Irish Team to Ride Rás Tailteann
The 70th edition of the Rás Tailteann gets underway on Wednesday May 21st, winding it’s way from Drogheda, Co. Louth, to Boyle, Co. Roscommon. The race will cover 760km of Irish roads across five stages. Read about the full route here.
Five riders will ride for Ireland in this year’s race.
Current three-time cyclo-cross national champion Dean Harvey will once again don the green of Ireland. Having recently ridden with Trinity Racing, Harvey is now plying his trade with Martigues SC Payden-Rygel and has seen his 2025 road season off to a flying start, with several top 10 finishes, and two second place finishes.
Ruairi Byrne will swap UCD’s blue for Ireland’s green for the Rás this year. The 21-year-old has been excellent on the domestic front so far in 2025, taking the win in both the Seamus Kennedy and Des Hanlon Memorial races, both National Grade Events. Byrne has also proven his pedigree in stage racing, having ridden Rás Mhaigh Eo and more recently Rás Mumhan, taking top fives on stages in both races.
Sam Coleman, hot off the heels of his win in the National Grade PJ Logan Memorial, will again represent Ireland. The 19-year-old has been riding in the academy team of World Tour team Israel-Premier-Tech since late last year, and 2025 has already seen him ride the Tour of Rwanda and Volta ao Alentejo in Portugal.
Dan-Morrisey Pissei rider Con Scully will represent Ireland again, having ridden in green and European Championships previously, and comes into the race off the back of a strong start to the domestic season. Along with a win in the Bobby Power Memorial, Scully also took fifth overall in Rás Mhaigh Eo, second in the Des Hanlon Memorial and was in the leading group on the road most days of the recent Rás Mumhan.
Jamie Meehan will round out the Irish selection for this Rás Tailteann. Riding with AVC Aix en Provence Dole, Meehan has had an early 2025 packed with one day races, and has earned himself several top 10 finishes, and a King of the Mountains classification win.
Despite an average age of just 21 years old, this team contains an incredible amount of experience already.
