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Rás Tailteann 24 To Start In Tullamore
This year, the event will kick off from Tullamore, County Offaly in Ireland’s Midlands, where the first stage finish will be in Kilmallock. This will be the first-ever Rás Tailteann stage to finish in the County Limerick town. The 2024 edition will also have finishes in Sneem, County Kerry on the famous ‘Ring of Kerry’, Cahir, County Tipperary which will see the first finish there since 1967 and Kildare Town, County Kildare with the fifth and final stage of the 2024 Rás Tailteann finishing in Bective, County Meath where the race will take in three laps of a 14.1KM spectator-friendly finishing circuit. 784.8KM of Irish roads awaits this year's entrants with a total of eighteen categorised climbs over the five stages, including two x category one climbs on stages two and four. More>>>
The Route Of The 2024 Rás Tailteann
The 2024 edition of the Rás Tailteann will take place from Wednesday, May 22nd to Sunday, May 26th. This is the 69th edition of the race.
This year, the event will kick off from Tullamore, County Offaly in Ireland’s Midlands, where the first stage finish will be in Kilmallock. This will be the first-ever Rás Tailteann stage to finish in the County Limerick town. The 2024 edition will also have finishes in Sneem, County Kerry on the famous ‘Ring of Kerry’, Cahir, County Tipperary which will see the first finish there since 1967 and Kildare Town, County Kildare with the fifth and final stage of the 2024 Rás Tailteann finishing in Bective, County Meath where the race will take in three laps of a 14.1KM spectator-friendly finishing circuit. 784.8KM of Irish roads awaits this year's entrants with a total of eighteen categorised climbs over the five stages, including two x category one climbs on stages two and four.
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The Late Paddy Flanagan
The world of Irish cycling suffered a tragic loss recently with the sudden death of Paddy Flanagan. The Kildare rider was at the top of the sport for nearly two decades and although he had great success in all branches of cycle sport, he will probably be best remembered for his three victories in the Ras. Only Shay O'Hanlon, with 4 wins, has a better record in Ireland's premier stage race but in some ways Flanagan surpassed the Dubliner, notably in the span of his time at the top, 16 years between his first win in 1960 and his third in 1975. O'Hanlon won first in 1962 and then had a purple period when he took the yellow jersey on the opening stage in 1965 and never lost it for the next three years. It is fitting that Paddy Flanagan should be specially remembered on the Ras website and what better way than to retell the story of those three years. It is also a tribute to another Ras rider who died only a few months earlier. Mick Cahill of Cork was one of the stars of the 1975 Ras and was with Flanagan and O'Hanlon in the break of the race on the final Saturday which gave the Kildare rider his victory. Mick went on to finish 8th overall.
JIM TRAYNOR
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| Paddy Flanagan With His Wife Alice |
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Shay O'Hanlon 1961 Cycling Season By Paddy Hoare
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| Shay O'Hanlon, Dublin |
For some years past it has been customary to select the top stars, in the various sports, by the top sporting journalists in their own field. When it comes to cycling for 1961 there is only one star – Shay O’Hanlon of the Clann Brugha Club Dublin.
During last year, O’Hanlon was week after week in the news and the results of his endeavours have carved another niche in the Annals of the National Cycling Association.
In a short but brilliant career, O’Hanlon has proved himself the perfect bike rider. He can win overall mediums- track, road and time trials. This he has proven since he first took up the sport a few short years ago.
His success can be termed phenomenal. But this success, or can we turn it climbing to the top of the tree, has he yet reached it? I doubt it; can be fully gleaned from his great devotion to training and his avid love of the sport.
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Dillon Corkery Of Team Ireland Caims Overall Victory In The 2023 Rás Tailteann
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| Dillon Corkery Team Ireland With The Grorge Plant Trophy After His Victory In Ras Tailteann |
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Dillon Corkery Of Team Ireland Caims Overall Rás Tailteann Victory After Breakaway Success On Stage 5 Of Rás Tailteann 2023 Into Blackrock
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| Dillon Corkery Team Ireland |
Finn Crockett of Derry: Foyle CC won today’s FBD Insurance sponsored stage 5 after proving fastest in a breakaway sprint victory after 133.4km of racing.
Second over the line was Jack Crook of UK: Trek Richardson followed by Matthew Fox of Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli. It was a sensational day for the general classification as Dillon Corkery of Team Ireland who finished 5th today gained more than 2 minutes on the Bective Stud yellow jersey Conor McGoldrick of UK: Trek Richardson. As a result, Dillion Corkery captured overall Rás Tailteann victory today followed by Cormac McGeough of US: Good Guys Racing in second and Conor McGoldrick of UK: Trek Richardson in third.
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Results Stage 5 Monaghan To Blackrocl Co. Louth 133.9 Km 8
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Dillon Corkery Of Team Ireland Claims First Irish Stage Victory On Stage 4 Of Rás Tailteann 2023 Into Monaghan
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| Dillon Corkery Of Team Ireland Claims First Irish Stage Victory On Stage 4 Of Rás Tailteann 2023 Into Monaghan |
Dillon Corkery of Team Ireland won today’s FBD Insurance sponsored stage 4 after proving fastest in a sprint victory after 175.9km of racing.
Second over the line was Finn Crockett of Derry: Foyle CC followed by Matthew Fox of Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli. The general classification remains unchanged as Conor McGoldrick of UK: Trek Richardson continues to wear the Bective Stud yellow jersey leading by 4 seconds over Dan Gardener of UK: Embark Spirit followed by Joseph Laverick of the Derry: Foyle CC team in third More>>>
Results Stage 4 Castletown To Monaghan 179.8 km
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Matthew Fox Of The UK: Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli Team Claims Back-to-Back Stage Victories On Stage 3 Of Rás Tailteann 2023 Into Castlebar
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| Matthew Fox Of The UK: Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli Team Claims Back-to-Back Stage Victories On Stage 3 Of Rás Tailteann 2023 Into Castlebar |
Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan
Matthew Fox of the UK: Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli team won today’s FBD Insurance sponsored stage 3 after again proving fastest in a sprint victory after 149.3km of racing.
Second over the line was Dillon Corkery of Team Ireland followed by Finn Crockett of Derry: Foyle CC. The general classification remains unchanged as Conor McGoldrick of UK: Trek Richardson continues to wear the Bective Stud yellow jersey leading by 4 seconds over Dan Gardener of UK: Embark Spirit followed by Joseph Laverick of the Derry: Foyle CC team in third. More>>>
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