Negotiating the Ras Mumhan hills in the sunshine (Photo: Pat Doherty)
The race organisers of the ‘Kerry Group Ras Mumhan’ have just released details of the four stages facing the riders this coming Easter Bank Holiday Weekend; from Good Friday to Easter Monday, April 6th to 9th.
The second stage features a summit finish at the top of Conor Pass, which promises to be perhaps the biggest test of this year’s event.
There are some slight changes to Stage1 from last year, with stages 2 & 3 remaining the same. There is also a change from last year’s Stage 4, with the race back on the Beaufort circuit this year, featuring the hill up through the town.
Unfortunately we have no stage profiles for you but we’ll bring you them when we get them. In the meantime, here’s a breakdown of the route in full:
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Stage 1 Good Friday April 06th , The Sliabh Luachra Stage, will start at 4pm will be 101 km race that will take the riders to the Sliabh Luachra area of East Kerry, starting in Killorglin, on to Killarney, Kilcummin, Scartaglin, Castleisland, Firies, Castlemaine, Milltown and back to finish in Killorglin approx 6.30pm. This is much the same as last year with a reduction of 5km in the stage distance.
Stage 2 Easter Saturday April 07th, Dingle and Conor Pass Stage, will have a 12 noon start and will be 130 km stage in West Kerry. The race will start in Dingle and go West through Ventry, around Slea Head to Ballyferriter, over to Ventry again and back towards Dingle where cyclists will turn left across to Murreigh and Feohanagh. The race will then go back through Dingle, on to Lispole, then Annascaul and at Camp Cross cyclists will turn left to Cloghane and Stradbally, finishing on the top of the Conor Pass, around 3.30pm.
Stage 3 Easter Sunday April 8th, Waterville and Valentia Island Stage, is in South Kerry which has proved to be a huge success over the last few years. There is a noon start again with the route the same as last year, starting and finishing in Waterville. The route will take the riders from the start at Waterville to the Glen, on to Cahirciveen, Dromid , back to within 3k of the start before the trip to Valentia Island, St Finians Bay, and back to finish in Waterville around 3.30pm after a total distance of 142km.
Stage 4 Easter Monday April 09th, Beaufort & Killorglin Stage in Mid Kerry area, has an early start at 10am to give everybody with long journeys home an early finish at 1pm. The route will be familiar to many as it has been used on the final day many times. There are 3 laps of the Beaufort /Killorglin circuit and then on to the Shorter Donal McKenna Lap to be covered 10 times before the final chequered flag , after 114km.
For further details: http://www.rasmumhan.com/
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