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1950's An Rás Tailteann 31st.July - 7th. August 1955 Route Stage 1: Dublin To Newry, 107 Miles. Stage 2: Newry To Sligo, 140 Miles. Stage 3: Sligo To Westport, 75 Miles. Stage 4: Westport To Ennis, 91 Miles. Stage 5: Ennis To Tralee, 89 Miles. Stage 6: Tralee To Cork, 88 Miles. Stage 7: Cork To Wexford, 129 Miles. Stage 8: Wexford To Dublin 104 Miles. Race Director: Joe Christle Stage Winners: Stage 1: Dublin To Newry, 107 Miles. D. O'Connor (Individual Dublin) 4-17-05 Stage 2: Newry To Sligo, 140 Miles. T. Flanagan (Meath) 6-41-05 Stage 3: Sligo To Westport, 75 Miles. G. Mangan (Kerry) 2-59-09 Stage 4: Westport To Ennis, 91 Miles. F. Ward (Individual Dublin) 3-38-30 Stage 5: Ennis To Tralee, 89 Miles. S. Abbott (Dublin) 3-43-03 Stage 6: Tralee To Cork, 88 Miles. G. Keogh (Dublin) 5-39-05 Stage 7: Cork To Wexford, 129 Miles. G. Mangan (Kerry) 5-57-50 Stage 8: Wexford To Dublin 104 Miles. S. Condron (Individual) 4-41-10 General Classification 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. G. Mangan, Kerry M. Palmer, Connacht S. Abbott, Dublin P. Hickey, Cork D. O’Connor, Individual Dublin 37-47-19 02-19 03-12 07-19 13-11 14-17
King Of The Mountains
List Of Competitors 1955
Competitor No1. will not be riding. He Is Phil Clark of Dublin, at present serving a term of 10 years' imprisonment in Crumlin Road Prision Belfast.
Steve Abbott Takes The Yellow Jersey In Rás Tailteann
Steve Abbott (Dublin), yesterdays stage winner and top man of the Dublin Team, has ousted Denis O’Connor (Indiv., Harp C.C.) as race leader in the Rás Tailteann following a most dramatic sixth stage to-day. The dreaded mountains, between Tralee and Cork, took their expected toll – O’Connor cracked and there was a major reshuffle in the General Classification. Abbott, by finishing fourth to team-mate Gerry Keogh, who was a revelation to-day when winning the stage after some disappointing riding earlier this week, takes over leadership. Keogh, was with a leading bunch of eight riders from a few miles out of Tralee. This bunch held their lead for nearly 100 miles and Keogh sneaked away a mile from the finish to win by 10secs from the other seven who were all timed equal at 5hrs 39 min. 15 secs. Second was Gene Mangan of Kerry, again beaten on the post as he was in Tralee yesterday. Brilliant individual rider, Frank Ward, was third just in front of Abbott. O’Connor finished well down the field in a bunch timed at 5hrs 51mins 30secs and has dropped to fifth place on general classification. Abbott has a lead of 10 4-5 sec. actual time from Mangan, who jumped from fifth to second. But when they leave Cork tomorrow for the second last stage to Wexford, Abbott will really have 1min. 10 4-5 secs he gains a min when he dons the yellow race leaders jersey. This stage although it followed a more or less set pattern for 100 miles, was easily the most interesting so far. The field had broken up even before they hit the climb just beyond Killarney with O’Connor 2 minutes down. The leaders just beyond Killarney, a distance of 22 miles, which was reached in 44 mins 35 secs were: C. Dunne, G. Keogh, M. Palmer, S. Abbott, P. Hickey, T. Flanagan, G. Mangan, F. Ward and P. Callaghan. They had a lead of 2 min. 30 secs, on the main bunch at Lady’s View, where Abbott took the first King of the Hills Prime from Flanagan. Just at this point Mangan broke a wheel and O’Callaghan switched bikes with him. Coming down the hill into Kenmare a distance of 42 miles covered in 1hr 42 mins, Mangan was closing with the leaders, and on the climb to the second King of the Hills Prime after Tunnel road caught up and actually took the points when beating Abbott. Further bad luck hindered the Kerry rider, however, a mile further on when he had to change a wheel and lost nearly a minute. He chased strongly at terrific speed all the way to Bantry, 30 miles out from Tralee, and caught them. Here the leaders had three minutes on a second group consisting of S. McGreevey (Down), J. Curley (Dublin), A. Cassidy (Dublin), S. Ryan (Limerick) and P. O’Callaghan (Kerry). The bunch in which O’Connor was situated was 9 min. 5 secs down at this stage and the main group a further six minutes behind. They stayed in these positions positions and at Enniskeane, 30 miles from Cork, the eight-strong leading group had 11 minutes on O’Connor. In the same group as O’Connor at this stage were Fitzgerald and Monaghan. Steve Abbott Took the King of the Hills points from Flanagan at Liberty Hill, six miles from Cork, but then Keogh timed his effort well to win. Although Dublin can claim the man with the yellow jersey and also to-days stage winner, Kerry still lead them by nine minutes on the team aggregate.
Stage result (Tralee to Cork: 128 miles) 1. G. Keogh (Dublin) 5-39-5 2. G. Mangan (Kerry) 5-39-15 3. F. Ward (indiv. Harp C.C.) 5-39-15 4. S. Abbott (Dublin) 5-39-15 5. P. Hickey (Cork) 5-39-15 6. M. Palmer (Connaught) 5-39-15 King of the Hill Primes Lady’s View 1. S. Abbott 2. T. Flanagan 3. M. Palmer Tunnel Road 1. G. Mangan 2. S. Abbott 3. T. Flanagan Liberty Hill 1. S. Abbott 2. T. Flanagan 3. P. Hickey Prime Placings 1. S. Abbott 8pts. 2. T. Flanagan 5pts.
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