Wicklow 200 Y2023

It was 79.50e last year, that price jump is scandalous

They can hardly put it down to the increased cost of energy. A 20 euro mark up per participant for dearer petrol for the broom wagon😂

Complete sh1tshow this year alright.

What was the mess for 2022 event?

That's not really true to be fair to them they were just very busy food stops. There was plenty of choice at them also.

I still think its mad money but they're all more or less the same. I put off entering as no confirmation on new routes.

What do people think are the best alternative events? WW200 has the reputation of being ‘Ireland’s toughest sportive’. I’m thinking I’d like to give the Inishowen 100 a go. Are there other sportive as tough or tougher?

I was planning on doing the 200 next year,as the last time I did it was 2011,which was the year riders got hyperthermia,or some ended up badly hurt after crashing into a river!! Anyway,€100 entry fee is ruling me out,which is a pity,as I like the route and a hard day out on the bike.

Inishowen 100 is a great event and well worth the effort to get to. Also consider Man Of Sperrin sportive based out of Dungiven Co.Derry . A tough day in the saddle on near empty roads around the Sperrin mountains.

It's the location of the Wicklow 200 start that pushes the price up they've a captive audience with Dublin on the door step. For a lot you'd be adding €40+ in fuel to some of the sportives out west.

That’s a bit like the Boards stock answer ‘Galibier’ for gear recommendations!

Well sure every days a school. Thanks for imparting your wisdom there I mean I'd never have grasped that.

In your haste to get offended at my reference to Dublin of which I'm not one btw you completely missed my point that the population is far higher and thus number of cyclists in close proximity would be greater. In other words they're not fighting to sell the tickets.

Tour de Kilkenny would be up there on the tougher side of things. Elevation gain isn't as much as the WW200 but the long route is pretty tiring towards the end, scenery isn't really anything to shout about though.

It has nothing to do with the club, we have our own sportive later in the year on similar roads and at a quarter of the price. The W200 is an IVCA gig. At €85 it's a total rip off if you ask me.