Today, 11th May 2014, Stage 3 of the 2014 Giro d'Italia finishes in Dublin!!!!
And the best bit of being a bit of a cycling fanboy - the last 10km takes in a good bit of my commute to work! So now, and for as long as I am cycling, I can dream my way into work each morning believing myself to be a Roche or Kittel (in slow motion tv replay mode, of course). Sadly though I cant pretend to be Dan....
So this morning I went out and cycled as much of the last 10 km of the route as I could before road closures took my playpen away.
Cycling down the coast road the wind was quite severe into the face and will probably ensure the peloton catches any break if its still out there. The wind can often change direction during the day (ah, the joy of cycling against the wind on the way to and home from work...). Rain was soft and although the weather was cool, it wasn't cold enough to cause pinpricks on the face, more an inconvenience for keeping the eyes open and on the road.
Its a pity the weather wont show Belfast to Dublin off to its best, contrary to most indicators maybe God isn't an Irishman.
The road has been re-surfaced for most of the route (an unexpected bonus, as cycling past the ports juggernaut softenend and potholed tarmac every morning was one of the reasons I bought a cyclo cross bike rather than an out and out roadracer) - however its still a bit rough and slippy between St Annes Park (this afternoons hoped for vantage point) and the Wooden Bridge. I'm hoping this has no effect on the riders today.
The centre of Dublin was already fairly locked down this morning and traffic was very quiet, most people obviously getting the message about potential traffic restrictions - certainly cycling the quiet streets was an unexpected joy.
The kids are also getting into to the spirit of things - I took the 3 eldest into the Irish Cycling Show in Merrion Square yesterday and even though we were there for c2 hours there was no complaining! (No doubt all the cycling to the park is having an effect however the sheer scale of goodie-giving away also had some small impact).
Here's to 10 seconds of live action this afternoon.
And the best bit of being a bit of a cycling fanboy - the last 10km takes in a good bit of my commute to work! So now, and for as long as I am cycling, I can dream my way into work each morning believing myself to be a Roche or Kittel (in slow motion tv replay mode, of course). Sadly though I cant pretend to be Dan....
So this morning I went out and cycled as much of the last 10 km of the route as I could before road closures took my playpen away.
Cycling down the coast road the wind was quite severe into the face and will probably ensure the peloton catches any break if its still out there. The wind can often change direction during the day (ah, the joy of cycling against the wind on the way to and home from work...). Rain was soft and although the weather was cool, it wasn't cold enough to cause pinpricks on the face, more an inconvenience for keeping the eyes open and on the road.
Its a pity the weather wont show Belfast to Dublin off to its best, contrary to most indicators maybe God isn't an Irishman.
The road has been re-surfaced for most of the route (an unexpected bonus, as cycling past the ports juggernaut softenend and potholed tarmac every morning was one of the reasons I bought a cyclo cross bike rather than an out and out roadracer) - however its still a bit rough and slippy between St Annes Park (this afternoons hoped for vantage point) and the Wooden Bridge. I'm hoping this has no effect on the riders today.
The centre of Dublin was already fairly locked down this morning and traffic was very quiet, most people obviously getting the message about potential traffic restrictions - certainly cycling the quiet streets was an unexpected joy.
The kids are also getting into to the spirit of things - I took the 3 eldest into the Irish Cycling Show in Merrion Square yesterday and even though we were there for c2 hours there was no complaining! (No doubt all the cycling to the park is having an effect however the sheer scale of goodie-giving away also had some small impact).
Here's to 10 seconds of live action this afternoon.
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