Gran Fondo Wicklow 2020

Weepsie

This just popped up on my feed. New event from a seeminly new club.

Anyone that's an architect, they're holding a race for them specifically in May too.

magicbastarder

the URLs in the poster aren't much cop - one is a holding page, the other is not found.

Weepsie

They are not. It's on their Facebook page. Something to do with Henry Lyons architects

07Lapierre

Starsky cycling? Where’s Hutch?

07Lapierre

I think they missed a a trick. it should be called the GranTourino Fondo!

godtabh

Weepsie wrote: »

They are not. It's on their Facebook page. Something to do with Henry Lyons architects

HJA is enough to put me off!

Plastik

I wouldn't say they're a new club. Anyone that's racing certainly knows how to avoid being in the same place as some of their riders as much as possible. Very mediocre route/distance considering what's available.

Galego

Plastik wrote: »

I wouldn't say they're a new club. Anyone that's racing certainly knows how to avoid being in the same place as some of their riders as much as possible. Very mediocre route/distance considering what's available.

Is route posted anywhere?
Cheers

Macy0161

07Lapierre wrote: »

Starsky cycling? Where’s Hutch?

Hanging with Huggy in the Pits...

I suppose a timed element, as per an actual gran fondo, might bring something new, but apart from that...

1bryan

worthy charity, whatever about the rest of your gripes.

best of luck to them.

Mercian Pro

Can't really figure it out. The charity element seems to be from a raffle and not part of the entry fee; CI's logo is on the poster but the event isn't listed on their calendar; they have been out marking the route already but haven't published it yet. Odd.

Plastik

http://www.granfondoguide.com/Events/Index/8650/gran-fondo-wicklow-pro-2020

Routes.

Corker1

Interesting route for the Grand Fondo. Some nice climbs there. But I wouldn't fancy that first descent off Golden Hill in a big group within the first 4km or so. We avoid it on club spins and it is practically in our back yard.

https://goo.gl/maps/QcLdk7ttCgu461ZD8

Macy0161

Corker1 wrote: »

Interesting route for the Grand Fondo.

Definitely a more interesting route than I was expecting. But... the Rathdrum to Rathnew road isn't great on a Saturday (driver behaviour wise - one of my least favourite roads). Similarly, I tend to take the backroads rather than Slaughter from Newtown on a Saturday afternoon when I peel off the club spin.

With the Wicklow200 now costing 75e to enter, this might be a good alternative

MojoMaker

€75 rising to €85 shortly.

Weepsie

Deleted User wrote: »

With the Wicklow200 now costing 75e to enter, this might be a good alternative

The alternative is already there. The Resevoir Dog. There's also the 3 peaks in august sometime think?

And the Evil is free!

dastardly00

Plastik wrote: »

http://www.granfondoguide.com/Events/Index/8650/gran-fondo-wicklow-pro-2020

Routes.

^^^^
On that page is a "website" link that is meant to bring you to the event website. It is redirecting me to the Wicklow 200 page though :pac:

Macy0161

Weepsie wrote: »

The alternative is already there. The Resevoir Dog. There's also the 3 peaks in august sometime think?

SERC 3 Peaks is April. There's the Bray Wheelers Paddy Martin. Wicklow Mountains Cycle Challenge. All (in some cases significantly) cheaper than Wicklow 200 and this one. Not sure about 3 peaks, but the others for charity too.

Kaisr Sose

dastardly00 wrote: »

^^^^
On that page is a "website" link that is meant to bring you to the event website. It is redirecting me to the Wicklow 200 page though :pac:

I noticed that. The event is also filed:visible only from the California Granfondo section, not the Europe one.

Mercian Pro

Website now up at http://granfondowicklow.ie/

For a small club with 4 active members, the marshalling alone will be challenging over such a long route.