Tour de Kilkenny 2023

Exiled1

On Saturday 5th August the 2023 the 14th edition of the TdeKK rolls out from Kilkenny Rugby Club.

The charity event helps to support five local and national charities, Irish Kidney Association, Amber Women's Refuge, Thomastown Mens Shed, Irish Pilgrimage Trust and Tullogher Community Group.

The routes are unchanged at 77km, 110km and 160km and promise lots of nice views and some suffering around the roads of South and West Kilkenny.

This year's sportive is dedicated to the late Dr. Frank O'Dwyer, one of our club members, who died suddenly during the event last year.

Register on tourdekilkenny.com

wijam

Was hoping to tackle the 160km this year, which would have been Day 3 of a 5 day bike-packing trip, a loop down from Dublin and back.

Unfortunately got hit down with an illness and was off the bike for 4 months, and only back on the last few weeks, so the legs wouldn't be there for it

A crying shame as looks a great event and there's always good feedback from it on here

Will have to wait a few years, but still on the bucket list

GandhiwasfromBallyfermot

Always love this event but I have tickets to All Together Now that weekend which is a crying shame! Great route, always a great crowd and well organsied.

Jimbo789

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058305666/tour-de-kilkenny-2023

Do you have a file for the 110km and 160km routes?

Exiled1

160 Route: There is a cut-off time of 1.10pm at Mullinavat on this route. If you arrive after this time you are advised to follow the 110km route back to Kilkenny.

https://www.strava.com/routes/3109861003823352472

110km Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3119356421877182520

77Km route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3109890560229582998

Benny Cake

Always a great event, entries still open and weather looking good for saturday

Steve SilverMint

Registration still open https://eventmaster.ie/event/5dbMtQvsEz

Have signed up for the 160 again, looking forward to Woodstock and the real sting in the tail Kilmanagh.

vintcerf

just signed up - Let's hope the weather holds out

monkeyslayer

Absolutely savage spin lads, the 160 is definitely up there with the toughest, especially in that wind. Those drags just go on and on. Some great fast groups up to mullinavat but after that was pretty much on my own. Were the numbers down on the 160?? 40 mins slower than when i did it in 2018 tho I'm 5 years older, 10kg heavier and wasnt fighting a hurricane that day :)

vintcerf

Thought it was going to be called off this morning - turned out to be an amazing day on the bike! Signage / marshals / guards / volunteers / food stops all get 10/10 from me. Only downer was seeing a guy in front of me take a gel and chuck the empty sachet on the side of the road 🤬

G1032

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120944141#Comment_120944141

What a d!ckhead

531

Yes it was a great spin. From the start/finish location, welcome, food (was nice to get the right food at the end of a long spin) , foodstops, route and last but not least, excellent marshalling. Well done to all involved.