Rás na mBan

Rás na mBan Ireland's premier cycle stage race for women.

The 2022 Rás na mBan is Ireland’s top international cycle stage race for women taking place from September 7th to 11th from a base in Kilkenny. The 35th year of women's international stage racing will see top European riders do battle with the cream of Ireland's road racing talent over five days on some of the most beautiful and challenging roads in Ireland.

06/09/2026

🟣 STAGES 5 & 6 | RACE HIGHLIGHTS

Re-live all the action from the final day of Rás na mBan 2026. Olympia Norrid-Mortensen claimed the 2.5km time trial around Kilkenny Castle before Océane Goergen sprinted to victory on stage 6.

Denmark's Olympia Norrid-Mortensen takes home the Magenta jersey by just a single second after a fantastic week of racin...
06/09/2026

Denmark's Olympia Norrid-Mortensen takes home the Magenta jersey by just a single second after a fantastic week of racing!

Oceane Goergen took the final stage win. While, 4th place on the final stage was Noemie Garnier who finished 2nd on GC by just one second but takes home the Wicklow 200 QOM jersey for her efforts this week. Olympia Norrid-Mortensen also won the Sport Ireland Best Young Rider jersey, while Aoife O'Brien claimed the Cycling Ireland Points jersey. Aliyah Rafferty takes home the Kilkenny County Council Best Irish Rider jersey.

Rás na mBan concluded in dramatic fashion in Kilkenny City today, with Denmark's Olympia Norrid-Mortensen winning the ra...
06/09/2026

Rás na mBan concluded in dramatic fashion in Kilkenny City today, with Denmark's Olympia Norrid-Mortensen winning the race overall after claiming victory in this morning's stage five time trial. Norrid-Mortensen took the leader's magenta jersey by just one second from overnight leader Noémie Garnier of France, who was unable to overturn the deficit in this afternoon's stage six criterium, which was won by Garnier's teammate Océane Goergen. 18-year-old Aliyah Rafferty finished as the Best Irish Rider, while Mullingar's Aoife O'Brien won the Points Classification.

Podium photos, race report and highlights to follow!

06/09/2026

Extended Highlights of Stage 2- 4 of Rás na mBan 2026

🟣 Stages 5 & 6 | Kilkenny Castle2.5km | one hour plus five laps⏱️ Start, Stage 5: 09:00🏁 Finish, Stage 6: approx. 14:45T...
05/09/2026

🟣 Stages 5 & 6 | Kilkenny Castle
2.5km | one hour plus five laps

⏱️ Start, Stage 5: 09:00
🏁 Finish, Stage 6: approx. 14:45

The final day of Rás na mBan brings two very different tests to the streets of Kilkenny. The day begins at 09:00 with a short, intense 2.5km individual time trial around Kilkenny Castle before the peloton returns at 13:30 for one hour plus five laps of high-speed city-centre racing.

Stage 5 sends riders from The Parade towards Bennettsbridge Road and Canal Walk before returning through Rose Inn Street. With riders starting at one-minute intervals, the gaps may be measured in seconds, but those seconds could reshape the general classification.

The Stage 6 criterium takes the peloton from The Parade through Nuncio Road, Waterford Road and Upper Patrick Street on a compact 2.1km circuit. With the bunch passing approximately every three minutes, the race is fast, tactical and difficult to control. The last sprint beside Kilkenny Castle will decide the final stage winner and confirm the champion of the landmark 20th edition.

Go to 👉 https://rasnamban.com/final-day-preview-kilkenny-city-tt-crit/ for full stage preview, Timetable, and Spectator Guide.

05/09/2026

🟣 STAGE 4 | RACE HIGHLIGHTS!

It was an epic stage today with a summit finish on Corrabut Gap with Noor Dekker taking the stage honours while Noémie Garnier moved into the Magenta jersey

Tomorrow is the final day with a double helping in Kilkenny City with the 2.5km time trial around Kilkenny Castle followed by the Kilkenny City Crit race.

05/09/2026

From the first finisher to the final finisher, today was full of emotion!

Emotional scenes on the Corrabut Gap this afternoon as Ffion Dolan, Shay Murphy Development Team, crosses the finish line just ahead of the broom wagon into the arms of her very proud father having pushed herself to the limit on today's epic stage in Carlow.

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