dahat wrote: » Cracking race today, only for wrong line into the Sprint and one gear wrong I'd have gotten a Top 10, well pleased. Training Peaks gave me a Threshold Value of 305 after today's race. With some luck and experience I might actually go close to landing a race maybe.
InTheAttic wrote: » Nice! You must be absolutely flying. My 2 mates couldnt stay in the front group. Both strong vets riders. What weight are you?
Kaisr Sose wrote: » Well done. Never in doubt...just a matter of how soon!
Sarz91 wrote: » Might have you seen you today dahat. Fair play on the result. Tried getting up the road to the break a few times but got chased down. Funnily enough no one wanted to chase the break. After last weekends crash my confidence coming into corners was way down and as such I sat up for the tight left hand before the finish. The pace today was pretty handy in fairness. A few surges here and there but nothing major. I was in a decent amount of pain with all the road rash on my leg and the previously dislocated thumb.
dahat wrote: » Was you with me in tow that chased down the two lads up the road? May have lied when I said I was hanging on! Agreed on the pace and I feel I may have left a result behind me. That's two races where the pace wasn't so hot.
Sarz91 wrote: » God no. I'd never chase a two man break down from a group where there are 5 or 6 lads from the same club. If I can't bridge it myself and leave the group behind I'll look for someone to come with me up the road. With the head wind on the main road before the left to the finish, no one really seemed like they wanted to. I felt grand coming into the finish and was in the first 15 or so before the turn but sat up due to some serious flashbacks to coming down hard. Dropped a good few places and cruised over the line. Still think the race should have come up the road and taken a right turn up the final bit to the finish. You heading along to the Des?
Seadin wrote: » Dungarvan route has changed this year I heard. Great race the years I did it.
Sinbad_NI wrote: » On a racing theme. Upgraded my license from LC to A4 couple of weeks ago... any idea how long it usually takes to send out race numbers? I assume organisers have some extra if the need arises?
Miklos wrote: Yeah you can get numbers on the day for a tenner deposit.
dahat wrote: » Any joy at the Des Hanlon folks?
sullzz wrote: » Same orwell lad who rode off the front for the win in newbridge took the win here too .
crazy_kenny wrote: » Blew up spectacularly on long drag second time around. My power is up this year but my endurance is not where it should be.
Miklos wrote: » I was going grand but got a flat on the long drag which put the tin hat on my race. Shame but that's racing I guess.
Seadin wrote: » I'm having the same problem as you too.
JK.BMC wrote: » Was spectating/supporting today; 2nd time up the drag the A4 leaders were travelling harder than the A3s. Serious power in this A4 group but it was still interesting that a group of about 50 came to the finish together; leaving aside the strong juniors, I would reckon that any of the top A4 riders would easily compete in the A3, so those upgraded are probably riders to watch this season. Really great to watch the long line of suffering each time up the long drag- very few races in the country are like the 'Des' and another great race today
harringtonp wrote: » Guy I drove down with had a mechanical on the first section of second lap and turned around to go back. He was very surprised at how soon he met the A4s. He turned around again and finished the lap with them and about 6 other A3s. The A3 race was fast at times but on several occasions the race stalled to almost a complete standstill. First time I've seen this happen so much in a race.
Lyra Mammoth Slowpoke wrote: » It was one tough race that, after a week and half off with flu I knew i was in trouble after the second time up the hill....I got back onto the coat tails of the bunch after a mad descent. Up until that I felt ok, I would challenge a lot of the guys who have been in A3 a while to come back down and get out of A4.....
dahat wrote: » Early season A4 lads aren't so bad it seems. Hopefully when it settles down a bit and fileds get a little smaller it will help lads like myself get a pt or two on the board.
