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Saturday Feb 28, 2015 #
Event: IMRA Annacurra
10 AM
Cycling (road) 2:51:59 [2] 59.34 km (2:54 / km) +992m 2:40 / km
shoes: Basso
Long cycle Saturday.
Home -> Firhouse -> Stone Cross -> Sally Gap -> Featherbeds -> Hellfire -> Home
Started out, up the hill to Christchurch and straight away there was a guy of very similar speed to me at the lights. We worked together as far as the yellow house where I turned off towards Firhouse. Working away here but it started to drizzle so I stopped to put on my jacket. Was very glad of it later. Felt pretty fine until I hit the straight road through Botharnabreena. Here I realised how slow I was going due to the headwind. It was really strong, which didn't bode well for the climb about to come. It started as I passed the entrance to the resevoir, and then it keeps going and keeps going. I though I was in a bad way as I hit the lowest gear while passing the golf course and was going very very slowly. This climb hurts with parts over 20% according to Strava. Slight respite after stone cross and then it goes again with the top coming as the wind hits full blast and the slope about 11%. Got a 2015 KOM at least by 2 seconds. Woo.
The descent from here was a bit scary. Terminal velocity was about 25 km/h due to the wind and the hands got a bit cold. Firing on in Kilbride too. Put on my gloves on the next little slope, past the start of the walk up Seefin and then the descent was a little dodgy with grass in the middle of the road in some places, but not bad at all. Stopped at the bottom of the hill to have a drink and consider the plan. Thought about going to Wicklow but then two guys moving along weel came past so I went after them. They were friendly and going at exactly my pace so I stuck with them. We worked together up the Sally Gap which was nice, though one of them got a bit dropped at the end. Across to the Featherbeds from here was great. Huge tailwind, gliding along. We caught another guy here and I got stuck between two of them on the descent, which was kinda good since I didn't know the lines at all. I took the lead up the featherbeds climb and we had a nice little echelon going. Once the surface got good two of us got away and zipped down to the hairpin turnoff for Cruagh. This was scary with some blustery crosswinds at places. The lads turned off there so I left them and headed home past Hellfire. Chain came off at the lights by the Yellow House then again but otherwise uneventful finish.
Nice cycle, had a fun time. It'd be nice to have people to do the whole thing with but everyone I asked was sick or busy or away so what can you do.
Home -> Firhouse -> Stone Cross -> Sally Gap -> Featherbeds -> Hellfire -> Home
Started out, up the hill to Christchurch and straight away there was a guy of very similar speed to me at the lights. We worked together as far as the yellow house where I turned off towards Firhouse. Working away here but it started to drizzle so I stopped to put on my jacket. Was very glad of it later. Felt pretty fine until I hit the straight road through Botharnabreena. Here I realised how slow I was going due to the headwind. It was really strong, which didn't bode well for the climb about to come. It started as I passed the entrance to the resevoir, and then it keeps going and keeps going. I though I was in a bad way as I hit the lowest gear while passing the golf course and was going very very slowly. This climb hurts with parts over 20% according to Strava. Slight respite after stone cross and then it goes again with the top coming as the wind hits full blast and the slope about 11%. Got a 2015 KOM at least by 2 seconds. Woo.
The descent from here was a bit scary. Terminal velocity was about 25 km/h due to the wind and the hands got a bit cold. Firing on in Kilbride too. Put on my gloves on the next little slope, past the start of the walk up Seefin and then the descent was a little dodgy with grass in the middle of the road in some places, but not bad at all. Stopped at the bottom of the hill to have a drink and consider the plan. Thought about going to Wicklow but then two guys moving along weel came past so I went after them. They were friendly and going at exactly my pace so I stuck with them. We worked together up the Sally Gap which was nice, though one of them got a bit dropped at the end. Across to the Featherbeds from here was great. Huge tailwind, gliding along. We caught another guy here and I got stuck between two of them on the descent, which was kinda good since I didn't know the lines at all. I took the lead up the featherbeds climb and we had a nice little echelon going. Once the surface got good two of us got away and zipped down to the hairpin turnoff for Cruagh. This was scary with some blustery crosswinds at places. The lads turned off there so I left them and headed home past Hellfire. Chain came off at the lights by the Yellow House then again but otherwise uneventful finish.
Nice cycle, had a fun time. It'd be nice to have people to do the whole thing with but everyone I asked was sick or busy or away so what can you do.