Trans Alp 2015

[DaveyD]

Some of you may already know but Dave O'Shea is heading off to do the Trans Alp Link with his race partner Sebastian Szarkowicz from Cork based De Ronde van Cork Cycling Club.
Dave raced against Sebastian at Salzkammergut trophy 2 years ago Heres the report from that one. The lads fly out Friday start the race in Germany on Sunday and finish 7 days later in Lake Garde Italy

Best of luck Dave and Sebastian
Keep her lit

[lunka01]

keep her lit lads

[Jimmy Mr Excuses]

Best of luck

[craig_s]

Good luck lads, give it socks!!

[Chopper]

Best of luck

[Dave O Shea]

Thanks All ,
It says a lot about the club with all the good luck messages, calls n texts ect ! Thanks to all.... super stoked now with nice kind of nervous energy building up ...had a final spin on the mtb last night with Colin out in Howth ...a few more easy spinning sessions today, tomorrow and Sat then it's game on Sunday !
Attached is a link to a funky route animation (<1 min) and to the promo video (< 2 mins) !


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz8OudqY39k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yePii9OFYw

Cheers Dave ....and good luck to all taking part in the XC Nationals this weekend !

[rappid]

Thanks all. we will do our best

 https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ivPa9zDiuBY


Cheers, Sebastian

[Paul]

Best of luck lads..! Give it sox. 

[Joe J]

Quick update on Lads progress:
3 Days out of 7 completed! Today being the toughest by far 119k with 3577m of accent !ouch.

Stage 1 102k 2260m accent Lads finished 46th out of 130 teams in masters.
Stage 2 64k 2405m accent Lads finished 32nd
Stage 3 119k 3577m accent Lads finished 23rd

Great results lads As the going gets though ye accelerate up the leader board.
RESPECT!!"
Keep it up lads

[Paul]

Thats great stuff lads.! Keep her lit.! 

[Scott B.]

46th to 23rd... that's some improvement and only 4 more days to go.....!! Quite amazing really some incredible commitment needed for that...

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[Joe J]

Update:
Stage 4  90k   2,538 m accent Finished 28th
Stage 5  73k   3,137 m. Finished 76th ( Dave had a meeting with a motor bike, Not sure of details but he had to finish race on a borrowed bike)
Stage 6  89k   2,539m finished 23rd!
Epic results Lads keep it up.
Best of luck on final stage tomorrow a mere 75 K with 2,555 m accent. One big climb after 25 k of 1500m non stop

[DaveyD]

Serious effort put in there,
Keep it up lads

[Dave O Shea]

Thanks guys..just getting ready for last stage into lake garda....ya Joe small detail of the 15k climb which is the steepest in the race. Fantastic race to date with our results and team work improving virtually day on day ! Plenty stories to tell including getting to ride (Max's) one of pros ulta light 29er on Thursday after moto incident...more on that ltr ! Time and place on that stage to be corrected  ! Well done all in nationals last week ..I logged on to check last week....some fantastic results !

[Dave O Shea]

Thanks all for the good luck messages...when u have to go to the well again and again it makes it somewhat easier with all that support behind you ! Yesterdays final stage was a cracker..I did my usual quick start only to feel the legs quite heavy but continued to meander through the racers as we left town just my staying on side of the group and being a bit cute....some of germans expect you to stay in line..hilarious ! ! Rode the first climb just under threshold knowing what was coming...caught a fast moving train  on the flat section to base of steepest climb of the week  and then it all blew up  ..straight into about 15- 20 % and increazing and decreasing  after that....it was relentless ! The sweat was pouring down my arm a d off my elbows such was the incline ! .Amazingly I came to life on the  climb but I do like to climb and musle tiredness did not seem in climbing zone ....its was v warm and I was glad I had taken 2 prolonged cold showers in the morn to keep core temp down. Avg speed was under 15 k for 1st 2 hrs due to climb..eventually some downhill single track and an enduro section...positioned late enough in d day that I could let loose and have a good blast at it ! Sweet ! After final decent eased off the gas and hooked up with Seb 2km from Riva ...we rode in together in a group where eveyone was jostling for position then crossed line together for 29 overall from 130 in masters cat. Very happy with that and with how we raced as a team once we got going ! The race set up which is a massive improvement on when I
took part with "the Bull" mc Cabe in 07. I will do a full write up in the next week or so including the collision with motorbike on stage 5 which trashed my wheel and damaged frame and interview with TAlp on the beach !lafter stage 4 !
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