
Defending champion Sean Lacey is making a return to try and defend his title with his team Dan Morrissey-Speedy Spokes. That line-up includes another former winner, Tim Barry. The squad also has a B team in the race, meaning they will have ten riders in total.
Also leading the charge from Ireland are the Eurocycles squad, with the in-from Conor Murphy and Thomas Martin among its squad.
DID Dunboyne have no fewer than 14 riders in the race, including 2012 Waller Cup winner Tim O’Regan, National Hill Climb champion Mark Dowling – who punctured out of the winning move in Carlow yesterday – and strongmen like Neil Delahaye, Stephen O’Sullivan and Aidan Crowley.
One of Kerry’s favourite cycling sons, Eugene Moriarty returns from his base in Holland to ride for the team in what is his home fixture.
Also likely to be in the mix in two weeks are double 2012 race winner and second in Carlow yesterday, Ryan Sherlock (Cycleways); along with Paul Griffin (Tralee BC) and Damien Shaw (Lakeside Mullingar), to name but a few.
The overseas challenge comes from: Microgaming Isle of Man, including former Ras winner Andrew Roche; Felt Colbornes RT from the UK; Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam from Holland; West Frisia also from Holland; Team 100 RPM from the US; and the UK’s Surrey squad.
Siobhan Horgan is riding for her GSD Gestion squad after being given the all clear after her crash in France the weekend before last. Anthony Walsh also makes a return to Irish racing after breaking his collarbone and is riding under his French ‘Apoge Super U’ team colours.
His home team UCD also has a squad in the race. It features a number of riders who have shown some great form lately including Colm Cassidy and Ciaran O’Conluan.
Featuring four stages from Good Friday to Easter Monday – April 6th to 9th – the race has again secured the backing of the Kerry Group and will be based in and around Killorglin.
FULL STARTLIST FOR ‘KERRY GROUP RAS MUMHAN 2012
| # | Rider Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Lacey | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes A |
| 2 | Paidi O Brien | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes A |
| 3 | Tim Barry | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes A |
| 4 | Mick Fitzgerald | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes A |
| 5 | Mick O Reilly | Dan Morrisssey Speedy Spokes A |
| 6 | Conor Murphy | Eurocycles |
| 7 | Adam Armstrong | Eurocycles |
| 8 | Thomas Martin | Eurocycles |
| 9 | Paul Mulligan | Eurocycles |
| 10 | Will McCabe | Eurocycles |
| 11 | Brian Ahern | Orwell Wheelers A |
| 12 | Dan Whiting | Orwell Wheelers A |
| 13 | Patrick O’Brien | Orwell Wheelers A |
| 14 | Odhran Connors | Orwell Wheelers A |
| 15 | Dave McLoughlin | Orwell Wheelers A |
| 16 | Diarmuid Collins | Orwell Wheelers B |
| 17 | Aidan Collins | Orwell Wheelers B |
| 18 | Dave Coughlan | Orwell Wheelers B |
| 19 | Stephen Surdival | Sportsmedireland/Endurance State |
| 20 | David Kenneally | Finance First/Wills Wheels Cork County A |
| 21 | Byran Long | Finance First/Wills Wheels Cork County A |
| 22 | Ger Moore | Finance First/Wills Wheels Cork County A |
| 23 | Ryan O’Donovan | Finance First/Wills Wheels Cork County A |
| 24 | Will Curtin | Finance First/Wills Wheels Cork County A |
| 25 | Brian Canty | Finance First/Wills Wheels Cork County B |
| 26 | Donncha O Brien | Finance First/Wills Wheels Cork County B |
| 27 | Chris Reilly | Bohermeen Cycling Club |
| 28 | Eamon Hartnett | North Tipperary Wheelers |
| 29 | Colm Quinn | Cuchulainn CC |
| 30 | Damian Lagan | LK Bikes Donegal |
| 31 | Rory Devlin | LK Bikes Donegal |
| 32 | Sean McFadden | LK Bikes Donegal |
| 33 | Cormac Keeney | LK Bikes Donegal |
| 34 | Damien Shaw | Mullingar Lakeside Wheelers |
| 35 | John Murray | Mullingar Lakeside Wheelers |
| 36 | Peter Rimmer | Mullingar Lakeside Wheelers |
| 37 | Ryan Sherlock | Cycleways CC |
| 38 | John J. Flaherty | Western Lakes CC |
| 39 | Barry Hollohan | Western Lakes |
| 40 | Mike Flanagan | Western Lakes CC |
| 41 | Micheal Gilvarry | Western Lakes CC |
| 42 | Donal Harrington | Western Lakes CC |
| 43 | Eoin McCarthy | ASFRA Racing Team |
| 44 | Enda Connolly | Garda Cycling Team |
| 45 | Geoff Sheehan | South Dublin CC |
| 46 | David Walsh | Slaney CC |
| 47 | Alan Galavan | Slaney CC |
| 48 | Stuart Cox | Black Rose Racing |
| 49 | Eoghan Considine | Black Rose Racing |
| 50 | Charles Prendergast | Cunga CC |
| 51 | Olan Barrett | Fermoy CC |
| 52 | Maurice Lawlor | St. Finbarrs CC |
| 53 | John Gough | St. Finbarrs CC |
| 54 | Michael Butler | Visit Nenagh |
| 55 | Richard Hooton | Visit Nenagh |
| 56 | Simon Ryan | Visit Nenagh |
| 57 | Denis Dunworth | Visit Nenagh |
| 58 | Ivan Casey | Visit Nenagh |
| 59 | Siobhan Horgan | Team GSD Gestion |
| 60 | John O Connell | Midleton CC |
| 61 | John Kelly | Lee Strand TLI Tralee CC |
| 62 | Peter O’Brien | Fermoy CC |
| 63 | Matt Slattery | Killarney CC |
| 64 | John Mannix | Killarney CC |
| 65 | Joe Fenlon | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes B |
| 66 | John Horgan | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes B |
| 67 | Niall Brosnan | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes B |
| 68 | Steven Clancy | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes B |
| 69 | Vince O Sullivan | Dan Morrissey Speedy Spokes B |
| 70 | John Bann Lavery | Clann Eireann CC |
| 71 | Rory Maguire | |
| 72 | Aidan Gallery | Blarney CC A |
| 73 | Alan Loftus | Blarney CC A |
| 74 | Brendan McLoughlin | Blarney CC A |
| 75 | Brian O’Connell | Blarney CC A |
| 76 | David O’Mahony | Blarney CC A |
| 77 | Dennis Forrest | Blarney CC B |
| 78 | Edward Barry | Blarney CC B |
| 79 | Fergal Tubridy | Blarney B |
| 80 | Michael O Mahony | Blarney B |
| 81 | Niall Forde | Blarney CC B |
| 82 | Robert Forrest | Blarney CC C |
| 83 | Andrew Roche | Microgaming Isle of Man |
| 84 | Graeme Hatcher | Microgaming Isle of Man |
| 85 | Aaron Livsey | Microgaming Isle of Man |
| 86 | Darren Bell | Mircogaming Isle of Man |
| 87 | Elliott Baxter | Microgaming Isle of Man |
| 88 | Chris Spence | Felt Colbornes RT |
| 89 | George Harper | Felt Colbornes RT |
| 90 | John Wager | Felt Colbornes RT |
| 91 | John Heaton Armstrong | Felt Colbornes RT |
| 92 | Andy Betts | Felt Colbornes RT |
| 93 | Dennis Bakker | Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam |
| 94 | Rick Van Breda | Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam |
| 95 | Teun Goedhart | Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam |
| 96 | Mike Tesselaar | Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam |
| 97 | Bram Imming | Ruiter Dakkapellen Wielerteam |
| 98 | Robbert Jan Mol | West Frisia |
| 99 | Silvan Buis | West Frisia |
| 100 | Tino Haakmann | West Frisia |
| 101 | Sven Van der Meer | West Frisia |
| 102 | Mirko Puglioli | Team 100 RPM |
| 103 | Matteo Cassina | Team 100 RPM |
| 104 | Giorgio Musante | Team 100 RPM |
| 105 | Diego Gandolfo | Team 100 RPM |
| 106 | Paolo Almidi | Team 100 RPM |
| 107 | Eoin Ryan | Killorglin Cycling Club |
| 108 | Jamie O’Shea | Killorglin Cycling Club |
| 109 | Nick Cosgrave | Killorglin Cycling Club |
| 110 | Mark Kiernan | Kilcullen CC A |
| 111 | John Lynch | Kilcullen CC A |
| 112 | Dave Peelo | Kilcullen CC A |
| 113 | Garret Enright | Kilcullen CC A |
| 114 | Steve Franzoni | Kilcullen CC A |
| 115 | John Gargan | Kilcullen CC B |
| 116 | Kieran Kelly | Killcullen CC B |
| 117 | Brian Geraghty | Kilcullen CC A |
| 118 | Liam Brown | Kilcullen CC B |
| 119 | Denis Lynch | Kanturk Credit Union CC |
| 120 | Brian McCarthy | MRCC |
| 121 | Finbar Power | Comeragh CC |
| 122 | Padraig Marrey | Western Lakes CC |
| 123 | Art Macmanusa | South Dublin CC |
| 124 | Laurent Dumoulin | Kanturk Credit Union CC |
| 125 | John Blackwell | Kanturk Credit Union CC |
| 126 | Michael Brady | Westport Covey Wheelers |
| 127 | Michael Barry | Cuchulainn CC |
| 128 | Michael Williams | Blarney CC C |
| 129 | John Dempsey | Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers |
| 130 | John O’Shea | Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers |
| 131 | Martin Mizjayski | Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers |
| 132 | Michael Lucey | Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers |
| 133 | Shem Cullen | Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers |
| 134 | Noel McGlynn | UCD |
| 135 | Colm Cassidy | UCD |
| 136 | Ian Richardson | UCD |
| 137 | Ciaran O’Conluan | UCD |
| 138 | Mike Brookfied | UCD |
| 139 | Anthony Walsh | Apoge Super U |
| 140 | Tim O’Regan | DID Dunboyne |
| 141 | Aidan Crowley | DID Dunboyne |
| 142 | Andrew Meehan | DID Dunboyne |
| 143 | Eugene Moriarty | DID Dunboyne |
| 144 | Fiachra O Muire | DID Dunboyne |
| 145 | Mark Dowling | DID Dunboyne B |
| 146 | Neil Delahaye | Dunboyne B |
| 147 | Stephen O Sullivan | DID Dunboyne B |
| 148 | Danial Clifford | DID Dunboyne B |
| 149 | Gavin Keane | DID Dunboyne |
| 150 | Javan Nulty | DID Dunboyne C |
| 151 | John Mason | DID Dunboyne C |
| 152 | Keith Walls | DID Dunboyne C |
| 153 | Hugh McMahon | DID Dunboyne C |
| 154 | Paul Griffin | Tralee BC |
| 155 | Mark Power | Tralee BC |
| 156 | Thomas Sheahy | Tralee BC |
| 157 | Cathal Moynihan | Tralee BC |
| 158 | Sven Broekaart | West Frisia |
| 159 | Chris McNamara | Surrey |
| 160 | Mike Hawkins | Surrey |
| 161 | Marcus Brueton | Surrey |
| 162 | Alan Ridler | Surrey |
| 163 | Roger Smith | Surrey |
| 164 | Dan Kougan | Surrey |
| 165 | Keith Fox | Shannonside CC |
| 166 | Michael Storan | West Clare CC |
| 167 | Colm Turner | West Clare CC |
| 168 | Shane Collins | West Clare CC |
| 169 | Damian Roche | West Clare CC |
| 170 | Patrick Rohan | North Tipperary Wheelers |