CX Season 2023

[DaveMeredi]

As those with a skinny tyre fetish will know, the CX season is almost upon us. There are plans for rounds of the Leinster League up on social media but the details are:

1. Oldcastle - 9th October (great course, either super fast or super muddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rz8ZaPjqMo)
Verge Cross Clonmel 2022 16th October (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq4wvGmyiO8)
2. The Gap 23rd October (hilly course - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlQUhtWyR6Y)
3. Bellurgan 5th November (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeHTN8Kd_yE)
4. Corkagh Park 12th November (Road track - unknown course)
5. Mullingar 20th November (unknown course)
6.Kilruddery 27th November (Hmmm - a runner's course if it is very wet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9wF2nXZNf8)

UCI World Cup on December 11th (Abbotstown - Sport Ireland Campus set host UCI Cyclocross World Cup Event (cyclingireland.ie)

7. Regional Champs on in Navan 18th December (mixed course that has it all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2xJ3xJXvg (including shoe eating mud)

Post up below if you are going to do some or all.

[DaveMeredi]

and from the Club point of view, we are trying to organise a race on December4th (the week before the UCI race and two weeks before the regionals). We have our applications in and are waiting to hear back...

[Dorisj]

Thanks Dave , hopefully we'll get the go ahead.

[TerenceO]

and from the Club point of view, we are trying to organise a race on December4th (the week before the UCI race and two weeks before the regionals). We have our applications in and are waiting to hear back...

Have the 4th Dec in diary thanks Dave for update.

Plenty of notice for members to make arrangements to be free on the day to assist with work that will need to be done.

[ronankearneyle]

Can't make Oldcastle. Or the new Corcaigh (planning to have post AGM sore head for this). Will get along to as many of the other ones as possible

[CmcG]

Thanks Dave, hope to do as many as possible. Good news on the epic CX race too, happy to help in any way

[DaveMeredi]

Update on the Epic CX. This won't be happening this year. A few issues (some of which were down to the committee but most were out of our control). We'll get this done next year!

[TerenceO]

No worries Dave plenty of races nearly 2 minimum every weekend this year
T

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[DaveMeredi]

Registration link for this weekend's cx in the GAP: https://eventmaster.ie/event/PkAlUJDhLe. Probably the closest race for many of us this year.

Full details here: https://www.orwellwheelers.org/event...-of-cyclocross

Race Schedule:


09:30 Sign-On Opens

09:40 – 10:00 Course Practice 20 mins
Underage Racing


10:00 Under 6 - 3 mins
10:15 Under 8 - 5 mins
10:30 Under 10 - 10 mins
10:50 Under 12 - 15 mins

Prizegiving will take place immediately after each underage event (U6 – U12)



11:10 – 11:30 Course Practice 20 mins


Women and Youth Racing


11:25 Call up for Women’s Junior, Senior, Masters. U16/U14 Boys and Girls.

11:35 Race Start Women’s Junior, Senior, Masters. U16/U14 Boys and Girls.

• Youth: U14, U16 - 30 mins
• Women: Junior, Senior, Masters - 45mins

12:20 Prizegiving Women’s Junior, Senior, Masters. U16/U14 Boys and Girls.



12:20 – 12:40 Course Practice 20 mins


Men's B-Race


12:40 Call up for Men’s B-Race.

12:50 Race Start Men’s B-Race.

• Men’s B-Race - 45mins

13:40 Prizegiving Men’s B-Race.



13:40 – 14:00 Course Practice 20 mins


Men's A-Race


14:00 Call up for Men’s A-Race.

14:10 Race Start Men’s A-Race.

• Men’s A-Race – 50mins

15:10 Prizegiving Men's A-Race.


Prizes:

Underage


All competitors in the underage races (U6 – U12) will receive a prize.

The Entry Fee for the Underage Racing is kindly covered by Joe Daly Cycles, Dundrum, Dublin 16.

[TerenceO]

Entries close 21.00 Friday 21st Oct
https://eventmaster.ie/event/PkAlUJDhLe

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[DaveMeredi]

First CX race in years for me. A slog but fun all the same. The course held up despite the rain this morning and the sun was out for the main races. Nothing particularly hard about the course but the wet grass meant you never got a rest. A case of peddle up, peddle down and keep pedalling around the corners.

Had a good battle with a few others all the way round. Good to see Donough and Mick racing as well, and to catch up with Harri afterwards.


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[ericag]

We went up to watch and hurl abuse, but Finn was having none of it, so only got to about half hour of the women's race. Looked like a proper grassy slog! He perked up when we went over for a burger, don't know where he got that from!

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[Dorisj]

Well done all Epic riders...I should make the next one.

[DaveMeredi]

Link for the CX race in Corkagh Park on November 12th. https://eventmaster.ie/event/zb44cPYSQJ.


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[TerenceO]

Link for next Sat's cx race
https://eventmaster.ie/event/2v3yT2qc0z
Great to see Emma and Jason in Ulster and Darragh and Donough in munster racing yesterday

Looking forward to next sat

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