Evil 2016

daragh_ · 05-02-2016 12:09PM #1

Early days but we may as well get started arguing about routes

I've made a draft route that takes in all the old favourites and adds some new fun hills.

It's a good bit longer than the last few years. Might call for 2 coffee stops

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/11945074

Post alternatives here. And remember - it's supposed to be hard.

Alek · 05-02-2016 12:13PM

286km / 5400m elevation

... still technically a 200!

Thanks for getting rid of the Lake Drive (at least in part). I have some unreasonable hatred towards that slog.

godtabh · 05-02-2016 01:32PM

286km is probably a bit much for me. I'd need to start now to finish before the W200

Wishbone Ash · 05-02-2016 01:53PM

Thanks daragh. If I cycle from home it will be over 350k with 6,000m climbing! :eek:

Is it happening on the traditional day before the WW200? Any interest in having it at a different time?

Alek wrote: »

... I have some unreasonable hatred towards that slog.

+1 - It seems to go on forever and is deceptively 'draggy'.!

daragh_ · 05-02-2016 03:36PM

Maybe the weekend before?

Alek · 05-02-2016 03:54PM

Any weekend in June is fine for me. Or Thursday

Dipsomaniac · 05-02-2016 05:34PM

I didnt think I would finish it last year but the pint near the end in Johnny Foxes was one of the best I've ever had. I said at the finish I might try a 300KM this year. I think this will do the job nicely. Would like to do it on a weekend thats not the same as W200 so if thats a goer I'll head out then. Good warm up for the Alpes if its on before August

Alek · 05-02-2016 05:43PM

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Alek · 05-02-2016 05:43PM

I didnt think I would finish it last year but the pint near the end in Johnny Foxes was one of the best I've ever had.

My thoughts exactly! This year they're on me

daragh_ · 05-02-2016 06:35PM

Good stuff. I'll amend the Route so that Johnny Foxes is the finish.

Alek · 05-02-2016 06:50PM

Uh oh.

;-)

terrydel · 05-02-2016 07:10PM

Are you guys looking to do that the day before the W200 AND do the W200?
Hats off if you are!

terrydel · 05-02-2016 07:10PM

Are you guys looking to do that the day before the W200 AND do the W200?
Hats off if you are!

Wishbone Ash · 05-02-2016 07:24PM

terrydel wrote: »

Are you guys looking to do that the day before the W200 AND do the W200?
Hats off if you are!

That is the tradition as the WW200 makes an excellent recovery ride.

Inquitus · 05-02-2016 07:55PM

4am start to get done by Dusk?

godtabh · 05-02-2016 07:57PM

Inquitus wrote: »

4am start to get done by Dusk?

as soon as there is light

Mercian Pro · 05-02-2016 08:06PM

Assassins.

I'm exhausted from following the route on ridewithgps

Inquitus · 05-02-2016 08:10PM

godtabh wrote: »

as soon as there is light

Aye I checked 4:05 is dawn, 10:46 is dusk. Need to nip 30 mins off of either end to eliminate the need for lights, so you have 18 hours to do 286km, I am going to assume 4 hours of faffing / breaks, so you need a 20kph average, which is very doable, but t'will be a savage hard day on the bike, one worthy of the moniker, Boards Evil!

OleRodrigo · 05-02-2016 08:11PM

Make it a 24-hour event. Getting up too early is unnecessary suffering.

Wishbone Ash · 05-02-2016 08:15PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Aye I checked 4:05 is dawn, ...

Meet you at the Lord Mayor's at 3.15am and we'll head over to the start line!

Inquitus · 05-02-2016 08:16PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Meet you at the Lord Mayor's at 3.15am and we'll head over to the start line!

Deal sir!

godtabh · 05-02-2016 10:19PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Aye I checked 4:05 is dawn, 10:46 is dusk. Need to nip 30 mins off of either end to eliminate the need for lights, so you have 18 hours to do 286km, I am going to assume 4 hours of faffing / breaks, so you need a 20kph average, which is very doable, but t'will be a savage hard day on the bike, one worthy of the moniker, Boards Evil!

Yeah at this stage we should just drop the 200. We are we kidding

The Noble Nudge · 08-02-2016 11:05AM

Ah jaysus..............

daragh_ · 28-04-2016 11:26AM

Thread Bump.

Let's try and fix a day for this.

How about Saturday the 4th of June? Meeting under the bridge at Dundrum as usual. Rolling out at 8?

That's the weekend before the W200 and a week after the Mick Byrne.

(I'm marshalling at the Wicklow 200 and am unlikely to get a full day pass for the 11th as well).

godtabh · 28-04-2016 11:27AM

I'll likely be there but unlikely to do the distance.

Wishbone Ash · 28-04-2016 12:36PM

daragh_ wrote: »

Thread Bump.

Let's try and fix a day for this.

How about Saturday the 4th of June? Meeting under the bridge at Dundrum as usual. Rolling out at 8?

That's the weekend before the W200 and a week after the Mick Byrne.

(I'm marshalling at the Wicklow 200 and am unlikely to get a full day pass for the 11th as well).

Bummer - I'll be doing M2M that weekend.

daragh_ · 28-04-2016 12:48PM

@Wishbone Ash

It's probably a bit short for you anyway.

irishrover99 · 28-04-2016 12:54PM

I'm in for the 4th of June. Bank holiday weekend so might just make it back for work on Tuesday

Alek · 28-04-2016 02:08PM

Il be doing mb200 after 3 weeks of no cycling, so evil a week after may be too much for me. Either way ill be there but may bail out earlier this year.

Inquitus · 28-04-2016 02:31PM

Looking at the route again there's a major decision point at 200km, turn left and head back to dublin, or turn right for laragh and another climb up to Sally Gap from Roundwood!

Skrynesaver · 28-04-2016 02:51PM

Some insane part of me is tempted as I'll be working abroad for the last 2 weeks of May... so a bit of a spin up before the WW200 might be a good plan, mind you chickening out @200K would be the height of my ambition, who knew the Wicklow mountains hand so many inclines (even if there is a bit of repetition)

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