This year's field for the eight-day An Post Rás is a great blend of the best of Irish pitted against many strong foreign raiders
Here's the start list for this year's An Post Rás which begins in a fortnight. The start list has been released by sponsor's An Post. It's provisional so is subject to some changes, but this is pretty much what the field will look like when the race begins in a fortnight; plenty of strong men in here.
BELGIUM
An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly UCI Continental Team
1 - Sam Bennett
2 - Ronan McLaughlin
3 - Sean Downey
4 - Mark McNally
5 - Shane Archbold
Manager: Kurt Bogaerts
IRELAND
Polygon Sweet Nice UCI Contintental Team
6 - Ryan Sherlock
7 - Stephen Halpin
8 - Daniel Clifford
9 - Charles John Prendergast
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10 - Mark Dowling
Manager: Stewart Carr
BELGIUM
National Team
11 - Jasper De Buyst
12 - Otto Vergaerde
13 - Jonas Rickaert
14 - Aimé De Gendt
15 - Moreno De Pauw
Manager: Peter Pieters
TEAM CANADA
National Team
16 - Stuart Wight
17 - Garrett McLeod
18 - Remi Pelletier-Roy
19 - Kristofer Dahl
20 - Alex Cataford
Manager: Vincent Jourdain
GREAT BRITAIN
National Team
21 - George Atkins
22 - Samuel Harrison
23 - Simon Yates
24 - Alistair Slater
25 - Owain Doull
Manager: Keith Lambert
SCOTLAND
National Team
26 - Evan Oliphant
27 - Michael Nicolson
28 - Ben Greenwood
29 - Alex Coutts
30 - Liam Cowie
Manager: Graeme Herd
AUSTRALIA Team
Subaru-Albion
31 - Keagan Atkinson
32 - David Early
33 - Chris McLoran
34 - Cam Harrison
35 - Anthony Murray
Manager: Frank Conceicao
AUSTRIA ARBÖ
Gebrüder Weiss- Obernodorfer UCI Continental Team
36 - Benjamin Edmüller
37 - Jakub Kratochvila
38 - Andreas Müller
39 - Adam Homolka
40 - Alexander Schrangl
Manager: Oskar Hauser
AZERBAIJAN
Synergy Baku Cycling Project UCI Continental Team
41 - Dan Craven
42 - David McCann
43 - Connor McConvey
44 - Kirill Pozdnyakov
45 - Christoph Schweizer
Manager: Jeremy Hunt
CZECH REPUBLIC
AC Sparta Praha UCI Continental Team
46 - Martin Hunal
47 - Tomas Okrouhlicky
48 - Rostislav Krotky
49 - Tomas Medek
50 - Jiri Nesveda
Manager: Zdenek Rubas
DENMARK
Blue Water Cycling UCI Continental Team
51 - Jacob Nielsen
52 - Daniel Holm Foder
53 - Morten Oellegaard
54 - Rasmus Guldhammer
55 - Jacob Kjeldsen
Manager: René Jacobsen
GERMANY Bike Aid
Schwalbe Cycling Tea
56 - Timo Schäfer
57 - Richard Stockhausen
58 - Patrick Lechner
59 - Karsten Keunecke
60 - Philipp Becker
Manager: Jesse Klaus
HOLLAND
Koga Cycling Team UCI Continental Team
61 - Roy Eefting
62 - Nick Stopler
63 - Wouter Haan
64 - Umberto Atzori
65 - Bouke Kuiper
Manager: Wil Vink
USA
Astellas Oncology Cycling Team
66 - Jacob Rytlewski
67 - Matt Green
68 - Anthony Walsh
69 - Coulton Hartrich
70 - Max Korus
Manager: Andrew Frey
BRITAIN
Rapha Condor JLT UCI Continental Team
71 - Aaron Buggle
72 - Richard Handley
73 - Michael Cuming
74 - Edward Laverack
75 - Luke Grivell Mellor
Manager: John Herety
BRITAIN
IG - Sigma Sport UCI Continental Team
76 - Peter Hawkins
77 - James Moss
78 - Pete Williams
79 - Wouter Sybrandy
80 - Matt Cronshaw
Manager: Simon Howes
BRITAIN
NODE4 Giordana Racing UCI Continental Team
81 - Nathan Edmondson
82 - Michael Northey
83 - Christian Varley
84 - Steven Lampier
85 - Richard Hepworth
Manager: William Nickson
BRITAIN
UK Youth Pro Cycling UCI Continental Team
86 - Marcin Bialoblocki
87 - Josh Huni
88 - Rob Partridge
89 - Richard Tanguy
90 - James Lowsley
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Manager: David Povall
CORK
Aquablue
91 - Sean Lacey
92 - Damien Shaw
93 - Olan Barrett
94 - Tim Barry
95 - Keith Gater
Manager: Brendan McLoughlin
DERRY
Duffin Transport
96 - Bryan McKinney
97 - Devon McIlwaine
98 - Niall O’Hagan
99 - Mark Buchanan
100 - Rory Devlin
Manager: Eddie McKinney
DOWN
Chain Reaction Cycles Boucher
101 - Matty Blayney
102 - Conor Hanna
103 - Stuart Henry
104 - Mark Irvine
105 - Dave Watson
Manager: Dave Watson Snr
DUBLIN West
Eurocycles
106 - Conor Murphy
107 - Thomas Martin
108 - Fraser Duncan
109 - Will McCabe
110 - Adam Armstrong
Manager: Urban Monks Snr
DUBLIN Central
UCD
111 - Noel McGlynn
112 - Ian Richardson
113 - Barrick Parker
114 - Con Collis
115 - Eoin Morton
Manager: Jason O’Callaghan
DUBLIN SOUTH
116 - Art MacManusa
117 - Aaron O’Donoghue
118 - James Davenport
119 - Brendan Moloney
120 - Geoff Sheehan
Manager: Kenny Bucke
DUBLIN North
GARDA Richies Bikestore/Ethos Engineering
121 - Stephen Enright
122 - Neil O’Leary
123 - Enda Connolly
124 - Damien O’Farrell
125 - David Duke
Manager: Liam Hogan
DUBLIN
Dundrum Town Centre Orwell
126 - Aidan Collins
127 - Diarmuid Collins
128 - Odhran Connors
129 - Eric Downey
130 - Daniel Whiting
Manager: Thomas Graham
GALWAY BAY
131 - Darach Behan
132 - Eoghan Clifford
133 - Liam Frawley
134 - Derek Joyce
135 - Mike Ryder
Manager: Padraic Quinn
LOUTH
Prague Charter Team
136 - Roger Aiken
137 - Ultan Coyle
138 - Ray O’Shaughnessy
139 - Colm Quinn
140 - Gary Crory
Manager: Doiminic O Brannagain
MAYO
Castlebar Fedaia Bikes and Clothing
141 - David Brennan
142 - Ciaran Clarke
143 - Patrick Clarke
144 - Chris Coyle
145 - Gareth McCormac
Manager: John Brennan
MAYO
Centra
146 - Padraig Marrey
147 - John James Flaherty
148 - Micheal Gilvarry
149 - Donal Harrington
150 - Mark Quigley
Manager: John O’Halloran
MEATH
Dunboyne DID
151 - Javan Nulty
152 - Eugene Moriarty
153 - Andrew Meehan
154 - Stephen O’Sullivan
155 - Tim O’Regan
Manager: Lloyd Scott
MEATH
Stamullen Martin Donnelly
156 - Colin Robinson
157 - Chris Reilly
158 - Frank O’Connor
159 - Cian Delaney
160 - Alan Burke
Manager: James Gough
TIPPERARY
Carrick Iverk Produce
161 - John Dempsey
162 - Michael Lucey
163 - Martin Mizgajsk
164 - Conor Dunne
165 - Philip Lavery
Manager: Paul Lonergan
TIPPERARY
Visit Nenagh.ie Team DMG
166 - Michael Butler
167 - Mehall Fitzgerald
168 - Denis Dunworth
169 - Simon Ryan
170 - Eoin McCarthy
Manager: Rene Van Dam
WATERFORD
Comeragh
171 - Thomas Lavery
172 - Ger Conlon
173 - Finbarr Power
174 - Mark Sherman
175 - Cathal Moynihan
Manager: Tosh Lavery
WEXFORD
Team Voicegrid
176 - Brian Cullen
177 - Gerry Byrne
178 - Greg Dempsey
179 - Dave Whitty
180 - Nick Coughlan
Manager: Derek Webb
