2018 Rás

RIGOLO · 24-05-2018 2:25pm

Tough on Robbie McCarthy , got caught out in an incident with a race car yesterday causing him to crash and lose 24mins and any hopes of GC . reports in stickybottle. by his own admission he was 'sandbagging' ..
I guess thats why you see and hear the top guys always talking about staying near the front and out of trouble. Hes not the first man of the RAS to lose his way on The Healy Pass.
The Gods of cycling giveth and taketh away ..

Boscoirl · 24-05-2018 2:53pm

Managed to see them pass through Mallow earlier, 4 lads with a 3min gap, but it looked like the peleton was starting to put the chase on, it was well strung out when passing

Bambaata · 24-05-2018 4:32pm

Nicely controlled day today. I got caught behind crash just inside 3k to go. One of teammates snapped a fork but thankfully he's ok.

circler · 24-05-2018 4:53pm

Bambaata wrote: »

Nicely controlled day today. I got caught behind crash just inside 3k to go. One of teammates snapped a fork but thankfully he's ok.

Saw the photo of that :eek:

CrowdedHouse · 24-05-2018 5:26pm

Full Results Stage 5

25sean · 24-05-2018 7:00pm

Glenmalure and Wicklow Gap on Saturday, around lunch time.. anyone going out to watch?

we should make an 'Irish corner'....

dahat · 24-05-2018 9:08pm

Anyone not make the cut off yet?

daragh_ · 25-05-2018 10:31am

25sean wrote: »

Glenmalure and Wicklow Gap on Saturday, around lunch time.. anyone going out to watch?

we should make an 'Irish corner'....

The Shay will be jammers!

mcdonrob · 25-05-2018 11:06am

daragh_ wrote: »

The Shay will be jammers!

Cycling to view @ either Shay Elliot or Wicklow Gap
Looks like head/side wind until Laragh
Road Guide suggests race passing Drumgoff KOM @ 1pm - 2pm

Can anyone advise what time would I need to get to Shay Elliot before road closure?

1bryan · 25-05-2018 1:18pm

mcdonrob wrote: »

Cycling to view @ either Shay Elliot or Wicklow Gap
Looks like head/side wind until Laragh
Road Guide suggests race passing Drumgoff KOM @ 1pm - 2pm

Can anyone advise what time would I need to get to Shay Elliot before road closure?

there is no road closure per se. Was up there a few years back when the ras was last there (when Roger Aitken was up the road) and there was no hassle getting up. They have rolling closures as the race passes and they might stop you going up in the 10/15 mins before (hold you at the junction), but I wouldn't be too worried.

1bryan · 25-05-2018 1:19pm

and btw, the last time the Ras went over the Shay Elliott there was a very small crowd up there. I expected more.

cunavalos · 25-05-2018 3:46pm

Looks like Sean McKenna got a stage win. Chapeau

wirelessdude01 · 25-05-2018 3:48pm

cunavalos wrote:

Looks like Sean McKenna got a stage win. Chapeau

Yep. Most unlikely winner of a sprint but he times it perfectly and slips in. Road just opened up for him.

circler · 25-05-2018 4:27pm

Re the cut off. There was an official vehicle, pacing a group of about 8 in front of the broom wagon today.

CrowdedHouse · 25-05-2018 5:08pm

Stage 6 Results from An Rás Tailteann

(impeccably clean racing, well maybe a small drop of porter or a greasy fry)

7 DNS and 10 DNF

ednwireland · 25-05-2018 5:16pm

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Stage 6 Results from An Rás Tailteann

(impeccably clean racing, well maybe a small drop of porter or a greasy fry)

7 DNS and 10 DNF

Unseemly Behaviour
Comportement incorrect
71: Crowley,Michael,Cork Blarney RC:
10017069960
FINE: 50 CHF

CrowdedHouse · 25-05-2018 5:26pm

ednwireland wrote: »

Unseemly Behaviour
Comportement incorrect
71: Crowley,Michael,Cork Blarney RC:
10017069960
FINE: 50 CHF

Wonder what did he do - have a slash in the middle of a town?

CrowdedHouse · 26-05-2018 5:17pm

Full Stage 7 Results

Raam · 26-05-2018 6:32pm

I watched from near the top of Wicklow Gap. My god the leaders fairly charged up the thing.

tuxy · 26-05-2018 7:40pm

Raam wrote: »

I watched from near the top of Wicklow Gap. My god the leaders fairly charged up the thing.

Yeah, some impressive power on that climb from the stage winner.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1597673232/

Raam · 26-05-2018 7:43pm

370, ouch! I was 237.

Raam · 27-05-2018 4:46pm

Heartache for the Swiss rider today. How close was that?!

CrowdedHouse · 27-05-2018 5:08pm

Stage 8 and Final Overall

jimbobaloobob · 27-05-2018 7:13pm

Raam wrote: »

Heartache for the Swiss rider today. How close was that?!

The year Tony Martin won it Danny Pate finished on same time (nearly certain those were the two riders in question) they were separated by who finished higher on stage placings.
Cruel but those guys will be head to head again somewhere next week.

Amprodude · 27-05-2018 7:41pm

Eamonnator wrote: »

The cut off point is winning time + 20%.
Nobody, so far, has been outside the time limit.
As stated above, Paidi O'Brien was very close today, about a minute inside limit.
No leniency has been required, yet.

His time was actually wrong. He finished well up the field that day next to Dillon Corkery his teammate. Time was corrected.

RobFowl · 27-05-2018 8:18pm

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

The year Tony Martin won it Danny Pate finished on same time (nearly certain those were the two riders in question) they were separated by who finished higher on stage placings.
Cruel but those guys will be head to head again somewhere next week.

Amateur...

That was the year Kristian House won

jimbobaloobob · 27-05-2018 9:47pm

RobFowl wrote: »

Amateur...

That was the year Kristian House won

Good man robfowl I couldn't think who it was.was thinking Tony Martin won convincingly.
Danny Pate didn't do too bad out of it going on to the pro ranks

jimbobaloobob · 28-05-2018 12:23am

Raam wrote: »

Heartache for the Swiss rider today. How close was that?!

Just noting from your post Raam, well done on the Rás. Was it as seemless as other years? Hopefully now the window is open and sponsors are present for years to come. Great race to have on our shores.

Amprodude · 28-05-2018 1:30am

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

Just noting from your post Raam, well done on the Rás. Was it as seemless as other years? Hopefully now the window is open and sponsors are present for years to come. Great race to have on our shores.

Coverage of the race was poor this year. Not like other years. The Twitter updates were beyond poor the first few days. It was hard to find out what was going on.

In fairness An post did a fine job with the Ras and promoting the race the years they were involved.

ballyharpat · 28-05-2018 6:07am

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

Couple of snaps from Caherconlish Co.Limerick this morning.

Great clear shot, can you pm me that last one? I'm in it... thanks!

2018 Rás

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