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Eoin Morton to lead home challenge in the Rás

An Post Rás stage winner Eoin Morton has been handed the onerous task of leading the Irish national team into battle in this year’s contest which starts in Dublin on Sunday.

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Eoin Morton claims first major stage race

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Byrne clings to yellow jersey

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Aggressive Byrne holds yellow on final day of Rás

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Tom Mazzone claims day one honours

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Cathal Moynihan out to make impact in Rás Mumhan

Eoin Morton: ‘Cycling at this level isn’t a sport, it’s a lifestyle’

Two full-time working men finished in the top 30 at the An Post Rás last Sunday and not a single full-time cyclist finished in the bottom 30.

Tue, 31 May, 2016

Hard work pays as Eoin Morton pulls off shock victory in Charleville

Eoin Morton claimed one of the most remarkable stages of the An Post Rás for many a year yesterday when he edged erstwhile breakaway man and fellow county rider Bryan McCrystal (Louth ASEA/Wheelkworx) at the end of a nail-biting journey from Multyfarnham to Charleville.

Tue, 24 May, 2016

Ciarán Power rolls back the years in An Post Rás

Taco van der Hoorn of the Dutch Join-S de Rijke squad won yesterday’s opening stage of the An Post Rás on a day that saw 40-year old ex-Irish Olympian Ciarán Power roll back the years and barrel in for a mighty result of his own.

Mon, 23 May, 2016

Nicolas Roche and Philip Deignan in Sky squad for Giro

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche and Philip Deignan have been named in Team Sky’s nine-man roster for the Giro d’Italia, which gets under way this Friday in the Netherlands.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Eoin Morton enjoys his trip to Tipperary

Eoin Morton secured his biggest career win yesterday in the Gas Networks Ireland Visit Nenagh Classic in Tipperary.

Mon, 18 Apr, 2016

UCI halts disc brakes amid safety fears

The horrific leg injury sustained by Spanish road cyclist Francesco Ventoso has forced the sport’s governing body, the UCI, to suspend the use of a new type of braking mechanism in the pro peloton.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2016

Dave McGowan the leader going into final stage

Dave McGowan of the UK-based Champions Systems/VCUK Racing team holds a four second advantage over Ed Laverack (Condor JLT/Mavic) going into today’s final stage of the Suir Valley 3-Day in Clonmel.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2015

Irish stars look to make a mark in An Post Rás

There has been only one Irish winner of the An Post Rás in the last decade and that trend is unlikely to change this year, writes Brian Canty.

Sat, 16 May, 2015

Paidi O’Brien stands out on tough day of cycling at Rás Mumhan

Paidi O’Brien won yesterday’s opening stage of the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan after an absolutely bruising day that saw many riders lose over 10 minutes.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

Iron man Eibegger triumphs in Tipp

Almost 10 years to the day since Mayo’s Davy O’Loughlin claimed an incredible solo stage win atop Carrick-On-Suir’s Seskin Hill in the latter stages of the An Post Rás, Austrian powerhouse Markus Eibegger did something remarkably similar in yesterday’s gruelling journey from Clonakilty.

Sat, 24 May, 2014

McCarthy takes the first yellow

The An Post-Chain reaction team may have fielded just two Irishmen out of a possible five in its line-up for this year’s An Post Rás, but it is the Belgian-based squad who drew first blood on stage one into Roscommon yesterday.

Mon, 19 May, 2014