Rás Dhun na nGall 2014

ednwireland

http://www.fourmasterscycling.com/about_ras.php



The Four Masters Cycling Club, in conjunction with the Nesbitt Arms Hotel and the Ardara Town Traders, has just announced that the 2014 Ras Dhun na nGall three-day stage race will take place in Ardara, Co. Donegal on the 30th May, 31st May and 1st June. Online entry is now available on the club website, www.fourmasterscycling.com The entry fee is €55 per person, rising to €65 on 10th May. The race is open to A2 and A3 riders.

Entry closes on Friday 23rd May.

Race details are available on the website and the route will be identical to last year’s. The mountain time trial returns again, and the final stage will finish on top of Glengesh.

emybike

a3 rider looking for a team for this. If anyone has a spare place please let me know ASAP.

ednwireland

good luck everyone weathers looking ok well until sunday anyway :P

MarkG1975

Brilliant stage race on great roads, tough racing and what a final stage finishing on Glengesh

Diarmuid

Agreed. Great race with top class organisation. Really enjoyed it this weekend, the good weather was an extra bonus.

maloner

First time doing it and its reputation is well deserved. A tough race with great organisation. Well done to all involved both on and off the bike.

ednwireland

photos day 1

https://www.facebook.com/eymard.brennan/media_set?set=a.871978182834390.1073741863.100000666480845&type=1

photos day 2

https://www.facebook.com/eymard.brennan/media_set?set=a.872682719430603.1073741864.100000666480845&type=1

photos day 3

https://www.facebook.com/eymard.brennan/media_set?set=a.873383039360571.1073741865.100000666480845&type=1

video
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thebelgianproject/14135901027/in/set-72157644549093279


glad you enjoyed, makes the running round for 3 days worth it with comments like that

Harrybelafonte

buffalo

Looking at the climb and those faces, brings all the suffering back!

boege

This was my second year doing team driver at this race. I can't praise the Event Organisers enough. The level of organisation of this event was as good as the other big races in the Irish calander which I have driven team car on (not done the Ras...yet!).

We even got a rollicking from the guards on the Sunday morning. I saw this as a good sign as it showed the Guards were committed to ensuring a safe race.

The routes are not just stunning, they are lumpy, fierce and challanging. The first stage is short and fast with two viscious descents, and speeds touched 80kmph this year. Drop a wheel and you were gone, and many did.

What really adds to this event is the local support (with two local festivals going on at the same time). The crowds in the towns and on the KOMs were massive and on the Saturday we even had a helicopter following the race.

I was short a co-driver and the North Pole Club gladly secured an able body for me. Turns out he holds the Ulster record for over 50's 100mile time trial ....and he's 72 years old. He does it every year and his time is under 5 hours :eek:. Thank you Willie John and Noth Pole.

The winner was most deserving as his bike did everything to stop him on the last stage, a bike change was eventually required half way up glengesh and even with this he manged to close a 1m15sec lead down to 27 seconds in the last 2km to win. It was an exciting finish.

Chapeau to Four Masters, my lad got caught up in a crash 40km from the finish and could not get back on (he got within two cars of the peleton) but he loved it all and cant wait til next year!

Harrybelafonte

buffalo wrote: »

Looking at the climb and those faces, brings all the suffering back!

I should point out that my ten year old son took those photos, we were on the last bend before the finish, the face pulling was tremendous, but one or two still managed to make up ground in that last 200 metres. I've promised myself I'd do it next year even though it's not my kind of terrain.

glassdoc

First time doing a 3 day race, boy can I pick them:eek: Really fast, tough racing. Friday evening was hectic but what a finish!! The hill climb TT is just epic. Lost the peleton on Saturday afternoon, stuck with it on Sunday to Glengesh. Brilliant support & atmosphere up there. Well organized weekend all round and young Feeley thoroughly deserved the win, he crashed beside me with about 7k to go but was back past me within the next kilometre on top of a puncture & mechanical he still persevered. Chapeau. Well done Four Masters, all your helpers and the people of Donegal.