Cycling Ireland 2026 road racing

For the non bulky amongst us

Not a bother to you

PS actual route is now 9k longer than originally announced as we had to change the finish due to a pesky train problem or at least a potential problem but sure when you're doing 180k you might as well do 190

Go on…..who is it 😆

Yes Mullingar 2018

The gap will be fine. Hollywood Hill on the other hand… Still tempted but climbing like Jakobsen at the moment (and sprinting like Mas!).

Hollywood Hill is hard doing it once; 3 or 4 times is only for those who are proper 'climbers'. It hits well above 12% at the mid point before a gentler final km. When we were teenagers, I brought my French exchange student on a cycle through the countryside. We went up Hollywood Hill on old 5 speed racers. He collapsed in a heap at the top and we had to get a lift home. The worst road he ever cycled apparently.

We put a KOH prize for every race on the second time up, just to keep it interesting. Definitely harder than Boston Hill but with a longer descent than you have between Boston and Dunmurray.

The Roadman popped up on my "for you" feed on one of my socials over the weekend, discussing the falling numbers. Even though I said the change from A4 to C3 as an entry, I was surprised how prominent that was as an reasoning provided. Also a lot of former A3 saying they are finding C2 too hard. It was really A1 that was the issue, but (with the benefit of hindsight obviously) they might have borked the system.

Well I really wouldn't mind as much for the Shay Elliott as one of the premier races. Jack in second only just out of BW colours to be fair. But with the change of course due to road works the Ken Duff was opened to C3's, and dear reader, this C3 wouldn't have lasted a lap. Both races very selective, even without the first climb over to Greenan, and the final climb of the Shay.

We're at 58 right now, some lads always leave it late so we'll see but once we close reg on Thursday that's it, we won't be taking any late entries, there's a lot of work for us to do with an event like this when reg closes.

The C1/C2 reg will stay open till friday lunchtime

Yep we're doin good, I wouldn't mind jumping in myself but nowhere near enough done since xmas.