Start off from Mourne Lodge at 8pm to get back to Downpatrick and pick up the course. Breakfast is just porridge, tea and toast. NO full breakfast! This is going to make for a tough ride.
It is a tough ride. A series of long climbs with surprise steep bits keeps the pace low for the first 2 hours. The Mountains of Mourne make up for that though.
Pace picks up through Newry where every other burglar alarm seems to be going off. Then after Dundalk we get mixed up in 90km endurance event. I have to admit that I amused myself by catching up riders, chatting with them then accelerating away. Very childish I know.
A few more tiring climbs towards Naul then a nice fast rub down inti Dublin, the Jury's Inn and a warm welcome at the pavement from Helen and Mary Beth.
Now for a nice rest day with good company.
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