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Norwegian Continental Team For FBD Insurance RÁS
One of the top Scandinavian Continental/Professional teams, Sparebanken Vest, will for the first ever take its place in the record-breaking line-up for this year's race. More>>>
Estonia Professional Team For FBD Insurance RÁS
Continental Team KALEV CHOCOLATE CLASSIC BICYCLES joins a formidable list of foreign challengers in this year's race. More>>>
Mark Scanlon To Lead Irish Team In FBD Insurance RÁS
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In a dramatic development over the weekend Cycling Ireland selectors secured the release of top Irish professional racing cyclist and Tour De France rider, Mark Scanlon, from his AG2R-Prévoyance team, to lead the Irish national team in the FBD Insurance RÁS which starts from Dublin in a little over four weeks time. Sligoman, Scanlon, is a class rider, winner of the World Junior Championship in 1998, Irish senior champion in 2002 and 2003 and a solid performance as a debutant in last year’s Tour De France, he will add tremendous power to an Irish team facing an unprecedented number of professional teams and top American teams in Ireland’s 8 day international cycling showpiece.
Cycling Ireland selector, Martin O’Loughlin, paid tribute to AG2R-Prévoyance for releasing Scanlon and said “we are absolutely delighted, it has been on the cards since a doubt arose whether AG2R-Prévoyance would get a wild card entry to the Tour, Mark is returning to his best form after injury and we are expecting a star performance from him in the FBD Insurance RÁS”.
The experienced Kerry rider, Paul Griffin, will be Scanlon’s right-hand man while the other three riders on the team, Brian Keane, Paudi O’Brien and Conor Murphy, are part of Irish cycling’s up and coming batch of young riders. The manager is former RÁS rider Cian Lynch. More>>>
Julian Winn To Head Wales Stena Line Team In FBD Insurance RÁS
The power of the foreign oppostion in this year's, which starts in less than 4 weeks time, continues to grow with the news that 2000 winner, Julian Winn, is included on the WALES STENA KINE Team. More>>>
Czech Republic For FBD Insurance RAS
The foreign opposition in this year's FBD Insurance RAS is beginning to mount up with the news that top Czech Republic Continental (professional) Team, Elmarco KK Cube, will be in the line-up when the race starts on 22nd May, Already six USA squads have announced teams for the race. More>>>
Six Proffessional Teams For FBD Insurance RÁS
Irish riders will have their work cut out repeating David McCann's great win in last year's race with the news today that six Continental (professional) teams will be in the line-up when the race starts on Sunday 22nd May. More>>>
Rathdrum Finish To Stage 6 A Tough Challenge
An 8% gradient to the finish line on Rathdrum's Main Street will be a formidable challenge after 160 kilometres from Abbeyleix through Carlow, Bunclody, Ferns and Glenealy. More>>>
Six AmericanTeams For FBD Insurance RÁS
The United States of American will be well represented in this year's race with a record entry of six teams, including Team Guinness and the Jonathan Vaughters/Colby Pearce managed TIAA-CREF More>>>
Record Entry For This Year's Race
The maximum number of riders permitted by the UCI in international cycle races is reached in this year's FBD Insurance RÁS More>>>
US Team First To Declare Riders
The honour of being the first team to declare its riders for the FBD Insurance RÁS, which starts from Dublin on 22nd May, goes to the California based McGuire Cycling Team. More>>>
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