All routes start and finish at Ballinkillen Lorum Community Centre. Eircode: R21 ED29.

140,110 and 80km: 09:00.

50km: 09:20.

12km: 11:00.

Sign-on and registration will be in Ballinkillen Community Centre from 07:30am until 10 minutes before the start of each cycle route.

Please allow plenty of time: registration is busy! 

Wristbands will be provided at registration, coded for each cycle route. Wristbands are required at the start line, and for all of the food stops.

There will be BCC volunteers in attendance to assist you, and there will be an early morning breakfast available! 

Car parking will be available adjacent to Ballinkillen Lorum Community Centre. Please follow marshalls' directions.

• All junctions have road-markings with directional arrows and 'BCC.' There are also directional signs at all major junctions.
• There will be a lead motorcycle and sweeper van on all routes for your safety and technical assistance. There will be marshals on all of the major junctions. Please follow marshals instructions at all times. 
• Normal rules of the road apply. No roads will be closed: cycle with due care and attention!
• The 'BCC' is not a race! Please proceed at your own pace with due consideration for other cyclists.
• Cycle no more than two abreast and be considerate of other road users.
• The main food stop at the approximate half-way point of the longer routes (140km, 110km, 80km and 50km) is at Borris College. 

• Please observe extreme caution at the following locations:

• Thomastown (@25km): There is a descent into Thomastown where the street bends and narrows, and at the bottom of the hill there is a sharp left turn at a T-junction.

• Borris (@55km): Take great care in Borris as you will be descending downhill through the town before turning sharp left into Borris College. 

• Kiltealy (@68km): There is a descent into Kiltealy and a sharp left turn at a T-junction in the centre of the village. The road surface is rough in Kiltealy, and there are speed ramps.

• Bunclody (@80km): For last kilometre into Bunclody the road surface is rough, and there are speed ramps as you descend into Bunclody.

• Nine Stones at Mt Leinster (@90km): Climbing from Bunclody to the Nine Stones at Mt Leinster, and descending Mt Leinster from the Nine Stones, there are three cattle grids. Please observe extreme caution cycling over cattle grids, especially on the descent. It is possible to achieve very high speeds on the descent, but please slow down to 30km/h at the grids. If in doubt, dismount and walk over the grids. Immediately after the last cattle grid, the road narrows, and the surface is very rough in parts.

• Be careful of sheep and/or horses grazing on the slopes of Mt Leinster.

• Tomduff (@95km): Please observe extreme caution at Tomduff junction, where you will have to yield to any oncoming traffic, and on the descent from Tomduff to Ballinree.

• Tea and coffee, scones, brown bread, yogurt with granola and porridge will be served  from 7:00am in Ballinkillen Lorum Community Centre.
• The main food stop at the approximate half-way point of the longer routes (140km, 110km, 80km and 50km) is at Borris College. 
• At the finish in Ballinkillen, there will be plenty of wholesome hot food for all participants, with gluten-free and vegetarian options available.
• There will be two additional water stops between Inistioge and Graiguenamanagh (@40km) and the Nine Stones (@ 90km and 125km).