Cycle Race To Finish in Blackrock Village Cairde Rás Táilteann are delighted to announce details of the 2023 edition of the event. The race will again be a 5-day taking place from Wednesday, 17th of May to Sunday, 21st of May. Additional details of funding partners and sponsors will follow in due course. In [...]
Rás Tailteann 2022 Blackrock Finale Sunday 19th June and the final stage 5 of the 2022 edition of an Rás took the riders take on a 135.3km route from Kinnegad to Blackrock, Dundalk. After 96km of racing, the race took in 4 laps of a testing technical finishing circuit of just under [...]
Feeley snatches race lead in style on stage 3 Todays stage incorporated a ceremonial start over the Limerick Greenway, starting at Newcastlewest and emerging at the home of the Ardagh chalice, were the racing proper began. In a two-man sprint to the line, Adam Ward of Team Ireland took FBD Insurance stage winners [...]
David Louis Sutton take lead on stage 2 David Louis Sutton of the of the Spanish Brocar-Ale team won todays FBD Insurance sponsored stage honours in a solo effort that also put him in the Cycling Ireland supported yellow jersey of race leader. Second over the line, 11 seconds later was William Perret (Team Spellman [...]
Ras - Stage 1 - Review Matthew Teggart of team Cycling Ulster takes Rás Tailteann lead in Horse and Jockey with impressive stage one victory Emerging the fastest in a spectacular and furious bunch sprint to the line in the glorious Tipperary sunshine. Matthew Teggart of the Cycling Ulster team emerged as [...]
Rás Tailteann Event Promotion Sponsors to VisitBlackrock A big thank you to our Event Promotion Sponsors who have donated their time or monies to VisitBlackrock to promote the Rás Tailteann event on Sunday 19th June in Blackrock. There is a significant cost to promoting this event alone and the VisitBlackrock Team are [...]
Rás Tailteann - Traffic and Parking Restrictions Restricted parking in place over RAS Weekend PLEASE AVOID PARKING IN THE VILLAGE OVERNIGHT ON SAT 18th JUNE 2022 Parking restrictions will begin to be implemented from 6:00pm on Saturday 18th June across from the Clermont Restaurant. Please do not park in the village overnight [...]
Cycling Ireland supports Rás 2022 Cáirde Rás Tailteann announces the support of Cycling Ireland who have stepped up again in 2022 to continue ultimately the support that originated from the various state Departments including Sport/Transport over decades, now continued via Sport Ireland and its long association with An Rás Tailteann. Cycling Ireland is the National [...]
10 Days To Go - Ras Tailteann There are only 10 days to go the prestigious final stage of this years RAS Tailteann which comes to Blackrock, Co. Louth on Sunday 19th June 2022. The 67th edition of the race will again travel clockwise around Ireland with stage finishes in Horse and Jockey, Castleisland, [...]
FESTINA ANNOUNCED AS SPONSORS Cáirde Rás Tailteann announces the support of Festina watches who have come on board to present the winner of the county rider daily award with a Festina watch for their efforts. Race Director Gerard Campbell observed “in another vote of confidence in our efforts to put An Rás Tailteann back on [...]