Ras Route Announcement Imminent

penfold83

The route for this year's Rás will be revealed tomorrow morning.

What would people like to see on it?

Personally, I think it'd be interesting if they did a short hill climb time trial over the Healy Pass like they did in 1984.

TheBlaaMan

Strong suggestion of Seskin featuring again..... great !

Beasty

penfold83 wrote: »

What would people like to see on it?

A finish in Skerries

Morrisseeee

A hill climb or stage finish here: Shanrahan Hill : 5.6km @ 7%

or

hill climb here: Mt Leinster Mast : 2.6km @ 13%

or stage finish here : Borris > Mt Leinster Mast : 7.2km @ 9%

......probably won't happen until they build a post office at the top of those climbs though ! :pac:

ednwireland

Donegal

RobFowl

As long as it doesn't go down the Connor pass I'll be happy.......

Casati

6 man teams?

Inquitus

A start in Belfast, stage finish in Dublin and an excursion to the Stelvio......

marvin80

An Post Rás Start Stage 1, Sunday May 18: Dunboyne to Roscommon via Trim, Coole, Edgeworthstown, Ballymahon, 149.8 km: (1 climb)

An Post Rás Stage 2, Monday May 19: Roscommon to Lisdoonvarna via Athenry, Kinvara, Ballyvaughan, Doonagore, 159.2 km: (2 climbs)

An Post Rás Stage 3, Tuesday May 20: Lisdoonvarna to Charleville via Ennis, Sixmilebridge and Newport 154.2 km: (2 climbs)

An Post Rás Stage 4, Wednesday May 21: Charleville to Cahirciveen via Milford, Killorglin and Glenbeigh , 183.6 km: (10 climbs)

An Post Rás Stage 5, Thursday May 22: Cahirciveen to Clonakilty via Waterville, Glengarrif, Dunmanway 168.9 km: (5 climbs)

An Post Rás Stage 6, Friday May 23: Clonakilty to Carrick on Suir via Bandon, Cork, Dungarvan 167.9: (4 climbs including summit finish)

An Post Rás Stage 7, Saturday May 24: Carrick on Suir to Baltinglass via Thomastown, Mount Leinster and Tullow 147.7: (7 climbs)

An Post Rás Stage 8 Finish, Sunday May 25: Newbridge to Skerries via Prosperous, Rathoath, Cross of the Cage 134.3 km: (5 climbs)

QueensGael

and link

https://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishCyclingRas/Route/Stage+1/

exciting!

ROK ON

Coomanaspic
Cruel.
Class.
Booking that day off work.

Chips Lovell

ROK ON wrote: »

Coomanaspic

And it's the last of ten categorised climbs that day. Ten.

ednwireland

disappointed

trad

Who runs the Rás these days. Haven't been near one since 1994

RobFowl

trad wrote: »

Who runs the Rás these days. Haven't been near one since 1994

Tony Campbell is the race director took over form Dermot Dignam 2 years ago but the rest of the race is run by a dedicated committee.

trad

RobFowl wrote: »

Tony Campbell is the race director took over form Dermot Dignam 2 years ago but the rest of the race is run by a dedicated committee.

Very fond of Tommy, hope he does as good a job as Diggo did in my time working on the Rás

Just seeing it's Tony Campbell that makes more sense not that Tommy would do a bad job on it

Wishbone Ash

ednwireland wrote: »

disappointed

I'd have liked to see them giving the Gap of Mamore a blast again!

wav1

Really love the look of the route especially the stage to Cahirciveen,via Coomanaspig,but to be honest it doesn't really matters where it goes,because the ras is the ras and is always a special place to be around each year.
Think i'll start packing soon.That old bag will be setting out for its 37th edition.[If only bags could talk].Have brush will travel.Cant wait.

Rambling Man

Wise words from McLaughlin:

http://thescore.thejournal.ie/ronan-mclaughlin-ras-post-county-1288409-Jan2014/

RobFowl

wav1 wrote: »

[If only bags could talk]

Bags thank God cant talk

trad

What goes on the Rás stays on the Rás

Beasty

Yep - sounds like wav and Rob have incriminated themselves here enough already mind ...

RobFowl

Beasty wrote: »

Yep - sounds like wav and Rob have incriminated themselves here enough already mind ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBLeVcP_JQg

Beasty

There wasn't a girl call Patricia (from Plaistow) involved was there?

killalanerr

wooohoo Archibalds of Lisdoonvarna one of my favorite night stages ,the last time i was in Lisdoonvarna during my Malin to Mizen run i wasnt able to stop so i have a bit of making up to do,i might even get Rob to ride over the Corkscrew to work up a thirst

wav1

killalanerr wrote: »

wooohoo Archibalds of Lisdoonvarna one of my favorite night stages ,the last time i was in Lisdoonvarna during my Malin to Mizen run i wasnt able to stop so i have a bit of making up to do,i might even get Rob to ride over the Corkscrew to work up a thirst

Yep.Roadside Tavern.If memory serves me right they are more eveningish night stages there?NDD [no dinner day] most times,but sure you have to give a bit of business to a former ras director.

ryan_sherlock

Does anyone actually know the route (profile) of stage 4 to Cahirciveen. sounds like a toughie but I don't know the roads down there that well.

RobFowl

Beasty wrote: »

There wasn't a girl call Patricia (from Plaistow) involved was there?

Mental note never go on the tear with Beasty! sounds out of my league......
Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Plaistow Patricia





Arseholes, bastards, ****ing ***** and pricks
Aerosol, the bricks
A lawless brat from a council flat - oh, oh
A little bit of this and a little bit of that - oh, oh
Dirty tricks

From the Mile End Road
To the match-stick Beacontree
Pulling strokes and taking liberties
She liked it best when she went up west - oh, oh
You can go to hell with your 'well, well, well' - oh, oh

Who said good things always come in threes?
Reds and yellows, purples, blues and greens
She turned the corner before she turned fifteen
She got into a mess on the NHS - oh, oh
It runs down your arms and settles in your palms - oh, oh

Keep your eyeballs white and keep your needle clean
Plaistow Patricia, Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia, Plaistow Patricia

Her tits had dropped, her arse was getting spread
She lost some teeth, she nearly lost the thread
She did some smack with a Chinese chap - oh, oh, oh
An affair began with Charlie Chan - oh, oh

Well, that was just before she really lost her head
Now she owns a showroom down the Mile End Road
And her outer garments are the latest mode
There's a Siamese cat in the council flat - oh, oh
The finest grains for my lady's veins - oh, oh

And when it gets out of order, she goes away for a bit
Plaistow Patricia, Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia, Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia, Plaistow Patricia
Ohh, go on, girl

Beasty

One of the first cassettes I bought

That particular track stuck in the memory for some reason...

RobFowl

Beasty wrote: »

One of the first cassettes I bought

That particular track stuck in the memory for some reason...

Hit me with your rhythm stick was one of the first memories I have from TOTP

Really sticks out, that and Blondie (realised at that stage what hormones were actually for !!)

Diarmuid

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

Does anyone actually know the route (profile) of stage 4 to Cahirciveen. sounds like a toughie but I don't know the roads down there that well.

This would be my best guess.

I grew up outside Abbeyfeale so I'd know the roads well back to Kilorglin.

Dead, rolly roads from the start until the N21 (40k). Then fast open roads to Farranfore. We did a good chunk of the Ahaneboy climb (and on to Farranfore) during the Ras last year on the Listowel stage. The climb out of Abbeyfeale is long and draggy. It was ok last year probably because the 2 climbs before that had been tough. If someone is driving it here there will be lots of wheels going.

From the top of Ahaneboy it's grand until Farranfore then back to dead roads. Ras Mumhan first stage shares a good bit of this section.

After Kilorglin, I don't really know the roads. However with the profile and the exposure to the wind, it could be pretty nasty. I think ROK ON would be familiar with these roads. I wouldn't swear to the little loop after Cahirciveen but the KOMs seem to coincide with the distance markers in the description

Enjoy the weeks "holidays"

ROK ON

Diarmuid
Never knew you were from Limerick - but surname makes sense.

Anyhow

You are correct.

Killorglin to Caherciveen would appear to be N71 - Ring of Kerry route.
Rolling and exposed.
I knownthe roads around the skelligs but do not recognise the place names used by the Ras team.
My guess is leave Caherciveen on Waterville road.
Turn right
Turn left
Turn right for Coomanaspic
Then right at the bottom for finish in Caherciveen.

There are a few Killorglin Cc riders occasionally here that know those roads better than I do.

wav1

Turns right at the creamery after passing through Cahirciveen for the first time.Then does a loop around St Finians Bay.Turns right up Coomanaspig.At the bottom of the descent[Portmagee]hangs a sharp right and back to the creamery where hangs a left for the finish.Did this particular loop as far back as '79 when Roche won.
And finally Roy Taylor,Karen Black and the Nevada showband were playing in the Iveragh Ballroom in Cahirciveen that night.

12 sprocket

wav1 wrote: »

Turns right at the creamery after passing through Cahirciveen for the first time.Then does a loop around St Finians Bay.Turns right up Coomanaspig.At the bottom of the descent[Portmagee]hangs a sharp right and back to the creamery where hangs a left for the finish.Did this particular loop as far back as '79 when Roche won.
And finally Roy Taylor,Karen Black and the Nevada showband were playing in the Iveragh Ballroom in Cahirciveen that night.

And bertie donoghue from Portmagee was skulling pints, singing reciting poetry and doing impersonations of all ireland finals for Roches masseur and mechanic in the Boxer arms hotel at 8 pm

lescol

Coomanaspig my bete noire! The pain of climbing, turning the final hairpin, looking up and...oh FFS:eek: My old legs are surely not meant for such hardship. Then turn at the top and the descent into Port Magee awaits, the fastest I've been on a bike!

Strava:- http://www.strava.com/segments/5310465

The descent:- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/98199275

I'm so tempted to take the day off so that I get a chance to see how it should be climbed.

trad

Coomanaspic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h_bsjLz2Ew

St Fintans Bay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=144MoL-OdiA

ht9zni1gs28crp

Went over Commanaspic this weekend just gone....

My legs will never forgive me, had to unclip as my zig zag across roads to get up came foul of the gutter and a tourist car hurtling downwards..

ryan_sherlock

Hey, does anyone have (or made) a digital version of the route? e.g. GPX/KML/TCX etc...