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Mark Scanlon To Miss FBD Insurance RÁS
Last month Mark Scanlon contacted the Irish team selectors and requested to be considered for a place on the Irish team. He explained he first of all wanted to win the race and felt it would also be very beneficial in him regaining full fitness after a knee injury curtailed his racing and training early in the season, now, unfortunately, it has all come asunder. More>>>
The Scene Is Set For A Thrilling 2005 FBD Insurance RÁS
With only days to go to the start of this year's FBD Insurance RÁS Race Organiser, Dermot Dignam, confirms all is in place for a thrilling 8 days racing. The first of the six American teams will arrive on Thursday morning. More>>>
Yanto Barker In For Wales Stena - Stephen Gallagher Replaces Paul Griffin
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| Richard Eastham Team E England Angliasport |
With only a little week to go to the start of this year's FBD Insurance RÁS two significant changes affect Ireland and Wales Stena teams. More>>>
Norwegian Commissaire Replaces Dane
The Danish Commissaire appointed by the UCI as President of the Commissaire Panel for the FBD Insurance RÁS has had to stand down due to personal difficulties. His place will be taken by the very experienced Norwegian Commissaire, Ms Inger Ness. Race Organiser, Dermot Dignam, welcoming the new appointment spoke with Ms Ness by phone and is looking forward to working with her in making this year's race a very succesful one.
Three More Continental Teams For FBD Insurance RÁS
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| Norwegian Team Sparebanken Vest |
Canadian, Dutch and British pro teams join the record field of 200 riders for what may be one of the most competitive races in the 53 history of this great international and national event. More>>>
Gene Mangan Honoured
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| Dermot Dignam FBD Insurance Ras Organiser presents 1955 Ras winner Gene Mangan with a special award to mark the occiasion at the end of The FBD Insurance Ras 2005 |
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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>>>
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