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General Category => Racing => Topic started by: Paul on June 06, 2014, 03:24:06 PM
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This it the biggest international mountain biking event to hit these shores ever.! Some big international names will be racing including Jenny Fay,Sally Bingham, Bas Peters, Christoph Sauser and just announced today Olympic XC champion Jaroslav Kulhavý.!
Non elite riders can race the course on sat in the support races, with sunday being the main event. If you can you should support this event by racing or as a spectator and help make it a success. It can only be good for the sport and investment in irish mountain biking
Information on the event and registering can be found on the website here (http://euromarathonchamps.com/index.php/en/)
from Biking.ie on Vimeo.
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So who is going down to this?
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I've registered for the masters on the Saturday. 10am start so it'll be an early night on Friday.
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I'm doing it for sure.
The masters starts at 11 on Saturday, Colm, don't be dramatic!
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I'm tempted
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I'm tempted
Do it...!! ;)
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Yeah but the only thing holding me back is the wonga involved. Bike is suffering after yesterday. Plus I'm doing a 5k run the night before. Would love to give it a shot tho.
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I'm going too. 8)
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Just registered vets :)
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Good man Joe..I'm working otherwise tempted
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Do not forget about having your bottles ready for the feed zone pickup, it closes at 9.45.
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Hope to make this myself, Remember to mind that first climb :-\
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Looking forward to it ...ta for feed zone closure tip Ger...havn't read any of detail !
Ya remember that 1st climb alright from last yr Davey !
c u all there !
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So many club jerseys on the podium. Well done boys, terrific to see. Enjoy the banter tonight!
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Well done guys
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Some great results and performance today, unfortunately Colm had a small spill but looked to have broken his wrist, hope it is not too bad.
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Colm updat: They tried to straighten in Limerick regional hospital it but wrist will need surgery which he will get in Dublin in next few days. Unlucky as we all fall off at some stage but when he fell the ground he fell on was rising up toward him so no chance of deflection just impact !
great race ..Colms fall aside ! Well done Gareth 1st Junior ! Anyone know if there are results up anywhere ?
Dave
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Ah bollix get well soon Colm that's bad news. Fair play to everyone else that looked like a savage event and some fantastic results from Club
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Heal quickly Colm.... well done to the podium achievers and all who raced.
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Well done Dave on looking after Colm, real pity, very unlucky I spent second half of race with Dave and Colm he was really strong and just dropped a few meters on last big climb was expecting to see him again and only heard a few minutes after finishing what happened!
Otherwise super event well done to Gareth and Micko
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Yeah, well done everyone. Bad news about Colm :( I fell myself at the start-finish line when we where coming back from in-lap and that was only like 5km done. Whole race my knee ,elbow and hip was a pain. Luckily nothing broken but yeah...fell stupidly :/
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Great day out yesterday and great club performances. Well done to Gareth on the win and micko on his third place. Feeny was on the podium to.
Great results from the rest of the lads
Colm was so unlucky and was having a great race. He passed me at the 60k mark in 12th place overall and was heading for a great category result before the unfortunate fall.
Building up to be another great day today
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Great event. Very well run. Unfortunately I had a few punctures which cost me a lot of time but thats racing. Back to tubeless for me?
Congrats to everyone who raced. Especially Gareth! Great result.
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Are there results to be found anywhere ?
pic of Lako and myself at finish !
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A class bit of video from sat
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Official results here (http://www.euromarathonchamps.com/index.php/en/competitors/results)
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That video is really good, the course looked gruelling. Plenty of tired bodies after that..
Really sorry to hear about Colm,get well soon bud-any chance of a loan of ur bike?:)
Well done to everyone who took part..
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Fair play lads, you's had great results!
I was happy cruising back home with about 10km to go only to see a train of three blue jerseys (colm, dave and Jim) so that gave me a good kick up the arse to get a move on!
Also, get well soon Colm!
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Some photos (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152203796647947.1073741839.316207487946&type=3)
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Thanks Sean...well done yourself 2nd Expert ..presume same distance..then u beat me by a minute 45 sec ! One of my most enjoyable marathons for a while great racing grabing a wheel then sometimes making a break..I had one of those days where every decision seemed the right one..great craic riding in withe group of which 3 of us were IMBRC. Jim had some issue with a cleat we were working together at one stage earlier (although it was mostly him if truth be told) and I thought he said he had to stop as he had loose teeth ...LOL ! I broke away from our group of about 6 on very last climb b4 last transition but Aidan Mc D powered past on run in then another dude and and I raced for finish but he pipped me on the line ...fair enough as he was faster on single track run in but I would nt leave him past !
Colm is having surgery in Beaumount ..should be finished now and Con is collecting him.
Regards Dave
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Great report and race Dave....& heal quickly Colm
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Heal quickly colm
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Hi All,
I was talking to Colm earlier on and they kept him in last night after surgery in the end (he now has a couple of steels pins/bolt in wrist) and got out earlier today ! I will leave any further updates to the man himself !
Cheers Dave
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Great write up on Red Bulls site here (http://www.redbull.com/ie/en/bike/stories/1331659088376/2014-european-marathon-mtb-champs-in-ballyhoura) and a nice bit of exposure for Ireland along with Alan and Adrain for the great photos
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Great read Ben ...very well put together and deadly pics too !
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Hope you're back on the bike soon Colm.
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Another video from Sundays race