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secman · 12-05-2019 03:42PM

Headed into Gorey for club spin, up to Arklow, Woodenbridge and in to Avoca, up the long drag back to Arklow, back around by Arklow Rock to Castletown, around Tara hill to ballymoney, courtown and home. 78 km to Courtown 27.7 avg

10km Cool down spin home 25.5 kph avg.

Lovely day for it.

shaka · 12-05-2019 05:11PM

Missed club spin, did route solo hungover ðŸ˜

82km @28avg, fupped into wind

smacl · 14-05-2019 02:38PM

Usual lunch time spin for me up to Masseys and on the the Hellfire club.
Absolutely gorgeous day for it and any notion of getting decent times were put to bed by numerous dog walkers and a couple of horse riders so it ended up being a really nice lazy sauntering pace in the sunshine. Might try and get out again later if I can escape work at a decent hour.

Alanstrainor · 14-05-2019 06:16PM

Worked from home today, ended up just staring out the window all day looking at the sunshine. Managed to get out for a spin around Howth at 530 or so. Bloody gorgeous out, was delighted to stretch the legs. Plenty of cyclists out which is always great to see. Fingers crossed for more of this weather!

LollipopJimmy · 14-05-2019 07:24PM

Left work in the City Centre at 5.30 and set out for Burrow Road and on to Johnny Foxs for a quick coffee, on over to View Point and home to D8. 40kms and 550metres, really enjoying climbing this year, last year it was torture but being lighter and about 600% fitter is obviously a little helpful

Chris871 · 14-05-2019 09:14PM

Lucky enough to have the day off. Got out for a good spin of 111km with 980m climbing @ 28.2 km/h average, around South Dublin and Wicklow. Beautiful day for it. Passed plenty of cyclists and an unusual amount of roadkill.

magicbastarder · 14-05-2019 09:19PM

loads of hedgehog roadkill on the roads.

got out for 50km or so this evening, went looking for ducky rooney's lane that WA mentioned and i think i found it.
only my second time in man'o'war on the bike. some nice rolling roads around there. am still wondering where the town got its name, it's not a coastal town, albeit not that far from the coast.

14-05-2019 09:29PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

loads of hedgehog roadkill on the roads.

got out for 50km or so this evening, went looking for ducky rooney's lane that WA mentioned and i think i found it.
only my second time in man'o'war on the bike. some nice rolling roads around there. am still wondering where the town got its name, it's not a coastal town, albeit not that far from the coast.

http://www.manowar.ie/history

The ships one sounds plausible.

secman · 14-05-2019 11:08PM

Headed out n81 up embankment ,left up Lisheen and straight through, right turn for ballysmutten and back road to blessington bridge,
Back via 3 castles, manor Kilbride, at Brittas headed uo by quarry and down ballinascorney by waterworks and home.
54 km 529m avg 27 kph
Lovely evening and good company.

North of 32 · 17-05-2019 08:17PM

64km at 34.7kph & 290w NP according to my wahoo. Strava says it's lower but I'm going to ignore that. A new record for me in terms of sustained effort. The snot was flowing out of my nose like water from a tap. At one point I caught myself moving my jaw as if chewing the air, trying anything to get extra oxygen in.

It was also my first spin in my new arm warmers. They're class and served as excellent makeshift tissues.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2375393749

ED E · 17-05-2019 08:20PM

Damn son thats some flat lands. I couldnt leave the house without gaining 100m :pac:

North of 32 · 17-05-2019 08:28PM

ED E wrote: »

Damn son thats some flat lands. I couldnt leave the house without gaining 100m :pac:

Pretty much all the elevation gain is from motorway overpasses

Well, I can only ride what's in front of me

ED E · 17-05-2019 08:33PM

You made up for it in pace, just a stark contrast to S Dub.

fryup · 17-05-2019 08:45PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

loads of hedgehog roadkill on the roads.

maybe thats a good thing..shows that their numbers are on the up?

c.p.w.g.w · 17-05-2019 09:31PM

90km 780m climbed, averaged 29.5km/hr...got a pb on a couple of climbs. But my legs and lower back really fatigued into the last 12 Kms. But very happy with my day in the saddle

Doc07 · 18-05-2019 11:05AM

Not much free time today so quick loop with Stocking lane and Cruagh, Nico was doing effortless repeats, he looks so slick on the bike. Also was waving and saying hi to everyone.

18-05-2019 11:20AM

Does he wear his Sunweb kit when he's out?

Doc07 · 18-05-2019 11:29AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Does he wear his Sunweb kit when he's out?

Yes didn’t recognise it at first as it’s a red and black sunweb kit and not the familiar white and black

ED E · 18-05-2019 01:58PM

120 at 27. Despite the forecast during the week this turned out to be a cracking day.

LollipopJimmy · 18-05-2019 04:57PM

Wasnt feeling it today at all at all... was a struggle to get myself out the door. Got through 70k @27, D8 out to Rush and back so mostly flat.

Its days like today that I feel you make progress, push through the mental barrier and do it anyway

secman · 18-05-2019 06:42PM

Most of the lads were doing the wicklow challenge today as prep for W200, so myself and another headed over and did a loop around Newbridge, kildare, Kilcullen, Dunlavin, Hollywood, Blessington and home. 112km avg 28.4 kph. 790 m A different spin for me, enjoyed it.

tigerboon · 18-05-2019 11:09PM

ED E wrote: »

120 at 27. Despite the forecast during the week this turned out to be a cracking day.

It was one of those days where, although there was a breeze, it didn't seem to affect you no matter which direction you were heading. There's about 2 of them in any year.

LennoxR · 19-05-2019 08:18AM

Great spin for me yesterday, the first long one on the road in a good while. I've been rising a lot of gravel and off road lately. As others have said, despite the forecasts, it was actually a great day weather wise too. Though it was a windy at times, it never felt like a struggle against the wind for some reason.

So anyway up over Cruagh and Featherbeds, a diversion up Kippure to the mast - where there were more cyclists (five) than I've ever seen there before at any one time. Hello to the lads from Newtownmountkennedy if you're reading. Then on through the Sally Gap to Laragh. Bit of lunch there then over the Wicklow Gap. After descending the Gap, going towards Hollywood, I noticed a little bog road to the right and thought I'd give it try. It turned out to be a really cool little lane over the hills, part of St Kevin's Way, according to the signs. I saw one car in about 15 km.

So that left me at the south eastern corner of the Blessington Lakes and I thought, sure why not. so span around the lakes and then back to Dublin via Kilbride and Ballinscorney. 110 km with about 1,800 m climbed, in about 6 hours or so. So no records broken for speed, but a really good day on the bike.

Seth Brundle · 19-05-2019 11:40AM

Nice spin this morning...
Leixlip > Saggart > Blessington > Naas > Straffan > Leixlip
70km @ 29.1km/h (410m elev gain) on a dodgy left knee.
Was dry and cool without it being cold.
Pity about the dickhead taxi driver, on the Dublin Rd from Celbridge, who was the only one to give me a close pass all morning (I'd say there was a foot at most between us). Scary as f**k!

secman · 19-05-2019 11:52AM

A meandering spin this morning on a few new roads, headed into Gorey, around by the Rock and along a back road to eventually come out at Inch, right turn into Castletown, up towards Tara hill, right turn for loop around Tara hill and back to ballymoney, courtown and home. 62 km avg 26.4 kph 550 m.
A nice chat all along the way, only 2 of us out from Gorey cc, touring group in Majorca and racers busy .... racing.

LollipopJimmy · 19-05-2019 01:09PM

D8 > Howth > Portmarnock > Malahide > D8

I've taken to going up the graveyard side of Howth and swinging the left that brings you up to Windgate Road.

68kms all in. Weather was grand enough

dahat · 19-05-2019 01:21PM

5hr spin around the Copper Coast Road & home via The Vee from Cappaquinn. Nice day but a little windy at times and with a few efforts it was tough at times as I was on my own.

These long endurance spins are tough solo but it's hard to get company with efforts at certain watts etc. I need someone else on the exact same training plan!!!

I finished the spin feeling pretty good and hopefully this form carrys onto my next racing block.

157km @30.7 avg with 1,100 metres of elevation.

Borderfox · 19-05-2019 02:35PM

https://www.strava.com/activities/2379847382/overview

First 100km of the year for me with 8 weeks off with a back injury. Felt good today and cycled up to the Yellow Furze sportive, did the 50km and came home 2nd, just pipped at the line. Cycled home to and had to make up a few km to get to 100, happy enough with the progress.

coddlesangers · 19-05-2019 06:23PM

Cyclotour du Leman for me today, 176 km around Lake Geneva starting in Lausanne. Stopped at every rest stop for a moving time of 5 hours 45 ish, with official 6 hours 23. Longest ride I'd had time for prior this year was only 85km, but apart from blowing out my ass between Geneva and nyon, it went well. Chuffed!

mfceiling · 19-05-2019 06:36PM

How do you lads do it!!

I bought a hybrid recently and today went for my 1st real spin. I did a huge 22kms!! This was mainly around Dublin. Terenure, dundrum, UCD, City Centre and Terenure again.
Wore padded shorts under regular shorts and that was great but here's the thing....Some of the cycle lanes would shake you to your core!! They really are in bad shape. I presume the "racer" higher end bikes must feel every bump and ripple on the road.
Do you just get used to it or do you try to stay on the better road tarmac?
Got soaked near UCD but it was lovely to be in the fresh air and to be exercising again!!

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