Official 2008 IV Results

The results of this years Inter-varsity Cycling Championship have been finalised. All results for both Team and Individual competitions are available:



also in pdf format.

Congratulations to all who took part and thanks to the organising clubs of DCU, TCD, and UCD.

2008 Intervarsities

The 2008 Irish Cycling Intervaristy Competition will be held in the Pheonix Park on Sunday 9th March. In order to facilitate the Road Race a number of roads and junctions will be closed between 10:00am and 12:00pm (noon) on Sunday 9th of March.

The Races will take place on the following the route marked red. Marshals will be placed to direct traffic at the positions 1 through 7 (click for larger version):



The specific roads that will be closed are:

Chesterfield Avenue (updated)
between Acres Rd/Odd Lamp Rd/Chesterfield Ave Round-About and North Rd/Ordnance Rd/Chesterfield Ave Round-About BOTH DIRECTIONS

Ordnance Road
between North Rd/Ordnance Rd/Chesterfield Ave Round-About and Ordnance Rd/Upper Glenn Rd/Furze Rd/Knockmaroon Rd Junction

Glenn Road
between Ordnance Rd/Upper Glenn Rd/Furze Rd/Knockmaroon Rd Junction and Chapelizod Gate/Upper Glenn Rd/Acres Rd Junction

Acres Road
Limited Traffic will be allowed on the Acres Road under guidance of the marsahalls

Military Road
between Acres Rd/Military Rd Junction and Military Rd/Islandbridge Gate/Kyber Rd/Wellington Rd Junction

Kyber Road
between Military Rd/Islandbridge Gate/Kyber Rd/Wellington Rd Junction and Kyber Rd/Acres Rd Junction


For the safety of competitors in this event, we would greatly appreciate your co-operation with event Marshals.

Scoring System for use in the Race

Here's a breakdown of points for RR and TT.

Starting with the winner:

100

93

87

82

78

74

70

67

64

61

58

55

52

50

48

46

44

42

40

39

38

37 and down in ones

If you finish in a group everyone in that group gets the same points.

e.g. If ten people finish together in say 10th plase they all get 61 points. The next group will then get 39 points.

However, for the winning group the points will be broken down accordingly where possible.

Team prize: Best 3 individual point scores combined.

Bonus team points available those who take the primes(1st,2nd,3rd).

These points do not count for individual points competition.

Ladies event marked similarly.

Intervarsity Maps

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Course for the Road Race (note, red line is the new route, the blue section is the old route).



Time Trial Course (follows Boot Inn League route).



Directions from DCU Race Facilities to TT start.

Raceday Timetable

Timetable for the day looks as follows:

• 9 -10am Registration in the park
• 10:00am Riders briefing
• 10:05am Race start
• 12:00pm Roads reopen
• 12:30 - 2:30pm Facilities in DCU open for lunch and storage
• 3pm First rider away in TT at Boot in course
• 4pm Onwards , shower and changing facilities in DCU open
  
• 5pm Prize giving in DCU, and tasty treats

DCU will be providing bike storage and changing facilities at the lunch break and after. If you need to store a bike in DCU over night could you please contact me on : billy.fish[at]gmail.com, with 'Bike Storage' in the title.

Cost for the race is €10 per competitor. All riders must have a current 2007/8 student card with them. A years grace will be given to students who graduated in the last academic year, they must have a 2006/7 student card with them. There will be no exceptions. Irish citizens who are currently living in another country are eligible to race, but must provide a 2007/8 or 2006/7 student card.

Press Release

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Press Release: 25/02/2008

The Irish National University Cycling Road Race will be held on March 9^th in the Phoenix Park, co-hosted by DCU, TCD, and UCD. The defending men’s team from Queens University Belfast and women’s team from UCD return to try to retain their title from last year, as well as many other riders who competed in last years highly successful race in Belfast.

This year the race will be held on closed roads around a rolling 7km circuit in the Phoenix Park Dublin. There will be 7 laps for the men’s race and 4 laps for the women’s race, with sprint primes to be announced. The race is aimed at students of all abilities, newcomers and experienced riders alike. No prior racing experience is needed, however basic bike handling skill are.

This event will be considered in the selection of the Irish team to compete in the World University Championships that are due to be held in Holland this year. Riders who are interested in riding on the Irish team can contact CUSAI for further details on the selection process.

One day licences have been kindly supported by Cycling Ireland, so that there will be no licence cost for riders wishing to participate. This is a good opportunity for students who are newcomers to the sport to give it a go.

The Time Trial will also be held on March 9^th, on the Boot Inn Circuit.

Sign on for the day will be in the Phoenix Park from 9-10am sharp, facilities will be provided in DCU for car parking and bike storage. There will also be a room provided at lunchtime in DCU for eating/recovering before the time trial. Details and directions for facilities in DCU will be given to riders at sign on.

The road race will start at 10:00 sharp from the sign on station on the Furze road. All riders are expected to attend the pre race briefing. The race will start with a split, controlled lap.

The first rider in the time trial will start at 3pm, with riders going in reverse order from the finish of the road race. The overall championship will be decided on point’s basis, with equal points available in both the road race and time trial.

All students who are studying in Irish 3^rd level institutes are eligible to compete (this includes foreign nationals studying in Ireland), along with those Irish students currently studying abroad. Riders who hold valid 2006/2007 student cards (i.e. those who finished college last year) are also eligible for participation.

Prize giving, showering, changing facilities and food will be available in DCU after the end of the time trial.

Further information can be found at www.ucd.ie/cycling , or by contacting Greg May at Gregory.c.may(at)gmail.com , race entries to the same address with the title ‘Race Entry’