Castleisland the Headquarters for Easter Time Rás Mumhan

Castleisland’s long established associations and traditions around competitive cycling was acknowledged again last summer with a stage finish of An Rás Tailteann here. The photograph shows Women in Sport Officer with Cycling Ireland and Castleisland native, Elaine Cahill with stage two winner, Louis David Sutton of the Brocar Ale team. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan 16-6-2002

Cycling Munster organisers are delighted to announce that Rás Mumhan will once again take to the roads over the Easter Weekend.

As with 2022, the River Island Hotel, Castleisland is the race headquarters and will act as a centre point for all stages.

Open to Juniors and Seniors

The race is open to both senior and junior riders. Senior teams are to be made up of five riders and juniors teams are to be made up of six riders. There can be no crossover of senior and junior riders on any team and normal restrictions will apply to team composition.

We are now inviting expressions of interest from all teams looking to take part.

Contact Details

These can be emailed to rasmumhan2023@gmail.com until close of business Friday, February 17^th. 2023.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Easter and we wish all the riders the best of luck in their preparations for the event. Further details to follow as they are confirmed.

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