Route And Time Schedule Stage 1

2011

Route And Time Schedule Stage 1
Mar 3, 2011, 19:19

AN POST RÁS ROUTE & TIME SCHEDULE

DÉ SATHAIRN 21ú BEALTAINE.
Saturday 21st May.

Saturday 21st May:
Team Managers to register teams and sign-on in Race HQ, Dunboyne Castle Hotel, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, from 18:30 to 21:00hrs. Managers to present team race clothing for inspection to Commissaire President, provide team vehicle registration numbers, list of team accommodation locations and names & details of team mechanic and soigneur.
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.

All team drivers are required to attend a briefing meeting on road traffic regulations in Ireland in Race HQ at 8pm. The meeting will be addressed by a Garda (Police) Officer.

STAGE 1, DÉ DOMHNAIG 22ú BEALTAINE.
Sunday 22nd May.
DUNBOYNE - PORTUMNA 148 KMS.

Riders and Team Officials sign-on will take place on the Sign-On Podium situated in the centre of Dunboyne.
10:30 - 11:30

Team Vehicles to vacate hotel car park at 10am and park in designated area in village centre.

Team support vehicles to depart at 11:45hrs.

Team cars to depart at 12oc and park roadside after first roundabout. As the riders pass by on the neutralised lap team cars should take up their correct cavalcade position.

Assembly in team formation in Dunboyne centre.
12:10

CEREMONIAL START - Dunboyne
12:30

Neutralised for 4.8kms.

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 Dunboyne.

12:30

12:30

12:30

Depart on R156, dir Summerhill

0.9

0.6

Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Maynooth.

12:31

12:31

12:31

2.3

1.4

Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Dunboyne.

12:32

12:33

12:34

2.6

1.6

Dunboyne

12:33

12:33

12:34

3.6

2.2

Left at traffic lights in centre to R156.

12:34

12:35

12:36

On R156

4.6

2.9

Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Maynooth

On R157

4.8

3.0

End of Neutral Zone.

12:36

12:37

12:39

0.0

0.0

Start of Racing

12:36

12:37

12:39

0.8

0.5

Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Maynooth.

8.5

5.3

Roundabout, 1st exit dir Maynooth

9.3

5.8

Right at T-junction, dir Maynooth 1K on R148

12:47

12:51

12:56

9.7

6.0

Maynooth

12:48

12:51

12:57

Roundabout, 2nd exit. Left at traffic lights on Main Street, dir Naas.

On R406

12.4

7.7

Roundabout at Maynooth Business Campus, 2nd exit, dir Naas,etc.

17.3

10.8

Roundabout, 3rd exit dir Clane

12:57

13:03

13:11

23.0

14.3

Clane

13:04

13:11

13:22

Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Clane on R403. Bear left at complex junction and right at traffic lights on Main Street, dir Properous.

CAUTION - multiple ramps.

On R403

28.7

17.8

Prosperous

13:11

13:20

13:32

CAUTION - ramp

36.2

22.5

Allenwood 50 signs

13:21

13:31

13:46

36.5

22.7

Allenwood Post Office Hot Spot Sprint

36.5

22.7

CAUTION - 2 ramps.

On R414

37.5

23.3

Shee Bridge - left to cross bridge.

13:22

13:33

13:49

40.3

25.0

CAUTION - rail track

43.5

27.0

CAUTION - rail track

47.1

29.3

Right at T-junction, unsigned

13:34

13:47

14:07

50.1

31.1

Rathangan

13:38

13:52

14:12

Right at T-junction to Main Street, dir Edenderry. Left at unsigned Y-junction.

CAUTION - 2 ramps

On R419

58.6

36.4

Brocknagh

13:49

14:05

14:28

59.0

36.7

Left at T-junction dir Portarlington on R419

CAUTION - bridge

66.0

41.0

CAUTION for rail track.

13:58

14:16

14:42

67.1

41.7

Portarlington

13:59

14:17

14:44

Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Local Traffic. Right at T-junction, dir Mountmellick. Right at roundabout, dir Tullamore.

On R423

78.3

48.7

Mountmellick 50 signs

14:13

14:34

15:05

Right at Stop sign at T-junction, dir Mountmellick. Right at roundabout, dir Tullamore.

80.2

49.8

Mountmellick Post Office Hot Spot Sprint

14:16

14:37

15:09

80.4

50.0

1st exit at mini-roundabout, dir Clonaslee on R422

14:16

14:37

15:09

On R422

85.9

53.4

Rosenallis

14:23

14:46

15:20

93.5

58.1

Clonaslee 50 signs

14:32

14:57

15:34

94.6

58.8

Clonaslee Post Office Hot Spot Sprint

14:34

14:59

15:36

CAUTION - ramp at pedestrian crossing.

95.8

59.5

Feed Zone at sign for Kilcormac for 200m.

96.0

59.7

End Feed Zone

On R421

104.6

65.0

Cadamstown

14:46

15:14

15:55

109.5

68.0

Kinnitty

14:52

15:21

16:04

On R440

121.9

75.7

Birr

15:08

15:40

16:27

Right at roundabout at T-junction, dir Birr, 1st exit at mini-roundabout, dir Roscrea. 3rd exit at Roundabout, dir Portumna 24K. 2nd exit at roundabout, dir Portumna.

On N52

125.4

77.9

Riverstown

15:12

15:45

16:34

CAUTION - narrow bridge

125.9

78.2

Right at Y-junction, dir Portumna 22K

15:13

15:46

16:35

On R489

145.2

90.2

Right at stop sign at T-junction, dir Portumna 3K.

15:37

16:15

17:11

On N65

146.6

91.1

Portumna 50 signs

15:39

16:17

17:13

147.1

91.4

Team Cars divert left to Dominick Street and proceed to on-street parking on Castle Avenue 50m after finish line.

Team Support Vehicles to park in designated parking area in car-park at Race HQ, Shannon Oaks Hotel, 80m after finish line.

147.6

91.7

CAUTION - road narrows 150m before finish line.

147.8

91.8

Finish Line on Main Street.

15:40

16:18

17:16

Service Crew Accommodation; Race HQ.

Race HQ; Shannon Oaks Hotel, Tel. 090 9741777

Anti-Doping Control Location; Race HQ