Eventual men's road race winner, Rory Townsend, leads the group during last year's National Road Championships in Co Meath (Photo: Caroline Kerley)
The National Road Championships at the end of next month with unfold in Co Mayo, with Castlebar Cycling Club hosting the TT title races and Cunga CC promoting the road races, which start and finish in Cong.
You can check out the TT course by following this link.
Cunga CC has now unveiled the road race routes, which feature marginally more climbing than the courses in Co Meath last year.
There is 1,456m of elevation gain in the men's race over 156.2km Vs last year's 1,298m of climbing over 168km;
The elite women's road race features 1,004m of elevation gain over the 111.6km route, compared with 920m of elevation over 117km last year
The men's junior race features 1,220m of climbing, over 127.6km, while the junior women's race is 57.3km, with just under 500m of elevation gain.
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The road races will unfold on Saturday and Sunday, June 27th and 28th, with the TT on Thursday, June 25th.
You can review the road race courses below.
Elite Men's Road Race (156.2km)
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The race features 1,456m of climbing, with two laps of the Loch na Fooey loop taking the riders to just over the halfway point, or 87km completed. There is a main climb on that lap of just over 1km with pitches of up to nine per cent. After those two circuits are completed, the riders will face two laps of the Cloughbrack circuit, which is undulating but does not feature a major climb.
Elite Women's Race Race (111.6km)
The race features 1,004m of climbing, with one lap of the Loch na Fooey loop taking the riders to 42km completed. There is a main climb on that lap of just over 1km with pitches of up to nine per cent. The riders will then face two laps of the Cloughbrack circuit, which is undulating but does not feature a major climb.
Junior Women's Race Race (57.3km)
The race is one large loop - of the Loch na Fooey circuit - starting and finishing in Cong and with just under 500m of elevation gain; a wearing down process.
Junior Men's Race Race (127.6km)
The race features 1,220m of elevation gain. Like the senior men's race, it features two laps of the Loch na Fooey loop taking the riders to 87km, of the 127.6km race, completed. There is a main climb on that lap of just over 1km with pitches of up to nine per cent. After those two circuits are completed, the riders will face one lap of the Cloughbrack circuit, which is undulating but does not feature a major climb.
