Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual
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Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual - 1 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Contents Race Officials ........................................................................................................... - 3 - Race HQ & Hospitals .............................................................................................. - 4 - Stage Sponsors ....................................................................................................... - 4 - Jersey Sponsors ...................................................................................................... - 5 - Race Weekend Schedule ....................................................................................... - 6 - Routes ...................................................................................................................... - 7 - Stage 1 Map .......................................................................................................... - 10 - Stage 2 Map .......................................................................................................... - 13 - Stage 3 Map .......................................................................................................... - 15 - Stage Profiles......................................................................................................... - 16 - Race Rules & Regulations .................................................................................... - 18 - Notes ...................................................................................................................... - 23 - 2013 Winner Joe Fenlon (AquaBlue) in action on stage 4 in 2013. - 2 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Race Officials Race Director........................ Aidan Higgins Driver.................................... Seamus Higgins Commissaire President......... Jack Watson Driver.................................... Tommie McGrath Commissaire 2………………… Aaron Wallace Driver.................................... Ronan Higgins Commissaire 3………………… Owen McFadden Driver.................................... Padraig Dougan Motorbike Commissaire…….. Dave O’Connell Radio Tour………………………. Gary McIlroy Chief Judge............................ Garry Nugent Results…………………………… Seamus Shortall Photo Finish…………………….. Ian Barfoot Timekeeper……………………… Gordon Parker Neutral Service 1................... James McLaughlin/ Mick McLaughlin Neutral Service 2................... Mickey Murray/ An Other Neutral Service 3................... Dany Blondeel/ Mervyn Irvine PRO........................................ Vinnie Bradley Marshal Co-Ordinator............. Darren Mulholland Chief MotoMarshal................. Paul Devenney Lead Car 1.............................. Barry Russell Lead Car 2.............................. Mickey Kelly Lead Car 3.............................. Paddy Kelly Lead Car 4.............................. Nicky Gormley Stage End Co-Ordinators…… Shane Elder/ Martin Bradley Broom Wagon........................ Gareth Skelly First Aid................................. EMS/ Joan McCullough - 3 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Race HQ & Hospitals Race Headquarters Causeway Hospital Walsh’s Hotel 4 Newbridge Road 53 Main Street Coleraine Maghera BT52 1HS BT46 5BN 028 7032 7032 028 7954 9100 Altnagelvin Area Hospital Antrim Area Hospital Glenshane Road 45 Bush Road Derry Antrim BT47 6SB BT41 2RL 028 7134 5171 028 9442 4000 Stage Sponsors Stage 1 – Toner’s Nisa Supermarket, Maghera Stage 2 – Caldwell Cycles, Omagh Stage 3 – Donnelly Bros. Mallusk - 4 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Jersey Sponsors Yellow Jersey U23 Jersey BP McKeefry, Swatragh Graphix Station, Maghera KoH Jersey Green Jersey Cicli Sport, Moneymore PH Shotblasting - 5 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Race Weekend Schedule Saturday 3rd May 2014 Commissaires & Race Organisation Meeting: 10.45am-11.00am Managers, PSNI, MotoMarshals, Officials: 11.00am-11.30am Location: Walsh’s Hotel, Maghera Stage 1 Sign On 9.30am-10.45am Race Depart 11.45am Stage 1 Start: 12 noon Stage 1 Finish: 4.00pm (approximately) Sunday 4th May 2014 Location: Walsh’s Hotel, Maghera Stage 2 Sign On 10.30am-11.30am Race Depart: 11.45am Stage 2 Start: 12 noon Stage 2 Finish: 4.00pm (approximately) Monday 5th May 2014 Location: Walsh’s Hotel, Maghera Stage 3 Sign On 9.30am-10.30am Race Depart: 10.45am Stage 3 Start: 11.00am Stage 3 Finish: 2.30pm (approximately) Prize Presentation 3.30pm Walsh’s Hotel - 6 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Routes TOUR OF ULSTER STAGE 1: Saturday 3rd May 2014, 12:00pm Event HQ: Walsh's Hotel, Maghera. Route Summary: 98.5 Miles/158.5 Km. 3x Cat 3 KOH, 3x Sprint Points. Expected Schedule Location Instruction Miles Km 22mph 25mph 28mph Maghera Roll out from Coleraine Road, Maghera 0.0 0.0 11:50 11:50 11:50 Staggered junction through lights onto Tobermore Road 0.2 0.3 Under flyover straight ahead on Tobermore Rd 0.9 1.4 End of neutral zone adj. layby on Tobermore Rd 1.6 2.6 Race start @ layby on Tobermore START Road A29 0.0 0.0 12:00 12:00 12:00 Mini roundabout, left (1st exit) followed by Mini roundabout, straight Tobermore (1st exit) onto Magherafelt Rd 1.3 2.1 12:03 12:03 12:03 Caution! Humpback bridge 4.6 7.4 12:12 12:11 12:10 Magherafelt Entering Magherafelt, 30mph sign 6.3 10.2 12:17 12:15 12:14 Mini roundabout straight ahead (1st exit) 6.8 11.0 12:18 12:17 12:15 Caution! Traffic Islands at mini roundabout Roundabout straight ahead (2nd exit) dir. Ballyronan 7.1 11.4 12:19 12:17 12:16 Caution! Parked cars & Traffic Islands Mini roundabout straight ahead (2nd exit) 7.3 11.8 12:19 12:18 12:16 Mini roundabout straight ahead (1st exit) 7.4 11.9 12:20 12:18 12:17 Caution! Traffic Islands Mini roundabout straight ahead (1st exit) 7.7 12.4 12:21 12:19 12:17 Caution! Traffic Islands Ballyronan Entering Ballyronan village 30mph sign 11.4 18.4 12:31 12:28 12:26 Caution! Ramps (spilt) 11.5 18.5 12:31 12:28 12:26 T-Junction, right onto B160 Ballyronan Rd 11.6 18.7 12:31 12:29 12:26 Caution! Ramps (spilt) 11.7 18.9 12:31 12:29 12:27 Ballylifford Entering Ballylifford 40mph sign 14.0 22.5 12:38 12:35 12:32 Caution! Left hand blind bend 15.0 24,1 12:40 12:37 12:34 Caution! Bridge - road narrows followed by sweeping bend 15.6 25.0 12:42 12:39 12:36 Sprint Point 1 at 30mph sign in Coagh Coagh 17.6 28.2 12:48 12:44 12:40 Caution! Sharp left hand bend leading to mini roundabout 17.8 28.7 12:48 12:44 12:41 Mini roundabout, straight (2nd exit) onto Urbal Road 17.9 28.8 12:48 12:44 12:41 Sharp right turn entering Coagh Road 18.5 29.8 12:50 12:46 12:42 Caution! Narrow bridge on corner Caution! Series of bad bends 20.3 32.6 12:55 12:50 12:46 KOH Cat 3 Start Stewartstown Stewartstown (red brick wall) 23.3 37.3 13:03 12:58 12:53 Entering Stewartstown village 30mph sign 23.9 38.4 13:05 12:59 12:55 Caution! Ramp (spilt) 24.0 38.5 13:05 13:00 12:55 KOH Cat 3 Finish, at public toilets on left 24.1 38.7 13:05 13:00 12:55 Caution! Ramps (spilt) 24.2 38.9 13:06 13:00 12:55 - 7 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Roundabout straight, (2nd exit) onto B520, dir. M1 26.2 42.2 13:11 13:05 13:00 T-Junction, left onto Ballynakily Rd A45 28.5 45.6 13:17 13:11 13:05 Tamnamore Roundabout, straight (3rd exit) 30.2 48.6 13:22 13:15 13:09 Caution! Traffic Islands T-Junction, left onto Tamnamore Rd 30.4 49.0 13:22 13:16 13:10 Caution! Narrow bridge, traffic lights, single lane 31.0 49.9 13:24 13:17 13:11 Caution! After bridge, keep left Feedin g Start T-Junction, left onto Derrylee Rd B196 31.2 50.3 13:25 13:18 13:12 Maghery Maghery village 30mph zone 34.2 55.1 13:33 13:25 13:18 Right hand bend, Maghery village onto Maghery Rd 34.4 55.4 13:33 13:26 13:19 Right turn onto Clonmakate Rd (dir. M1/Portadown) 35.7 57.4 13:37 13:29 13:22 Caution! Sharp left, narrows 36.8 59.2 13:40 13:32 13:24 Major roundabout, 2nd exit onto Dungannon Rd A4 dir. Portadown 37.2 59.9 13:41 13:33 13:25 Portadown Entering Portadown 40mph zone 41.7 67.0 13:53 13:44 13:36 Roundabout straight, (2nd exit) Corcrain Rd (dir. Town Centre via Northway) 42.0 67.5 13:54 13:45 13:36 Caution! Three sets of traffic Islands after roundabout Traffic controlled junction keep left 42.9 69.0 13:57 13:47 13:39 Traffic lights keep left 43.0 69.1 13:57 13:47 13:39 Traffic lights keep left 43.2 69.6 13:55 13:45 13:37 Caution! Traffic Islands (Past ASDA on right) Caution! Two lanes merge to single lane Traffic lights right turn onto B2 (dir. Craigavon Hospital) 44.1 71.0 14:00 13:50 13:41 Roundabout 1st exit on B2 Seagoe Rd 44.2 71.2 14:00 13:50 13:42 Caution! Traffic Islands Traffic lights keep left (straight ahead) 44.4 71.4 14:01 13:51 13:42 Traffic lights keep left (straight ahead) 44.5 71.6 14:01 13:51 13:42 Major roundabout 2nd exit onto B2 Carn Rd (past Vauxhall Garage) 45.2 72.8 14:03 13:53 13:44 Caution! Traffic Islands T-Junction, right turn onto Carbet Rd 46.4 74.7 14:06 13:56 13:47 Caution! Narrow bridge on exit of corner Caution! Sharp left, narrow bridge on exit 46.6 75.0 14:07 13:56 13:47 Caution! 30mph zone 47.4 76.3 14:09 13:58 13:49 Left at T junction onto Derrymacash Rd 47.4 76.7 14:09 13:58 13:49 Caution! Traffic Islands on exit 100m Caution! Ramps (spilt), traffic islands for 500m 47.8 76.9 14:10 13:59 13:50 Right turn onto Kinnego Embankment (dir M1/Lurgan) 48.2 77.6 14:11 14:00 13:51 Left onto Annesborough Rd 49.7 80.0 14:15 14:04 13:54 T-Junction, left followed by immediate right turn onto Tannaghmore Road North 50.7 81.6 14:18 14:06 13:57 T-Junction, left onto Castor Bay Rd 51.2 82.3 14:19 14:08 13:58 Crossing over M1 Motorway 51.7 83.2 14:21 14:09 13:59 Right turn onto Killaghy Rd 51.8 83.3 14:21 14:09 13:59 T-Junction, Left onto Cornakinnegar Rd B12 52.7 84.9 14:23 14:11 14:01 - 8 - Tour of Ulster 2014 Race Technical Manual Left turn onto Whitehall Rd B156 (dir.