Race Director, Alice Sherratt has announced the route for the 2017 Scott Bicycles Junior Tour. The 6 Day international cycling race for under 18s will once again return to their now traditional base at Ennis, County Clare for the fifth consecutive year. “We love to return to County Clare for many reasons namely the great testing racing roads, the scenery and the wonderful reception we receive from the local community in County Clare, the Gardaí and Clare County Council. That kind of support assists us greatly in guaranteeing another successful edition for 2017” explained Sherratt.
The race, which is just shy of 500 kilometres in length over six days consists of its opening Time Trial on the Kildysert Road to Drumquin on Tuesday 11th July. It is then followed by five road stages which takes in some of the most popular sights County Clare have to offer by taking in large sections of the Wild Atlantic Way within the county and also racing through the Burren on numerous occasions. But it won’t all be plain sailing for the riders as there will be numerous tough climbs to contend with such as Donnagore (Castle Hill) at Doolin, Corkscrew Hill on the outskirts of Lisdoonvarna and the hill top finish on Stage 5 at Gallows Hill just outside Cratloe. The race concludes on Sunday 16th July with a 77 kilometre circuit race on the outskirts of Ennis, based between the Kildysert Road and the Kilrush Road.
Full route details with expected timings are available on www.juniortourofireland.com
Stage One Tuesday 11th July 2017 Kildysart Road.
Race Headquarters Treacy’s West County Hotel Ennis.
Rider Registration; 2pm—5pm.
Directions to start.
Leave West County Hotel turn right.
Continue straight through one minor roundabout.
Take 2nd exit at Major Roundabout direction Limerick.
Start at Lollipop Creche.
Time Trial start at 7.00pm sharp at one minute intervals.
0.0km Start Lollipop Creche
6.2km Finish Drumquin
· No Time Trial bikes or aerodynamic equipment will be permitted.
· Gear check will be carried out following the finish of each rider.
· There are No Points available towards the Points competition on this stage.
· Jersey’s will be presented at Race Headquarters following the stage.
Route URL: HERE
Stage Two Wednesday 12th July 2017:
Doonagore
| Headquarters : West County Hotel |
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| Sign On | 10:30-11:30 |
| Assembly at West County Hotel | 11:45 |
| Neutralised via Clare County Council Offices |
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| Depart Hotel turn left and straight through roundabout |
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| 0.5 | Turn right at Traffic Lights |
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| 0.7 | Straight over flat roundabout |
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| 1.6 | Roundabout 2nd exit |
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| 2.1 | Left onto New Road and stop at Clare County Council |
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| 2.7 | Turn Left onto Gort Road |
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| 2.9 | Turn Right onto Harmony Row |
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| 3.4 | Roundabout 2nd Exit through Finish Line |
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| 4.3 | Claureen Roundabout 2nd Exit onto N85 |
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| 0.0 | Racing starts at Top Bikes | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 2.2 | Turn Right dir Kilfinora | 12:04 | 12:05 |
| 11.2 | Corrofin | 12:17 | 12:22 |
| 12.8 | Caution Narrow Bridge | 12:18 | 12:23 |
| 14.8 | Killinaboy | 12:23 | 12:28 |
| 16.9 | Start KOH at wall on right (windmill) | 12:26 | 12:32 |
| 17.7 | KOH Cat 3 (Junction L5620 on Left) | 12:27 | 12:33 |
| 19.6 | Leamaneh Castle turn right dir Ballyvaughan | 12:30 | 12:37 |
| 24.9 | Caution acute bend | 12:38 | 12:48 |
| 30.9 | Large Lay by on left (for holding traffic) | 12:47 | 12:59 |
| 32.3 | Caution acute bend | 12:49 | 13:01 |
| 34.5 | T Junction turn right dir Ballyvaughan | 12:52 | 13:05 |
| 35.5 | Ballyvaughan through village dir Fanore | 12:54 | 13:07 |
| 37.6 | Start KOH (at sign An Fulacht Bia) | 12:56 | 13:09 |
| 47.2 | KOH Cat 3 (100mts before Fanore sign on Left) | 13:11 | 13:28 |
| 47.9 | Fanore | 13:12 | 13:30 |
| 53.6 | Start KOH at B&B (Jamesville house) | 13:22 | 13:42 |
| 55.1 | KOH Cat 3 | 13:25 | 13:46 |
| 59.0 | Start KOH at Gate on Left | 13:30 | 13:52 |
| 60.9 | Veer Right Dir Doolin L 479 | 13:33 | 13:55 |
| 62.6 | KOH Cat 3 at Gate on Left (Just before stone wall) | 13:35 | 13:59 |
| 64.5 | Doolin | 13:38 | 14:03 |
| 66.0 | Doolin Hostel veer left Start KOH | 13:40 | 14:05 |
| 67.6 | KOH CAT 1 Castle Hill (Doonagore) | 13:43 | 14:08 |
| 67.7 | T Junction turn left dir Lisdoonvarna | 13:43 | 14:08 |
| 73.2 | Staggered Junction Right and Left dir. Kilfenora R478 | 13:51 | 14:19 |
| 81.9 | Kilfenora | 14:03 | 14:33 |
| 82.2 | T Junction Left dir Corrofin | 14:03 | 14:34 |
| 88.0 | Leamanagh Castle on Left | 14:12 | 14:45 |
| 91.8 | Killnaboy | 14:18 | 14:52 |
| 94.5 | Corrofin Bad Right hand bridge at the end of town | 14:26 | 14:57 |
| 105.0 | T Junction Left dir, Ennis N85 | 14:37 | 15:17 |
| 107.7 | Roundabout, second exit onto by-pass to Finish | 14:41 | 15:20 |
| 109.0 | Finish Ennis By-Pass | 14:43 | 15:24 |
Route URL: HERE
Scott Junior Tour Stage Three Cliffs of Moher
Thursday 13th July 2017
Headquarters West County Hotel
Sign On 10.30 – 11.30
Assemble West County 11.45
Neutralised onto By Pass.
Racing starts at Top Bikes
| KM | Description | 40KPH | 32KPH |
| 0.0 | Race starts at Top Bikes | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 0.9 | Traffic Island | 12:01 | 12:02 |
| 12.8 | Inagh | 12:19 | 12:24 |
| 13.1 | Left at Sean O’Rionn | 12:20 | 12:24 |
| 15.1 | Start KOH CAT 3 | 12:23 | 12:28 |
| 16.7 | KOH House with vegetable garden in front | 12:25 | 12:31 |
| 28.0 | Cross Roads straight dir. Quilty 7km | 12:42 | 12:52 |
| 30.1 | Cross Roads Straight dir.Spanish Point | 12:45 | 12:56 |
| 31.8 | T Junction right Ennistimon N67 | 12:48 | 12:59 |
| 32.0 | Right R482 at Yellow Hotel | 12:48 | 13:00 |
| 32.9 | T Junction Left Lahinch | 12:49 | 13:02 |
| 35.2 | Caution sharp right bend over bridge | 12:53 | 13:06 |
| 36.3 | T Junction Left dir. Ennistimon | 12:54 | 13:08 |
| 44.0 | Caution right under bridge | 13:06 | 13:22 |
| 45.2 | Lahinch caution through village | 13:08 | 13:25 |
| 46.3 | Left dir. Liscannor | 13:09 | 13:27 |
| 50.2 | Liscannor | 13:15 | 13:34 |
| 53.7 | Start KOH at pump house on left | 13:20 | 13:41 |
| 57.4 | KOH Cliffs of Moher at water tower on Left CAT 2 | 13:26 | 13:48 |
| 66.6 | Staggered junction right and left dir. Kilfenora | 13:40 | 14:03 |
| 75.3 | Kilfenora | 13:53 | 14:21 |
| 75.4 | T Junction Left dir. Corrofin | 13:53 | 14:21 |
| 80.9 | Leamanagh Castle on Left | 14:01 | 14:32 |
| 84.9 | Killnaboy | 14:07 | 14:39 |
| 87.2 | Corrofin | 14:11 | 14:43 |
| 88.6 | Bad Right hand bridge | 14:13 | 14:46 |
| 98.0 | T Junction Left die Ennis N85 | 14:27 | 15:03 |
| 100.4 | Roundabout right second exit dir. Limerick. | 14:30 | 15:07 |
| 101.7 | Finish at ESB Box on By Pass | 14:32 | 15:09 |
Route URL: HERE
Scott Junior Tour Stage Four Wild Atlantic Way.
Friday 14th July 2017.
Transfer to Ballyvaughan
Sign On 10.30-11.30 in Ballyvaughan
| Km | Description | 40KPH | 32KPH |
| 0.0 | Start Meadowfield B/B | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 7.6 | Bell Harbour Right dir. Carron | 12:11 | 12:14 |
| 8.5 | Right dir. Carron 10km | 12:13 | 12:16 |
| 12.7 | Start KOH Hurling Pitch on Left | 12:19 | 12:24 |
| 18.2 | KOH Cassidy’s Bar Carron CAT 1 | 12:27 | 12:34 |
| 19.4 | Start KOH Brown Finger Sign Mc Auley’s House | 12:29 | 12:36 |
| 20.9 | KOH—CAT 3 Large Shed on Right | 12:31 | 12:39 |
| 23.2 | Right dir.Ballyvaughan R480 | 12:35 | 12:43 |
| 26.0 | Caution Bad Bends for 2.5km | 12:39 | 12:49 |
| 32.0 | Caution Bad Descent | 12:48 | 13:00 |
| 35.7 | T Junction Left dir. Ennistimon N67 | 12:53 | 13:07 |
| 39.1 | Start KOH Gregans Hotel sign Corkscrew | 12:59 | 13:13 |
| 42.4 | KOH just before left hand turn CAT 1 | 13:04 | 13:19 |
| 42.6 | Turn Left Direction Benrue B/B 6 km | 13:04 | 13:20 |
| 47.7 | Veer Right Corrofin 14 km | 13:11 | 13:29 |
| 51.6 | T Junction Left Kilfenora | 13:16 | 13:37 |
| 51.8 | T Junction Right at Nagles Drapery Store | 13:17 | 13:37 |
| 52.4 | Start KOH at Grotto on right CAT 3 | 13:19 | 13:38 |
| 56.1 | KOH Lane on left with cattle Grid | 13:24 | 13:45 |
| 58.5 | T Junction Right dir. Galway N67 | 13:28 | 13:50 |
| 67.9 | Left direction Fanore on R477 | 13:42 | 14:07 |
| 68.0 | Left direction Doolin L1036 | 13:42 | 14:07 |
| 72.0 | T-Junction turn right dir Ballyvaughan | 13:48 | 14:15 |
| 76.0 | Caution Twisty Descent | 13:54 | 14:22 |
| 97.0 | Finish Ballyvaughan at Layby outside hotel | 14:25 | 15:02 |
Route URL: HERE
Stage Five Saturday 15th July 2017: Gallows Hill
| Sign On | 10:30 –11:30 | ||
| Assembly at West County Hotel | 11:45 | ||
| Neutralised 4km |
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| KM | DESCRIPTION | 40KPH | 32KPH |
| 0.0 | Depart West County Hotel turn left | ||
| Straight through roundabouts and traffic lights dir Gort road | |||
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| 0.0 | Racing Starts at Topaz Garage on R458 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| 2.7 | Roundabout 1st exit | 12:04 | 12:05 |
| 4.3 | Roundabout 1st exit | 12:06 | 12:08 |
| 4.4 | Barefield | 12:06 | 12:08 |
| 11.3 | Roundabout 3rd exit enter Crusheen | 12:17 | 12:21 |
| 11.8 | Caution Traffic islands | 12:18 | 12:22 |
| 19.2 | County Galway | 12:29 | 12:36 |
| 22.6 | Turn right onto R461 dir Scarriff | 12:34 | 12:42 |
| 28.2 | County Clare Drumadoora | 12:42 | 12:53 |
| 31.0 | Killaneana | 12:46 | 12:58 |
| 38.2 | Kilcarron | 12:57 | 13:11 |
| 41.4 | Peppers Bar turn right dir Feakle | 13:02 | 13:17 |
| 41.6 | Continue straight | 13:02 | 13:18 |
| 48.0 | Turn right onto R352 dir Tulla | 13:12 | 13:30 |
| 53.1 | Turn left dir O’Callaghans Mills | 13:20 | 13:40 |
| 57.1 | O’Callaghans Mills | 13:26 | 13:47 |
| 64.1 | Broadford | 13:36 | 14:00 |
| 64.3 | Turn right onto Main street | 13:36 | 14:00 |
| 64.8 | Start KOH at 60KPH signs | 13:37 | 14:01 |
| 65.8 | Turn right onto L3042 | 13:39 | 14:03 |
| 68.1 | KOH Cat 2 Sallybank | 13:42 | 14:07 |
| 71.9 | Veer left Truagh | 13:48 | 14:14 |
| 72.0 | Veer Right after church | 13:48 | 14:14 |
| 73.0 | Turn right dir Limerick Parteen | 13:50 | 14:16 |
| 76.0 | Turn right at Barry’s Cross dir Ardnacrusha | 13:54 | 14:22 |
| 78.1 | Turn right dir Meelick | 13:57 | 14:26 |
| 79.1 | Veer left dir Meelick | 13:59 | 14:28 |
| 79.9 | Meelick | 14:00 | 14:30 |
| 80.8 | Turn right at T Junction | 14:01 | 14:31 |
| 80.9 | Start KOH | 14:01 | 14:31 |
| 85.5 | KOH Cat 2 Windy Gap | 14:08 | 14:40 |
| 89.4 | Veer left dir Sixmilebridge | 14:14 | 14:48 |
| 93.0 | Sixmilebridge | 14:19 | 14:54 |
| 93.3 | Turn left at Crossroad dir Cratloe | 14:20 | 14:55 |
| 94.4 | Caution Railway Bridge | 14:21 | 14:57 |
| 97.1 | Caution Railway Bridge | 14:26 | 15:02 |
| 98.4 | Cratloe Turn left Start KOH | 14:27 | 15:04 |
| 99.4 | Pass Cratloe Wood Car Park | 14:29 | 15:06 |
| 101.3 | Gallows Hill KOH Cat 1 | 14:31 | 15:09 |
Route URL: HERE
Scott Junior Tour Stage Six
Sunday 16th July 2017
Ennis Circuit Race 11am start.
| Headquarters : West County Hotel |
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| Sign On | 09:30 -10:30 | ||||
| Assembly at West County Hotel | 10:45 | ||||
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| Depart Treacys West County Hotel turn left | |||||
| Turn left at Flannans College | |||||
| Veer Left | |||||
| Turn Left | |||||
| 0.0 | Racing starts under flyover | 11:00 | 11:00 | ||
| 1.8 | Veer left dir Ballyhea | 11:02 | 11:03 | ||
| 4.3 | Turn left dir Ennis | 11:06 | 11:08 | ||
| 7.5 | Through Finish Line 7 Laps remaining | 11:11 | 11:14 | ||
| 8.0 | Turn left Ballybeg | 11:12 | 11:15 | ||
| 9.9 | Turn left onto Main road dir Kilrush | 11:15 | 11:18 | ||
| 11.7 | Veer left dir Ballyhea | 11:17 | 11:21 | ||
| 14.2 | Turn left dir Ennis | 11:21 | 11:27 | ||
| 17.5 | End of Lap 6 Laps remaining | 11:26 | 11:32 | ||
| 77.5 | Finish at Lollipop Creche | 12:56 | 13:25 | ||
Route URL: HERE