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FBD Insurance Rás Hit By UCI Regulations
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| Professional Ciaran Power |
In what will come as a major disappointment to many of Ireland’s top professional cyclists FBD Insurance RÁS organiser, Dermot Dignam, has announced a total ban on mixed team teams involving professional and domestic riders. It will be recalled that last year top pro and former RÁS winner, Ciaran Power, competed on a special representative Dan Morrissey Eireann team, which also included Tipperary county riders.
It is believed a number of our top pros, particularly those racing in the United States, planned to initiate similar teams this year but Dignam’s decision scuppers any such intentions More>>>
1959 Ben McKenna The Hard Way To Win The Rás
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| Ben McKenna, Meath |
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1958 Mick Murphy Kerry Winner Of Rás Tailteann
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| Mick Murphy Winner Of The Rás Tailteann 1958 |
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1957 Frank Ward Dublin Wins An Rás Tailteann
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| Frank Ward Dublin Wins The Rás Tailteann |
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1956 Paudie Fitzgerald Kerry Wins Rás Tailteann
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| Paudie Fitzgerald, Kerry Winner Of The 1956 Rás Tailteann |
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1955 Gene Mangan, Kerry Wins The Rás Tailteann
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| Gene Mangan Kerry, Rás Tailteann Winner 1955 |
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1954 Joseph O'Brien Wins Eight Day Rás Tailteann
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| Joe O'Brien National C.C. Dublin Overall Winner |
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Exciting Route Unveiled For 2007 FBD Insurance Rás
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| Double Rás winner 98 and 02 Ciaran Power Tipperary Dan Morrissey and Brian Kenneally MyHome.ie Meath |
Eight months after the closest race in the 54 year history of the event, the organisers of the FBD Insurance RÁS have released details of the route for this year’s race which certainly contains all the ingredients necessary for an equally thrilling finale to the 2007 edition. The event will take place from Sunday 20th to Sunday 27th May.
A first ever race start in the prosperous Kildare town of Naas, thrilling stage finishes in Templemore, Loughrea, Sligo, Dungloe, Buncrana, Derry, Newcastle and a grand finale in Skerries provides the landscape for almost 1200 kilometres of highly competitive racing. Add in twenty King of the Mountain climbs and a crushing 174 kilometres final stage and everything is in place for the expected field of 150 top professional and amateur riders to slug it out for another cliffhanger finish to the 8 day world-ranked FBD RÁS.
Once again this year, through the generous sponsorship of FBD Insurance, the Irish sporting public will have the opportunity of seeing the very best Irish cyclists doing battle over Irish roads with national and professional teams from many parts of the world,” said organiser Dermot Dignam this week.
Once again this year, through the generous sponsorship of FBD Insurance, the Irish sporting public will have the opportunity of seeing the very best Irish cyclists doing battle over Irish roads with national and professional teams from many parts of the world,” said organiser Dermot Dignam this week.
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FBD Insurance Rás Route To Be Announced On Friday
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| Tommy Evans |
The route for this year’s FBD Insurance RÁS, due to be announced on Friday (2nd February) looks certain to include what is reckoned to be the steepest mountain climb in the country. The dramatic Mamore Gap on the Inishowen Peninsula is expected to feature in one of two stages to take place in the rugged countryside of Donegal.
It is also generally believed that at least two cross-border towns are to be included as stage finishes in a route which focuses very much on the northern end of the country. In 1996 Briton Jeff Wright won into Newry, the last time a town north of the border featured in the race. Perhaps as a pointer to the outcome of this year’s race Banbridge-man Tommy Evans was the overall victor in ’96. More>>>
1953 Colm Christle Wins The First Rás Tailteann
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| Colm Christle First Winner Of On Rás Tailteann |
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