Organiser: Seamus O’Leary
Event Date: 7th September 2024
Closing date for entries: Monday 2nd September 2024
E-Mail: seamusoleary9@gmail.com
Entry on Eventmaster only: https://eventmaster.ie/event/7KBYtyeFdv
Cycling Ireland Licence required. A one-day Licence will be available on Eventmaster for €20, this will be charged automatically if you do not have a valid Annual Cycling Ireland Licence.
Entry fee €5, plus Eventmaster fees
Optional ACP or Audax Ireland Medals €5 each
Start time 8.00am. 7.30am for Registration.
Start/Finish: Killeshin Community Centre (just outside Carlow town).
There are 2 versions of this route to choose from:
Original Version – Controls as follows: Templeludigan (74km); Rathvilly (141km); Crookstown (165km); and Killeshin (201km).
Original Route Map: Killeshin 200-Original Route
Flatter Version – Controls as follows: Templeludigan (61km); Castledermot (128km); Nurney (155km); and Killeshin (201km).
Flatter Route Map: Killeshin 200-Flatter Route
The original route follows the Carlow county boundary, taking in surrounding counties and some of Carlow’s best scenery. Starting in Killeshin village with a steady climb to the top of Rossmore Hill
for good views across Carlow, the route then descends quickly to cross the River Barrow. The second climb of the route comes before Graignamanagh, Co Kilkenny leading to great views of the
entire Blackstairs Mountain range.
The flatter version follows a similar route, but avoids those two bigger climbs. Both routes merge prior to the first control in Templeludigan to follow rolling hills around the scenic Blackstairs Mountains and along the River Slaney.
The routes split again after Ardattin, with the original taking in Rathvilly while the flatter version heads straight for Castledermot. Both routes then head north towards the centre of Co Kildare before eventually turning back for Killeshin.
This will be a Calendar event during September, and can be ridden as a Permanent at any time, by arrangement with Seamus.
Please see this page for details of Permanent rides.
https://www.audaxireland.org/audax/permanents/
See also
- Abandoned Churches 200
- Adrian Nealon 200 (& 100)
- An East Clare Meander 200
- Angel of Mons 200
- Ardattin 200
- Ardattin 200 Night Ride
- Audare 200
- Big Fella 200
- Birr 200
- Blackwater 200 (Permanent)
- Bravest of the Brave 200
- Cancelled – Old School 200
- Coastal Classique 200 Permanent
- Crumbling Rocks 200 Permanent
- Dark Hedges 200
- Dying Light 200
- East Wicklow 200 (Permanent only)
- Excelsior 200 Permanent
- Faceless Monk 200
- Fermanagh 200
- Gheimhridh 200 (Winter 200)
- Gimme Shelter 200
- Jack Hackett 200
- Killeshin 200
- Kingsmountain 200
- Larne Round the Lough 200
- Long Heron/4 Aquaducts 200
- Mayo 200
- Mayo XTRM 200
- Mick Byrne 200
- Midleton 200
- Miners Cross 200
- Naomh Barrog Deirdre Wright Memorial 200
- North Leinster Riviera 200 Permanent
- Northside Lowlander 200
- Orwell 200
- Paddy Reilly 200
- Pink Elephant 200
- Rambo 200
- Sligo 200
- Temporary Fever Hospital 200
- Titanic Torr 200
- Tubbercurry Offroad 200
- Vanishing Battalion 200
- West Wicklow 200 Permanent
- Wolftrap 200
- Yola 200