Dragon Sportive

[DavidT]

Sorry Frank - my 1ish guess was closer to 1ish next Wednesday
I'll post up photos shortly

[DavidT]

Photos from today
https://plus.google.com/photos/10319079 ... 4959476865

[DavidC]

Well done all, looked like a good event. Next year!

[DavidT]

Congrats to all.
Interested to know your time and average speed was, my self and Nick managed 81.56km in 3:41 Avg 22.1kph....this was a really comfortable pace and there was plenty in the legs at the end.....I acknowledge we where 50km short off what you did, but maybe just getting the pacing right would make all the difference....Asop was well clued in with the tortoise and the hare ...

Hi James

Well done!

139k was an average of 22.6km/hr, though that includes a few lumpy sections (Mt leinster, Inistoige twice, Graiguenamanagh..).
The second time around in Inistoige, we had 62.6km covered at 26km/hr, slowing to an average 25km/hr by Graiguenamanagh (79km done).
4km out of the feed stop in Graiguenamanagh, we were directed off the main road and up a hill.. 11km and 250M of climbing later we roll into the feed stop - cruel!!

1750 metres of climbing.. More than in the Mt Leinster Challenge I think..

How much climbing did you do in the 75km? Any stats?

[jbodels]

The Big Dragon map,at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2343958 , shows a climb off 1931m so you under rated yourself, obviously you guys did not notice the extra 200m..!

We only had 954m of climbing to contend with...but coming out of St Mullins we had a short 9% climb that had most of the little dragons on hoof, I think you guys got up to 11% on the way up to the nine stones....respect

[jbodels]

We are also doing the St Lukes Charity Sportive on 21st July starting in Ferns GAA grounds, theres a 60km and a 100km

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/29666348

http://www.mapmyride.com/ie/enniscorthy ... -212547707


Hope to be able for the 100km....anybody else having a go?

[jbodels]

http://mysport.ie/Sportivepage.htm for the St Luke's Sportive

[DavidT]

The Big Dragon map,at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2343958 , shows a climb off 1931m so you under rated yourself, obviously you guys did not notice the extra 200m..!

Felt like 1931m climbing!
I forgot the GPS so was using Strava on my phone - it has underestimated climbs before.
You did more climbing in the 75km than there is in the 100km St. Luke's sportive also - fair play!

So the Dragon had more climbing and was longer than the '140k' Mt Leinster Challenge.. Barry - start planning "The Mile High Club" spin!

I'm doing the St. Luke's sportive - should be a good number doing it as PJ has it down as the last of the group spins. I'll copy your info into a separate post in the racing section.

[DavidF]

Barry - start planning "The Mile High Club" spin!

Prepare yourself:

http://app.strava.com/activities/11039768