This is a short video of the race finish at the top of the mountain, showing the riders finish one by one after the 124km race. There is also the Prizegiving for both the Shay Elliott and Ken Duff races.
The 67th Shay Elliott Memorial was run off in excellent weather in the rolling hills of the garden of Ireland and ended with a steep mountain climb up the finish at the Shay Elliott monument on top of the Drumgoff mountain.
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The work involved running a race of this calliper is a huge undertaking. The club had 100 members involved in the promotion, great marshalling and Garda cover made it an excellent event.
The race is one of the longest running single day classics on the Irish calendar, held in honour of the great Irish cyclist 'Shay Elliott' who went to the continent in the late 50's and achieved remarkable successes which paved the way for the likes of Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche- I've added a piece about Shay from Wikipedia and link on bottom of this page for anyone who is interested.
Race Results
2025 Shay Elliot Memorial 67th Edition - C1 Race 124kms
1 Ronan O'Connor C+ Team Skyline
2 Gareth O'Neill C1 Athlete Nutrition Coach HD
3 Ruairi Byrne C1 UCD Cycling Club
4 Jack Bernard Murphy C1 Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospacial
5 Matteo Cigala C1 Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
6 Padraig Moran C1 Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar CC
7 Daniel Yon Hin C1 ARBÖ MiKo PV ON-Fahrrad
8 Luke Smith C1 Moynalty Cycling Club
9 Mark Dowling C1 All human/VeloRevolution RT
10 Lindsay Watson C1 Powerhouse Sport
2025 Ken Duff Memorial 7th Edition - C2 Race 75kms
1 Peter Quigley C2 Foyle CC
2 Adam Matthews C2 Banbridge CC
3 Fionn Killeen C2 Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospacial
4 Jorge Rua Riveiro C2 Bray Wheelers
5 Sean O'Leary C2 Lucan Cycling Road Club
6 Jack Lawless C2 Gorey Cycling Club
7 Ben Murphy C2 Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club
8 Linda Kelly C2 Spin the Bean Power by Coffee
Shay Elliott Tour de France stage win 1963 - Video
Note: <>iThis video is recorded in 1080p/50fps and is best viewed on a Smart TV with WiFi connected via YouTube
About Shay Elliott (From Wikipedia)
Seamus "Shay" Elliott (4 June 1934 – 4 May 1971) was an Irish road bicycle racer, Ireland's first major international rider, with a record comparable only to Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche. He was the first Irish person to ride the Tour de France, first to win a stage, and first to wear the yellow jersey, and first English speaker to win stages in all the Grand Tours.
The Shay Elliott Memorial Road Race, organised by Bray Wheelers Cycling Club, is run every year in Ireland in his honour. The race was previously (since 1959) known as the Route de Chill Mhantain (Circuit of Wicklow). It became the Shay Elliott Trophy in the late sixties, then the Shay Elliott Memorial after his death in 1971.
A monument to Elliott, erected by friends and Bray Wheelers Cycling Club, stands at the top of the climb from Drumgoff Bridge, Glenmalure heading towards Laragh, County Wicklow, where the finishes.
To read more - click here
PRE-RACE INFORMATION
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2025 Shay Elliott and Ken Duff Races - Kindly sponsored by Trinity Skoda
Race Details
Start: Laragh GAA Club, Co. Wicklow, A67 NP22
Shay Elliott: C1, 124km / 1,614m / 4 laps / start 10h00
Ken Duff: A2 / 76km / 1,090m / 2 laps / start 10h05
Race neutralised to after Bookey Bridge at 1.0km
Sprint prime 19km, Long Mile / KOM 60km (R752 climb)
Finish at the top of climb at Shay Elliott monument
Shay Elliott - Prizes – 1st €500, 2nd €200, 3rd €100. Prize money to 12th place. Two primes cash prized including prime jersey.
Ken Duff - Prizes – 1st €150, 2nd €90, 3rd €50. Prize money to 6th place. 1st and 2nd placed female and first junior.
Download the 2025 Shay Elliott and Ken Duff race booklet - click here