Harry Reynolds/Ben McKenna/IVCA race Summerhill

Harry Reynolds Memorial Race:

Start time: 3.00pm. Race Length: 50.4km Sign-on/Registration: From 1.30pm at Man O’War Public House (by kind permission of Mr. Martin McNulty).

Route: The race will be neutralised for the first 2 kilometres to the start at Grange on the hill above Milverton Graveyard. The cyclists will then cover 7 laps of a 7.2km circuit.

The route starts with a left turn at Clintons’ Woodview Farmhouse at Margaretstown, proceeding towards Ardgillan gates then turning left through Strifeland to again turn left at Cross of Cage. The race passes by Kearney’s Tree, through Killalane and takes a left turn at the T junction at Palmerstown/Malheaney. Riders then proceed to the Lusk/Skerries Road to turn left, passing by Balcunnin Equestrian Centre. The race takes the next left and, after passing Milverton National School, ascends a short, sharp climb to the finish line to complete the lap.

Presentation of prizes: Man O’War Public House

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Ben McKenna Memorial Races and Jim (Jazzer) Wherity Memorial Race

Start time: 11am. Race lengths: A+, A1 & A2 = 120km, A3 = 90km, A4= 60km. Sign-on/Registration: 9.00am to 10.30am at Ring Commons Sports Centre.

Route: The course circuit is the same as last year and will avoid Naul Village. The course circuit is 30km in length with A+, A1 and A2 riders covering 4 laps of the circuit, A3 riders covering 3 laps and the A4 category covering 2 laps.

After leaving the sports centre, the race will be neutralised at average race speed through The Bog of the Ring, turning left at Killougher crossroads and taking the next right through Kitchenstown and Lecklinstown. After a left-turn at the T junction at Hynestown onto the R108, the flag will be dropped for the official start. The race then proceeds through the Nag’s Head and, after a fast descent to Ballyboughal, the riders turn left onto the R129. The route takes a left at the sign for Colecot and continues to the next T junction where it turns right to meet the R132 at Ballough. After turning left and a fast run down the Ballough straight, the riders turn left at the Five Roads, proceeding straight through a small roundabout and over the M1 Motorway and up a climb through the Nevitt. At the first crossroads, the race turns right and proceeds through Tooman, past McNally Joinery, to Walshestown. At the T junction, riders turn left and up a short drag, taking the next turn right to the top of Balrickard Hill. A very fast winding descent leads to the next T junction, where a turn left leads to the finishing line beyond the junction of the crossroads for Baldara and Dermotstown.

Detailed maps of the race circuits and further details can be downloaded from www.balbriggancc.ie.