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Top Track Racing Talent Confirm For Belgium And New Zealand Teams In 2014 An Post Rás
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| Jasper de Buyst Belgium |
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| Kenny de Ketele Belgium |
Some of the world’s top track racing riders will draw on their velodrome-honed speed to chase success in this year’s An Post Rás.
Belgium and New Zealand have today been named as the first two teams confirmed for the May 2014 event, and both squads will include riders who have been very successful in track competition.
The Belgian squad will comprise five riders from the Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise team, including the former European and world madison champion Kenny de Ketele. The 28-year old rider will be joined by Jasper de Buyst, who was the winner of the Gent Six last November.
Belgium omnium champion Moreno De Pauw will also feature, returning to the race one year after he won stage five into Mitchelstown. He knows what to expect on Irish roads and will be looking to add to his strong performance in 2013.
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1990 FBD Rás - Macroom To Clonmel My Story
In 1990, I lined up for my second FBD Milk Ras as part of the Clare team.
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| Photo by Paul Cooley |
Part sponsored by ‘Rebel Menswear’, a small clothes shop in Ennis, my teammates and I hounded local businesses, friends and family for the remainder of the finances needed to get us around Ireland for what was then a nine-day, ten-stage race.
1990 Clare Riders
60.Barry Sutton
61.Philip Colleran
62. John Hassett
63.John Colleran
109.Sean McIlroy
Team Management
Paul Cooley
,John Nolan,
George Nolan
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An Post Rås Chief Commissaire 2014
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| Madis Lepajoe Estonia |
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2014 An Post Rás Route To Suit The ‘All Round’ Rider
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| The 2014 An Post Rás Route |
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| Ronan McLaughlin,Conor McConvey,Roger Aiken With Race Director Tony Campbell At The Launch Of The An Post Rás 2014 |
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Padraig Marrey Rás Storey
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| Padraig Marrey Mayo |
Padraig Marrey the Ballinrobe Co. Mayo Postman man is one of the unsung heroes of Irish cycling and his passion for the sport knows no bounds.
He’s had a staggering career, with 12 Rásanna to his name. But a health scare last year has meant he will never race the country’s most arduous event again
The Ballinrobe man never had the distinction of winning a stage – though he came close on several occasions. But his love for the race is deep-rooted.
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New Standard For An Post Rás 2014
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| Valyer Bonca Slovenia In The Yellow Jersey Of Race Leader And David McCann Ireland Thornton Recycling In The Green Jersey Of Points Leader On Corrabut Gap Co. Carlow On The Way To The Stage Finish In Tullow 2004 |
Competition for ranking points will be at an all-time high when the 2014 cycle racing gets underway in a few months following a ruling by An Post Rás working committee that Category 3 riders must attain Category 2 status to be eligible for inclusion in the big 8 day international race in May.
Commenting on the ruling Race Organiser Tony Campbell said as the standard of racing in An Post Rás is constantly on the rise it’s important this is reflected in domestic racing, he also stated “with the huge number of races in the early part of the season it should well be in the reach of riders aspiring to take part in an 8 day international race to achieve sufficient points to move up to Category 2”.
Next year’s An Post Rás will take place from 18th to 25th May. The route is expected to be announced in January.
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Celtic Challenge
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| At The Formation Meeting For The Celtic Challenge John Horgan, Benoît Larroque, Alain Baniel, Tony Campbell & Eddie Dawson |
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John Dempsey's Rás 2013
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| John Dempsey Tipperary Iverk Produce Gives A Day To Day Account Of His 2013 An Post Rás |
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