2016 Race Technical Guide 8 day international cycle Race | 22–29 May An Post Rás receives financial support from Sport Ireland and Cycling Ireland. It is only through the continued support of the Irish public through Sport Ireland and Cycling Ireland, which fund a wide range of cycling programmes in Ireland, that events like An Post Rás can continue to grow. Contents OVERALL ROUTE MAP 2 RACE OFFICIALS 3 TEAM REGISTRATION & SIGN ON 4 Race Information 5 Hospitals 6 Hotels 7 Route Details & Time Schedule Stage 1 8 Stage 2 12 Stage 3 16 Stage 4 20 Stage 5 24 Stage 6 28 Stage 7 33 Stage 8 38 Race Rules & Regulations 43 Appendix 1 – Declaration of Awareness 48 Past Winners 49 PrizE List 50 Teams 51 1 BELFAST DUNDALK 1 MultyfarnhaM DROGHEDA NAVAN 8 skerries Mullingar ATHLONE Clonee GALWAY DUBLIN CASTLE KILDARE NENAGH CARLOW 7 BALTINGLASS KILKENNY LIMERICK 2 Charleville WATERFORD WEXFORD 3 dingle KENMARE CORK 6 DUNGARVAN 4 sneeM 5 Clonakilty Race Start Stage Finish/Next Stage Start Race Finish Stage Start only 2 2016 RACe oFFICIALs RÁs oRGAnIsInG GRoUP Lead Car 4 Pat Moss Race Director Tony Campbell Radio Technical Manager/Lead Car 5 Race Technical Publications Paddy Fitzsimons Eimear Dignam Radio Tour Team Liaison Susan O’Mara Bróna O’Sullivan Doctors Drivers Stage Finish Coordinator Sean Kelly/Martin Gilbert Seamus Domegan Public Address Announcers Chief Motorcycle Marshal Declan Quigley Richie McNamara Neutral Service Accommodation Officer Rory Wyley, Russell Treacy, Gabriel Howard, Sean Coakley, Noel Candon Neil Taggart, Gerry Beggs Assistant Accommodation Officer Neutral Service Motorcycle Karen Madden Mark McQuaid, Darragh Staunton Motorcycle Judge RÁs oFFICIALs Ciarán McKenna, Mick McKenna Commissaire President Blackboard Time Keeper Alexander Ilin John O’Donnell, Therese Dowd Commissaire 2 Motorcycle Marshals Gary McIlroy Gerry Barry, Adrian Corcoran, Damien McMahon, Kevin Donohoe, John O’Donnell, Dominic Noonan, Ciaran Commissaire 3 Phil O’Brien Meade, Paul Purcell, Robbie Cowan, Mick Flynn, Mervyn Henson, Gerry Keogh, Dave O’Sullivan, Stephen Whelan, Commissaire 4 / Motorcycle Commissionaire Paul Burke, Michael Toomey, David O’Donohoe, Alan Lock Miwa Maguire Radio Tour Motorcycle Commissaire Press/Photo/ Security Motorcyclists Pat Dowd Pat O’Shaughnessy Cavalcade Motorcycle Commissaire Photo Finish Equipment Peter Flanagan Frank Gibson Timekeepers Route Markers Alice Sherratt, Tom Keenan Noel Clarke, Gerard Campbell, Vincent Clarke, Liam Harte Chief Judge Stage Crew Mick Twomey, Michael Campbell Noel Kelly, Alan Byrne, Keith Mitchell, Andy O’Brien, Denis Finish Judge Craven, Ken Clarke, Larry McGrane, Declan Brannigan Jack Watson Schools Publicity IT Consultant Vincent Cronin, Aleda Fitzpatrick Seamus Shortall Ambulance Service Irish Red Cross Society Race Doctors Paul Conway , Francis Kenny, Mary O’Toole, Cyril O’Hare Dr. Julian Dalby, Dr. Stephen Thompson Post Office/ KOM Crew Chief Marshal Jim Gorman, Christopher O’Gorman, Robert Kennedy, Martin Reilly Michael Kennedy Chief Marshal Driver Logistics Tom Conway Tadgh Moriarity, Brendan Quigley, Alasdair MacLennan, Martin McDonagh, Sean McIlroy, William Vickers, Stephen Lead Car 1 Enright, Laurence Roche, John Bann-Lavery, Declan Halligan, Ted Crowley Sean McNicholl, Oliver McKenna, John Breen Lead Car 2 Broom Wagon Colm Rigley Michael Noonan Lead Car 3 Seán O’Hanlon 3 TEAM ReGISTRAtION & sIGn‑ON Saturday 21ST MAy Sunday 22ND MAy Team Registration will take place on Saturday 21st Team vehicles are required to vacate hotel car-park at May from 18:00 to 21:00hrs in Dunboyne Castle Hotel, 9am and take up position in the designated area for Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Tel. 01 801 3500. team parking in Dublin Castle. Team managers to present the following to Sign-On Commissaire President and/or Race Organiser for Riders will Sign-On at the Sign-On Podium in Dublin approval and information purposes Castle, from 10:00 to 11:30hrs. 1. A current UCI affiliated federation licence. 2. Riders’ UCI affiliated federation licence. Race Rules – Infringements 3. Team officials’ names & UCI affiliated federation The attention of riders and all race personnel is drawn licence. to Race Rules – Infringements. 4. Team racing clothing. 1. Riders and officials should be careful regarding toilet 5. Team sponsors’ jersey advertisement patches. requirements and use Portaloos provided or other 6. Team vehicles registration numbers. appropriate locations. Failure to comply with this instruction will incur sanctions depending on the County team’s stage-end accommodation addresses. 7. seriousness of the offence. Team support vehicles to 8. Equipment for Neutral Service. depart car park at 11:30. 9. Team manager’s mobile phone number. Assembly Team managers will receive Assembly at Dublin Castle at 11:45hrs. 1. Riders’ race numbers and frame numbers. 2. Race radio, subject to fee & deposit. Teams are requested to line up in team formation behind the respective team banner. Team Managers Riders’ Declaration of Awareness. 3. are requested to assist in forming their teams as per 4. Riders’ Medical Data Request Form “TEAMS” in the Race Manual. Team managers are required to attend a briefing meeting in Dunboyne Castle Hotel at 21:30hrs. The Ceremonial Start meeting will be opened by the Race Organiser and Ceremonial Start at 11:55 at Dublin Castle. addressed by the Commissaire President. Race Technical Staff will also be in attendance. Draw for team car Following the Ceremonial Start the race is neutralised for km from Dublin Castle to Clonee. positions on Stage 1 will take place at this meeting. 16 All team & race drivers are required to attend a briefing Bonus Times meeting in the Dunboyne Castle Hotel on Saturday st 21 Stage 1 Hot Spot Time Bonus Primes at: May at 8pm. The purpose of the meeting is to explain the relevant road traffic regulations which apply to 38.5km Bohermeen driving in Ireland. A Garda (police) officer will address 50.4km Kells the meeting. 125.3km Multyfarnham Race radios Other Bonus Times Time bonuses will also be awarded for Multyfarnham A rental fee of €25 and a deposit of €175 are required for radios issued to team managers. The deposit will be stage finish placings, see Race Regulations, Art.10 , refunded on return of the radio, undamaged. Bonuses. The Declaration of Awareness The Declaration of Awareness must be signed by each rider and presented by him to the Sign-On Official for the start of Stage 1. Failure to do so will result in the rider not being allowed to start. The Medical Data Request Form The Declaration of Awareness must be signed by each rider and presented by him to the Sign-On Official for the start of Stage 1. Failure to do so will result in the rider not being allowed to start. 4 RACe InFoRMAtION Riders, team drivers and race officials are advised that Medical Services roads for AN POST RÁS are not closed to other traffic. Race Medical Services consists of two Race Doctors, Due care should be exercised and responsibility rests two Irish Red Cross Ambulances and four ambulance with riders and all race drivers to observe the Road personnel. Traffic Acts at all times. Where possible, stewards will be in position at relevant road junctions, centre road traffic The Race Doctor will be available for consultation at the islands and other road hazards. A series of traffic islands following times: may be indicated by a steward at the first traffic island (a) For 30 minutes at the race ambulance parked near only. As time gaps develop between groups it will not the race car park at the finish of each stage. be possible for stewards to remain in position for the passage of all groups. (b) From 19:30 to 20:30hrs each evening in Race HQ. (c) During Sign-On at Sign-On venue. The function of race stewards at road junctions is to indicate direction; responsibility rests with the rider/ driver to decide whether the movement is safe. Riders are advised to study the stage finish maps and be aware of the intricacies of each finish so as to exercise all due caution. Please note the mileage for each stage was completed by motor car speedometer and not GPS. The race takes place on roads which vary from well- surfaced dual carriageways to poorly surfaced winding narrow roads. Riders are advised that potholes and distressed surfaces will be encountered during the course of the race. To enable prize money to be electronically transferred to visiting teams, team managers are requested to provide the following information; Receivers Name, Receivers IBAN, Receivers Bank SWIFT address/BIC. This information should be supplied to the Race Organiser at the team managers meeting following Team Registration. Neutral Service Teams will equip race neutral service vehicles. Equipment received from race neutral service vehicles must be returned to the appropriate crew immediately after the stage finish. Loss or damage to equipment must be reported to service crew at the stage finish. The Race Organisation is not responsible for loss or damage to equipment provided to Race Neutral Service. 5 Hospitals Phone Coordinate 1 Coordinate 2 stage 1 DUBLIn CASTLe > MULtYFARnHAM Phone Coordinate 1 Coordinate 2 Blanchardstown (Connolly Memorial Hospital) 01 8213844 N 53 23 21.036 W 06 22 07.222 Cavan General Hospital 049 4361399 N 54 00.072 W 07 22.206 Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar 044 934 0221 N 53 32 03.051 W 07 20 56.321 stage 2 MULLInGAR > CHARLeVILLe Phone Coordinate 1 Coordinate 2 Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar 044 934 0221 N 53 32 03.051 W 07 20 56.321 Tullamore Hospital 057 9328021 N 53 16 58.119