Thank You
Well it’s over for another year. It was our biggest and arguably best promotion of Kerry Group Rás Mumhan to date. One hundred and sixty three riders took the start and we got them home safely and enjoyably
Dennis Bakker Wins Final Stage & Overall GC
The Kerry Group Ras Mumhan ended today in high drama with overall victory going to the youngest ever winner of the title, Dennis Bakker from Holland. The young Dutchman escaped in three man group.
Conor Murphy Wins Stage 3
Ryan Sherlock of Iverek/Carrick Wheelers CC went to the top of the leaderboard after stage three of the Kerry Group Ras Mumhan yesterday. The stage took in Waterville with a start and finish which included a visit to Valentia Island a total distance of 142kms.
Mark Dowling Wins Conor Pass Stage & Yellow Jersey
Mark Dowling stamped his authority on stage two of the Kerry Group Ras Mumhan Saturday afternoon when he crossed the line ahead of Ryan Sherlock and Colin Parry on the Conor Pass outside Dingle.
Stage One - Paudi O'Brien Wins
Paudi O'Brien eclipsed a star studded field of cyclists from Holland, Italy, England, Isle of Man and France to land the spoils on the first stage of the Kerry Group Ras Mumhan
Minister Jimmy Deenihan Launches 2012 Event
KERRY GROUP RÁS MUMHAN’s 4 DAY INTERNATIONAL CYCLE RACE was officially launched today by Mr. Jimmy Deenihan T.D. Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht
Rás Mumhan
Kerry Group Rás Mumhan 06-09 April 2012
Kerry Group
County Kerry will once again host the first major stage race of the 2012 Irish Cycle Racing season. Based in Killorglin, ‘Kerry Group Rás Mumhan’ will take place over the Easter Weekend from Good Friday 06 April to Easter Monday 09 April. The premier four day International Stage race is again kindly sponsored by Kerry Group.
Mr. Frank Hayes, Director of Corporate Affairs, Kerry Group, said: “We are delighted to continue our sponsorship of this top class international event, which continues to play an essential role in promoting cycle racing in Ireland. This is our fourth year as title sponsors of the race which continues to grow in stature each year in terms of both the competitive nature of the race and the way in which the race is organised. This is due to the hard work and dedication of the local cycling club in Killorglin along with all the clubs in Kerry and further afield, who put their weight and experience behind the race.” He added: “Kerry Group Rás Mumhan is now recognised both at home and abroad as one of the top stage races in Ireland & Britain.”
On behalf of the Race Organisation, Race Director Tadhg Moriarty said: “Kerry Group is one of the top sporting sponsorship brands in this country and the fact that they are continuing their sponsorship of the event is a huge statement that the race is continuing to go from strength to strength each year.”
The Kerry Group Rás Mumhan race route for 2012 will once again feature a challenging mountain top stage finish. For the second year running, the top of the famous Conor Pass on the Dingle Peninsula has been chosen as the stage finish on Easter Saturday. Easter Sunday’s stage will again take place in South Kerry but there will be a slight change to the Good Friday and Easter Monday stages. With a total race distance of almost 500 km the race will visit East, West, South and Mid Kerry over four days of racing. Full details of the route will be published shortly.
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Twitter Updates
- More photos from final stage on irishcyclingphotos http://t.co/GrTIT1nD 2012-04-10
- Website updated with photos courtesy of Pat Doherty. http://t.co/hjMlCh5r 2012-04-09
- Stage report with photos now available on website, more photos later http://t.co/hjMlCh5r 2012-04-09
- Stage & final GC results now available on http://t.co/GOYetenK #rasmumhan 2012-04-09
- Big thank you to Fiona Cooke @fi_cooke for her great race updates over the weekend. 2012-04-09
- Winner of final stage, & overall winner of Ras Mumhan 2012 is Dennis Bakker. Ryan Sherlock is second, Colin Parry 3rd #rasmumhan (@fi_cooke) 2012-04-09
- Dennis Bakker (Ruiter) wins Ras Mumhan 2012 #rasmumhan -- Fiona Cooke (@fi_cooke) 2012-04-09
- Live updates of final stage courtesy of Fiona Cooke. Follow @fi_cooke or on http://t.co/MQCNWXEi http://t.co/zjbL1kIT 2012-04-09
- More updates...
