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County Team Places Almost Complete
County teams that have not already booked a place in this year’s FBD Insurance RÁS run the risk of watching the action from the roadsides of Ireland as entries near the cut-off point of 40 teams.
With requests for invitations still coming in from many different countries only a few team places remain vacant and these are likely to be filled in the very near future.
The race will start from the GPO on Sunday 22nd May and following stage finishes in Emyvale, Tubbercurry, Lisdoonvarna, Templemore, Abbeyleix, Rathdrum, Wicklow, the grand finale will take place in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 29th May.
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Riders To Benefit From New 3 Kilometer Rile
UCI extends 1 kilometre dispensation to 3 kilometres. More>>>
UCI Appoints Danish Commissaire
The world controlling body for cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale, has appointed Denmark’s Ulf Jensen as President of the Race Jury for the FBD Insurance RÁS 8 Day International Cycle Race, which starts from Dublin on Sunday 22nd May. More>>>
FBD Sponsor RÁS
After 22 years as co-sponsor of Ireland’s premier international cycle race, FBD Insurance is taking over sole sponsorship of the event, which will now be known as the “FBD Insurance RÁS,” it was announced today when details of the route for 2005 were unveiled.
Next year’s FBD Insurance RÁS will be the 53rd staging of the event, which will take place from May 22nd - 29th inclusive. It will cover over 1,100 kilometres anticlockwise around the country and at least 10 countries will have teams competing.
Dermot Dignam, Organizer, announcing the new sponsorship said, “this is one of the longest and most established sports sponsorships in the country and we are delighted that FBD is now assuming title sponsorship.”
Thanking FBD for their unswerving commitment to Irish cycling, he said, “when UCI, the world controlling body, set new financial standards for international races, it jeopardized the prospects of many well-known events throughout the world. Irish cycling was fortunate in having the support of FBD Insurance, which greatly increased its sponsorship to meet the challenge and secure the future of this great race.”
FBD Insurance Chief Executive, Philip Fitzsimons said, “our long association with the RÁS has been a positive one for us and Irish cycling. We are happy to avail of the opportunity to become sole sponsor. The RÁS attracts the interest of young and old for eight days every May and the colour and spectacle of this great international event is brought into every home in the country.”
FBD Sponsor RÁS - Full Press Release
Read the full Press Release here... More>>>
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