Wicklow 200 2011

Leroy42 · 08-06-2011 08:58PM

60g an hour, that roughly 3 gels per hour.

Don't think I could a) bother to carry that amount or b) actually take them all.

Or 1 1/2 mars bars!!!!!! Mmmmm chocolate:D

neris · 08-06-2011 09:10PM

I always take cereal bars and jelly dinosaurs (lots and lots of jelly dinosaurs) on cycles and they work for me. in the past ive found sandwiches, cakes and chocolate bars very heavy on the stomach

Plastik · 08-06-2011 09:13PM

Fruit pastilles. I swear by them.

smacl · 09-06-2011 08:21AM

jgflan wrote: »

Latest Met Eireann forecast suggests an early start is essential with rain rolling in during the PM and also the wind coming around to the south and strengthening. Crossing SM and SE by 1400 advisable.

Met Eireann forecast seems to have changed significantly from yesterday afternoon, with more rain and wind arriving much earlier in the day. Currently showing the windiest from 12-6.

Personally, I'm not fretting too much about the weather, on the basis there is sweet FA I can do about it. Anyway, it gives much better scope for wildly exaggerated stories in the pub for years to come. "It was as I ascended the near vertical face of Slieve Maan in the gale of '11, thunder bolts cracking either side, that the red eyed wolf stood in front of me to block my path. I knew at that moment I'd have to sprint up the final half mile..." (Mildly annoying drizzle, bit breezy, local Jack Russell yapping somewhere nearby, me knackered spinning in the granny wheel wishing to god I was in the pub).

It'll be grand on the day.

iregk · 09-06-2011 08:22AM

I'll take a handful of gels for the latter stages. Some H5 bars for during and hopefully they have the lovely powerbar jellies again on top of the mann.

smacl · 09-06-2011 08:46AM

ROK ON wrote: »

If as advised on Accuweather that it could be raining all day then I would strongly advise AGAINST a rain jacket.

With 8 hours of rain you will get wet. Wet under a rain jacket particularly on descents is a recipe for freezing. This has happened to me too many times in past.

Tight fitting jersey and tight gilet.

Interesting advice. For me, it's not just the rain, it's also sweating like a pig on the way up and being cold at the top and for the descent. Had planned on the waterproof top, but thinking about it, wind proof gilet makes more sense.

smacl · 09-06-2011 08:55AM

get on your bike wrote: »

Read I think on de 200 site that you eat 60g of carb per hour. Wat foes that mean in real life ie.Wat do u eat to take it on.

If you haven't tried gels before, the Wicklow 200 may not a good place to start. Seem to remember a girl trying one and barfing half way up Kilmac last year. Flap jacks, bananas, and jelly babies work well for me. I also use Hi5 in my bottle that adds a fair amount of carbs and salts needed for hydration. Avoid anything you would not eat squished up. I take a bowl of porridge before starting, and that's me good for the first couple of hours.

neris · 09-06-2011 10:23AM

I use water with a small bit of mi wadi and a few spoons of glucose powder then when use hi5s etc when water bottles empty

FuzzyDunlop100 · 09-06-2011 11:27AM

What is this "Hi5" stuff you mention?

Jelly Beans new cherry flavoured energy beans are the business!

iregk · 09-06-2011 11:41AM

Hi5 is a range of nutrition and supplement products. It is great stuff. The most commonly used are the gels, drinks and bars. The drinks are brilliant and really do hit the spot.

smacl · 09-06-2011 11:59AM

FuzzyDunlop100 wrote: »

What is this "Hi5" stuff you mention

The Hi5 drink is an energy drink that also contains electrolytes (salts) useful for rehydration purposes, pretty much like lucozade sport. As you sweat, you lose salt as well as water, and you need to replace it in order take more water on properly, hence the need for electrolytes. If you don't do this you're more liable to hit problems such as cramps over a long day. If you do a search, there's threads on here telling you how to make your own equivalent.

Inquitus · 09-06-2011 12:27PM

Wicklow 200 2010 results, times and avg speeds

Not sure any of the Top 5 are feasible so some driving or mistiming there, certainly puts it in perspective.

So excluding the first 5

1,111 finishers of the 200
Avg time taken 9hrs 59mins
Avg Speed 20.34kph

Lies, damned lies and statistics eh

bbolger · 09-06-2011 12:33PM

iregk wrote: »

Hi5 is a range of nutrition and supplement products. It is great stuff. The most commonly used are the gels, drinks and bars. The drinks are brilliant and really do hit the spot.

Might need to bring some Bovril too, forecast is getting worse

Accuweather Wicklow forecast

High Temperature13°C
RealFeel®4°C
WindsS 40
Maximum UV2
Thunderstorm Probability0%
Amount of Precipitation7.87
Amount of Rain7.87
Amount of Snow0
Hours of Precipitation7 Hours
Hours of Rain7 Hours

nerraw1111 · 09-06-2011 12:35PM

What's the protocol for cycling in Wicklow on the day of the Wicklow 200?

Plan to take spin on Sunday but noticed my proposed route will overlap some of Wicklow 200 course for about 30km or so.

Presume it's ok and I won't have marshalls trying to drag me off the road?

seamus · 09-06-2011 12:51PM

Might need to bring some Bovril too, forecast is getting worse

Might end up wearing my winter tights after all.

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Presume it's ok and I won't have marshalls trying to drag me off the road?

No, but if there's a marshall trying to direct you one way and you're going the other, it's good manners to use hand signals to tell him that you're not part of the event and indicate the direction you're going. This will also tell other road users (and cyclists) not to expect you to follow the marshall's instructions.

ROK ON · 09-06-2011 01:00PM

nerraw1111 wrote: »

What's the protocol for cycling in Wicklow on the day of the Wicklow 200?

Plan to take spin on Sunday but noticed my proposed route will overlap some of Wicklow 200 course for about 30km or so.

Presume it's ok and I won't have marshalls trying to drag me off the road?

Of course not. Its an open road and you are entitled to be there as anyone else.

sleepyholland · 09-06-2011 01:22PM

I can't do the WW20 this weekend, but was thinking of trying to profiteer from it, by heading up the mountains with a camera.

What would you pay for a high-resolution digital image of yourself cresting the Sally Gap or Slieve Maan? What's a fair price?

€1, €5, €10, 0€?

seamus · 09-06-2011 01:44PM

sleepyholland wrote: »

What would you pay for a high-resolution digital image of yourself cresting the Sally Gap or Slieve Maan? What's a fair price?

€1, €5, €10, 0€?

Cresting Slieve Mann? You mean crawling over the top, red-faced, drooling, sweating and showing my sex face? I will pay you not to take a picture of me.

irishmotorist · 09-06-2011 02:00PM

sleepyholland wrote: »

I can't do the WW20 this weekend, but was thinking of trying to profiteer from it, by heading up the mountains with a camera.

What would you pay for a high-resolution digital image of yourself cresting the Sally Gap or Slieve Maan? What's a fair price?

€1, €5, €10, 0€?

At some event a couple of years ago I seem to remember somebody (professional) selling photos for €20 a pop. The response here wasn't too good and I agree that if there was a clear one of me for €5, I'd get it. If there was an amazing one of me for €20, I wouldn't. For making money, I'd say €5 for a digital image would do well enough. You'd just have to get your name out there and let people know where to get them.

lescol · 09-06-2011 02:42PM

http://www.theimagefile.ie/web/ambientlight/portfolio.html click on gallery 6.

I think it was a photographer from ambientlight.ie used to stand at the top of Slieve Mann handing out his cards to cyclists he'd taken pictures of. I can't recall if I saw him there last year.

Phil2me · 09-06-2011 03:17PM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

ss jersey and shorts

the only way to cycle.

(and shades even if it is raining )

where is there a nice easy 2km loop on the course, I'd rather do the Wicklow 220 than thae Wicklow 194 tbh, will be starting about 4km early at the windgates so only need another 1.5-2

Take in Kippure at crest of Sally Gap

Cookie_Monster · 09-06-2011 03:39PM

Phil2me wrote: »

Take in Kippure at crest of Sally Gap

:eek:

**** that

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=R774+to:Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FTKqKgMdyn6j_w%3BFT-XKgMdg1Wj_w%3BFfCqKgMdOn2j_w&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=53.126123,-6.048489&sspn=0.016172,0.131407&ie=UTF8&ll=53.12535,-6.057115&spn=0.008086,0.065703&z=15

this, right at the end, should do it no probs

Inquitus · 10-06-2011 09:09AM

Seems to get worse every morning when I check it

iregk · 10-06-2011 09:16AM

Inquitus wrote: »

Wicklow 200 2010 results, times and avg speeds

A lot of those times are way out. For example it says on mine that it took 9:52 mins. Well thats somewhat impossible considering we started at 6:45 and were eating pasta in the finishers tent at 15:20.

manwithaplan · 10-06-2011 09:23AM

iregk wrote: »

were eating pasta in the finishers tent at 15:20.

There's pasta? And a finishers' tent?

Woman, cancel the dinner.

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 10-06-2011 09:24AM

get on your bike wrote: »

Read I think on de 200 site that you eat 60g of carb per hour. Wat foes that mean in real life ie.Wat do u eat to take it on.

I would not take 60g as gospel as if you weight 90kg over 8 hours of cycling you could have a carb deficit of 240g using the 60g per hour rule. Take your weight, for me it is 67kg by the number of hours expected to complete the W200 again for me it is around 7.5 hours hopefully. So i need to take on 502.5g of carbs through the day.
Rough breakdown for me on the day would be something like this,
3 nutrigrain bars > 90g
3 hi5 2for1 energy drink mix > 150g
2 homemade flapjacks > 100g
1 energy bars > 40g
5 energy gels > 135g
Totals 515g of carbs.
Last thing you want to do is not take enough on as you will more than likely bonk and thats not so nice stuck up in the Wicklow Mountains somewhere:)

seamus · 10-06-2011 09:34AM

Lee Scarce Hatchback wrote: »

Take your weight, for me it is 67kg by the number of hours expected to complete the W200

Really? Cos for someone my size, that's a lot of carbs. 25 nutrigrains by my count. :eek:

Or maybe it means I've been seriously undereating while riding...

manwithaplan · 10-06-2011 09:42AM

I regularly cycle for 4 hours plus on a couple of fig rolls and a banana. However, I will be more cautious on Sunday and try to eat little and often rather than loading up at the food stops. I presume you don't need to validate your timing chip or anything at the stops?

daragh_ · 10-06-2011 09:51AM

Inquitus wrote: »

Seems to get worse every morning when I check it

There are whole hours there with no rain at all. Plenty of time to dry out before the next deluge.

smacl · 10-06-2011 09:55AM

manwithaplan wrote: »

I regularly cycle for 4 hours plus on a couple of fig rolls and a banana. However, I will be more cautious on Sunday and try to eat little and often rather than loading up at the food stops. I presume you don't need to validate your timing chip or anything at the stops?

From a recent ww200 admin email

You will need your control card to gain access to the checkpoints.

You can have your card scanned at Donard and /or Rathdrum if you wish to
have a time published on the website. This is not compulsory so if there
is a delay at the scanner no need to wait.

So it's not compulsory, but may be needed if you want a published time.

Wicklow 200 2011

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