Riders react on Twitter to freezing & savage Rás Mumhan stage

This photo taken at the back of the field on Rás Mumhan as it splits to pieces doesn't do justice to the conditions on the day. But these tweets do.

Rás Mumhan, stage 2: Twitter reacts

That was fucking brutal #rasmumhan ??❄️❄️??

— JamesLowden (@jjlowden) March 26, 2016

Hope everyone is OK after today's stage of #RasMumhan , lots of riders in a bad way at the end of the stage. — Eoin Morton (@EoinMorton) March 26, 2016

#RasMumhan god bless the girl and her husband in neutral service, undressed and dressed me, I was shaking too much to do it myself

— Damian (@Damot12) March 26, 2016

I now know what it feels like to be in the place between life and death #tadchilly #RasMumhan — Craig McAuley (@CraigMcAuley1) March 26, 2016

Pain is weakness leaving the body they say. Well there was a lot of pain today, and a lot of weakness remains #RasMumhan

— Craig McAuley (@CraigMcAuley1) March 26, 2016

Chilly one today #RasMumhan — Jamie Blanchfield (@jamieb_1996) March 26, 2016

Part 1- Day 2 @Rasmumhan.Worked well as a team today.Glad to get the win and find legs I didn't have this year.

— Bryan McCrystal (@mccrystalbryan) March 26, 2016

Part 2- Myself and Ali are 2nd and 3rd on GC It's sets us up for an interesting final 2 days. — Bryan McCrystal (@mccrystalbryan) March 26, 2016

Part 3 - This race is special, epic in fact. Conditions on par with day 2 of ulster last year brought riders to their knees. @Rasmumhan

— Bryan McCrystal (@mccrystalbryan) March 26, 2016

Part 4-We go again tomorrow for a harder day.. Sorry for putting my wife through more torture!! — Bryan McCrystal (@mccrystalbryan) March 26, 2016

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Tough Day at Ras Mumhan today All Dcc back in one piece Conditions were Hellish with driving rain and persistant hail showers

— Dungarvan CC (@dungarvancc) March 26, 2016

Kerry Group Ras Mumhan Day 2: Long, very wet and borderline hypothermia cold. Got a blowout on the technical... https://t.co/NzoT1WkTsP — Darragh Zaidan (@DarraghZaidan) March 26, 2016

Ras Mumhan on the Healy Pass today. Tough going with a very strong wind.#RasMumhan pic.twitter.com/sHTI4pRjYs

— Noel O'Sullivan (@brolly14) March 26, 2016

Passing 10km to go in monsoon rain, making for an epic stage...@UCD_Cycling @EoinMorton @Rasmumhan — UCD Cycling (@UCD_Cycling) March 26, 2016

The leaders going over the Healy Pass in today's @Rasmumhan #RasMumhan pic.twitter.com/nvHtLEnMmG

— Noel O'Sullivan (@brolly14) March 26, 2016

Martin o Loughlin in the cars chasing at 100km per hr ...respect !!! @UCD_Cycling @Rasmumhan pic.twitter.com/meO9kGutQT — UCD Cycling (@UCD_Cycling) March 26, 2016