Tour De Burren

dafman · 21-06-2012 8:45am #1

Is there many here planning on doing Tour De Burren in North Clare on saturday 23 rd ,tough route this year from what I am told especially the first 60 kms of the longer spin.

Dermot Illogical · 21-06-2012 8:57am

I'll be doing it as a prelude to a drunken night out in the wesht.
I believe it may be a bit hilly in places?

QueensGael · 21-06-2012 11:11am

Planning on the 160km, my morbid dislike of the rain notwithstanding

Seweryn · 21-06-2012 12:05pm

dafman wrote: »

Is there many here planning on doing Tour De Burren in North Clare on saturday 23 rd ,tough route this year from what I am told especially the first 60 kms of the longer spin.

I may be there as well, if the weather is any.

Where is the start point / place of arrival?

ciaeim · 21-06-2012 5:03pm

i going to do it depending on weather, not sure which route yet as have no idea how difficult it may be

ArraMusha · 21-06-2012 7:27pm

The weather will be the big unknown this year (again) until Friday evening after the news when Joan Blackburn or Jean Byrne will do some crystal ball-gazing.

I'll be doing the 160 and this years route is challenging. I did most of the route a few months ago and the climbs are short but high gradient. Overall gain is about 1,500m.

The first will be 'Slieve Elva' near Fanore, this will be at the first turn left and up a 3-4km stretch that is at 5-6%, the drop is rough surface and the road is narrow, so expect a lot of close overtaking on the up and down.

The next climb is out of Doolin toward the cliffs. This is an out of the seat 2km climb that starts at 5% and kicks to 15% near the top. The wheel will spinin if wet or on patches of dung.

The corkscrew itself is grand its the slow 3-4% up to it that saps energy and especially as its at 120km approx.

Plenty pasta Friday!:pac::pac:

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ratracer · 21-06-2012 9:25pm

Two nice warm fronts coming in there from the left..

I'm registered for the big day out, but if the weather is crap I'm gonna do the 108 km instead. Decide which on Saturday.

killalanerr · 21-06-2012 9:45pm

im lookin forward to this rain or not ill give it a lash was out today in the rain its only rain lads

Smith614 · 21-06-2012 10:03pm

Will do the 108km in prep. For ROK, hate those Clare hills tho.

seve65 · 21-06-2012 11:29pm

I am looking forward to it, a new route for me.

VanhireBoys · 22-06-2012 5:57am

I hopefully will do it... Depends on whether I can swing tomorrow off !

I will be on the Vitus 979 Peugeot or better known as "Puggy4sex" with all the older gear on... Do come and say hello

Im not relishing the hills as my lowest gear is 39/21 and I only have 12 well 10

mcgratheoin · 22-06-2012 8:55am

Doing the 108k regardless of weather. Is anyone heading down from Dublin? There are 3 of us, but we only have a commercial 4x4 as transport so one will be bussing it if we can't source a lift. I can take a bike for someone though...

Mr Velo · 22-06-2012 12:59pm

Doing the 160km - well, certainly planning on it. Is the new 160 route much tougher than the old one?

hardCopy · 22-06-2012 2:12pm

I can't make this one but enjoy the Corkscrew anyone who is heading down.

VanhireBoys · 22-06-2012 5:30pm

Mr Velo wrote: »

Doing the 160km - well, certainly planning on it. Is the new 160 route much tougher than the old one?

Certainly is....! :eek:

Mr Velo · 22-06-2012 8:36pm

VanhireBoys wrote: »

Certainly is....! :eek:

God DAMMIT! :mad:

skerry · 22-06-2012 9:54pm

Mr Velo wrote: »

Doing the 160km - well, certainly planning on it. Is the new 160 route much tougher than the old one?

Not able to do it myself this year but done some of the new climbs last week and there's a few doozies in there. There's one about 10km into proceedings, a left turn at Fanore, about 4km climb I think, I reckon anyone giving it socks on that one will be paying for it later, a lot of cycling to go after it. There's also one up by Doolin, not long but rises to something like 18% (so I'm told), it's bordering on vertical. All perfectly doable though and you'll enjoy the ice-cream all the more after it

Reckon it'll be a great day all the same, sickened I can't do it.

killalanerr · 22-06-2012 9:58pm

its windy here just now .may be they can turn it down a bit by mornin :-)

Captain Havoc · 23-06-2012 12:00am

ArraMusha wrote: »

Plenty pasta Friday!:pac::pac:

I had my pre-sportive vindaloo tonight

Gipo3 · 23-06-2012 1:44pm

Serious Accident at the event.

mel.b · 23-06-2012 2:32pm

That's terrible news. Hope he's going to be ok.

ratracer · 23-06-2012 3:00pm

Most miserable day I've had on the bike in quite a while. Hope the injured cyclist will be ok, makes my bad day pale into insignificance.

GKiraly · 23-06-2012 4:55pm

Hadnt done this one before but im glad I did, not a bad route, well, at least the second half was generous. Done the 66km. THAT climb was a killer, managed to stay on the bike all the way up to the fruity pit-stop, it was those walkin it that nearly had me off the bike, and I dont blame them for walking it!! A welcome food stop a while later and then a good spin downhill home. Yummy ice cream too. Nice bag and jersey.
Could give out about the weather but whats a bit of rain when you hear the terrible news about a fellow participant having a serious accident, hope hes ok.

Chavways · 23-06-2012 8:04pm

I wasn't in the Tour but I'm down in Fanore on my holidays.Fair play to anyone who did any degree of the race.It was an awful windy,wet day.I don't know how ye survived. That hill in Fanore must have claimed a few victims.Its a killer

Lumen · 23-06-2012 8:34pm

Chavways wrote: »

I wasn't in the race but I'm down in Fanore on my holidays.Fair play to anyone who did any degree of the race.

It's not a race.

Chavways · 23-06-2012 8:38pm

Lumen wrote: »

It's not a race.

Would you prefer if I called it a Tour?

Lumen · 23-06-2012 8:40pm

Chavways wrote: »

Would you prefer if I called it a Tour?

Yes, thanks.

daludo · 23-06-2012 8:54pm

yeah the conditions were terrible,it wasnt too bad for the spin home by the coast though,the food stop in lisdoonvarna was worth it all!have to say it does all pale into insignificance when i think about seeing that poor man lying on the ground in fanore,hope all is ok

funnights74 · 23-06-2012 9:12pm

A great day out in the Burren, we did the 108 (111 on my Garmin). Weather was chronic but really enjoyed the new course. Those 2 hills really tested a lot of legs, i struggled to the top of fanore hill but most walked.The Corkscrew isn't so bad but is pretty long. The foodstop at Lisdoonvara was savage, cakes were divine and hot cuppa was badly needed given the weather. I saw that ambulance leaving the burren and it's sad to hear there was a casualty, hopefully he'll be ok asap.Thanks to all the organizers and volunteers for their efforts, pat on the back for you all.

kavanagh_h · 23-06-2012 9:15pm

We did this tour today and really enjoyed it. Despite the rain and wind it went really well. Very upset that there was a casualty -it could have been anyone in those conditions. Hope the gentleman recovers quickly.

I have never been to an event were so many cyclists had to walk up a hill. It was incredible my bike came to absolute standstill on that hill outside doolin. The food stop was incredible. So much variety. I noticed that there were cars everywhere asking people if they needed help. Hats off to the organisers for a great day. Love the bag!

Beasty · 23-06-2012 9:35pm

kavanagh_h wrote: »

. Does anyone know what happened?

Can posters avoid discussing cause or possible fault. In addition, please do not speculate over the condition of the cyclist at this time or provide any information that may be used to identify the individual involved

At this stage I think we should simply keep it to mentioning any further public reports on the matter

Thanks

Beasty

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