Ballinrobe 2 day 2014

Jersey holders for stage 3

Overall yellow Daire Feeley Team  Itap
Sprints Cathal Moynihan Tralee manor
KOH Jason Prendergast Cunga Cc
A2 leader Aaron O Brien Mego raw cycles
A3 Leader Stephen Finnegan Yeats country cc
Team leader Moda kingdom
Veteran John Hodge Dungarvan CC

Most aggressive rider Paul Mc Carter Donegal Bay CC

A new date, new routes and new riders and Teams. The 2016 Ballinrobe 3 day looks to be a very open race with no stand out favorite.

Former professional and Olympian David O Loughlin is making a welcome return to open racing, he will thrive on home roads and will surely be looking to grab a win over the weekend. Anthony Murray, Jason Prendergast and Mark Quigley will ably support.

The Itap team have started the season with a flourish and have a host of strong results clocked up already for all of their squad. Winning a stage race outright most surely be their goal now.

Waterford racing have a strong line up with Keith Gater and Robin Kelly as leaders both will love the routes as they encourage hard racing. they travel with 7 riders

Mengo Raw cycles  have Simon Ryan and Sean Yelveton,  both are very capable of doing damage on the open roads and have strong support from their squad.

Strata 3/ Velo Revolution look to have the strongest all round team with a number of riders that can win stages or any of the various jerseys so defiantly  a team to watch.

Of the Connacht riders, Simon Kelly Burren, David Brennan Castlebar CC, Richard Meaney Westport Covey and Sean O Malley Western Lakes are all strong riders, they will need to have a bit of luck to infiltrate the right break  and have the staying power to show when it counts.

There may be a few manual entries missing, which will be added on the day.

For more info contact Race director David Mac Dermott 0872663393

All the info you and your team need to know for the Ballinrobe 3 day.

BALLINROBE 3-DAY 2016

Western Lakes Cycling Club would like to welcome you to the 2016 edition of the Ballinrobe 3 Day. This is our 12^th year running the event and here’s hoping it will be a good one.

This year has seen the return of some old route favourites.

Stage 1 (2pm) is more or less a flat stage with two short climbs sprints to kick start the KOH jersey competition, no one will win the race on this stage but many could lose it.

Stage 2 (12pm) is where the roads start to rise. This 120k route will take in the scenic views of Lough Mask on this out and back format.

Stage 3 (10am). The hardest stage of the weekend will see the rider tackle hard roads of Galway and Mayo where the race is bound to be decided.

The A2 and A3 Leaders Jersey will be on show again this year along with the addition of Veterans prizes.

The race has seen entries of teams and individuals trickle in over the last few weeks. It will be good to see some new faces in the bunch this year along with some familiar ones back to defend previous records and titles.

Thank you to all the riders for entering the Ballinrobe 3 Day. The club wishes each and every one of you every success for the event and we hope to see you return in 2017.

OUR APPRECIATION

So many volunteers both from within and outside the club join us each year and help make the race what it is. Without the help, support and enthusiasm of such individuals the event would not be such a success. A big thank you to all involved on behalf of the organising committee.

Without our loyal sponsors, partners, businesses, suppliers we would not be able to put on such a show. Thank you to all of them for their support this year.

Western Lakes C.C. hopes you all have a safe, successful and enjoyable weekend.

Down Load Ballinrobe 3 day Race Manual 2016.

By now you all will have had time to analysis your Easter weekend's results at the various stage races held in the North, South and East of the country.

For those of you thinking about the Ras then training will be savage for the next few weeks, for everyone else its about building form for various Goals from now till the season's end and believe me it comes around pretty fast.

Entry Ballinrobe 3 day  https://cyclingireland.azolve.com/portal/EventsBooking.aspx?EventId=214128

If you are thinking of doing the Ballinrobe 3 day we would recommend that you sign up asap as entries are flowing in, Ballinrobe does not boast a huge amount of accommodation so book early as the fishing season is in full swing up here. Our recommendations are the Western Pride Holiday homes they sleep up to 8 and the weekend price for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday is €300  Ring Agnes 087 4114732.

There are only a few B&B in the town see list attached below, If you or your Team is looking for something different see full list here  Accommodation_in_the_Area or check http://www.irishtourist.com/mayo/towns/ballinrobe/

Stage 3 of the Ballinrobe 3 day is by far the hardest and longest, once you start you pretty much have to finish as its a big loop of 122k. The first climb is a Cat 3 and comes at 30k, its up what is know locally as Sandyhill, for most its a big ring drag so it should'nt do much damage. Skirting around the busy town of Westport is a must on a Bank holiday weekend and this we do by using this bypass route. The road to Leenane is wide open and is prone to crosswinds but its when we turn left in Leenane that the real fun starts, a long steady pull for 3k (Cat 2) should open daylight between the GC men and with another 3k pull (cat 1 of Ail Duil) 10k further down the road this will surely break the bunch up, hard roads for the next 30k will make the racing interesting and also give a chance to the well drilled teams to haul a break back providing there is a team left with numbers to do so !! with the last climb at 84k (Cat 3) this will decide the mountains jersey but not the GC. The last 30k is far from flat so the winner wont be known till they cross the line.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1008337493

The Ballinrobe 3 day has changed its date it was always held in August as a 2 day event but the club felt that  the time was ripe to move the event to May and make it a 3 day event.

The stages are testing but suit the all rounder and with no TT the result may be in doubt till the final stage.

In 2016 we are opening the race to the first 100 riders and they can be off any of the following categories A3,A2,A1,A1+ and Ladies. Entry closes once we reach 100, so sign up NOW.

ENTRY HERE  https://cyclingireland.azolve.com/portal/EventsBooking.aspx?EventId=214128

Over the next 2 weeks we will analysis each stage and highlight the areas where the race may be won and lost.

We have leaders jerseys for A2 and A3 riders, Mountains, Sprints and the coveted yellow jersey for the Winner.

Each stage has a perpetual cup or trophy and we have a generous prize fund.

Stage one http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1008328951

2 laps of 57k, the opening  stage is pretty flat as you will see from the profile above, but the roads are open and if we get the wind blowing hard expect echelons and broken pelotons, we have 2 KOH sprints one at 44k and the other at 100k its only short and will establish who is interested in the KOH competition.

More to follow on stage 2 next week