Saturday 17th May.
Team Registration will take place on Saturday 17th May from 18:00 to 21:00hrs in the West County Hotel, Chapelizod, Dublin 20, (Tel. +353 1 6264647).
Race radios;
A rental fee of €25 and a deposit of €175 are required for radios issued to team managers. The deposit will be refunded on return of the radio, undamaged.
Team managers will present the following to Commissaire President and/or Race Organiser for approval and information purposes;
1. A current UCI affiliated federation licence.
2. Riders’ UCI affiliated federation licence.
3. Team officials’ names & UCI affiliated federation licence.
4. Team racing clothing.
5. Team sponsors’ jersey patches advertisement.
6. Team vehicles registration numbers.
7. County team’s stage-end accommodation addresses.
8. Equipment for Neutral Service.
9. Team Manager’s mobile phone number.
Team managers will receive;
1. Riders race numbers and frame numbers.
2. Race radio, subject to fee & deposit.
3. Riders Declaration of Awareness.
4. Riders 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.
The Medical Data Request Form should be returned to the Medical Representative present at the Sign-On venue. Completion of the Form is optional although it is in the riders’ interest to provide the information. Details on the Form will remain confidential to the Medical Staff.
Team managers are required to attend briefing meeting in the West County Hotel at 21:30hrs. The meeting will be opened by the Race Organiser and addressed by the Commissaire President. Also in attendance will be Commissaires, Timekeepers, Chief Judge, Chief Motorcycle Marshal and other race officials as required. Draw for team car positions on Stage 1 will take place at this meeting.
Sunday 18th May;
Riders will Sign-On in Navan O’Mahonys GAA Centre, Navan, from 09:30 to 10:30hrs. (Navan is approximately 40kms from West County Hotel)
Assembly at the GAA Centre at 11:40hrs.
Depart GAA Centre at 11:50 for parade to Market Square. Riders are requested to line up in team formation behind the respective team banner and maintain that position to the Ceremonial Start. Managers are requested to accompany their team for the duration of the 400m parade.
Ceremonial Start at the Market Square at 12:00hrs.
Following the Ceremonial Start the race is neutralised for 2.2kms..
There will be a 3 minutes stop before start of racing to allow for the removal of tracksuits, answering call of nature, etc
The attention of riders and all race personnel is drawn to Race Rules - Infringements 1.
Stage 1 Hot Spot Time Bonuse Primes at;
13.8kms Kells Category 3 KOM.
29.3kms Slieve an gCallaigh Cat. 3 KOM.
103.6kms Newtownforbes.
Time bonuses will also be awarded for Ballinamore stage finish placings (see Race Regulation, Time Bonuses 1).
