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Title: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Paul on January 18, 2015, 06:44:43 AM: XC season kicks off in a couple of weeks with the Blitz in Ballinastoe.

More details and sign-on here (http://www.bikingblitz.ie/index.php/events/wicklow-blitz)
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - 1st February 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Paul on January 29, 2015, 01:03:36 PM: Who is doing the Blitz this sunday..?
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Post by: capnsantini on January 29, 2015, 01:07:33 PM: I'm in; Supa Pro! Though I think I might regret the second lap......
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - 1st February 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Chopper on January 29, 2015, 03:04:24 PM: Ive Signed up too for the Pro - :-\

Best To luck to every one
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Post by: jdacked on January 29, 2015, 04:45:05 PM: I'm in for the craic >:(
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Post by: Flathout on January 29, 2015, 08:13:04 PM: I've signed up for the pro(that's as far as my pro ability goes?)...!
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Post by: Scott B. on January 29, 2015, 08:35:41 PM: I am working this weekend...boooooo but secretly hoping for snow so it gets canceled
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - 1st February 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: DaveyD on January 29, 2015, 10:14:44 PM: I'm hoping my sickness shifts so I can drag my ass around for a couple of laps
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Post by: RIDER Ado Connell on January 29, 2015, 10:17:20 PM: I'm with Scott.. Can't make it this wkend but it was cancelled???
Best of luck to y'all.. Make sure u taste blood in your mouth!!!
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - 1st February 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Scott B. on January 30, 2015, 04:04:10 PM: Be carefull what you wish for... The Blitz is indeed cancelled due to weather and is being rerun on the 22nd of March.. :-*
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - 1st February 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: capnsantini on January 30, 2015, 04:27:06 PM: Bummer! I'll still be there but it sounds like months away from now. Time for some R and R between now and then I guess.
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - 1st February 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: DaveyD on January 30, 2015, 04:33:27 PM: So we have two weeks to prepare for Limerick ;D
Score

I'm off to do some squats!
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - 1st February 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Paul on January 30, 2015, 08:30:18 PM: Quote from: Scott B. on January 30, 2015, 04:04:10 PM
Be carefull what you wish for... The Blitz is indeed cancelled due to weather and is being rerun on the 22nd of March.. :-*

Balls, and i took the weekend off work and all :'(
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Resheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Paul on March 17, 2015, 11:58:44 PM: Quick turn around this week..... The rescheduled wicklow blitz is on this sunday.
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Post by: Flathout on March 18, 2015, 11:03:49 PM: Yup I'm in!
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Dutchy on March 19, 2015, 02:25:15 PM: I'm up for some more pain!
Can't let Matt get such a head start this time..... ;)
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: DaveyD on March 20, 2015, 10:42:43 AM: I'm In
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Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Chopper on March 20, 2015, 11:40:58 AM: me too!
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: pedalpower on March 20, 2015, 11:26:02 PM: Signed up, time to rock and roll with team IMBRC in 2015 8)
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Paul on March 22, 2015, 10:43:57 PM: Well done folks.... looked like a great day out and some nice results again with the juniors leading the way.

Another great result from big red and looks like turbo brown and Dave had a close one

Results (http://www.bikingblitz.ie/images/results/wicklowblitz2015.pdf)
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Post by: PaulC86 on March 23, 2015, 06:20:55 AM: Oh yeah, cast out the other ginger ya racist! :-P
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Paul on March 23, 2015, 06:22:44 AM: Quote from: PaulC86 on March 23, 2015, 06:20:55 AM
Oh yeah, cast out the other ginger ya racist! :-P

Some gingers dont need their ego stroked :-*
Title: Re: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: PaulC86 on March 23, 2015, 06:27:13 AM: Quote from: Paul on March 23, 2015, 06:22:44 AM
Some gingers dont need their ego stroked :-*
Thanks for your continued support as always Paul
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Post by: Scott B. on March 23, 2015, 07:48:37 AM: Holy crap 7th.. Super Placing King Tayto
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Post by: Scott B. on March 23, 2015, 07:54:25 AM: Those lap times are a joke.....so fast..
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Ian on March 23, 2015, 09:53:06 AM: Savage stuff from the lads with special mention to PaulC who took some serious scalps yesterday. Young Adam is gonna be a superstar too :)
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: PaulC86 on March 23, 2015, 10:12:05 AM: Quote from: Ian on March 23, 2015, 09:53:06 AM
Savage stuff from the lads with special mention to PaulC who took some serious scalps yesterday. Young Adam is gonna be a superstar too :)

Thanks Ian, its this type of encouragement that really pushes me through. As for Adam, that youngfella is something else and needs to be kept an eye on for the future.
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Jimmy Mr Excuses on March 23, 2015, 10:22:18 AM: Quote from: PaulC86 on March 23, 2015, 10:12:05 AM
Thanks Ian, its this type of encouragement that really pushes me through. As for Adam, that youngfella is something else and needs to be kept an eye on for the future.
Not to mention thrashing the big bike around all Saturday morning also on a savage spin. Well done lads great results
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: pedalpower on March 23, 2015, 10:57:16 PM: Savage event, not ridden there in a while, sloppy first lap, fairly technical, better second lap, back gave out trying to lash through rocky after rocky after rocky section! Colm was on a great charge and nipped ahead on last climb, my back-up plan was to pass on kicker before final single track but Colm too strong and couldn't hold his wheel; Chapeau.

Great races for Paul, Adam, Anto and Ryan.

Tried some of our coaching tips: Tarja's warm up and race prep, didn't use gels and sipped water all morning as suggested by A1 coaching.

Time for the suffering to being...
Title: Re: 2015 Wicklow Blitz - Rescheduled 22nd March 2015 - Ballinastoe
Post by: Col36 on March 24, 2015, 02:19:01 PM: Cheers Dave, great ride too. lol I had the same plan! Shame we didn't get into the top 20 as we thought we did. A few of those guys that did make the top 20, did it off your back wheel as you dragged them up the expressway both laps. I should have worked harder with you to claw them back but as it took about 1.5 laps to actually catch you, I could only manage myself from there on. I'll start the next race beside you!

Interesting point about the water/gels. Because of the Cx racing (with no water bottles) I've got into the habit of not bringing water or gels for anything up to a three hour ride. With this in mind I only put about 200ml of plain water in the bottle and just used half of it. I didn't bonk, wasn't dehydrated or didn't even get a hint of a cramp (I'm usually always get warnings of cramps at least). I'm not recommending it, just thought it was interesting how the body adapts over time. I had a total dry mouth but that was from the Sudofed I took earlier in the morning, and that was all I really needed the water for. Obviously as it gets warmer I'll need to bring more fuel.

Haven't ridden the Coillte Stowe loop since the Blitz last year, its got fairly rough in spots IMO. Nothing that is difficult to ride, it just doesn't seem to flow like it did, LSD especially...littered with hazards. Maybe I'm just spending too much time on the roads on the cross bike since I got it. Weather was super anyway, felt like we were racing in California or something with the sunny blue skies and cool air.

Great turnout and results for the club in general. Well done Adam and Ryan. And in SP, Anto and Tayto giving the top ten major grief again! Its going to be a great year for the club!