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Impressive Line-Up For New Rás Working Group.
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| Dermot Dignam |
Long time organiser of FBD Insurance RÁS, Dermot Dignam, who stood down from the position following this year’s race in May, is to spearhead a special working group set up to organise the race into the future. There was some concern in cycling circles that Dignam’s absence from the scene would cause an experience deficit that would be hard to fill.
Dignam is delighted with the new development “in recent years the RÁS has grown into one of the most competitive and popular events of its kind anywhere in the world” he stated “now with this new set-up we are in a much better position to cope with the ever increasing workload and also to develop many aspects of the race which will attract even further interest from teams and countries throughout the world – and what’s good for the RÁS is good for Ireland”.
It’s expected Dignam will be named as Race Director with Edward Dawson and Tony Campbell as his deputies and Accommodation Officer and Route Director respectively. Bróna O’Sullivan will take charge of international and county teams, Seamus Domegan will liaise with stage finish towns, Aidan Harper will be involved in Garda and sponsor liaison, Eimear Dignam will take charge of all race publications while Kieran McIntyre will act as Health and Safety Advisor. Current RÁS rider Stephen O’Sullivan has the onerous task of designing the route for next year’s race. More>>>
Wetterhall Wins FBD Insurance Rás, Degenkolb Scoops Final Stage
Benefiting from some strong work by his Sweden Team Sprocket squad, Alexander Wetterhall (Team Sprocket Pro) today became the first Scandinavian winner in the history... More>>>
Cassidy Wins Stage 7 Of FBD Ras, Wetterhall Holds Yellow
Irish rider Mark Cassidy (Belgium An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) had an excellent showing on stage seven of the FBD Insurance Rás, going clear in a break ten kilometres after the start in Gorey, and then... More>>>
FBD Insurance Ras 2010 Film
The film of the FBD Insurance Ras 2010 will be broadcast at 20:00 on Monday May 31st on RTE2
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Degenkolb Triumphs On Stage Six, O’Loughlin Boosts KOM Jersey Lead
On what was the shortest but undoubtedly one of the toughest stages on this year’s FBD Insurance Rás, German rider John Degenkolb (Germany Thuringer Energie) scooped his third major win of the year in Gorey. The 21 year old... More>>>
Tiernan Locke Wins, Cassidy Fourth, Wetterhall Hold Onto Yellow
British rider Jon Tiernan-Locke showed his climbing skills when he raced to victory on today’s fifth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás. The Rapha Condor Sharp competitor attacked on the final climb of Seskin Hill and reached the finish... More>>>
May Scoops Win In Tipperary While Wetterhall Grabs Yellow
German rider Maximillan May (Germany Thuringer Energie) was quickest out of a 20 man breakaway group which caused chaos on today’s fourth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás, upending the general classification after the... More>>>
O’Loughlin Takes First Irish Stage Win Of 2010 FBD Rás
Proving clearly quickest out of the four riders in his breakaway group, Irishman David O’Loughlin sprinted to his third FBD Insurance Rás career stage victory in Oughterard today. The An Post Grant Thornton M. Donnelly Sean Kelly... More>>>
Stage Two Neutralised After Accident On Course; Craven Still Leads
For the second time in the long history of the FBD Insurance Rás, the race was stopped today and neutralised to the finish. A jeep pulled out on the race course and several riders heading the main bunch hit...
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Craven Takes Big Win In FBD Rás, Armstrong Best Of Irish
Two weeks after winning the Shay Elliott memorial race in Wickow, Dan Craven outsprinted seven others to take the opening leg of the FBD Insurance Rás and with it, the first yellow jersey of the race... More>>>
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