The 2010 Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford, Sunday August 29th

Went for a sping out to Annestown and around to Dunhill from Tramore tonight.

Seems they've filled in all the pot holes on the road.

The Road Surface from Dunhill to the R682 is terrible though.

I've also got an entry going for cost if anyone's looking.. have to pull out cos of injury - again! ..Maybe next year Sean.. third time lucky!

Weather forecast isn't looking too promising for tomorrow, maybe all those Lidl rainjackets and shower caps will get an outing.

NAh the weather will be grand for it, or according to most sites they say it will be dry.

this is the one i trust the most though
http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Waterford/

not that it will bother me as i cant make it. but best of luck to all.

showry wrote: »

For anyone carboloading on Saturday night or just going on the pi$$ on Sunday night can I recommend my buddies' beers ? They're available from most pubs in Dungarvan.
Very tasty and locally brewed, I'll be tucking into them after the 160km on Sunday, I highly recommend the Copper Coast.

I've heard lots of good reports about them. Is there a shop or off-licence in town that stocks them?

Daithi BC wrote: »

I've heard lots of good reports about them. Is there a shop or off-licence in town that stocks them?

Just had a couple of them, very tasty. Every pub here seems to be well stocked.

Captain Havoc wrote: »

It's been a while since I seen this hour of the, wait, is morning or night?

104Km done. Ham sandwiches and coffee in rathgormac. Legs not good

Great fun, the hills on the 90k were way way tougher than I expected. Could someone link me to their Garmin of the 90k please, my battery died about 40k in... forgot to charge it.

Many thanks to Stokolan for taking my mind off a hill or two while chatting as well!

ajk24 wrote: »

104Km done. Ham sandwiches and coffee in rathgormac. Legs not good

Job done. Around 6hrs40 rolling. Good to meet a few other boardsies. Now for dinner.

el tonto wrote: »

No mooning today. Was a bit anti-climactic as result.

Did you do it at all? or suffer in bed?

el tonto wrote: »

Oh I did it alright. After last night's japery was up again at 7 this morning

that just doesn't sound pleasent, was it windy much down there? quite a strong northly wind this morning in dub...was pushing 280watts doing 20km/hr on the coast road...kinda depressing!

not sure i'd have liked powers pot with a huge head wind!

Had a great day on the 90k. My first sportif and finished in 3:25 rolling time. One short break in Tramore (queues too big to bother with the feed - had some sarnies) and although I'd done the two halfs of the route before, it was my longest run to date (6 months back on the pedals). I knew only too well what to expect on the return to Dungarvan and was dreading Kilmurrin Cove and the climb out of Bunmahon with 60k already in the legs, but well pleased with managing both by tagging along in a group of (better) riders. Something must be wrong........I think I was enjoying the pain.

Meas mor to the folks who tackled the 160 - I've been over that a few times on my (motor)bike and its a serious hard route. Not for me, I know me limits !

Huge thanks to the organisers for a great day ! And also great to see the locals along the route out cheering us on and even setting up a water stop at one spot after Bonmahon.

Again a good day out, the surfaces are getting much better year on year (well done waterford county council- the next project is surely the back road from carrick to clonmel and if possible the descent from mahon falls). I didn't see any accidents today and in generally the standard of riding was much better than in previous years i.e. safe overtaking, plenty of warning calls down the line etc. Congrats to everyone who took part and again a big thank you to all the marshals, stewards and organisers for all their effort.
Spotted a few boardsies about but wasn't talking to anyone (Quigs Snr and RAAM i recognised from their bikes and there were a few others wearing the new kit).