Stage 2 – 10th July 2024 – West Clare – 93.7km
Route URL: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27342620
Wednesday 10th July 2024
Race Headquarters: Treacys West County Hotel, Ennis, Co. Clare
Stage 2 Sign On: 09:15 – 10:15
Race Depart 10:55 and neutralised to Kildysart Road (R473), Ennis – Kilkee, 93.7km
KOH x 3
Stage 2 Start: 11:00
Stage 2 Finish: 13:05 (approx.)
Podium Presentation: 15 minutes after the first rider crosses the finishing line at the finish line podium.
| KM | DESCRIPTION | 45KPH | 40KPH |
| Headquarters: Treacy’s West County Hotel | |||
| Sign on in hotel | 9:15 – 10:15 | ||
| Assembly in back car park of hotel | 10:40 | ||
| Depart back car park to begin 0.8KM neutralised section to race start | 10:55 | ||
| Leave back car park and turn right on to road | |||
| Roundabout: 2nd exit (straight) dir. R458 | |||
| Roundabout: 2nd exit dir. Kildysart R473 | |||
| Turn right immediately following roundabout dir. Killimer Car Ferry | |||
| Racing starts at Inver filling station on LHS | 11:00 | ||
| 0.0 | Racing starts at Inver filling station on LHS | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| 6.7 | Drumquin | 11:09 | 11:10 |
| 11.2 | Caution: Narrow bridge | 11:15 | 11:17 |
| 12.9 | Ballynacally | 11:17 | 11:19 |
| 13.3 | Caution: Narrow bridge (At Daly’s Bar) | 11:18 | 11:20 |
| 14.0 | Start KOH CAT 3 ‘Cooga’: At triple chevrons on LHS at right hand bend | 11:19 | 11:21 |
| 15.8 | KOH CAT 3 ‘Cooga’: At stone wall on LHS with long drive way beside ‘Cooga’ stone | 11:21 | 11:24 |
| 18.7 | Kildysart | 11:25 | 11:28 |
| 19.6 | Caution: School crossing in Kildysart | 11:26 | 11:29 |
| 32.7 | Labasheeda | 11:43 | 11:49 |
| 33.0 | Sharp right dir. Kilrush R473 | 11:44 | 11:50 |
| 34.4 | Caution: Hairpin to left (At bottle bank) | 11:46 | 11:52 |
| 35.8 | Caution: Narrow bridge to right | 11:48 | 11:54 |
| 40.1 | Left turn dir. Killimer R486 (Immediately after bridge) | 11:53 | 12:00 |
| 42.7 | Knock | 11:57 | 12:04 |
| 42.8 | Start KOH CAT 3: In Knock village at pier on LHS (Long KOH) | 11:57 | 12:04 |
| 46.5 | Killimer | 12:02 | 12:10 |
| 48.8 | KOH CAT 3: Church car park on LHS | 12:05 | 12:13 |
| 50.5 | Moneypoint | 12:07 | 12:16 |
| 54.1 | Kilrush | 12:12 | 12:21 |
| 54.6 | Left turn at T-Junction dir. Kilkee N67 | 12:13 | 12:22 |
| 54.9 | Roundabout: 2nd exit dir. Kilkee N67 (At Crotty’s Bar) | 12:13 | 12:22 |
| 55.0 | Flat roundabout: 2nd exit (straight) dir. Kilkee N67 | 12:13 | 12:22 |
| 60.5 | Moyasta | 12:21 | 12:31 |
| 63.7 | Left turn at Keane’s Pub dir. L2016 | 12:25 | 12:36 |
| 64.4 | Caution: Narrow bridge | 12:26 | 12:37 |
| 69.4 | Veer right at crossroads (At school on RHS)(Caution: Turning on to narrow road) | 12:32 | 12:44 |
| 72.3 | Doonaha | 12:36 | 12:48 |
| 77.4 | Merge onto R448 (straight ahead) | 12:43 | 12:56 |
| 77.4 | Carrigaholt | 12:43 | 12:56 |
| 77.6 | Caution: Narrow bridge | 12:43 | 12:56 |
| 77.8 | Right turn at crossroads dir. Loop Head 18km at ‘The Anchor’ onto the L2004(Caution: sharp turn in middle of village) | 12:44 | 12:57 |
| 80.5 | Turn right dir Kilkee 11KM (At farm store) | 12:47 | 13:01 |
| 83.3 | Turn left dir. “Hill Top B&B” (At Wild Atlantic Way sign)(Caution: Turning on to narrow road) | 12:51 | 13:05 |
| 85.3 | Turn left at ‘no dumping’ and cycling signs(Caution: Turning on to narrow road) | 12:54 | 13:08 |
| 85.3 | Start KOH CAT 2 ‘Kilkee Cliffs’: Immediately after left hand turn | 12:54 | 13:08 |
| 89.5 | KOH CAT 2 ‘Kilkee Cliffs’: 200m before quarry entrance on LHS – parking available here | 12:59 | 13:14 |
| 93.4 | Kilkee | 13:04 | 13:20 |
| 93.4 | Turn right at T-Junction on to sea front (Caution: Very sharp turn) | 13:04 | 13:20 |
| Caution: Speed ramp x 2 before finish line | |||
| 93.7 | Finish line at yield sign on LHS on sea front Kilkee | 13:05 | 13:21 |
Final 3 KM
