RÁS RÁS TAILTEANN TAILTEANN2018 2018 RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 RACE TECHNICAL GUIDE 2018 8 DAY INTERNATIONAL CYCLE RACE | 20th - 27th MAY 1 • RÁS TAILTEANN TAILTEANN 2018 • TECHNICAL GUIDE • RACE ROUTE 20th - 27th May 2018 8 1 7 6 2 3 5 4 STAGE DATE From To KMS 1 20th May Drogheda Athlone 136kms 2 21st May Athlone Tipperary 149kms 3 22nd May Tipperary Listowel 140kms 4 23rd May Listowel Glengarriff 153kms 5 24th May Glengarriff Mitchelstown 150kms 6 25th May Mitchelstown Carlow 155kms 7 26th May Carlow Naas 141kms 8 27th May Naas Skerries 145kms 2 • RÁS TAILTEANN TAILTEANN 2018 • TECHNICAL GUIDE • RÁS HOST TOWNS RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 START DROGHEDA TAILTEANN 1 ATHLONE 2018 2 TIPPERARY RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 3 LISTOWEL 4 GLENGARRIFF 5 MITCHELSTOWN RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 6 CARLOW TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 NAAS Overall Route Map ____________________________ 2 8 SKERRIES Race Officials ________________________________ 4 Team Registration & Sign On _____________________ 5 Responsibilities ______________________________ 5 Logistical Information __________________________ 6 Race Information _____________________________ 6 Race HQ Hotels ______________________________ 7 Hospitals ___________________________________ 8 Route Details & Time Schedule __________________ 10 Stage 1 __________________________________ 10 Stage 2 __________________________________ 15 Stage 3 __________________________________ 21 Stage 4 __________________________________ 26 Stage 5 __________________________________ 32 Stage 6 __________________________________ 37 Stage 7 __________________________________ 44 Stage 8 __________________________________ 52 Race Rules & Regulations ______________________ 60 Appendix 1 Declaration of Awareness ______________ 63 Past Winners _______________________________ 64 Prize List __________________________________ 65 2018 Teams ________________________________ 66 3 • RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 • TECHNICAL GUIDE • • RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 • TECHNICAL GUIDE • RACE OFFICIALS 2018 RACE OFFICIALS. Radio Tour Gary McIlroy Race Director Eimear Dignam Doctors Drivers Sean Kelly, Stephen Enright Team Liaison Bróna O’Sullivan Commissaire drivers John Bann-Lavery, Henry Whitson, Sean McIlroy Stage Finish Seamus Domegan Coordinator Public Address Cian Lynch Announcer Chief Motorcycle Richie McNamara Marshal Neutral Service Russell Treacy, Thomas Mulqueen, Sean McNicholl, Accommodation Noel Candon Peter McBride, Neil Taggart, Officer Gerry Beggs. Accommodation Angela Topping Neutral Service Mark McQuaid, Aaron Officer Motorcycle McCann Route Designer Stephen O’Sullivan Motorcycle Judge Ciarán McKenna, Mick McKenna, Assistant Angela Topping Accommodation Blackboard Time Kevin Carolan, Therese Dowd Officer Keeper Route Survey Gerard Campbell Motorcycle Marshals Gerry Barry, Adrian Corcoran, Damien McMahon, Kevin Donohoe, John O’Donnell, Jacob Knudsen Dominic Noonan, Ciaran Commissaire Meade, Paul Purcell, Robbie President Cowan, Mick Flynn, Mervyn Commissaire 2 John Breen Henson, Gerry Keogh, Dave O’Sullivan, Stephen Whelan, Commissaire 3 Phil O’Brien Paul Burke, Michael Toomey, David O’Donohoe, Alan Commissaire 4 - Pat Dowd Maguire, Dave Kenny Moto Press/Photo Pat O’Shaughnessy Cavalcade moto Loch Miwa Motorcyclist Timekeepers Alice Sherratt, Tom Keenan Photo Finish Frank Gibson Equipment Chief Judge Mick Twomey, Michael Campbell Route Markers Noel Clarke, Gerard Campbell, Padraig Browne, Finish Judge Jack Watson Liam Harte. Seamus Shortall IT Consultant Stage Crew Noel Kelly, Alan Byrne, Matt Nolan, Martin Clarke, Denis Race Doctors Dr. Julian Dalby, Dr. Stephen Thompson Craven, Ken Clarke, Larry McGrane, Declan Brannigan, Chief Marshal Martin Reilly Stephen Carroll, Christopher Gorman Chief Marshal Driver Tom Conway Ambulance Service Paul Conway , Cyril O’Hare, Lead Car 1 Colm Rigley Irish Red Cross Sandra Cregan, Alastair Martin Society Lead Car 2 Declan Halligan Logistics John Mason, Brendan Lead Car 3 Tadgh Moriarty Quigley, Vincent Cronin, Harry Sherratt, Susan Lead Car 4 Pat Moss O’Meara, Oliver McKenna, Noel Mulroy Radio Technical Paddy Fitzsimons Manager Broom Wagon Michael Noonan Baggage Vans William Vickers, Mick Higgins, Michael Murray 4 • RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 • TECHNICAL GUIDE • RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 TEAM REGISTRATION & SIGN-ON RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 Saturday 19th May 2018 positions on Stage 1 will take place at this meeting. Team Registration will take place on Saturday 19th All team & race drivers are also required to attend this May from 17:00 to 19:30hrs in City North Hotel, meeting which will include a briefing on the relevant Gormanstown, Co. Meath. road traffic regulations which apply to driving in Ireland. Team managers to present the following to Commissaire A Garda (police) officer will address the meeting. President and/or Race Organiser for approval and information purposes Race radios A rental fee of €25 and a deposit of €175 are required 1. A current UCI affiliated federation licence. for radios issued to team managers. The deposit will be 2. Riders’ UCI affiliated federation licence. refunded on return of the radio, undamaged. 3. Team officials’ names & UCI affiliated federation licence. The Declaration of Awareness The Declaration of Awareness must be signed by each 4. Team racing clothing. rider and presented by him to the Sign-On official for the 5. Team sponsors’ jersey advertisement patches. start of Stage 1. Failure to do so will result in the rider 6. Team vehicles registration numbers. not being allowed to start. 7. County team’s stage-end accommodation addresses. The Medical Data Request Form 8. Equipment for Neutral Service. The Medical Data Request Form should be returned 9. Team manager’s mobile phone number. to the Medical Representative present at the Sign-On Team managers will receive venue. Completion of the form is optional although it is 1. Riders’ race numbers and frame numbers. in the riders’ interest to provide the information. Details 2. Race radio, subject to fee & deposit. on the form will remain confidential to the medical staff. 3. Riders Declaration of Awareness. Prize Money 4. Riders Medical Data Request Form To enable prize money to be electronically transferred Team managers and all Race Drivers are required to to visiting teams, team managers are requested to attend briefing meeting in City North Hotel at 20:00hrs. provide the following information; Receivers Name, The meeting will be opened by the Race Organiser and Receivers IBAN, Receivers Bank SWIFT address/BIC. This addressed by the Commissaire President. Race Technical information should be supplied to the Race Organiser at Staff will also be in attendance. Draw for team car the team managers meeting following Team Registration. RESPONSIBILITIES ON BEHALF OF RÁS TAILTEANN ACCOMMODATION at their own risk. The Race Director is not liable for any 1. Any damage whatsoever caused to accommodation damage caused to, or by, such a vehicle. or property must be paid for at once. Refusal to make full 3. No one, unless authorised by the Race Director, restitution before leaving the accommodation may mean may enter or drive any transport provided by the Race the dismissal from the race of the person(s) responsible. Director. 2. All race personnel are required to pay their own personal expenses (other than those stated as the RACE RULES – INFRINGEMENTS AFFECTING PUBLIC responsibility of the Organisation) from the start until the IMAGE The attention of riders and all race personnel is drawn to finish of the event, the Race Director will not under any the UCI Regulations along with the event Special Race circumstance recognise or be held liable for any debts Regulations. that may be incurred. Riders and officials shall exercise extreme care regarding TRANSPORT toilet requirements and use Portaloos provided or 1. All vehicles supplied by the Race Director shall be other appropriate locations. Failure to comply with used only for the purpose of the event as authorised this instruction will incur sanctions depending on the by the Race Director. Drivers of such vehicles are seriousness of the offence. responsible for immediately reporting any damage Should any outside vehicle or motorcycle interfere with to the vehicle in their charge and should check their the running of the race in any way and be identified as vehicle before assuming responsibility and then, on each having a connection with a rider or team in the race, that morning of the race. rider or team may be penalised. 2. Race officials using their own vehicles do so entirely 5 • RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 • TECHNICAL GUIDE • • RÁS TAILTEANN 2018 • TECHNICAL GUIDE • LOGISTICAL INFORMATION – STAGE 1 - SUNDAY 20TH MAY Team vehicles are required to vacate hotel car-park at Assembly 9am and take up position in the designated area for Assembly in Dominic Street car park at 11:45hrs. Teams team parking in DROGHEDA . (See technical guide are requested to line up in team formation behind the maps) respective team banner. Team Managers are requested to assist in forming their teams as per “TEAMS” in the Sign-On Race Manual. Riders will Sign-On at the Sign-On Podium in Dominic Street, Drogheda, from 10:00 to 11:30hrs. Ceremonial Start Team support vehicles to depart car park at 11:30. Ceremonial Start at 12.00hrs from Dominic Street. Following the Ceremonial Start the race is neutralized for Neutral Service 3.6km. Teams will equip race neutral service vehicles. Equipment received from race neutral service vehicles must be Bonus Times returned to the appropriate crew immediately after the Stage 1 Hot Spot Time Bonus Primes