Jake Hales (right) on the attack during Rás Tailteann 2024. (Photographer: Sean Rowe)
County prize sponsor, jersey partner & U23 jersey sponsor, first visiting teams for the 70th edition of the Rás Tailteann will take place from May 21st to May 25th...
Entries for the 2025 70th edition of Rás Tailteann are now open for Irish county and provincial teams ONLY. They will remain open from 2pm on Monday, March 10th until 5pm on Monday, March 24th Please enter as early as possible to allow for any issues/queries that may arise.
Race Director Ger Campbell said: “We are really excited to release the route for the 70th edition of Rás Tailteann. I am super proud of the event we managed to get back on the road in 2022 and have grown from strength to strength each year since...
The event will start in the cycling stronghold of Drogheda, on the 21st May, heading westwards to finish in Boyle, then a transfer to Charlestown for the start of stage 2 where the riders will take on the infamous Windy Gap and Maumtrasna climbs...
This video captures some of the stage starts, stage finishes and some interviews with various riders and hopefully captures the atmosphere that is present on the magical Ras Tailteann...
Here is a short video of the race on route at 127kms to go and on the finishing circuit at Bective Stud just outside Navan. Also some footage of the podium presentations with Cian Lynch on PA...
Race photographer Lorraine O'Sullivan wraps up a great edition of the Rás Tailteann with a set of pictures from the final stage from Maynooth to Bective...
The Ras finished in Bective today to a raptures welcome, Tim Shoreman (Wheelbase-Cabtech-Castelli) won the finish sprint in torrential rain, he was followed in by Jim Brown (Ribble Rebellion) and John Buller (Spellman Dublin Port CT) both @ 01". Dom Jackson (Foran CT) retained the Yellow jersey...
This is a video of Ras Tailteann Stage 4 finish in Kildare Town and the full presentations on the podium after the finish with Public Address Announcer: Cian Lynch...
There is no change to yellow as Dom Jackson (Foran CT) maintains his lead in the Bective Stud Yellow Jersey classification. Liam O’Brien (Team Ireland) holds on to the Spin 11 U23 Jersey. Odhran Doogan (Team Ireland) takes over the City Break Apartments Green Points Jersey...
