I went down to do the "FALLING LEAVES” CLASSIC in Arklow on Sunday and wished I stayed in bed, the course over 4 laps of a 20Km lap with one long climb of about 6 -8Km in the middle, the pace from the off was quick and with the climb coming after only 1 km from the start everyone felt it, so much so that a few just turned around and cycled back to there cars. I got over the climb on the first lap but the next two I drop off the back but was able to get on with some quick decending, on the last lap I hug deep and stayed with the bunch, then happy days up for the sprint and came 8th across the line. Photos on the link below.
These races are great for training and with only 3 left hopfully we can see some more EPIC jerseys
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