Biking Blitz

[SoaringPanda]

Anyone planning on doing the blitz this year?


I did a lap of Ballinastoe the other day having not been there since the trail renovations and really enjoyed it so I've decided to do that round anyway.

[DylanW]

Yeah I'm going for it ain't been on the bike much so need something to get me back into it....looking forward to it

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[DerMot]

Will be there or there abouts.  Post man flu

[RobH]

I'll be there. I did a lap the other day, the loop is super fast now and non technical. It's a great opportunity for people to do their first XC race.

[muckwarrior]

I'm in two minds about it. I don't want to be a sand-bagging bastard doing baggy shorts, but I'm not sure I have the fitness or the inclination to do 28k.

[SoaringPanda]

I'm just gonna do the baggy shorts cat I think anyway.

[muckwarrior]

Nigel loves calling me a banger so I can't give him any more ammo. He's been jealous ever since he entered baggy shorts last year and got beaten by a hape of goobers http://www.bikingblitz.ie/images/results/wicklowblitz2016.pdf

[Eric]

Ballyhoura is a good one , its nice that's it's just  one long lap, derroura is nice too , great scenery super pro is too laps there but it's broke up well

[Nidge]

Ballyhoura is a good one , its nice that's it's just  one long lap, derroura is nice too , great scenery super pro is too laps there but it's broke up well

Ah I was only 6 secs off 70th 😄

[James R]

hmmm tempting. What does the full loop consist of?

[muckwarrior]

In Balinastoe it's one lap of the Coilte loop for Baggy Shorts and 2 laps for Super Pros.

[James R]

Thanks! It's been a long time since I did the whole loop start to finish. They took half the challenge out of it by smoothing the whole thing.

[Eric]

Thanks! It's been a long time since I did the whole loop start to finish. They took half the challenge out of it by smoothing the whole thing.

if your going for the 1 lap the start is so important or youll be stuck in traffic for the whole thing , alot of roadies do these and are very fast on the climbs but once they hit single track slow right down .

[will_c]

Considering doing this too this weekend..


Was up there over the weekend, some of the downhills are getting loose and rutty - and not much passing opportunities! Plenty of "RIDER" being yelled i'm sure 

[LeahMc]

I'm all signed up and have my MAD jersey    I'm just doing the one loop