Rob and Lenny's cross dressing 2018/2019 cyclocross season thread ,

Hi,

Im a road racer who has never tried cross before and id like to. Id love to improve my bike handling and Id like to add a bit of spice to the winter training as its a long time till March.

Should i try turning up at a cross race and racing? This is probably a bad idea on road racing, people usually say, do a few club races first? Is there club races? Id have to join a club for that i guess!

Can unattached riders, ride them?

I guess an entry level cross bike would be grand for trying it out?

Whats cross racing like? I hear its real fast and intense. I think theres an A and B category. A is i guess similar to A1/A2 level in road and B is kind of A3/A4 level?

Thanks!

Chumpski wrote: »

Hi,

Im a road racer....Should i try turning up at a cross race and racing? ...Can unattached riders, ride them?......I guess an entry level cross bike would be grand for trying it out?

Whats cross racing like? I hear its real fast and intense. I think theres an A and B category. A is i guess similar to A1/A2 level in road and B is kind of A3/A4 level?

Yes to the first 3 questions.

Depending on where you live there are leagues in Ulster, Munster, Connacht and Leinster and one off races in Navan, Dublin, Belfast and so on.

Enter a B race and see how you go. If you go very well and win the B race you'll be upgraded to the A race for the following event (if in a league)
Cross racing is high intensity effort for about 50 minutes so you need to be sure that's a good thing for your training if the road season from March is the main goal.
It helps if you can corner as you can then get recovery in corners.
Enjoy!

25sean wrote: »

Any dates up for racing in Connacht this year?

Just announced on Friday.

1. Sep 23rd  Castlebar CC
2. Oct  7th  Westport Convey Wheelers
3. Oct 21st  Ballina CC
4. Nov  4th  Eire Óg CC, Sligo
5. Dec  2nd  TBC

Source: https://www.facebook.com/connachtcx/photos/a.533160473454097/1413220535448082/?type=3&theater

First CX race at Kilternan (B race) and a brilliant experience - good hard honest racing and happy to bag a good placing so caught hook, line and sinker now!

Are there any photos from Saturday night? There appeared to be a good few people taking pictures and wanted to see if there were any taken and posted online. I looked at the Supercross Cup FB and nothing yet and wanted to see if anywhere else.

Very limited single race entries left for Supercross Cup in Grange Castle - missed B registration so in for the A race!

I think about a third of the B field would be happy out doing the A race.
Look at the lap times from Kilternan - or any race from last year.

You'll still get a race with the additional brucie bonus of getting lapped by the leaders and getting to see how the top lads take the corners (for about 45 seconds)

And the A race doesn't seem to sell out so no last minute panic if you forget to hover over the internet at 9am on a Tuesday morning or whenever the race opens for entries..

Peterx wrote: »

I think about a third of the B field would be happy out doing the A race.
Look at the lap times from Kilternan - or any race from last year.

You'll still get a race with the additional brucie bonus of getting lapped by the leaders and getting to see how the top lads take the corners (for about 45 seconds)

And the A race doesn't seem to sell out so no last minute panic if you forget to hover over the internet at 9am on a Tuesday morning or whenever the race opens for entries..

And 33% extra free in lap numbers!

lukegjpotter wrote: »

Oldcastle have produced a "4 race league for local clubs", €10 per race for CI members, €20 otherwise.

CX League Announcement: from Oldcastle Cc on Facebook.

R1 Oct 21st
R2 Nov  4th
R3 Nov 18th
R4 Dec  9th

Events: https://www.facebook.com/pg/oldcastlecyclingclub/events/

I think "Local Clubs" means the list that the mentioned on Facebook:
Moynalty Cycling Club, Virginia Triathlon & Cycling Club, Team Cavan Racing, Trim Cycling Group, Sheelin Flyers Cycling Club, DB Cycling Club, Feel Good Bicycles, Navan Road Club and Bohermeen Cycling Club.


Oldcastle are also good for putting on a CX/MTB Sportive in very late December, no word on that yet.

I'm involved in arranging the CX League, we ran it last year and had people from not so local clubs so to speak, Swords, Balrothery, Lucan etc. If anyone is interested just bang off an email to OldcastleCC@gmail.com and we'll see if we can accommodate you.
It's a varied course with grass/forest and not to be taken too serious, we try where possible to get everyone their lap times but don't want to add expense of chipped timing to keep the cost low for racers and encourage those new to the sport also.
The Adventure X sportif is also in the planning stages and details are usually released end of October.

Cheers!

first step is the hardest... good to see you out again, now Pizza! :pac:

Hoping to do some CX this year, skipped last year, was woeful year before! Anybody any recommendations for non bank account bursting wheels/tyres. Have a Caadx (disc) with two concrete blocks for wheels that need replacing! Hoping to do Oldcastle & Navan races

Vincenzo Green Vinegar wrote: »

Registration is now open for our first Blackwater Park CX race of 2018. Course has had some fettling with some changes. All the NRC crew have been hard at work!



Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/NavanRoadClub/posts/2530567683635091?comment_id=2531010590257467&notif_id=1537812742668026&notif_t=feed_comment

Direct register link.

https://register.primoevents.com/ps/event/BlackwaterParkCX

Parking as before, strictly in Navan Aura Leisure just across the road from Blackwater Park entrance



Hope to see some of you guys there. :cool:

Interesting, A race before B race. Why not I guess.

G-monee wrote: »

Does anyone know if a date or venue has been decided for the Leinster champs yet? What about a venue for the Nationals?
Not that it's my year or anything 😜!
Just trying to book the time off.
Ta!

I havent heard a leinster champs being announced yet. I think applications were requested to host it on the 9th of December. Nationals are 13th January in Munster . I don't know where.

1st round of Connacht Cyclocross league was on Sunday in Castlebar. great weather and a hilly course. fair play to Castlebar CC for organising.

anyone out west want a hard session then there are a few rounds left.

https://www.facebook.com/connachtcx/

woody1 wrote: »

looking for recomendations for a half decent budget shoe ..

ive a pair of these
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/shimano-xc51-mtb-spd-shoes-black-white-2017/rp-prod127720
from 3 years back and are really comfortable. i dont MTB so use just for CX with a pair of Shimano Pedals.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/shimano-m520-clipless-spd-mtb-pedals/rp-prod3759

Anybody have a link to watch the World Cup races from Waterloo?