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Wicklow 200 Y2023

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭Raymzor


    I marshalled towards the end of the route. Organiser needs to clearly signal/ mark the end of the route on the public road. A sign outside the venue is also needed to show which way to turn to get the M50. A few of us marshalled for over 6 hours a which is excessive. There doesn’t appear to be any forum for receiving feedback for those who marshalled on the day. Also marshals used to get a sandwich and bottle of water for volunteering their time……….ahhh those were the days!!!!!!! The broom wagon was parked up at Bray Emmets well before the last 30 riders finished???? There were 4 paid motorcyclists at the entrance of Bray Emmets for hours chatting but didn’t do marshalling duties??? Rant over!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 356 ✭✭Raymzor


    In relation to gels, energy bars etc-I’m sure these are sponsored where provided free at events. Can’t see any event organiser shelling out for these!!!!

    no excuse for lack of water at food stops etc to be fair.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,517 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    And I did say that. However, a number looking for it had a full enough bottle visible, and a number only had one, 500ml bottle too. afaik I was circa 2km from a tanker (that still had water at 5pm anyway when I passed). I had my own bottle in my hand and some lad came past thinking I was doing a hand up!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,517 ✭✭✭Macy0161


    Just on the sports nutrition - I've done a couple of the big classics sportives. It's still predominantly waffles and sweet "treats" rather than energy bars and gels. They do have some, but in fairness, I don't think the IVCA have the pulling power of Flanders Classics or ASO.

    Just to add - the DCM is over 20,000 participants. Again, a bit easier to get sponsorship than for 3000.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,792 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    I have to pull you up on this. I've done the W100 a number of times and the Reservoir dog etc, but didn't do the sportive this year, but the least I'd expect is water and a sambo and cake at strategic locations, but I'd draw the line at expecting gels and electrolytes. If you need these then carry them in your pockets - not a big ask. I'd also envisage that if gels were being offered that it's too easy for the first hundreds of riders to just grab an excessive amount of each, depriving the remainder of the field of the intake. I've seen it happen with the Twix bars leaving nothing but the Aldi branded Mars bars for the back-field!!

    Finally - carrying either cash or a card and stopping in a shop is little OTT given the event that's in it. It's not really a viable option for multiple reasons in my opinion.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,494 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    to anyone say food thrown away, no organisation will take opened packets or homemade stuff . and certainly if it's been out all day a hot day it's safer to bin.

    had to get rid of a pile of sandwiches as they were out all day on our own sportive. unfortunately it's the way it is.



  • Registered Users Posts: 10 otnemem


    I did say it was cake both times, including the comment you quoted. So thanks for confirming that I wasn't drunk. Brain might have been running a bit low on glucose by then but I wasn't that bad.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,707 ✭✭✭beggars_bush


    if you go to France and do the Marmotte, what would you expect? I've seen lads with baguette sambos strapped to their crossbars!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭Michael_Myers




    You would expect water !

    Refreshments station : Col de La Croix de Fer| Valloire| Col du Galibier| Bourg d’Oisans



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭JMcL


    Ah no, of course not. I wouldn't expect those unless SiS, High5 or the like were sponsors



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭JMcL


    I did the Galibier open col day last year (free), and there was free food and drink aplenty at the top. Marmotte I can't comment on



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,282 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    If you did I can assure they didn’t get the baguettes from the official Marmotte food stops. A lot of people use sports tour companies who usually have their own private food stops for their own “clients” these stops usually have a much better/bigger selection of food



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭chuckles1


    any photos this year?



  • Registered Users Posts: 45 spudpicker2022




  • Registered Users Posts: 550 ✭✭✭lissard


    They have really upped their game on social media this year. Excepting the water situation on a very hot day, it's clear the overall organisation has seriously improved this year. Lots of nice touches compared to past W200s.



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