I won Lusk doyle...

dahat wrote: »

I wondered was that you, man you looked well pleased with the win, well done!

ah yeah, it's not every day i get a win, so wanted to savour it.

CrowdedHouse

But shur it's not Autumn until next month

dahat

lennymc wrote: »

rush of blood to the head.



I must tell you about that time I won Lusk doyle...



ah yeah, it's not every day i get a win, so wanted to savour it.

Been there and missed that point of savouring it due to the actual shock of winning...

CramCycle

dahat wrote: »

Been there and missed that point of savouring it due to the actual shock of winning...

If I ever win a race, there will be no glorious arms aloft, it will be a ginger bearded mess, covered in sweat and looking like he is having a heart attack.

I see the SERC GP is also off now.

Shows how important it is to have organisers like those mentioned willing to put a race together at such short notice.

dahat

Indeed it is and credit to all invovled.

The SERC GP is an odd one as its a roundabout loop and easy marshall etc, a pity it was cancelled.

Derrydingle

lennymc wrote:

Sign on is open from 9 am at Bellewstown race course.

What time is sign on closing for the A4s

Derrydingle

CramCycle wrote:

I see the SERC GP is also off now.

CI still have it on the calendar they never seem to mark any of them cancelled. Apart from here is there a site for updates on things like that?

wirelessdude01

Derrydingle wrote:

CI still have it on the calendar they never seem to mark any of them cancelled. Apart from here is there a site for updates on things like that?

Always check the club FB page.

CramCycle

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Always check the club FB page.

+1 up since yesterday apologising that its still on the CI calendar. Their post is actually in a description of an image, since a follow up post is about the Wexford 2 day its easy to miss (for non regular FB users).

lennymc

Derrydingle wrote: »

What time is sign on closing for the A4s

Id say about 10 - 10.15ish at a push, a4 race starts immediately after the a1/2/3 at 10:31.

wav1

All good to go for sat morning..huge thanks to all who have come on board to marshall/help including lots of boardsies

strmin

Brilliant race today. Very well organized. We need tough races like this one. Would really like to see in permanently on a calendar.

Galego

Brilliant race! Huge thanks to organisers, marshals, etc. Hard one but I enjoyed every min of it!

Hope there will be more circuits like this one from now on. It is not like Ireland doesnt have them!

dahat

Will this race stay on the calender?

wav1

dahat wrote: »

Will this race stay on the calender?

Build it and they will come..see how rhe race applications pan out and maybe we'll stick it in there for next year..thanks to everyone riders and staff

Taxuser1

As hard as the Beggs last week. Well done all in Drogheda, thank you.