STAGE 1, DÉ DOMHAIG 22ND BEALTAINE Sunday 22nd May DUBLIN - EMYVALE 135 KMS.
Sign-On in the West County Hotel, Chapelizod.			09:30 - 11:00
Assembly; West County Hotel.			11:45
Race departs West County Hotel for O'Connell St.			11:50
Neutralised to O'Connel Street, via, Conyngham Road, Nth.Quays, O'Connell Bridge.
5 minute stop on Batchelors Walk for riders to line up in team formation for parade to GPO.
Arrive GPO			12:20
CEREMONIAL START - GPO			12:30
Neutralised to Malahide Road Roundabout on N1, via, Parnell Sq., Granby Row, Dorset Street, Drumcondra Rd., and Swords Rd.
5 minute stop 100m before Estuary Roundabout.
Estimated Time of Arrival at Kilometres per Hour.			48	40	32
Mls.	Kms.	Location	Back wind	Average	Head               wind
		On N1
		Neutralised section - GPO to Start of Racing - 16 kilometres.
0.0	0.0	Start of Racing - 200 metres after Estuary roundabout.	13:00	13:00	13:00
0.9	1.4	Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Donabate
1.1	1.8	Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Skerries
2.8	4.5	Blakes Cross	13:05	13:06	13:08
7.2	11.6	Right at T, dir Balbriggan on R132
7.9	12.7	Roundabout, straight.	13:15	13:19	13:23
		On R132
9.4	15.1	Balrothery	13:18	13:22	13:28
		Balrothery Hot Spot Sprint
10.9	17.5	Balbriggan	13:21	13:26	13:32
		Roundabout, 2nd exit.
14.5	23.3	Straight at flyover, dir Drogheda
14.8	23.8	Left at T to merge with N1	13:29	13:35	13:44
17.2	27.7	Julianstown.	13:34	13:41	13:51
		Caution for 2 traffic islands.
21.0	33.8	Drogheda	13:42	13:50	14:03
		Caution for traffic islands.
23.4	37.6	Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Dunleer	13:47	13:56	14:10
24.5	39.4	Start of KOM climb.
25.5	41.0	Tully Esker Category 3 KOM & Hot Spot Sprint.	13:51	14:01	14:16
27.0	43.4	Right at T, dir Dunleer	13:54	14:05	14:21
27.1	43.6	Left at next T, dir Dunleer	13:54	14:05	14:21
		On R132
31.2	50.2	Dunleer.	14:02	14:15	14:34
32.8	52.7	Right at T, dir Castlebellingham.	14:05	14:19	14:38
33.2	53.4	Left at Dorians Pub, dir Ardee on N33	14:06	14:20	14:40
34.1	54.8	Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Ardee.	14:08	14:22	14:42
39.0	62.7	Ardee 30 sign	14:18	14:34	14:57
		Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Derry on N2
39.1	62.9	Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Derry on N2	14:18	14:34	14:57
		On N2
39.6	63.7	Start Feed Zone signs at Ardee-Rathgory road improvements sign.
39.8	64.0	End Feed Zone signs at short section of steel crash barriers on right.
47.0	75.6	Left, dir Nuremore Golf & Country Hotel
		Right at T, dir Carrickmacross.
49.7	79.9	Carrickmacross	14:39	14:59	15:29
		Straight through Main Street, right curve at the hotel.
51.2	82.3	CAUTION - 3 traffic islands after Inver College.
51.4	82.7	Roundabout, 2nd exit, dir Derry.
51.5	82.8	Left at T to rejoin N2.	14:43	15:04	15:35
		On N2
61.2	98.4	Castleblaney	15:03	15:27	16:04
		Left at T in centre.
		Right at 100m at mini roundabout
		Caution for 4 traffic islands.
64.8	104.2	Anyalla	15:10	15:36	16:15
		Caution for traffic island
65.3	105.0	Anyalla Hot Spot Sprint
68.7	110.5	Clontibret	15:18	15:45	16:27
71.2	114.5	Right at Y at A & M commercials, dir Armagh on R213
		On R213
73.9	118.8	Left at T, dir Monaghan N12.	15:28	15:58	16:42
		On N12
77.9	125.3	Right at T, dir Derry on N2	15:36	16:07	16:54
		On N2
82.1	132.0	Caution for 3 traffic islands.
83.7	134.6	Emyvale 30 sign	15:48	16:21	17:12
		Diversion left at 100m for team car park at the Scarna Inn.
		Caution for narrowing of road 80m before finish line.
84.0	135.1	EMYVALE - Finish Line on Main Street.	15:48	16:22	17:13
Emyvale Race HQ; Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan. Tel. 047 81888
Service Crew Location; Race HQ.