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Tough And Tactically Demanding An Post Rás Route Launched In GPO
Featuring 28 categorised climbs, of which three are first category ascents, plus eight days of racing and a total of 1247 kilometres, the route of the 2011 An Post Rás has been unveiled. Just over three months remain until the May 22nd start of the race and there’s every indication that this year’s edition will be a close-fought, gripping battle of tactics and strength.
Beginning in Dunboyne and moving counter-clockwise around the country, the race will include stage finishes in locations such as Portumna, Kilrush, Castleisland, Castletownbere, Blarney, Tramore and Kildare. After battling through many counties and under all sorts of weather conditions, the riders will conclude things on Sunday May 29th with the now-customary, crowd-thronged finale in Skerries. More>>>
An Post Rás Jerseys
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| Urban Monks In The Blue Jersey, Ruth Griffin in Th Mountains Jersey, Colm Cassidy in The Green Jersey, Vogue Williams In The Yellow Jersey and Tighernach Murphy In The White Jersey |
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The Late Ned Flanagan Remembered
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| Ned Flanagan |
In January, Kildare bade farewell to a true gentleman and great cyclist, Eamon “Ned” Flanagan.
Ned was born in Kildangan around 1940 and was reared in Kilbeg where he lived all his life. He attended Kildangan National School and in the mid 1950s he came to Monasterevin CBS, where he played football with the Monasterevin CBS School team. He was the first Kildangan pupil to do so, as he liked to point out himself. Ned showed promise as a footballer, but by this time his brother Paddy was already cycling competitively. It was natural that Ned would follow him and Jack Crowe into the Midlands Cycling Club, and football was quickly forgotten.
The Flanagan brothers soon made a name for themselves all over Ireland, on grass track, at mass start road races, time trialling and stage racing, and in all of these they formed a formidable team. Ned, known among his oldest friends as “The Butt” was not only strong but as tough as nails.
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An Post 1st. International Team Rás 2010
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| Best International Team, An Post Sean Kelly Team, From Left David O'Loughlin, Mark McNally, Mark Cassidy, Conor McConvey FBD Insurance Rás 2010, |
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Paidi O'Brien An Post Sean Kelly Team, Neil Delahaye Irish National Team ,Stephen O'Sullivan In The New An Post Yellow Jersey,
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| Paidi O'Brien An Post Sean Kelly Team, Neil Delahaye Irish National Team ,Stephen O'Sullivan In The New An Post Yellow Jersey, |
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An Post Is New Rás Sponsor
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| Stephen O'Sullivan Displays The New An Post Yellow Jersey |
GPO, Dublin, 27thSeptember: An Post is the new sponsor of the “Rás”. The event will be known as the “An Post Rás” from 2011 onwards with the sponsorship continuing for at least three years.
The 2011 An Post Rás is the only UCI recognised Irish race in the world cycling calendar.
An Post already has a strong track record of supporting grassroots and developmental cycling in Ireland.
Since 2007, the Company is a title sponsor of the Sean Kelly Cycling Team which supports elite young Irish riders at international level from the Belgium based Sean Kelly Academy.
In 2009, leisure cycling received a massive growth in interest due to the An Post Cycle Series, a community cycling initiative in association with the Irish Sports Council. The Cycle Series, five events across the country from May to September saw a 100% increase in participation numbers this year. An Post also supported the Tour of Ireland from 2007 to 2009, and was involved in the 2010 National Bike Week. More>>>
An Post Rás Working Group
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| Race Director Dermot Dignam |
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| Eddie Dawson |
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An Post Take Over The Reigns Of The Rás - VIDEO
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Launch Of An Post Rás
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| An Post Race Director Dermot Dignam And An Post Chief Executive Donal Connell Chats At The Launch Of The An Post Sponsorship |
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The Agony Of Winning A Rás Stage
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| The Agony Of Winning A Rás Stage |
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