The South East Road Club announce details of the inaugural Falling Leaves Classic, which is to be held on Sunday 22nd August 2010 at 12:00pm. There are two races planned, a combined race for A2 and A3 riders, and a separate A4 race. Both will take place on an exciting new, but tough, course, which includes multiple ascents of the “New Line” hill, a climb which has featured recently in the Shay Elliot Memorial race, the toughest one-day race in the country.

The A2/A3 race will have 4 circuits, for a total distance of just under 80km. The A4’s will do 3 laps. The finish will be at the former IFI factory entrance on the Vale Road. The circuit details can be found here.

Race headquarters will be the Woodenbridge Hotel, who have kindly come on board for the event and opened the doors of Irelands oldest hotel to welcome cyclists from around the country. The hotel, which was first established in 1608, is set in the beautiful Vale of Avoca, just a few miles from Arklow. For more details see the Woodenbridge hotel website.

A feature of the races will be the inclusion of King of the Hills and Sprint primes worth EUR400, courtesy of our generous sponsors, The Woodenbridge Hotel, Sprint Design Inc., Health Matters and Bracken Autobody.

With over EUR1300 on offer in prize money and primes, and with the exciting new course featuring a challenging climb, fast technical descent, a town section through Arklow and a very fast run-in to a flat finish, here’s hoping for a day of high quality racing, perhaps some drama, followed by refreshments in the Woodenbridge afterwards.

Please check back later for additional details. For more information, contact John Maguire on 086 8582046 or Derek Webb on 087 0617615.