FBD Insurance RÁS 2007 ROUTE & TIME SCHEDULE |
DÉ SATHAIRN 19ú BEALTAINE. Saturday 19th May. WEST COUNTY HOTEL, CHAPELIZOD, DUBLIN 20. |
Saturday 19th May: Team Managers to register teams and sign-on in Race HQ, West County Hotel, Chapelizod, Dublin, from 18:30 to 21:00hrs. Managers to present team race clothing for inspection to Commissaire President, provide team vehicle registration numbers and list of team accommodation locations. Meeting for team managers, attended by the College of Commissaires and the race technical staff, will take place in Race HQ at 21:30hrs. Draw for team car positions in the cavalcade on Stage 1 will take place at this meeting. |
STAGE 1, DÉ DOMHNAIG 20ú BEALTAINE Sunday 20th May. NAAS - TEMPLEMORE 157 KMS. |
Riders and all team officials Sign-On in Naas UDC Office, Osprey Road, Naas. |
09:30 - 10:30 |
Assembly: UDC Office |
11:20 |
Race departs UDC Office for parade to Naas town centre |
11:30 |
Teams are required to line up in team formation in accordance with the Start Sheet for parade. |
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Arrive Main Street |
11:50 |
CEREMONIAL START - Naas Town Hall |
12:00 |
Neutralised for 2.5kms to Millenium Road, via Sallins Road. |
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A 3 minutes stop will take place on Millenium Road before Start of Racing to allow riders remove track suits, etc. |
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Estimated Time of Arrival at Kilometres per Hour. |
48 |
40 |
32 |
Kms |
Mls. |
Location |
Back wind |
Average |
Head wind |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Ceremonial Start - Naas Town Hall. |
12:00 |
12:00 |
12:00 |
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Left from Main Street to Sallins Road. Through two sets of traffic lights. 1st exit at roundabout to Millenium Road, dir Millenium Park. Three minutes stop on Millenium Road. |
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2.6 |
1.6 |
End of neutral zone 350m after roundabout from Sallins Road to Millenium Road. |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
Start of racing. |
12:07 |
12:07 |
12:07 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
Roundabout, straight, direction Newbridge. |
12:07 |
12:08 |
12:08 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
Roundabout, straight, direction Newbridge. |
12:08 |
12:08 |
12:09 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
Roundabout, straight, direction Newbridge. |
12:08 |
12:09 |
12:09 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
Roundabout, straight, direction Newbridge. |
12:10 |
12:11 |
12:12 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
Roundabout, straight, direction Newbridge. |
12:11 |
12:11 |
12:13 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
Roundabout (B&Q), 3rd exit, direction Newbridge. |
12:11 |
12:12 |
12:14 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
Roundabout, 2nd exit, direction Newbridge. |
12:12 |
12:13 |
12:14 |
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On R445 |
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6.8 |
4.2 |
Roundabout, 3rd exit, direction Newbridge. |
12:15 |
12:17 |
12:19 |
9.5 |
5.9 |
Newbridge |
12:18 |
12:21 |
12:24 |
10.6 |
6.6 |
Roundabout, 2nd exit, direction Newbridge. |
12:20 |
12:22 |
12:26 |
11.7 |
7.3 |
Hot Spot Prime Line at Bank of Ireland on Main Street. |
12:21 |
12:24 |
12:28 |
14.3 |
8.9 |
Roundabout, 3rd exit.direction Kildare. |
12:24 |
12:28 |
12:33 |
14.5 |
9.0 |
Left, dir Kildare |
12:25 |
12:28 |
12:34 |
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On R445 |
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20.1 |
12.5 |
Kildare |
12:32 |
12:37 |
12:44 |
29.6 |
18.4 |
Monasterevin |
12:44 |
12:51 |
13:02 |
33.0 |
20.5 |
Right, direction Portarlington R420. |
12:48 |
12:56 |
13:08 |
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On R420 |
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39.4 |
24.5 |
Portarlington |
12:56 |
13:06 |
13:20 |
41.0 |
25.5 |
Left at Stop sign at Square, dir Mountmellick 12km |
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42.0 |
26.1 |
Left at Y junction, dir Mountmellick 11K on R423 |
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On R423 |
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51.1 |
31.8 |
Mountmellick |
13:10 |
13:23 |
13:42 |
51.9 |
32.3 |
Right at stop sign at T-junction. |
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52.8 |
32.8 |
Mountmellick Hot Spot Sprint at the Square |
13:13 |
13:26 |
13:46 |
53.0 |
32.9 |
Left, direction Clonaslee on R422. |
13:13 |
13:26 |
13:46 |
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On R422 |
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58.5 |
36.4 |
Rosenallis |
13:20 |
13:34 |
13:56 |
66.1 |
41.1 |
Clonaslee |
13:29 |
13:46 |
14:10 |
66.7 |
41.4 |
Left, 100m after Estuary Garage, direction brown sign for Mountain Drive. |
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Start KOM Climb. |
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73.8 |
45.9 |
The Cut Category 2 KOM & Hot Spot Sprint |
13:39 |
13:57 |
14:25 |
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Caution - road extremely narrow for approximately 200m after KOM line - also descent road is generally narrow including sharp bends. |
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81.3 |
50.5 |
Left at T-junction. direction Mountrath 7km. |
13:48 |
14:08 |
14:39 |
83.0 |
51.6 |
Left at T-junction, direction Mountrath 6km. |
13:50 |
14:11 |
14:42 |
87.8 |
54.6 |
Mountrath . |
13:56 |
14:18 |
14:51 |
88.3 |
54.9 |
Right at T-junction.direction Limerick. |
13:57 |
14:19 |
14:52 |
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On N7 |
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91.6 |
56.9 |
Feed Zone start from bridge after junction for Castletown. |
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92.4 |
57.4 |
Feed Zone ends at bungalow on left, ornamental owls on gate pillars, brown sign on right for oncoming traffic "Castletown Tidy Town" |
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101.3 |
62.9 |
Borris-in-Ossory |
14:13 |
14:38 |
15:16 |
112.1 |
69.7 |
Start of Roscrea By-Pass |
14:27 |
14:55 |
15:37 |
112.1 |
69.7 |
Dublin Road Roundabout, 2nd exit.direction Limerick N7. |
14:27 |
14:55 |
15:37 |
114.0 |
70.8 |
Templemore Road Roundabout, 1st exit.direction Templemore N62. |
14:29 |
14:58 |
15:40 |
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On N62 |
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130.8 |
81.3 |
Templemore |
14:50 |
15:23 |
16:12 |
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Caution - traffic island on right curve. |
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131.5 |
81.7 |
Templemore Finish Line. |
14:51 |
15:24 |
16:13 |
132.0 |
82.0 |
Left at 60 signs, direction Thurles. |
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132.5 |
82.3 |
Right signed Bouladuff 10km / Dovea 8km. |
14:52 |
15:25 |
16:15 |
141.9 |
88.2 |
Bouladuff |
15:04 |
15:39 |
16:33 |
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Right at 4rdsX, direction Borrisoleigh 4km |
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On R498 |
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146.6 |
91.1 |
Borrisoleigh |
15:10 |
15:46 |
16:41 |
146.9 |
91.3 |
Right at Bank of Ireland, dir Templemore 10km. |
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On R501 |
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156.2 |
97.1 |
Templemore 50kph signs. |
15:22 |
16:01 |
16:59 |
156.9 |
97.5 |
Templemore Finish Line on Main Street, |
15:23 |
16:02 |
17:01 |
Anti-Doping Control - Templemore Arms Hotel, across Square from Finish Line. |
Service Crew Accommodation Location; Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh, Ph. 067 41111 |
Templemore Race HQ; Templemore Arms Hotel |