2026 Ras na mBan - Tipperary Stage Combines Past and Present

Posted in: Ras na mBan
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While Rás na mBan celebrates its 20th anniversary, this year also marks the 40th anniversary of the John Hearn Memorial Stage Race, Ireland’s first international multi-day road race for women and an event to which Rás na mBan can trace a direct lineage...

Cycling Ireland Announces Downhill Team for MTB Worlds

Posted in: Downhill
A group of six riders has been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Downhill, taking place at Val di Sole – Trentino, Italy from August 26th-30th...

2026 Ras na mBan - Cycling Ireland Continues Support

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Cycling Ireland joins a number of other Rás na mBan partners in extending their support for the race over the past several years. It's a testament to the strong relationships the race organisers...

Cycling Announce Irish Team for Worlds Road Race

Posted in: ROAD RACING
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A team of 12 riders has been named to represent Ireland at the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Montreal from September 20th to 26th. Having taken bronze in last year's Road Race Ben Healy returns for the men’s elite race...

2026 Ras na mBan Returns to Kilkenny for 20th Edition

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This is the 20th anniversary of Rás na mBan and ten years since the race first journeyed to Kilkenny where the five-day, six-stage event will both begin and conclude again this year in the first week of September...

Tommy Campbell - R.I.P.

Posted in: Sundry Items
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Tommy had a long association with the Junior Tour of Ireland being with it from the start and pictured here with the Dutch team in 2006

It comes as sad news about the death of Tommy Campbell, a long-time personal friend and leading figure who has been involved in all aspects of cycling going back nearly sixty years...

2026 Collins Christle Memorial in Kilmessan - Results

Posted in: ROAD RACING, Peter Purfield
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Matthew Walls (APS Pro Cycling) had a successful weekend in Kilmessan, winning the Maxi Maguire Cup on Saturday and then on Sunday he won the Collins Christle Memorial, Sean O’Kane (Orwell Wheelers) finished second and Ciaran Maguire (Dan Morrissey) 3rd...

2026 Ras na mBan - Kalas Sportswear Partnership

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Rás na mBan announces continued partnership with Kalas Sportswear who will supply the leaders classification jerseys for the 20th edition of the event...

2026 UEC MTB European Championships - Irish Results

Posted in: Cross Country
Results of the Irish riders in the 2026 UEC MTB European Championships for Elite, U23 and Juniors in Monteceneri, Switzerland from 29 July to 02 August...

2026 Brendan & Kity Campbell Memorial - Results

Posted in: ROAD RACING
In Donore on Sunday, Josh Callaly (Velo Performance RT) won on his own, Peter McLean (Velo Café Magasin) just piped Tadhg Killeen (Kilcullen CC Murphy) for second place 26 seconds behind...