Good Friday Spin aka the Monster

I'll be there!

Sorry Lads, I have to withdraw!
Enjoy!

I'll give it a try.

Hi,

I will be along for some of it. I will probably head out earleir on the Route as I don't want to blow up trying to keep up!

I will be there - thanks for organising this

I'll be there too. Looking forward to it...sort of!

I'll tag along for as much as the legs allow.

The start time is 830am tomorrow morning at the yellow house.
See you all there.

Hi all

fear not the Good Friday Monster is back....same route and meet up times as last year.

here is the post from last year....

Hey all

If anyone is aiming at a W200, Mick Byrne, Beast, Etape, Raid, Marmotte or any long mountain spin this year then this could be for you!
We did this last year and was a fantastic day...25 started only 8 finished the full thing...a tough but great day out
www.strava.com/activities/131571544/segments/2976018085

Plan is to meet up at Yellow House at 830am Good Friday. It's a training spin open to all but is a very challenging day so it's definitely one to think hard about before just turning up on the day.
Route is in link above but it's basically:
158km and 2800m of climbing across 7hours of cycling. We'll break for 2 brief coffee stops in Laragh. Like last year we'll keep the group together as much as possible and regroup at the top of each climbs etc. If you're interested in bombing around the course and not waiting then this is not for you. If you have a hatred of coffee stops then this is not for you either!(even Ken O'Neill sometimes stops for coffee and enjoys it)
Route: Yellow House-Cruagh-Sally Gap-Laragh(stop 1)-Shay Elliot-Sliabh Mann-Brown Mountain-Greenane-Shay Elliot-Laragh-Wicklow Gap-Laragh(stop 2)-Glenmacnass-Sally Gap-Featherbeds for the 1st kom of the season!-Dublin.

It's a long day and I think it could be 430-5pm before we return home.
It's very much a spin aimed a measuring ones legs as the mountains season gets on it's way. We'll be taking it at a nice easy pace and keeping it to orange pace max.
All welcome to join the monster! Any questions please ask.....and yes Eugene....there will be banter

Garret

Looking forward to it, Gar.

Thanks Gareth. I'd like to give it a shot. It'd be great to get a day like today! Dec

Great, I'll bring the Rosary beads.

Sounds like a great day especially as the pubs are closed ;-) I'll be there. Hoping the weather is good.

See you there!!

I'm in.
It'll be Day 6 of my Haute Route training block, nice way to round it off. Going to bring plenty of caffeine gels.

HI Garret, hope all is well with you. I plan to be there for the Monster with Gillian, would be OK if we could meet you up above Cruagh just there at the viewing point where I met you last year? if you leave Yellow House at 8:30am you will probably be up there just after 9:00am? hope that will be OK. Thanks if anything changes I will call you. Muriel

sounds good Muriel see you then
garret

I'll be there. Looking forward to it!

I am in- fitted the 32T
Hugh

Sounds tempting especially as I'm doing the Etape this year. Have only hit 1800m over 70km to date - not sure if this is too big a jump in 1 hit!