Tour of South Meath 2013

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2013 Tour of South Meath Sportive

Clonard Road Club would like to thank everyone who took part yesterday, both in the 50k and the 100k events.
Thank you also to all the volunteers for helping to make the event run smoothly and getting everyone safely around the two courses.

Here are all the photos from the Tour of Meath (courtesy of Michelle Kavanagh), and they can all be viewed in HQ after you press 'play' by showing the photos in 'fullscreen' mode.

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On Sunday, 29th September, we will host our annual Leisure Sportive Event - the Tour of South Meath. We will use the original course again (see links on left of this page), and riders will roll out together at 11am for the 100km route, followed shortly afterwards by the 50km riders.

Both routes will be clearly marked on the roads, junctions will be marshaled, and there will be a lead car and mechanical support.

Sign-on will be open until 10:30am in Mother Hubbards (which is on the old N4 road, between the towns of Enfield and Kinnegad).
(note the venue change from previous years)

Entry is only 15euro, and there will be a food/water stop en route, and then afterwards there will be hot food for all participants back in Mother Hubbards.

To try and ensure that everyone enjoys their cycle, we will have separate groups rolling out, with different average speeds - this will allow you to choose the group that best meets your ability:
- 1st off will be a faster-paced group (28-32km/h)
- 2nd group average speed at about (25-28km/h)
- 3rd group will average about 22-25km/h

The first group will roll out about one minute ahead of the 2nd group, and the 3rd group one minute behind again.

The 50k riders will then assemble, and will head out a few minutes later.

** Important Safety Notice **

EVERYONE taking part in the events must wear a helmet - no one will be allowed to participate without one.
No Tri bars are allowed, and no Time Trial bikes either.

As with all leisure/sportive events, please remember THIS IS NOT A RACE, and be aware that normal rules of the road will apply at all times.

Please be careful on the approach to junctions, and pay attention to the signals given by the Marshals at the junctions (e.g. you may be required to stop due the traffic conditions).

If you are new to riding with a group, we have some excellent safety advice here.