I think this was one of the best cycles i ever had . The advantage of it was that the wind was a southerly one so i did not have to come back but the train brought me , so i had not got that problem. When i hit Clontarf i could not go on the cycle lane , which is a great advantage of the cycle as there was a marathon and a mini - marathon in progress which went along the whole way nearly as far as Sutton . There seemed to me to be thousands of people at it , not only spectators but also participants . I then went through Bellewstown to discover there was going to be a race in progress . I asked when it was due and was told at 5PM but I was not going to wait an hour as it was only 4PM at this stage .But across the public road where the horses were going to run, there was a covering , similar to wool , however not wool . It was a lovely day with the sun shining and I had the regulation sun cream on , but you would think that it was a bit colder that it really was because of the wind . Anyhow an absolutely marvellous cycle . I will have to do a small bit more practice as i hope to go on this 100KM Dublin Cycle come September.