Organiser: Seamus O’Leary
Event Date: 2nd September 2023
E-Mail: seamusoleary9@gmail.com
Entry on Eventmaster only: https://eventmaster.ie/event/0jQxTzqsA1
Entry fee €5
This event can also be ridden as a Permanent, on a date of your choice, by arrangement with Seamus. Please see the Permanents page for more details. https://www.audaxireland.org/audax/permanents/
Optional ACP or Audax Ireland Medals €7 each
Closing date for entries: Tuesday 29th August 2023
Start time 8.00 am. 7.30 for Registration.
RidewithGPS Map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32017847
Start Location: Killeshin Community Centre, Killeshin, Co. Laois
Facilities/Parking: Parking available at and/or nearby community centre.
Helmets and Cycling Ireland Licence are mandatory. One-day Licence is available if required, cost €20, and will be charged automatically on Eventmaster if you do not provide a valid current Cycling Ireland Licence Number.
Route Description:
Start/Finish: Killeshin Community Centre (just outside Carlow town)
Controls (and stops for re-fuelling) as follows: Killeshin; Graignamanagh (59km); Bunclody (103km); and Crookstown (165km).
The 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. Rolling hills along the Carlow boundaries with Wexford and Wicklow are broken up with views of Mount Leinster, the Slaney River and Lugnaquilla. With nearly 1,800m climbed after 150km, the last section through Kildare and Laois is relatively flat.
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