Wild Atlantic Way May 2018

There was a notice in the club newsletter on 11th August about an organised sportif on the Wild Atlantic Way in April 2018. This has sparked some discussion about a DIY (well Do It Ourselves) trip to the west. Riders could travel to and from the west by train and the spin would be supported using the club van.
The idea would be to do a four day spin on the Wild Atlantic Way around the May bank holiday weekend in 2018. The spin would start in Tralee and end in Westport. This would entail four days of cycling with around 120km of cycling each day. The stops would be in (near) Lahinch, Galway and Clifden.
The idea would be to do the trip at a Yellow pace but that can be adjusted depending on who is interested.
If you feel you might be interested in four days on the Wild Atlantic Way in May just reply to this forum post. If there is enough interest we can proceed to confirm dates and figure out costs.

Sounds good to me Padraig.

Thank you for the suggestion.
Peter

Thanks Padraig,

Sounds interesting. Would be interested to hear more.

Stef

Sounds good!

Would be very interested.

Sounds great

I'm interested Padraig, thanks

Thanks Padraig - I'm interested. Kevin.

Sounds good. I'm interested Padraig.

I'm also interested.

Sounds good Padraig, also interested.
Raechel

Great idea Padraig. I'd be interested.

Sounds amazing, definitely interested in this.
G

Looks awesome deffo interested in this G.

It seems we have more than enough interest in this to go ahead. After some discussion with Leonard, here is an update on possible dates.
The Orwell Randonee will be held on the May Bank Holiday weekend so we will not schedule for then. The weekends either before or after that would be good options - starting Thursday 26th April or Thursday 10th May. We will avoid selecting dates when the club van is needed for racing so we should wait to see the 2018 racing calendar before deciding. The 2018 calendar will come available in October.
So we will pick this up again in October, watch this space.
Pádraig.

Padraig
I would be interested.
Liz

I'd be keen too Padraig.
Ken

I would be interested in this idea
Andrew

Also interested.
Cheers,
Diarmuid.

We have clearance to go ahead with this so we will go for the weekend after the May Bank Holiday, starting on the evening of Wednesday 9th May. The overnights would be:

Wednesday 9th Tralee
Thursday 10th Lahinch
Friday 11th Galway
Saturday 12th Clifden

The distance each day will be about 120km, depending on the accommodation.

We will be able to transport 10 to 12 bikes to and from the west in the van. It should be possible to support more riders if they can transport their own bikes. We need some riders willing to drive the van for a stage - unless we can find an angel willing to drive support from Tralee to Westport.

I could use some help booking the accommodation, especially if you have suggestions around these locations. If you want to influence the choice on the spectrum between hostel and 5 star hotel it would be good to be involved.

It would also be great to have some help planning the details of the route.

So if you are interested please reply here and email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Pádraig