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Giro d’ItaliaEssential Guide9-11 May 2014

For residents,businesses, visitors

& spectators

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This is a once in a lifetime opportunityfor you to experience the spectacularcarnival atmosphere of the Giro d’Italia.

So think ahead and plan where you, your friends andfamily will watch the race.

There are lots of brilliant local authority events near

the route, so check out what you’d like to see and plan

your day. We’ve included some handy maps overleafthat show each of the stages in detail – plus, tables withhelpful timings. So, you can see what time the race isexpected, when the Caravan will roll along and where

you should be by what time.

Staying SafeMuch of the race route will not have barriers so it isimportant that you are aware of the risks and protectchildren and pets from the dangers of getting too close.Keep your distance, obey instructions from police andstewards and be there in good time.

Controlled crossing points will be provided to allow accessacross the road where possible. Information regardingthese are shown on the tables overleaf and also availableat discovernorthernireland.com/giro2014

Getting TereWherever you are intending to enjoy the Giro you mustBE IN POSITION AN HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES

BEFORE THE CARAVAN IS DUE. Roads will be closed to

facilitate the event and you will need to be stationedbefore they take place.

Camping and MotorhomesCamping or bringing your motorhome along to Giro?Normal etiquette applies and some local authoritieswill have additional camping sites. Check out

discovernorthernireland.com/giro2014 to plan your trip.

Public ransportTranslink are organising a host of special and additional

train and bus services during the Giro. There will beenhanced Park and Ride facilities and extra shuttleservices so check online for details. Also, expect somechanges to normal services due to the race and road

closures. Allow extra time for your journey. Some timetablechanges and diversions to bus services will be in place.Swing by translink.co.uk/giro for details or call thecontact centre on (028) 9066 6630.

Get on your bikeGet into the spirit and come to the Giro by bike.There will be plenty of parking spaces fortwo wheels, so check out locations online atdiscovernorthernireland.com/giro2014 and get your helmet on.

Watch!

The Giro d’Italia is one of the cycling world’s elite

and iconic events. It commands a huge worldwideaudience of 775 million and is coming to a town

near you!

There is a tradition of hosting the opening threestages of the race – the Grande Partenza or

‘Big Start’ – outside its home country of Italy everyother year. This year, Northern Ireland has been

chosen to host the ‘Big Start’ – a four day celebrationof elite professional cycling, with three competition

stages, visiting Belfast, the Causeway Coastal Routeand Armagh, before moving on to Dublin.

What is it?

Why is it coming here?



The Giro is a hugely popular European event and much, much more than

just a bike race. It is a festival, a pageant and an ultra competitive sportingevent rolled into one.

Giro Opening.

Come meet the riders!Tursday 8 May

On Thursday 8 May, from 6.30pm, the ‘Giro Opening.Come meet the riders!’ event will take place in the groundsof Belfast City Hall. This is a ticketed event. There will be

lots of other brilliant happenings around the city – forinstance, check out the family fun programme at Writer’sSquare and the Cathedral Quarter.

Practice Session &eam ime rialsFriday 9 May

Want to get up close to the phenomenal Giro heroes?

Come along to the Practice Session and the Team TimeTrials on Friday 9 May. Check out the Giro Paddock, atTitanic Quarter (where the teams hang out and get set),

and visit the Fan Zone with celebrities, competitions,exhibits, food, wine and TV broadcasts. Plus, see theaction and excitement of the final warm-up.

Getting to experience all this preparation is definitelyone of the perks of being the Big Start host!

CaravanThe Giro Caravan goes hand-in-hand with the race it

precedes: with the multi-coloured procession creating awave of excitement in towns and villages and handing outpromotional items along the race route. The Caravan rollsup at specific locations in advance of the race, see the mapoverleaf for times.

Te RaceThe main race is a superb spectacle of around 200 cyclists,

for the most part tightly grouped in the race ‘peloton’,waiting for one or two to break away in an attempt to winthe stage. They will pass by in a flash but it is a spectacularsight that will remain with you for a very long time!

Giro EventsTo celebrate the arrival of Giro, the Local Authoritiesinvolved in hosting the race are staging a diverse range

of cycling and Italian t hemed family–friendly events.A selection of t hese are highlighted overleaf. Keep upto date at discovernorthernireland.com/giro2014

Enjoy!

Events Below is a selection of events that are happening during the Giro.

Keep up to date at discovernorthernireland.com/giro2014

AntrimGarden Show Ireland

Antrim Castle Gardens

9 – 11 May10am – 6pm

Giro Family Fun Day

Antrim Town Centre

Sat 10 May12 noon – 3pm

Armagh

Giro Festival

The Mall Armagh

Sat 10 May12 noon – 7pm

Giro Concert

The Mall Armagh

Sat 10 May8pm – 11pm

BallymenaFamily Fun Day Ballymena Town Centre

Sat 10 May1.30pm – 3.30pm

BallymoneyA aste of Italy

Ballymoney Town Centre

2 – 10 May

CarrickfergusItalian Temed Family

Fun & Music Festival Market Place, High Street& Marine Gardens

Sat 10 MayFrom 11am

ColeraineSunset Port to Port Pedal

Portstewart to Portrush

Fri 9 May8.45pm

LarneCarnevale Day Larne Town Centre

Sat 3 May2pm – 4pm

Illuminated Bike Ride Larne Town Centre

Sun 4 May8pm – 9pm

BallycastleFamily Fun & Music

Ballycastle Sea Front

Sat 10 May11.30am – 4.30pm

NewryFamily Fun Giro Day

The Commons,Newtownhamiliton

Sun 11 May

10.30am – 3pm

South Armagh Giro

Charity Cycle The Forge Bar

Sun 4 May1pm

Family Fun Day

Belleek Village

Sun 11 May

10.30am – 3pm

NewtownabbeyFamily Fun & Music

by the Lough

Lough Shore Park –Merville Garden Village

Sat 10 May

12 noon – 4pm

discovernorthernireland.com/giro2014

For more information on events visit:

Belfast

Giro Festival Belfast

Get on yer bike!

3 – 11 May

Including:

Italian Movie Week Queen’s Film Theatre

4 – 8 May

GIRONIMO!

im Moore, Book Launch Linenhall Library

8 May12.30pm

Te ube – Discover ArtUlster Museum

2 – 10 May (closedMonday)10am – 5pm

Films & alks Ulster Hall

6 – 10 May

Get on yer bike! Hub Writer’s Square &Cathedral Gardens

8 – 10 May

Family Fun Day

Stormont Estate

Fri 9 May



Road Closures

Stop No. Area Caravan ETA

Stormont 17.00

Controlled Crossing Caravan Stop

Controlled Crossing Pointswillbemanaged to facilitateaccessacrossthe routebutwill beclosed atspecific

periodsfor racepurposes.

CaravanStop isa locationwherethe Giro Caravanwillstopfor a 5 minuteperiod.

KEY ROAD CLOSURES

CaravanWatching the race from the roadside?Here’s when you can expect theCaravan to pass by:

Practice Session Team Time Trials

Area Road Roads Close Roads Open Roads Close Roads Open

STARTTitanic Quarter QueensRd

Sydenham Rd

Middlepath St A2

Newtownards Rd A20

Upper Newtownards Rd A20 Practice Session Only

Stormont (Gate) Prince of Wales Ave

09.30 12.30

Stormont Lord Carson Statue Team Time Trials Only

Upper Newtownards Rd A20

16.00 20.30

Newtownards Rd A20

Bridge End A2

Queens Bridge A2

Oxford St A20

EastBridgeSt

Cromac St A24

Ormeau Rd A24

StranmillisEmbankment

Stranmillis Rd Roundabout

University Rd B23

Bradbury Place Great Victoria St - A1

WellingtonPlace

FINISH DonegallSquareNorth

Note: Timesbelow areestimates.

Friday 9 May itanic Quarter – Stormont –Donegall Square North – Belfast

The best way to arrive at the Belfast stage is via the Parkand Ride facilities, by public transport or on your bike,as road closures will be in operation.

BelfastDay 1 Caravan Stop

KEY



StartTitanic Quarter

Glengormley

Antrim

Ballymena

Ballymoney

Portrush

Giant’s Causeway

Ballycastle

Cushendall

Waterfoot

Glenarm

Glenariff Carnlough

Ballygally

Larne

Whitehead

Whiteabbey

Carrickfergus

FinishDonegall SquareNorth, Belfast

Bushmills

Saturday 10 May Belfast – CausewayCoastal Route – BelfastDay 2 covers over 200km of Northern Ireland’sroads so there are a huge number of vantage

points from which to view the race. You cannotpark on the road along the route so you shouldplan where you are going to watch the race andidentify an appropriate place to park nearby.This map shows the route for day 2 and theapproximate times that the Caravan andPeloton will arrive at key locations.

Day 2CausewayCoastal Route

Caravan Stop

KEY Caravan & Peloton Watching the race from the roadside? Here’s whenyou can expect the Caravan and Peloton to pass by :

Stop No. Area Caravan ETA Peloton ETA

Glengormley 09.20 10.55

Ballymena 10.20 11.50

Ballymoney 11.00 12.35

Area Road Roads Close R oads Open

STARTTitanic Quarter

Rolling Road Closure

08.00 11.30Belfa st Ca rlis le Circ us / An trim Rd

Belfast Antrim Rd (A6)

G le ng orm le y To wn Ce nt re

S an dy kn ow es A 6 - M 2 C it yw ar d

S an dy kn ow es A 6 - M2 C ou nt ry wa rd

08.30 12.00

Templep atrick A6

Dunadry A6

Antrim Stiles Way (B518) - Steep le Rd

AntrimDunsilly Junction1 (M22)/ Ballymena

Rd

AntrimDunsilly Junction1 (M22)/LinsnevenaghRd

09.00 12.30L is ne ve n ag h A 26 - F er ni sk ey R d - C ra i gs to wn R d

Ba llee Ballee Rd West - Ba llee Rd East

Ba ll yme na A 26 - Qu ee nSt - No rt hRd - A2 6

Glarryford(A26)Station Rd / SpringmountRd(B64)

D un loy A 26 - D ru ma do on Rd - K il la ga nR d

09.30 13.00Ba ll ymo ne y A 26 - K il ra ug ht sR d

BallymoneyPortrushRd Roundabout/ A26Frosses

Rd

BallymoneyPortrushRd Roundabout/B62 Ballybogey Rd

10.00 13.30B al ly bo ge y B 62 - B al ly ra s ha n e Rd - Be nv ar di n R d

B al ly bo ge y B 62 - Cl oy fin R d - P ri es tl an d Rd

Bushmills A2

Bu sh mi ll s T he Di am on d / D un lu ce Rd

Bu sh mi ll s T he Di am on d / Wh it ep ark Rd10.30 14.30

Ba ll yc as tl e C la re Rd / Qu ay R d

Area Road Roads Close R oads Open

Ballycastle Mary St / A2

11.00 1 5.30

Ballyvoy A2

Cushendall Rd A2

Cushendall A2

Waterfoot Garron Rd - A2

Glenariff A2

Ca rn lo ug h B al ly me na R oa d (N or th )

Ca rn lo ug h B al ly me na R oa d (So ut h)

12.00 16.00

Glenarm A2

Ballygalley A2

Larne Circular Rd - Bank Rd - A2

Ma ghera morne A2

IslandmageeLarneRd (A2) - Island Rd -

Island Rd Lower Countryward

IslandmageeLarneRd (A2) - Island Rd - Island Rd

Lower Cityward

13.00 16.30Whitehead A2

K no ck na gu il la gh A 2

C ar ri ck fe rg us B el fa st R d - A 2

WhiteabbeyShoreRd RushparkRoundaboutCountryward

WhiteabbeyShoreRoad RushparkRoundaboutCityward

1 3.30 17.00

L im es to ne R oa d N or th Q u ee n St ( B 12 6)

DuncairnGdns/Brougham St

NorthQueenSt(B126)

CliftonSt/ FredrickSt/DonegallSt

Carrickhill(B126)

PetersHill/NorthSt Millfield (B126)

DivisS t/C astl e S t Mill fi el d (B 12 6 )

FINISH B el fa st D on eg al l Sq ua re


Bushmills 11.40 13.10

Ballycastle 12.10 13.40

Larne 13.45 15.15

Carrickfergus 14.15 15.45


Controlled Crossing

Caravan Stop

Controlled Crossing Pointswillbemanaged to facilitateaccessacrossthe routebutwi llbe closed atspecific



KEY ROAD CLOSURES

Road Closures



Area Road Roads Close Roads OpenClosureSat10May/OpenSun11May CathedralRd / Edward St 19.00 (Sat10) 14.00 (Sun11)

START ShamblesMarket07.00 14.00

Armagh Gaol Square

Armagh College Hill / Lonsdale Rd

08.30 12.30Armagh Loughgall Rd - B77

Loughgall B77 - Ballygasey Rd - Red Lion Rd

Richhill Kilmore Rd / Stonebridge Roundabout

Richhill A3 Stonebridge to Corcreevy Rd

09.00 13.00Richhill Main St

Hamiltonsbawn Mullaghbrack Rd - B111

Markethill Mullaghbrack Rd / A28 Armagh - Newry

Markethill A28 Armagh - Newry / Tandragee Rd

09.30 13.30

Markethill Coolmillish Rd - B3

Markethill Summit Coolmillish Rd - B3Tassagh B31 Armagh - Newtownhamilton

Tassagh B3 x B31 Tassagh B3

Keady A29 Keady Town

Fews Forest Darkley (B3)

N ew tow nha mi lt on N ew to wnha mil to nTow n No rt he rn Si de

N ew tow nha mi lt on N ew to wnha mil to nTow n So ut he rn Sid e

10.00 14.00Newtownhamilton Cladymilltown Rd - A25

Forkhill Mountain Rd - B134

Forkhill Hall Rd - Longfield Rd

Forkhill Newry Rd - Old Bridge Rd

Forkhill B134

PROCEED TO DUBLIN


Controlled Crossing

Caravan Stop

Controlled Crossing Pointswillbemanaged to facilitateaccessacrossthe routebut willbe closed atspecific



KEY ROAD CLOSURES

Caravan & Peloton Watching the race from the roadside? Here’s when

you can expect the Caravan and Peloton to pass by :

Road Closures


Richhill 10.25 12.10

Newtownhamilton 11.20 13.05

FinishDublin

StartArmagh

Markethill

Keady

Fews Forest

Dundalk

Castlebellingham

Balbriggan

Swords

Loughgall

Richhill

Newtownhamilton

Forkhill

Day 3Armagh

Sunday 11 May Armagh – DublinDay 3 covers a route through County Armaghbefore the race proceeds to Dublin. You cannot

park on the road along the route so you shouldplan where you are going to watch the race andidentify an appropriate place to park nearby.This map shows the route for day 3 and theapproximate times that the Caravan andPeloton will arrive at key locations.

Caravan Stop

KEY



Tink!

Do you have an important journey or event on9-11 May?Whether it is a wedding, a hospital appointment,an important family occasion, or a house move, many

people will have plans for the 9-11 May that will be

affected by the Giro d’Italia in Northern Ireland. So, checkyour diary, have a think – do you need to make a new planto ensure that, whatever it is you are doing, on those days,

runs smoothly?

Impact on roads and travelIf you are a business, the Giro might affect deliveries.

Most travel routes will be unaffected but please allow extra

time for your journey and if using public transport check ifthere are timetable changes or diversions to bus services.

If you live or work on the Giro route, make sure you takeall the precautions necessary to minimise disruption

as access will be limited.

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discovernorthernireland.com/giro2014For more information, keep up to date at:• Translink at translink.co.uk/giro

Tel: (028) 9066 6630

• Visit Belfast Welcome Centre: (028) 9024 6609

• trafficwatchni.com

• Police Service of Nor thern Ireland is available

on non-emergency number 101

• twitter.com/policeserviceni

• twitter.com/psnitraffic

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy in this publication, The Northern Ireland Tourist Board can accept no liability whatsoever

for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, or for any matter in any way arising out of the publication information.

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