National championships 2019

dahat · 30-06-2019 10:15pm

I've just seen the video of the police moto causing the pile up, very lucky that lads weren't badly busted up.

30-06-2019 10:41pm

dahat wrote: »

I've just seen the video of the police moto causing the pile up, very lucky that lads weren't badly busted up.

Link?

CramCycle · 30-06-2019 10:57pm

Deleted User wrote: »

US mens race currently being streamed on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHXJBnEcqGg

That was a cracking finish

dahat · 30-06-2019 11:00pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Link?

Instagram, Will Ryan, he was invovled.

Is he U23?

ednwireland · 30-06-2019 11:19pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Also surprised that no one tried to do a youtube channel for the Irish nationals, even a small number of adverts and static cameras at three or four points with links to lead car radios would have been awesome. I caught a few live feeds but all last minute I heard about them. Maybe because ES are showing next week.

I'm sure eurosport covering it may have something to do with that

wirelessdude01 · 30-06-2019 11:50pm

dahat wrote:

Instagram, Will Ryan, he was invovled.

That was from the junior race on Saturday. Incident as well in the ladies race. Not a great weekend for safety considering we all consider races where PSNI are involved to be safer.

ednwireland · 01-07-2019 9:32am

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

That was from the junior race on Saturday. Incident as well in the ladies race. Not a great weekend for safety considering we all consider races where PSNI are involved to be safer.

+1 there was a crash at the bottom of fincairnberg after the restart as well in the mens race

lots of small and not so small incidents which took the shine off teh weekend for me

Taxuser1 · 01-07-2019 9:35am

Deleted User wrote: »

Jesus, reports of a "road traffic collision" :eek:

https://twitter.com/PSNITraffic/status/1145285882620063744

PSNI motorbike took Ben Walsh out of it on Foyle Bridge. Lads in the cavalcade saw it and said it looked awful.

harringtonp · 01-07-2019 11:00am

See 25 listed finishers in mens elite with last of them only 7 mins down. Do the others drop out or are they pulled?

cython · 01-07-2019 11:03am

harringtonp wrote: »

See 25 listed finishers in mens elite with last of them only 7 mins down. Do the others drop out or are they pulled?

Think they can be pulled if there is a risk of lapping, though there's also a chance that some competitors who were were well out the back at the time of the incident and resultant pause may not have bothered resuming in this particular instance.

harringtonp · 01-07-2019 11:32am

cython wrote: »

Think they can be pulled if there is a risk of lapping, though there's also a chance that some competitors who were were well out the back at the time of the incident and resultant pause may not have bothered resuming in this particular instance.

Not much risk at 7 mins, wonder were those out the back at the incident prevented from restarting. Would have thought that finishing the nationals is a big thing for many of the riders.

TheBlaaMan · 01-07-2019 11:42am

harringtonp wrote: »

Not much risk at 7 mins, wonder were those out the back at the incident prevented from restarting. Would have thought that finishing the nationals is a big thing for many of the riders.

38 out of 128 starters are credited with a finish time in the Italian championship race yesterday. Last one home in just under 14min. Lots of big name DNF's, Nibali, Trentin, Vivani, etc ....http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/italian-road-championships-2019/road-race-men/results/

Fairly standard stuff when there is a circuit at the finish, same happens with the Worlds.....

eeeee · 01-07-2019 12:17pm

Taxuser1 wrote: »

PSNI motorbike took Ben Walsh out of it on Foyle Bridge. Lads in the cavalcade saw it and said it looked awful.

He was discharged from hospital that evening by 4, he's ok

harringtonp · 01-07-2019 12:53pm

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

38 out of 128 starters are credited with a finish time in the Italian championship race yesterday. Last one home in just under 14min. Lots of big name DNF's, Nibali, Trentin, Vivani, etc ....http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/italian-road-championships-2019/road-race-men/results/

Fairly standard stuff when there is a circuit at the finish, same happens with the Worlds.....

Understand bigger names pulling out if its not going well for them. But for many A1/A2 entrants, would have thought the main goal is to try and finish it. Suspect organizers are keen though to dismantle asap after the finish.

Chips Lovell · 01-07-2019 2:07pm

With most people the goal is to do it and mix it up as long as you can with the big guns. It's a long race, 160km this year and it gets kind of boring once you're out the back. You're not really racing anymore, just riding around.

Most of the years I've gone to it, nobody in the club would finish. You hang in there as long as you can and then pull out and watch the rest.

harringtonp · 01-07-2019 2:28pm

Chips Lovell wrote: »

With most people the goal is to do it and mix it up as long as you can with the big guns. It's a long race, 160km this year and it gets kind of boring once you're out the back. You're not really racing anymore, just riding around.

Most of the years I've gone to it, nobody in the club would finish. You hang in there as long as you can and then pull out and watch the rest.

That makes sense, I would probably pull out too and watch the finish. Though I know a local rider who was very happy to finish it in Wexford a few years ago.

Another question, was there much interest from locals this year or were the spectators mainly race crews and supporters ?

Junior · 01-07-2019 4:34pm

harringtonp wrote: »

Understand bigger names pulling out if its not going well for them. But for many A1/A2 entrants, would have thought the main goal is to try and finish it. Suspect organizers are keen though to dismantle asap after the finish.

I think in the early laps the Comms were pulling anyone who was 5 minutes (ish) down. Just so it didn't get messy towards the end.

Lewotsil · 01-07-2019 8:07pm

TGD wrote:

Yes, he started with Kanturk for a few years

Cheers .....Thought he was carrick underage

TGD · 01-07-2019 9:01pm

Lewotsil wrote: »

Cheers .....Thought he was carrick underage

Might have been for some of u-16

cunavalos · 01-07-2019 9:40pm

Carrick Wheelers would not have had as organised a youth set up back when Sam was 12-16 so he did a lot of races in Kanturk colours. There are a rake of photos from the old irishcycling.com website

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marvin80 · 02-07-2019 8:26am

North of 32 wrote: »

Sorry for my ignorance but for races like the nationals, who brings water to the competitors in the absence of teammates and support cars?

Is there neutral service if you puncture?

Afaik there's a neutral service.

Regarding water - the riders would have family/friends dotted around the course handing them bottles or whatever.

Chips Lovell · 02-07-2019 9:45am

Also, most of the contenders would have a car. The lads coming over from the continent may not have one of their own team cars, but most of them would get a friend or family member to drive in the cavalcade for them with a spare bike and wheels.