Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle 2015 - entry transfers closed - do not request entries

The 160 is not for the average cyclist but the 85 is very do-able and the scenery is breath taking.

A statement today on yesterdays events, from their FB page.

Official Statement from the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Committee
As everyone is aware yesterdays registration process did not go as planned. We, the committee, feel very bad about this as we had hoped that the new system would prove to be user friendly and simple to use. The event has grown considerably over the years with last year seeing over 10,000 cyclists raise an amazing €1.6m for charity. The ROK Charity is the largest one day charity cycle in the Country. It is organised, planned and managed by a voluntary committee with the support of over 2,000 volunteers. Of course without the support of the cyclists who take on the challenge of the 180km and in the process raise huge amounts of money the ROK Charity Cycle would not exist. It is therefore of huge regret to us, that everyone who wants to take part in the cycle were inconvenienced yesterday. Each year we try to improve the cycle and this year we engaged the services of Eventmaster to handle the bookings. Unfortunately there was technical issues resulting from the sheer volume of numbers trying to register at the same time. We are consulting with Eventmaster to make sure that this is avoided when the registration process re-opens.
Further to the posts issued yesterday we would like to clarify some of the points and concerns raised.
The registration process was due to open at 1pm as advertised. However the site went ‘live’ earlier to test the links from www.ringofkerrycycle.ie. and to iron out any potential glitches before the expected 1 pm rush. This obviously caused confusion, which we regret. However it was not done intentionally to allow people to register early.
The minimum donation of €85 has been queried. This is a charity event, not a sportif, race or tour as some people suggest. The objective is for people to raise as much money as possible for the charities either directly, by raising money and cycling on behalf of a charity or individually, raising as much money as possible for the charity fund which is distributed equally amongst the 9 charities. Therefore we would expect people to raise a minimum of €85. It is not a registration fee. We look for this donation up front so as to reduce the effort of ‘chasing’ people for the money raised post the event. You can request a sponsorship card which will allow you to raise money to offset the initial €85 donation. Last year the average amount raised by cyclists was well in excess of €100 with many raising thousands. This generosity led to €1.6m being raised for charities.
The charities can use their own discretion in setting minimum amounts to be raised by the cyclists they recruit. This is not influenced by the ROK Charity Cycle Committee
We would like to thank everyone who has been positive and encouraging. We are aware that mistakes have been made and we will take all the suggestions on board and learn from this.
Finally thank you for the patience you showed yesterday and please bear with us as we strive to improve the cycle for those who participate and for the charities that they raise much needed money for.
We will issue a statement with the new online registration opening times on Thursday at 9.00am
Thank You
The Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Committee

xxyyzz wrote: »

Maybe try Tralee. It's not far from killarney and there's plenty of accommodation.

Or maybe Kenmare, a lot of people people start there to get molls gap out of the way.