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Ring of Kerry 2012
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My second RoK and i'm already looking forward to my third. Another fantastic day, thankfully the weather didn't turn out as bad as we feared.
Left Killarney at 7ish and didn't feel great, i think my legs were still asleep, but after a Banana and some water in Killorglin they woke up and after that the day was a breeze. The currenty bread in cahirsiveen is legendary, more banana's and off we went again. Despite the shower of rain on coomaciste i really enjoyed the climb, reached the top to the echoes of "Dancing queen" lol and some bagpipes playing in the background!! Great views up there but as always there's a gale blowing so we didn't hang around too long.
Quick refuel in Kenmare,Red bull and a choc ice, and off we went up Moll's gap, fierce crowds all the way up, and a lot of gulping back the water on the top.
Mighty craic all the way around the course, chatted to folks from many nations, Belgium, Holland, S Africa and beyond, this is truly an international event.
A special shout out to the cyclists wearing the T-Shirts with the Picture of Paud o Leary, who was killed last week training for yesterdays cycle, a nice touch on a day he should have been there.
At the signing in on the Friday they were getting plenty of signatures for the petition they are passing on to the Minister for Transport, hopefully it will have a positive impact.
Thanks to everyone involved in making the day happen, organizers, volunteers, medical personnel, Gardai. And of course the local people who always make us feel so welcome. See you all Next year.
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Saw one boards jersey close enough to the start, on a blue planet x, and that's all I spotted..
Made it around in 5:52. Was a bit apprehensive about the amount of cyclists on the road, saw some very dodgy cyclists on the way around. Professed when I got off the bike I wouldn't do it again next year, but now that I've slept, I think simply an earlier start (we set off around 7:15), would have done the trick.
Fantastic organisation though, and some serious grub available
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best cycle trip i ever had
just some of the many interesting people i met
this lad was on a high nellie and he had a mayo flag on the back
he was fairly moving too
Niall
thanks for the company on the way round
made a great day even better
top man
(can you p.m some contact details,cheers)
i met this lady at the kenmare food stop
if you know her,tell her she is an absolute treasure
i hope she met the clare family she was looking out for
look after the leg and i will see you next year
fair play enda
thanks to all the people who came out to wave and clap us around
a big thank to all the other volunteers too and the garda for a really enjoyable day
hope you all made it around safe and i will be back next year for sure0 -
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Great festival atmosphere in the various villages, fair play to the people of south Kerry and the organisers. Saw Sean Kelly MEP out, didn't see Enda. People from all over were out, from monaghan to the philipines! Lotta punctures and mechanicals, tough day for some people..QUOTE]
Met Sean Kelly MEP myself on the way up to mols gap had a few words and then took off up the gap on my trek bike. I had a great day out and finished it in 7 hrs 30 mins, I took my time though, met a lot of nice cyclists on the way, fair play to all of you for keeping me entertained along the way.
In fairness I think the roads need to be closed for this event next year, there are a lot of cyclists doing it and someone will get killed if they don't close the roads. Saw two girls tearing past me yesterday around a bend and a volvo car coming in the opposite direction flashing the lights at them. Some cyclists see no fear which I'd be worried about. I had two moments yesterday where one guy swerved out in front of me and nearly knocked me off my bike. Another cyclists who was a female passed me out at full speed, she was in a cycling club I'd say and she left about three inches between her handlebars and mine. I can't understand some cyclists taking these risks.
A special thanks to all the helpful staff that supplied us with food and water at all the various food stops around the ring. Much appreciated. I lost count of the amount of bananas I ate yesterday but I hope it didn't end up in double digits.
I'm certainly doing the ROK cycle in 2013 and might upgrade the bike too before then with something that stands out.0 -
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915 pictures from yesterday (and me not in a single one of them
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https://picasaweb.google.com/111119610562974918573/RingOfKerryCycle2012#
Like these 2 from the collection
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best cycle trip i ever had
just some of the many interesting people i met
this lad was on a high nellie and he had a mayo flag on the back
he was fairly moving too
Niall
thanks for the company on the way round
made a great day even better
top man
(can you p.m some contact details,cheers)
i met this lady at the kenmare food stop
if you know her,tell her she is an absolute treasure
i hope she met the clare family she was looking out for
look after the leg and i will see you next year
fair play enda
thanks to all the people who came out to wave and clap us around
a big thank to all the other volunteers too and the garda for a really enjoyable day
hope you all made it around safe and i will be back next year for sure
will some one please buy Enda a proper jersey , PLEASE !! Will send him a wexford wheelers one : Could have the cystic fibrosis charity logo printed on , oh jaysus and a pair of shorts too !!!0 -
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Thanks so much to everyone who has participated in the Ring of Kerry 2012 thread. Your views, expressions, advice and opinions on here from before and after the RoK are lovely to read I must say so Thanks Everyone.
I have now actually added the Ring of Kerry Cycle 2013 to my bucket-list. It will be my first time doing the cycle and I've a fair amount of work to put in, but I've no excuse really not to do the cycle so I don't!
Thanks again to all who participated in this thread. I've enjoyed reading your posts & hopefully I'll catch some of you in 2013 0 -
Had a great day out yesterday.
Camped locally, ambled out around 8.30 with DirkVoodoo, Vlad Kurtains, WhatsADerailleur (?) and a couple of other normals.
Stopped for a couple of hours at various places, had a pint at about 130km, rolled in about 4pm.
Nice weather for it, just enough rain to remind us which country we were in 0 -
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I saw just one other boardsie, before I met you but just after the 100k marker, a girl on a nice blue planet x. She left me for dust so never even got a shout out.
Blue planet-X? White helmet, white shoes, white saddle and tape? I've decided to get a haircut this week.
And not even a "Go Baby!" when I passed, that's the biggest insult!
I saw one Boards jersey, dude in Aqua Sapone shorts.
Great day out, stopping for a pint in Sneem was a good idea. Camping is not my thing and I am sorely lacking fitness, as the highly visible lumen left me behind for most of the day, moaning to myself. Cycled around for most of it with two stunning girls from Orwell, we must have looked like Charlie's Angels in retrospect.0 -
First time ROK for me, really enjoyed it, from arriving in Killarney in the pouring rain Friday evening right through the cycling and of course actually completing the event. Everyone in the whole of South Kerry seemed to be involved in some way and all were unrelentingly positive and encouraging. Great spirit all the way around and the logistics were very very well run, given the numbers cycling. I still can't get my head around the sheer volume of people on the road.
My only small gripe was the behaviour of a small number of cars and vans travelling in the same direction as the cyclists during the second half of the circuit - barrelling down the road on the right hand side and then stopping or trying to cut in when they met traffic coming the other way. But that was a small complaint in a fantastic outing.
Great to chat to people along the way as well, even though the conversation along the road from Sneem to Kenmare invariably was ether about "how bloody long more to Kenmare?" or "what d'ya reckon about the climb to Moll's Gap?". 0 -
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915 pictures from yesterday (and me not in a single one of them )
https://picasaweb.google.com/111119610562974918573/RingOfKerryCycle2012#
Like these 2 from the collection
Damn it! Spent ages going through those photos and not a single one of me or any of my mates!
Brilliant day out anyway, despite having a friend plow into me on the way to Kenmare! Thankfully we both emerged unscathed, just a couple of spokes down. Really enjoyed the climb up Moll's Gap, was saving myself for it all day so I had a good blast up it. No better feeling than passing a couple of hundred people on the way up! Had cycled most of the route previously other than the last section from Moll's Gap to Killarney, that turned out to be the highlight of the day for me. Beautiful views and a fantastic technical descent, what more could you ask for? Will definitely be back again next year!0 -
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Had a really enjoyable day on Saturday, rolling time of 6.11 for me, really enjoyed taking on molls gap. Well done to all involved in making the event happen, it was fantastic. It was great to see so many people on the route waving, cheering and my favorite - banging pots and pans! I should say sorry to anyone who had to put up with me singing fraggle rock and how much is the doggie in the window between Sneem and Kenmare but it was keeping me going at the time! Met a fella in Kenmare who was going around on a 3 speed post bike, fair dues to him! Thank you to the fella in Kenmare who shared his extra chocolate with us!! Finally a BIG thanks to the fella who owns the petrol station in Ballyvourney for coming to our rescue around 6.30 in the morning when dvntie ran out of petrol
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