An Post Rás 2013 - Stage 2

Dé Luain Bealtaine 20 / Monday May 20

Longford - Nenagh 160.4 km

Stage Summary

  • LONGFORD START,
  • Lanesborough, Roscommon, Ballygar, Mount Bellew Post Office Sprint, Ballinasloe, Laurencetown, Portumna, Carrigahorig, Terryglass, Puckane,
  • NENAGH FINISH.

Estimated time of arrival at
kilometres per hour

48

40

32

Kms

Miles

Location

Back wind

Average

Head wind

0

0.0

Ceremonial start Ballymahon Street outside Longford Courthouse

11:00

11:00

11:00

0.2

0.1

Turn left onto Dublin Street at traffic lights, signposted ‘All Routes’

0.3

0.2

Turn right at traffic island onto New Street, signpost dir Roscommon, Town Centre

0.5

0.3

Turn right direction Roscommon onto Ballymahon Street

0.7

0.4

Turn left on to Killashee Street onto Kilashee Road, signpost Roscommon, Athlone

1.4

0.9

New traffic lights at bridge

1.6

1.0

1st exit at roundabout direction Roscommon, Athlone, Lanesborough

2.2

1.4

End of neutralised section outside Connacht Gold DIY & Garden Centre

0

0.0

Depart from outside Connacht Gold DIY & Garden Centre on LHS

11:00

11:00

11:00

1.2

0.7

Junction on left

11:01

11:01

11:02

5.4

3.4

Humpbacked bridge

11:06

11:08

11:10

6.2

3.8

Right hand bend

11:07

11:09

11:11

7.2

4.5

Level crossings at Bord na Mona

11:09

11:10

11:13

13.7

8.5

Lanesborough

50 speed signs

11:17

11:20

11:25

14.1

8.8

Staggered 4rdsX

11:17

11:21

11:26

Turn right dir Roscommon, Strokestown

14.4

8.9

Ballyleague

50 speed signs at bridge

11:18

11:21

11:27

27.7

17.2

Roscommon

50 speed signs

11:34

11:41

11:51

4 central reservations up to 28.1km

28.3

17.6

Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Galway N63, Athlone/Dublin

11:35

11:42

11:53

On N63

28.6

17.8

Roundabout at Dunnes Stores, 1st exit

11:35

11:42

11:53

28.8

17.9

Fire Station on left hand side with pedestrian crossing & central island

11:36

11:43

11:54

29.0

18.0

Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Galway N63, Creggs R366

11:36

11:43

11:54

29.2

18.1

Roundabout, 2nd exit dir Creggs R366, Galway N63

11:36

11:43

11:54

Followed by central reservation

29.3

18.2

Central reservation

11:36

11:43

11:54

29.4

18.3

Central reservation & pedestrian crossing

11:36

11:44

11:55

29.7

18.4

Roundabout, 1st exit dir Athleague (9km), Galway

11:37

11:44

11:55

30.3

18.8

Central reservation

11:37

11:45

11:56

8 Central reservations leaving Roscommon (to 31.2)

37.6

23.4

Athleague

50 speed signs

11:47

11:56

12:10

37.8

23.5

Right at Y junction, dir Galway/Ballygar

11:47

11:56

12:10

38.1

23.7

Left at Y junction, dir Galway/Ballygar

11:47

11:57

12:11

Y Junction, keep right, dir Galway/Ballygar N63

Road Narrows

42.5

26.4

Mount Talbot town signs (3rd Sign)

11:53

12:03

12:19

43.2

26.8

Narrow bridge

11:54

12:04

12:21

45.7

28.4

Ballygar

50 speed signs

11:57

12:08

12:25

An Post Sprint Ahead

46.1

28.6

Pedestrian crossing

11:57

12:09

12:26

46.4

28.8

Post Office Prime at An Post Office

11:58

12:09

12:27

50.0

31.1

50km complete sign at bungalow on left hand side, white house/white wall - Black painted top on wall/lanterns on pillars

12:02

12:15

12:33

53.5

33.2

Newbridge sign

12:06

12:20

12:40

54.0

33.5

Straight through Xrds

12:07

12:21

12:41

59.5

37.0

Left at Y junction, dir Mountbellew/Galway

12:14

12:29

12:51

60.6

37.7

Mountbellew

50 speed signs

12:15

12:30

12:53

61.3

38.1

Left at Y junction, statue of Bobby Joe (horse)

12:16

12:31

12:54

61.4

38.1

Left at junction The Malt House pub on R358

12:16

12:32

12:55

On R358

64.9

40.3

Series of bends

12:21

12:37

13:01

66.0

41.0

End of bends

12:22

12:39

13:03

67.1

41.7

T junction, left dir Ballinasloe / Caltra on R339

12:23

12:40

13:05

Caltra

On R358

76.1

47.3

Ahascragh

50 speed sign

12:35

12:54

13:22

76.8

47.7

Left at Y junction

12:36

12:55

13:24

77.0

47.8

Immediately left at D Bannerton’s Garage & Cead Mile Failte Pub, signpost dir Ballinasloe R358

12:36

12:55

13:24

On R358

83.0

51.6

Right at Y junction, follow main road

12:43

13:04

13:35

85.9

53.4

Ballinasloe

town sign

12:47

13:08

13:41

86.7

53.9

Ballinasloe

50 speed signs

12:48

13:10

13:42

86.9

54.0

Automatic level crossing XG125

12:48

13:10

13:42

87.3

54.2

T junction, turn left dir Town Centre R348

12:49

13:10

13:43

88.0

54.7

Right turn outside Supermacs onto Harris Road, signposted Dublin, just beside GAA pitch

12:50

13:12

13:45

88.3

54.9

Right at T junction onto Brackernagh R446, dir Aughrim, Galway

12:50

13:12

13:45

89.4

55.5

Pedestrian crossing, central reservation

12:51

13:14

13:47

89.9

55.9

Garbally roundabout, 1st exit dir Dublin/Galway - Portumna R355

12:52

13:14

13:48

90.1

56.0

Followed immediately by 2nd roundabout

12:52

13:15

13:48

2nd exit, dir Portumna, Galway R355

On R355

90.3

56.1

Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Portumna R355

12:52

13:15

13:49

90.7

56.4

Moher roundabout, 3rd exit dir Portumna R355

12:53

13:16

13:50

Signed Laurencetown 11km

93.8

58.3

Left at Y junction, main road dir Laurencetown, Eyrecourt

12:57

13:20

13:55

101.3

62.9

Right at Y junction, dir Portumna

13:06

13:31

14:09

101.5

63.§

Laurencetown

50 speed signs

13:06

13:32

14:10

101.9

63.3

Keep right at Y junction at Pardy’s Pub

13:07

13:32

14:11

104.5

64.9

Straight through 4rdsX

13:10

13:36

14:15

109.8

68.2

Right at Y junction, dir Portumna R355

13:17

13:44

14:25

109.9

68.3

Left at Y junction, dir Portumna R356

13:17

13:44

14:26

On R356

116.8

72.6

Boula sign

13:26

13:55

14:39

117.2

72.8

Boula event centre car park opposite L87387

13:26

13:55

14:39

Start of feed zone

117.5

73.0

End of feed zone

13:26

13:56

14:40

119.6

74.3

Right at Y junction

13:29

13:59

14:44

119.7

74.4

T Junction N65, left dir Town Centre, Borrisokane, Scariff, R352

(beside VW garage)

13:29

13:59

14:44

On N65

119.9

74.5

Portumna

50 speed signs

13:29

13:59

14:44

120.5

74.9

Left at T junction outside Church of Ireland, dir Borrisokane, Birr N65

13:30

14:00

14:45

122.5

76.1

Bridge over Shannon

13:33

14:03

14:49

On N65

123.3

76.6

Right at Y junction, dir Nenagh, Borrisokane

13:34

14:04

14:51

125.0

77.7

Narrow bridge & series of bends

13:36

14:07

14:54

127.0

78.9

Carrigahorig

13:38

14:10

14:58

127.7

79.3

Right at Y junction over narrow bridge

13:39

14:11

14:59

128.0

79.5

Right turn at top of hill onto R493, dir Lough Dereg Cycleway, Terryglass, Puckane. Turn partially hidden, beside small house at top of hill

13:40

14:12

15:00

On R493

131.8

81.9

Terryglass

13:44

14:17

15:07

Straight through Terryglass

25km to go sign on left Ballinderry, opposite big house on right

136.0

84.5

Ballinderry

50 speed signs

13:50

14:24

15:15

4rdsX, straight through Ballinderry

136.5

84.8

Narrow bridge

13:50

14:24

15:15

Turn right at Y junction, dir Puckane R493

144.2

89.6

Coolbawn

Staggered junction, straight through

14:00

14:36

15:30

149.1

92.6

Right at Y junction, dir Nenagh (10km), Puckane (1km)

14:06

14:43

15:39

150.3

93.4

10km to go signs at arch entrance to Hausmann Kitchens on right hand side

14:07

14:45

15:41

150.5

93.5

Puckane

50 Speed Sign

14:08

14:45

15:42

151.3

94.0

Left at Y junction outside church

14:09

14:46

15:43

154.2

95.8

4rdsX / straight through dir Nenagh (5km) R493

14:12

14:51

15:49

155.2

96.4

5km House (cream bungalow) and red corrugated shed / barn

14:14

14:52

15:51

156.2

97.1

4km Industrial Sheds/Warehouse on left green & yellow shed.

14:15

14:54

15:52

157.2

97.7

3km 2 new houses on right hand side, cement finish unpainted & shed

14:16

14:55

15:54

157.7

98.0

Right at T junction, dir N52 Nenagh

14:17

14:56

15:55

158.2

98.3

2km Nenagh Show Ground Co on right side at Lions Club sign on left

14:17

14:57

15:56

158.6

98.5

Roundabout, 1st exit, dir Nenagh R497

14:18

14:57

15:57

158.8

98.7

Traffic islands

14:18

14:58

15:57

Nenagh

50 speed signs

159.2

98.9

1km Texaco Garage

14:19

14:58

15:58

159.4

99.0

Central reservation roundabout, 1st exit dir Town Centre

14:19

14:59

15:58

159.9

99.4

Pedestrian crossing

14:19

14:59

15:59

500m Molly Ban’s Pub on right

250m Quinlan & Co Investment & Life Pension / Parking Meter

160.1

99.5

Pedestrian crossing

14:20

15:00

16:00

Followed immediately by mini roundabout, straight through at Dublin Road

200m Chinese Medical Centre

175m Centre of painted roundabout

150m Outside nr. 42 / James O’Brien Solicitors

125m JKC Newsagents / Flynns Bistro

Divert team cars right into Kickham Street and left into Emmet Place, straight across to Sarsfield Street and left into St. Johns Place.

160.2

99.5

Pedestrian crossing followed by mini roundabout (not raised)

14:20

15:00

16:00

160.3

99.6

Followed by pedestrian crossing

14:20

15:00

16:00

100m Michael Scroope Insurance / The Hibernian Bar & Restaurant

75m Junction at Kickham Street / AIB

50m Pedestrian Crossing at Subway

25m Mamma’s Pizza/Cafe Q

160.4

99.7

Finish line outside John Slattery Gents Outfitters opp Permanent TSB

14:20

15:00

16:00

IMPORTANT STAGE LOCATIONS

  • Race HQ; Abbey Court Hotel, Tel. 067 41111
  • Stage Finish Organiser; Rene van Dam, Tel. 086 - 4030719
  • Service Crew Accommodation; Abbey Court Hotel, Tel. 067 41111
  • Anti-Doping Control located in camper van adjacent to finish line

Spotlight on Nenagh

Nenagh

‘Aonach Urmhumhan’ meaning The Fair of Ormond

Nenagh is the largest town in North Tipperary. It has a population of 8,000 and is situated on the R445 Regional Road which links it to the M7. Originally a market town, it is now a busy commercial area with plenty to see and do.

The name ‘The Fair of Ormond’ came about when the Butlers received the grant of a fair from Henry VIII of England. 

Some of the local attractions include Nenagh Castle and the ruins of the Franciscan Abbey. Nenagh Heritage Centre, which was once the old County Gaol Governor’s House, is well worth a visit. 


The remains of Nenagh Castle and its circular keep, which was built by the Butler family around 1216, allows visitors a fantastic view of the town and its surrounds.

 

 

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