STAGE 2 ROADBOOK KERRY GROUP RÁS MUMHAN 2017
Schedule: Saturday 15 th April. Sign On: Saturday 15 th April. Sign-On in St. Michael s Secondary School, Listowel from 9:30a.m. to 10:30a.m. Please note that the start and finish are at two different locations approx 13.5km apart. Race Start: The race will depart Listowel Emmets GAA Club at 11:00a.m. There is a 1.4 Km controlled roll out to the start of this stage through Listowel. There will not be a halt at the end of the control section and before racing gets underway. The race cavalcade will be formed up in the car park of Listowel Emmets GAA Club. Team Car Parking There is considerable car parking space in the grounds of St Michael s College. Car parking for all vehicles is available on a first come first served basis. There is a substantial amount of on-street car parking in the immediate vicinity of the sign-on area The car park of Listowel Emmets GAA Club will be reserved as a parc fermé for the team cars in the cavalcade. You must reverse into the space reserved for your car. You are requested to park within the white lines and to obey the instructions of the stewards. As soon as is practicable team managers should move their team car into the parc fermé for cavalcade vehicles. It will close at 10:50am. Cavalcade numbers will be issued to team managers at the entrance. Once in the parc fermé you may only leave by surrendering your cavalcade numbers. Vehicles may only join the race cavalcade from the parc fermé Post Race: Race results: Race results will be posted on www.rasmumhan.com and www.killorglincycling.comas soon as they have been computed and any issues resolved. Paper copies of the results will, generally, not be available.
Stage : 2 Listowel Pre-Race Location of: Sign-On, Neutral Service, Parc fermé for team cars and Parking 1. St. Michael s College: Sign-On, Changing rooms, Toilets,. 2. Listowel Emmet s GAA Club: Parc fermé for cavalcade vehicles: Cavalcade numbers will be issued on entry to the parking. No exit, except to race start, without surrendering cavalcade numbers. Team cars may only join the cavalcade from here 3. Listowel Emmet s GAA Club: First Aid, Neutral Service
Stage 2: Athea Post-Race Location of: Race HQ, Neutral Service, First Aid and Parking for team cars 1. Athea Community Council Offices: Post Race HQ 2. Finish Line 3. Athea GAA Club: Toilets Showers, Neutral Service, First Aid until 16:30 Route from Stage Finish to Stage Start
Team car deviation: At approx 1.3km to go there is a road on the left hand side that will be used as the team car deviation. The road is signposted Temple Athea Cemetery and Holywell. Team cars will follow this road and proceed to Athea GAA Club. The road is narrow. Please exercise caution. Team cars will not be permitted nearer to the finish line than the GAA Club. Cars wishing to leave Athea before the last riders are home must do so by returning along the Team Car Deviation and proceeding from there.
Final 3km of Stage 2 The final 3km is on a slightly rolling road with lots of gentle bends and is approx 8m wide. The final 500 metres is very technical
Final 500m Stage 2 Athea The first section (200m) starts from a gentle slope through a set of tightening bends to a steep descent to a T Junction. The road surface is good but there are several road markings. After the junction there is a short flat section before an uphill run at the finish line of approx 200m
Map Stage 2: Listowel and West Limerick Saturday 15 th April 2017 Route in brief: Start from Listowel Emmetts GAA Club at 11:00a.m. The race will be neutralised through Listowel and on to the R552 for approx 1 mile to a rolling start. Continue to Ballylongford. Turn sharp right on to R551 in Ballylongford village at the 4 way junction. Continue to Glin via Tarbert and N69. At Glin turn right on to R524 direction Athea. At Athea turn left on to R523 direction Carrigkerry and Ardagh. At Ardagh turn left on to R521at the traffic lights. Continue via Shanagolden to join the N69 before Foynes. Continue on N69 to Glin. At Glin turn left on to R524 for Athea. In Athea turn left on R523 for Carrigkerry. At Carrigkerry turn left. Take the third road on the left and continue to Blaines X. Turn left on to R524 and proceed to the finish at Athea. View the stage online at http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/fullscreen/1427909317/
Stage 2: Listowel, West Limerick, Athea Start Listowel at 11:00am, 15th April 2017 32.5kph20mph Estimated arrival time at: 39kph 24mph 45kph 28mph Total Km Race Km Miles Location Instruction 11:00 11:00 11:00 0.0 0.0 Start Line 11:00 11:00 11:00 0.3 0.2 Junction from RHS Straight Ahead Yield Right of Way 11:00 11:00 11:00 0.6 0.4 Junction with William St Turn Right Yield Right of Way 11:01 11:00 11:00 0.7 0.4 McKenna's Shop Straight Ahead 11:01 11:01 11:00 0.8 0.5 Junction Straight Ahead 11:01 11:01 11:01 1.1 0.7 Roundabout Take 2nd exit to R552 dir. Ballylongford 11:02 11:01 11:01 1.4 0.0 0.0 Km 0 Race Start 11:00 11:00 11:00 3.5 2.1 1.3 Bedford X Straight Ahead 11:03 11:03 11:02 4.4 3.0 1.9 Sign for Accident Blackspot Straight Ahead 11:05 11:04 11:03 5.2 3.8 2.4 Junction on a bend LHS 11:07 11:05 11:05 8.3 6.9 4.3 12.6 11.2 7.0 Junction on a bend LHS Keep Right 11:12 11:10 11:09 50 Km Sign Ballylongford Straight Ahead 11:20 11:17 11:14 13.2 11.8 7.3 T Junction Ballylongford Turn Right Yield Right of Way 11:21 11:18 11:15 13.4 12.0 7.5 Big signpost LHS 11:22 11:18 11:15 13.9 12.5 7.8 Junction RHS Straight Ahead 11:23 11:19 11:16 20.6 19.2 11.9 Brown signpost Welcome to Tarbert Straight Ahead 11:35 11:29 11:25
21.1 19.7 12.2 21.3 19.9 12.4 Junction for the Ferry RHS Straight Ahead 11:36 11:30 11:26 Junction for Listowel RHS Straight Ahead 11:37 11:30 11:26 21.8 20.4 12.7 100km sign Straight Ahead 11:38 11:31 11:27 27.3 25.9 16.1 60km sign Glin Straight Ahead 11:48 11:40 11:34 27.6 26.2 16.3 Junction Glin Turn Right Yield Right of Way 11:48 11:40 11:34 27.6 26.2 16.3 Start of KoH Glin 11:48 11:40 11:34 28.2 26.8 16.7 Junction LHS Keep Right 11:49 11:41 11:35 29 27.6 17.1 Sign for children walking Straight Ahead 11:51 11:42 11:36 29.3 27.9 17.3 KOH Glin Cat 2 11:52 11:43 11:37 31.7 30.3 18.8 33.1 31.7 19.7 Start of KoH Ballyguiltenane Straight Ahead 11:56 11:47 11:40 KoH Ballyguiltenane Cat 4 11:59 11:49 11:42 36.6 35.2 21.9 Blaine's X Straight Ahead 12:05 11:54 11:46 39.2 37.8 23.5 Narrow Bridge Straight Ahead 12:10 11:58 11:50 40.5 39.1 24.3 50km sign Athea Straight Ahead 12:12 12:00 11:52 40.7 39.3 24.4 T Junction Athea Turn Left Yield Right of Way 12:13 12:01 11:52 40.7 39.3 24.4 Start of KoH Athea 12:13 12:01 11:52 41.5 40.1 24.9 KoH Athea Cat 3 12:14 12:02 11:53 45.7 44.3 27.5 48.8 47.4 29.4 Start of KoH Carrigkerry 12:22 12:08 11:58 KoH Carrigkerry Cat 3 12:28 12:13 12:03 51.3 49.9 31.0 Carrigkerry Straight Ahead 12:33 12:17 12:06
52.5 51.1 31.7 Junction on a bend LHS Keep Right 12:35 12:19 12:08 57.2 55.8 34.7 57.3 55.9 34.7 Junction on a bend RHS Keep Left 12:44 12:26 12:14 Turn Left Yield Ardagh, 4 Right of Way. crossroads Traffic lights 12:44 12:26 12:14 57.5 56.1 34.9 60km signs Straight Ahead 12:44 12:27 12:14 60.2 58.8 36.5 4 Crossroads Straight Ahead 12:49 12:31 12:18 67.2 65.8 40.9 50km signs Shanagolden Straight Ahead 13:02 12:42 12:27 67.7 66.3 41.2 Shanagolden Straight Ahead 13:03 12:42 12:28 70.4 69.0 42.9 T Junction to N69 72.5 71.1 44.2 Turn Left Caution Yield Right of Way 13:08 12:47 12:31 Pedestrian operated traffic lights Foynes 13:12 12:50 12:34 73 71.6 44.5 Start of KoH Foynes 13:13 12:51 12:35 74.3 72.9 45.3 KoH Foynes Cat 4 13:15 12:53 12:37 80 78.6 48.8 100km sign Western end of Loughill 13:26 13:02 12:44 86.4 85.0 52.8 60km sign Glin 13:38 13:12 12:53 86.6 85.2 52.9 Glin Turn Left 13:38 13:12 12:53 86.6 85.2 52.9 Start of KoH Glin 13:38 13:12 12:53 88.3 86.9 54.0 KOH Glin Cat 2 13:41 13:14 12:55 90.7 89.3 55.5 92.1 90.7 56.4 Start of KoH Ballyguiltenane 13:46 13:18 12:58 KoH Ballyguiltenane Cat 4 13:49 13:20 13:00 95.6 94.2 58.5 Blaine's X Straight Ahead 13:55 13:26 13:05 99.7 98.3 61.1 T Junction Athea Turn Left Yield Right of Way 14:03 13:32 13:10 99.7 98.3 61.1 Start of KoH Athea 14:03 13:32 13:10 100.5 99.1 61.6 KoH Athea Cat 3 14:04 13:33 13:11 104.7 103.3 64.2 Start of KoH Carrigkerry 14:12 13:40 13:17
107.9 106.5 66.2 KoH Carrigkerry Cat 3 14:18 13:45 13:21 110.2 108.8 67.6 Carrigkerry Tun Left 14:22 13:48 13:24 119.1 117.7 73.1 Junction LHS Straight Ahead 14:39 14:02 13:36 114.8 113.4 70.5 Junction Turn Left 14:31 13:56 13:30 115.6 114.2 71.0 T Junction Turn Left Yield Right of Way 14:32 13:57 13:32 122 120.6 74.9 Blaines X Turn Left Yield Right of Way 14:44 14:07 13:40 124.6 123.2 76.5 Narrow Bridge 14:49 14:11 13:44 125 123.6 76.8 Team Car Deviation 14:50 14:11 13:44 126.1 124.7 77.5 T Junction Athea Turn Left Yield Right of Way 14:52 14:13 13:46 126.4 125.0 77.7 Finish 14:52 14:14 13:46
Specific issues of concern on Stage 2 Ballylongford: The route makes a sharp right turn at Ballylongford (11.8km). the junction is a 4 way intersection and is quite narrow and can be complicated by parked vehicles. While the exit is wider than the entrance it tightens up at the entrance to the garage and the fuel pump. There are a number of well polished metal manhole covers located around the racing line. a. General view of the approach to the junction at Ballylongford b. General view of the approach to the junction at Ballylongford
c. Junction at Ballylongford d. Exit from the junction at Ballylongford
e. Manhole covers at the junction at Ballylongford Glin: The route takes a right turn across the N69 at Glin. While the race organisation will make every effort to ensure that the riders can race through it must be borne in mind that we are using open roads and so care should be observed. There is a slip road that is normally not open to traffic turning right. It is expected that riders will use this roadway and traffic will be stopped some distance further up the village a. View of the junction at Glin
Athea: There is a T junction at Athea. It is approached three (3) times by the riders. There are bends to the left and then to the right on the approach. The junction is at the base of a hill. The exit is wide and free of manhole covers but there are some markings on the road. a. The start of the approach to the T junction at Athea b. Note the decreasing radius of the bend and the increasing gradient
c. Right hand bend with adverse camber and increasing gradient d. Approach to the T junction e. Exit from the T junction
f. View towards the finish at the end of the low wall on the left hand side of the road The road between Carrigkerry and Ardagh: There are some deep culverts at the left hand side of the road that end in concrete pipes. There are a number of such installations on the route. Ardagh: The route meets a 4 way junction that is controlled by traffic lights at Ardagh. It is expected that the route will be controlled by a Garda on point duty. However riders are advised to take the junction with care. The approach to the junction is technical. It is a fast descent through a right and a left bend to the corner. There are two manhole covers in the road at the junction. a. First bend on the approach to Ardagh
b. Decreasing radius and increasing gradient on the bend c. Traffic lights d. Exit from the junction
e. Two manhole covers at the junction