Rás Chonamara will now move from being a 2 day event to a 3 day event for 2011. The Rás Chonamara 3 day will feature a challenging route that will consist of 3 road stages and an individual time trial. Rás Chonamara will be open to the following categories: A2 & A3 only. Rás Chonamara is a pre-register race.
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Details for Rás Chonamara 3 Day 2011
Prizes
The overall Winner will Receive the Gerry Clancy Memorial Trophy and the Yellow Jersey.
There will be 3 Jerseys on offer:
- The Leaders jersey
- The
Sprinters jersey
- The
King of the Hill (KOH) jersey.
Stages
There will be four stages:
- Two 95 km road stages
- One 10km Time Trial stage
- One 50km road stage.
On stage 1, stage 2b and stage 3 there will be an opportunity to receive points for the Sprinters jersey and the KOH jersey. The points will be for the first 3 riders over the line. There will be no points available on stage 2a as it will be a time trial. There will be one KOH prime on stages 1, 2b, and 3, with two opportunities to receive points for the Sprinters jersey.
The final stage will be held on a circuit comprising of 5 laps. There will be a sprint prime and a Koh prime on the 3rd lap and then on the final lap there will be sprint points available.
The points will be as follows:
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1st place: 3 points
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2nd place: 2 points
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3rd place: 1 point
Sign-on
Location: Connemara Gateway Hotel (It's located on the left hand side of the road on the Galway side of Oughterard).
Time: 8:30am to 10am.
Race HQ
The Connemara Gateway Hotel
Oughterard, Co. Galway
Start Location
All stages will start at Race HQ as a rolling start, with the exception to the time trial which will start at St Pauls School in the village of Outherard.
Time and Routes
Stage 1 (April 23rd)
Start Time: 11am
95km
Road Race
Race Route: Oughterard - Maam Cross - Recess - Kylemore - Leenane - Maam Cross - Oughterard
Stage 2A (April 24th)
Start Time: 9am
10km Time Trial
Location: Gleann Circuit
Stage 2B (April 24th)
Start Time: 12pm
95km
Road Race
Race Route: Oughterard - Maam Cross - Leenane - Kylemore - Recess - Maam Cross - Oughterard
Stage 3 (April 25th)
Start Time: 10am
50km Road Race
Location:
5 Laps of Gleann Circuit.
Accommodation
If you would like to book accommodation, please go through the Oughterarard Tourist Office. Click here for their website or you can call them on 091 552 808 or fax 091 552 811.
Registration Fee: €50.00
Contact Details:
Tel: 087 902 2807
or 087 632 1167
Email: info@raschonamara.ie