Boyne gp and leinster autumn race

wav1

Just FYI
Boyne gp Saturday Aug 15th near slane
A4 race 10am spaces still available
A3JUN race 10am full
A1a2 race 11.45am full
Parking stackallen pitch n putt club

Leinster autumn race Sunday Aug 16th bellewstown
A4 race 10am spaces still available
A3jun race 10am bout 20 places available
A1a2 11.45am bout 20 places available
Parking bellewstown racecourse
Entry on eventmaster via cycling Ireland website

dahat

Anyone able to give a brief course review for Boyne GP?

Seems to be a drag per lap & a course for a breakaway as well.

wav1

dahat wrote: »

Anyone able to give a brief course review for Boyne GP?

Seems to be a drag per lap & a course for a breakaway as well.

Circuit maps and profiles for both days are on www.droghedawheelers.ie

dahat

wav1 wrote: »

Circuit maps and profiles for both days are on www.droghedawheelers.ie

I've seen both but i also like to get some rider input on new courses where possible.

wav1

dahat wrote: »

I've seen both but i also like to get some rider input on new courses where possible.

Ah fair enough..cant give you a riders take on it but boyne gp circuit is fair but deceptive
Long 2kish drag to the finish..very popular circuit with the riders over the years

LCD

Some very fast sections with a couple of tough drags and hard corners. The road up to the finish has a very dead surface & drags on & on. Been a few years since I was on it but can't imagine it has been resurfaced.

Hardest part is on the back road before you join the main N51 Navan - Slane Road. It kicks levels then kicks again

dahat

wav1 wrote: »

Ah fair enough..cant give you a riders take on it but boyne gp circuit is fair but deceptive
Long 2kish drag to the finish..very popular circuit with the riders over the years

LCD wrote: »

Some very fast sections with a couple of tough drags and hard corners. The road up to the finish has a very dead surface & drags on & on. Been a few years since I was on it but can't imagine it has been resurfaced.

Hardest part is on the back road before you join the main N51 Navan - Slane Road. It kicks levels then kicks again

Thanks lads.

Long drag to the line will kill a few off if still there hopefully. It seems like a course to be handy.

Roll on tomorrow!

lennymc

dahat wrote: »

new courses where possible.

the course has been the same for the past 7 or 8 yrs!

its draggy and fast, with some kickers. Long drag to the finish. Fast downhills.

dahat

lennymc wrote: »

the course has been the same for the past 7 or 8 yrs!

its draggy and fast, with some kickers. Long drag to the finish. Fast downhills.

New for me, never raced it before.

Sounds like I'll roll with the 25 block, go hard or get dropped as per normal this season.

Chartsengrafs

Early solo break and (likely) victory for me. I've zero A4 points on the board so far, but I read a lot of cycling books so I know what I'm doing.

lennymc

Chartsengrafs wrote: »

Early solo break and (likely) victory for me. I've zero A4 points on the board so far, but I read a lot of cycling books so I know what I'm doing.

keep it at 600 watts for the duration and you will be fine

dahat

Great days racing and thanks to all involved.

Loved the course & will be back next year with better legs.

Last lap mishap put paid to my race, two punctures and both rims damaged due to an uncalled pothole, very annoying if I'm being honest.

Chartsengrafs

I also thoroughly enjoyed the race, even if I found parts tough going. Great loop to race on; LCD's description was bang on. Put in a dig of sorts late in the final lap but I don't have the legs to compete with the sharp end. Much safer race than the most recent one I did which was a messy free-for-all. Sorry to hear about the wheels dahat.

wav1

Sorry about the wheels dahat..but glad ye enjoyed.
Bit of a struggle promoting races at present but huge thanks to the army of help we got there.
Now just today to get sorted

Luxman

Our club spin was close by yesterday and we stopped to spectate, some serious suffering witnessed. Well done to everyone and organisers (who there were many of)

Raymzor

wav1 wrote: »

Sorry about the wheels dahat..but glad ye enjoyed.
Bit of a struggle promoting races at present but huge thanks to the army of help we got there.
Now just today to get sorted

Great credit to Drogheda Wheelers for yesterday’s race. Well organised, well run, well done.