Date: Saturday 11th November 2023
Difficulty/Climbing (from * to *****) **
Organiser: Ronald Moore
NEW PHONE NO: 089 6172661
NEW E-MAIL : altabanthegr8@gmail.com
Address: Ronald Moore, 54 Elm Mount Road, Beaumont, Dublin D09 T9C5
Entry Fee: €5 on Eventmaster, plus fees
Optional Medal ACP or Audax Ireland Medal €7
Cycling Ireland Annual Licence required, One-day Licence available for €20.00 if needed, this will be charged automatically on Eventmaster if you do not have a valid Annual Cycling Ireland Licence.
Entry on Eventmaster: https://eventmaster.ie/event/kkvjCK2TA2
Closing Date: 7th November, or when entry limit filled. 20 places only.
START: WHITEHALL CHURCH
TIME : 7.00AM
This is a self-supporting event ***
ROUTE DESCRIPTION: North via St Margarets, Lispopple, Ballyboughal, Clonmethan, Duleek, Ardee. Heading southwest from Ardee via Lobinstown, Castletown, Corrtown, Jamestown Bog. Head west back home to Whitehall by way of Kilmessan, Skreen, Ballymadun, Glebe Road, St.Margerets. Boot Inn, Finish in Whitehall at 210k
NO TRIBARS ***
Helmet and lights are compulsory. Ensure your lights are good for a 200k event**
High viz clothing is advisable, come prepared for a winter spin**
There is gravel/bog road section approx 2km long around Jamestown Bog at 133.8km. A small amount of walking and navigation of stiles is required to access some of the info controls, don’t forget to bring a pen for info controls**
CONTROLS: 50K DULEEK, 90K ARDEE, KILMESSAN 157K, 206.2 WHITEHALL.
You must obtain a timed proof of passage at all of these controls and return with your brevet card.
INFO CONTROLS: 66 K – OLD MELIFONT; 73.6K – MONASTERBOICE, 86.4K; JUMPING CHURCH – 109 – CASTLETOWN KILPATRICK CHURCH; 150.6 – BECTIVE ABBEY.
The track to CASTLETOWN KILPATRICK CHURCH is uneven and and soft in parts, about 600m long.
To get to the Faceless Monk go around to the left of the front of Bective Abbey and in the first entrance on the right. His effigy is carved on the inside edge of the 3rd arch on the left.
On the routesheet there are a series of questions about each of these info controls. Answers must be filled in on your brevet card in the allotted space.
Final control at Whitehall closes at 20.20.
This is a gently undulating route. Mainly on 2nd and 3rd class roads.
Lights and helmets are mandatory, and should be adequate to light your way on a dark country road. You cannot start without them.
You will be travelling some narrow twisty roads which can be treacherously greasy on the bends and in some parts have poor road surfaces. Those using narrow, semi-slick high pressure tyres take note.
Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37120213
See also
- –Dying Sow (permanent)
- 1.5 Loughs winter permanent.
- Abandoned Churches 200
- Adrian Nealon 200 (& 100)
- An East Clare Meander 200
- Angel of Mons 200
- Ardattin 200
- Ardattin 200 Night Ride
- Around Down 200
- Audare 200
- Aughties EPIC 200 Audax
- Banner 200
- Big Fella 200
- Birr 200
- Blackwater 200 (Permanent)
- Coastal Classique 200 Permanent
- Connaught Centenary 200
- Crumbling Rocks 200 Permanent
- Dark Hedges 200
- Dawn Raid 200
- Dying Light 200
- East Wicklow 200 (Permanent only)
- Effin 200
- EWC 200
- Excelsior 200 Permanent
- Faceless Monk 200
- Fermanagh 200
- Forgotten Roads 200
- Fratres Cruciferi/4 Towers 200
- Gheimhridh 200 (Winter 200)
- Gimme Shelter 200
- Inner Ring 200
- Killeshin 200
- Kingsmountain 200
- Long Heron/4 Aquaducts 200
- Mayo 200
- Mayo Western Lakes 200/100 MTB
- Mayo XTRM 200
- Mick Byrne 200
- Midlands Meander 200
- Midleton 200
- Miners Cross 200
- North Leinster Riviera 200 Permanent
- Nutcracker 200
- Orwell 200
- Paddy Reilly 200
- Pink Elephant 200
- Rambo 200
- Rock Savage 200
- Sligo 200
- Tara 200
- Temporary Fever Hospital 200
- Titanic Torr 200
- Tubbercurry Offroad 200
- Vanishing Battalion 200
- West Wicklow 200 Permanent
- Wolfe Tone West Cork 200
- Wolftrap 200
- Yola 200
I have been informed by a friend that the Faceless Monk is full. I didn’t realise there was a limit for rider numbers on this event?? Can someone clarify this so I can arrange a permanent with a few more riders for elsewhere. Thanks Dan.
I have my entry for Faceless Monk Dan. I can’t make it on he new date, i.e. 17/11. If Ronnie will agree, feel free to take my place there. Pawel.
How thoughtful Pawel even if I did post this 2 years ago. I might go with the flow and ask Chairman Mao
2018 Faceless Monk now on 17 Nov 2018.
Your Hyperlink to the Ride with GPS route map is not working, can you repost the link.
I dont see the photo of THE FACELESS MONK that is mentioned above that we have to lookout for. M