Rás na mBan

Rás na mBanRace details

Date| September
Region| Kilkenny, Ireland
English name| The Women's Race
Discipline| Road race
Competition| Cycling Ireland
Type| Stage Race
Organiser| Rás na mBan Organising Committee
Race director| Valerie Considine
History
First edition| 2006
Editions| 17 (as of 2023)
First winner|  Stefanie Gronow (GER)
Most wins|

* Olivia Dillon (IRL)

> 3 times

Most recent|  Manon de Boer (NED)

Rás na mBan is an international stage cycle road race for women in Ireland.

It was first run in 2006 and has run annually since.

The event began as a two-day race based in Dublin and became a three-day event in 2008 when it moved to a new base in Sneem, County Kerry.

A further two days were added in 2011 when it became a five-day race with six stages. The race was based in County Clare from 2013 to 2015. The race then moved to Kilkenny in 2016.[1]

The first winner was Stefanie Gronow of Germany and many notable world championship, Olympic and professional riders have competed with distinction in Rás na mBan including the 2017 winner, Olympic Team Pursuit champion Elinor Barker, the US professional star and 2014 Rás winner Tayler Wiles and 2016 World Road Race Champion and former Rás na mBan Queen of the Mountains Amalie Dideriksen.[2]

## History[edit]

Rás na mBan began in 2006 as a replacement for a previous two-day international event run by Dublin Wheelers Cycling Club.

The event was promoted by the Women's Commission of Cycling Ireland with Valerie Considine and Louis Moriarty organising the event. Since 2013 the event has been run by the Rás na mBan organising committee chaired by Considine.[3]

The name 'Rás na mBan' means 'Women's Race' in the Irish language and is pronounced Raws na Mon.[4]

## Winners[edit]

Year | Winner | Second | Third

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2006 |  Stefanie Gronow (GER) |  Louise Moriarty (IRL) |  Anna Harkowski (POL)
2007 |  Marit Huisman (NED) |  Desiree Schuler (GER) |  Annika Werheit (GER)
2008 |  Louise Moriarty (IRL) |  Anne DeWildt (NED) |  Jenny McCauley (IRL)
2009 |  Emma Trott (ENG) |  Anne DeWildt (NED) |  Debby Van Den Berg (NED)
2010 |  Olivia Dillon (IRL) |  Alli Holland (ENG) |  Natalie Creswick (ENG)
2011[5][6] |  Olivia Dillon (IRL) |  Melanie Spath (IRL) |  Linda Poelstra Ringlever (NED)
2012[7][8] |  Kamilla Vallin (DEN) |  Lydia Boylan (IRL) |  Lowri Devey (WAL)
2013[9][10] |  Olivia Dillon (IRL) |  Melanie Spath (IRL) |  Christine Majerus (LUX)
2014[11][12] |  Tayler Wiles (USA) |  Anne Ewing (SCO) |  Molly Weaver (ENG)
2015[13][14] |  Stephanie Pohl (GER) |  Eileen Roe (SCO) |  Emma Norsgaard Jorgensen (DEN)
2016[15][16] |  Rikke Lønne (DEN) |  Lydia Boylan (IRL) |  Marieke Kerkvliet (NED)
2017[17][18] |  Elinor Barker (WAL) |  Alexandra Nessmar (SWE) |  Natalie Grinczer (ENG)
2018[19][20] |  Coralie Demay (FRA) |  Nicola Juniper (ENG) |  Rikke Lønne (DEN)
2019[21][22] |  Claire Steels (ENG) |  Josie Knight (ENG) |  Anna Shackley (SCO)
2021[23][24] |  Anna Shackley (SCO) |  Abi Smith (SCO) |  Loes Adegeest (NED)
2022[25][26] |  Kate Richardson (SCO) |  Lieke van Zeelst (NED) |  Becky Storie (ENG)
2023[27][28] |  Manon de Boer (NED) |  Renee van Hout (NED) |  Tiffany Keep (ZAF)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "History of Rás na mBan – Ireland's premier women's cycling stage race". rasnamban.com.
2. ^ "Vallin absorbs Boylan's efforts to win Rás na mBan; Boddy takes stages hat trick". Sticky Bottle. 13 September 2012.
3. ^ "Who We Are". rasnamban.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
4. ^ "About The Race". rasnamban.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
5. ^ "Rás na mBan 2011". rasnamban.com.
6. ^ "Moriarty Sprints in as Dillon Seals Victory". rasnamban.com.
7. ^ "Rás na mBan 2012". rasnamban.com.
8. ^ "Boddy's Hat Trick as Vallin Claims Overall Victory (Stage 6)". rasnamban.com.
9. ^ "Rás na mBan 2013". rasnamban.com.
10. ^ "Dillon's Triple as Siggaard Takes the Final Stage (Stage 6)". rasnamban.com.
11. ^ "Rás na mBan 2014". rasnamban.com.
12. ^ "Ewing's Stage as Wiles Secures Pink". rasnamban.com.
13. ^ "Rás na mBan 2015". rasnamban.com.
14. ^ "Roe's Day and Pohl's Week as An Post Rás na mBan Concludes in Ennis". rasnamban.com.
15. ^ "Rás na mBan 2016". rasnamban.com.
16. ^ "Roe's Stage as Lønne Secures Overall Victory". rasnamban.com.
17. ^ "Rás na mBan 2017". rasnamban.com.
18. ^ "Barnes Doubles up as Barker Wins Overall". rasnamban.com.
19. ^ "Rás na mBan 2018". rasnamban.com.
20. ^ "Sachet's Stage as Demay Takes Overall Glory for France". rasnamban.com.
21. ^ "Rás na mBan 2019". rasnamban.com.
22. ^ "Mathisen's Final Stage as Steels Clinches the Overall Title". rasnamban.com.
23. ^ "Rás na mBan 2021". rasnamban.com.
24. ^ "Schmid on the Double as Shackley Reigns in Kilkenny". rasnamban.com.
25. ^ "Rás na mBan 2022". rasnamban.com.
26. ^ "Richardson Secures Rás na mBan Victory After Final Day Drama". rasnamban.com.
27. ^ "Rás na mBan 2023". rasnamban.com.
28. ^ "De Boer Secures Rás na mBan Overall Victory". rasnamban.com. 10 September 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

*[GER]: Germany
*[IRL]: Ireland
*[NED]: Netherlands
*[POL]: Poland
*[ENG]: England
*[DEN]: Denmark
*[WAL]: Wales
*[LUX]: Luxembourg
*[USA]: United States
*[SCO]: Scotland
*[SWE]: Sweden
*[FRA]: France
*[ZAF]: South Africa