Goergen, McWilliam take spoils at Rás na mBan, Rafferty (17) best of Irish

Océane Goergen of Ladynamips RVC wins today's stage 6 in Kilkenny, her third stage victory at Rás na mBan 2025 (Photo: Lorraine O’Sullivan)

Océane Goergen of Ladynamips RVC won today's stage 6 of Rás na mBan in Kilkenny City, taking her third stage victory of the race and denying Alice McWilliam (Team Phoenix) a dream finish.

However, though McWilliam had to be content with 2nd place in the afternoon criterium stage that ended the 2025 edition of the race, she won this morning's TT and moved into the race leader's jersey.

Her runner-up placing in the afternoon secured her bonus seconds, which meant she extended her lead at the top of the general classification, thus comprehensively wrapping up overall victory.

After winner and runner-up Goergen and McWilliam, 3rd place in the bunch sprint that settled the criterium stage went to Olympia Norrid-Mortensen (Torelli). Erin Creighton (Team Ireland) was best of the Irish, taking 15th place, from a 60-rider bunch.

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In the overall, McWilliam claimed overall victory after supreme consistency through the week, completed today with 1st and 2nd on the final stages. She was also 2nd, 8th, 6th and 4th on the first four stages, winning the race overall by 12 seconds from Noémie Abgrall (Ladynamips RVC).

“I’m absolutely delighted, it was a big goal coming into this race," said McWilliam. "I didn’t quite get what I wanted in terms of a stage win early on, but the fact that I retained the magenta jersey after winning the TT this morning, I’m absolutely buzzing.”

Abgrall was also one of the riders of the race, her 2nd place overall coming after she won yesterday's stage to The Rower, claiming the race lead, before losing it in this morning's TT to McWilliam. The final general classification podium was completed by stage 2 winner, Noor Dekker (WV Breda), at 13 seconds.

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Aliyah Rafferty, a junior rider competing this week with Team Ireland, was best Irish rider overall, in 7th place at 30 seconds. Her Team Ireland team mate, Esther Wong, was 10th at 35 seconds, with Linda Kelly (Cycling Ireland Women's Commission) 11th at 36 seconds.

Stage 6 | Kilkenny Criterium

  1. Oceane GOERGEN Ladynamips RVC   1h17'00''    
  2. Alice MC WILLIAM Team Phoenix        
  3. Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN* Torelli        
  4. Varvara FASOI Greece        
  5. Noemie ABGRALL Ladynamips RVC        
  6. Noor DEKKER WV Breda Women CT        
  7. Phoebe ROCHE* CJ O'Shea Development Team        
  8. Larissa HARTOG Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda        
  9. Gertrud RIIS MADSEN* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark        
  10. Lotty DAWSON* Brother UK/OnForm        
  11. Eleftheria GIACHOU* Greece        
  12. Kirstie DRAKEFORD Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon        
  13. Alice COLLING* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team        
  14. Lily BRINDLE* Brother UK/OnForm        
  15. Erin Grace CREIGHTON* Ireland        
  16. Mia WILLIAMS* WV Breda Women CT        
  17. Bronwyn MACGREGOR Greenmount Cycling Academy        
  18. Rachel GALLER FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing        
  19. Esther WONG* Ireland        
  20. Grace WARD* CJ O'Shea Development Team        
  21. Amelia STAUNTON* Brother UK/OnForm        
  22. Aliyah RAFFERTY* Ireland        
  23. Aoife O DONOVAN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission        
  24. Maddie HEYWOOD Greenmount Cycling Academy        
  25. Amelia CEBAK* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team        
  26. Jasmijn BLOEMHEUVEL* WV Breda Women CT        
  27. Cecilia HIME Brother UK/OnForm        
  28. Elyse SCHUIJT TEAM NH        
  29. Annabel RAMSAY* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team        
  30. Gabrielle FOX Greenmount Cycling Academy        
  31. Dina RØED* Torelli        
  32. Emma THEYS The Lead Out Cycling Academy        
  33. Regina DOTY* CJ O'Shea Development Team        
  34. Elizabeth ARCHBOLD Greenmount Cycling Academy        
  35. Marike VELDHUIS TEAM NH        
  36. Linda KELLY Cycling Ireland Women's Commission        
  37. Ella TANDY* Greenmount Cycling Academy        
  38. Jessika CHAN* Torelli        
  39. Marthe VERHAEGHE* The Lead Out Cycling Academy        
  40. Jemma SPEERS Cycling Ireland Women's Commission        
  41. Sarah POPE Ladynamips RVC        
  42. Grace SARGEANT Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon        
  43. Jennifer POWELL FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing        
  44. Louise Norman HANSEN Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark        
  45. Lea BRETTE Ladynamips RVC        
  46. Elena WALLACE* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission        
  47. Demi KÖNST* TEAM NH        
  48. Aine DOHERTY* Ireland        
  49. Nicoline Bjerregaard VESTERGAARD* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark        
  50. Dannielle WATKINSON Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon        
  51. Claire DIFFLEY Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC        
  52. Claire NOTT FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing        
  53. Chloe FOURMIGUE Ladynamips RVC        
  54. Doireann KILLEEN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission        
  55. Anna BONIFACE FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing        
  56. Abi CONWAY* Ireland   +13''    
  57. Emma LYNGHOLM Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark        
  58. Ingeborg KERS TEAM NH        
  59. Rosie SIMMONS Brother UK/OnForm   +15''    
  60. Lieske COUMANS Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda        
  61. Aikaterini ELEFTHERIADOU Greece        
  62. Lucy GADD Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +19''    
  63. Cato SPELEERS The Lead Out Cycling Academy   +32''    
  64. Betty HASSE Team Phoenix   +39''    
  65. Grace REYNOLDS Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +1'20''    
  66. Charlotte DEYKIN Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon   +1'40''    
  67. Nicola LYNCH CJ O'Shea Development Team   +2'40''    
  68. Amber VAN OORT WV Breda Women CT        
  69. Lotte DE ROOVER The Lead Out Cycling Academy        
  70. Anastasia KONTOLEON* Greece   +4'20''    
  71. Miranda BIK Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda        
  72. Rebecca BABBAGE FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing   +4'40''    
  73. Line Juul BALLE* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark        
  74. Isabella JOHNSON Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon        
  75. Peggy SIMPKINS CJ O'Shea Development Team   +5'20''    
  76. Julie VERMEEREN Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda        
  77. Yvonne DORAN Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC        
  78. Elena WU-YAN Team Phoenix        
  79. Hilde HUIJBREGTS* Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda   +5'40''    
  80. Rhianna HENEGHAN Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC        
  81. Marie-Sophie RES TEAM NH   +6'40''    

General Classification

  1. Alice MC WILLIAM Team Phoenix   11h38'17''    
  2. Noemie ABGRALL Ladynamips RVC   +12''    
  3. Noor DEKKER WV Breda Women CT   +13''    
  4. Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN* Torelli   +19''    
  5. Amelia CEBAK* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +22''    
  6. Lotty DAWSON* Brother UK/OnForm   +24''    
  7. Aliyah RAFFERTY* Ireland   +30''    
  8. Bronwyn MACGREGOR Greenmount Cycling Academy   +31''    
  9. Varvara FASOI Greece   +32''    
  10. Esther WONG* Ireland   +35''    
  11. Linda KELLY Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +36''    
  12. Elyse SCHUIJT TEAM NH   +37''    
  13. Mia WILLIAMS* WV Breda Women CT   +38''    
  14. Gabrielle FOX Greenmount Cycling Academy   +45''    
  15. Jennifer POWELL FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing   +46''    
  16. Larissa HARTOG Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda        
  17. Annabel RAMSAY* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +48''    
  18. Maddie HEYWOOD Greenmount Cycling Academy   +54''    
  19. Gertrud RIIS MADSEN* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +57''    
  20. Sarah POPE Ladynamips RVC   +1'32''    
  21. Grace REYNOLDS Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +1'51''    
  22.   Lea BRETTE Ladynamips RVC   +1'57''    
  23.   Kirstie DRAKEFORD Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon   +3'02''    
  24.   Eleftheria GIACHOU* Greece   +3'10''    
  25.   Rachel GALLER FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing   +3'11''    
  26.   Emma THEYS The Lead Out Cycling Academy   +3'15''    
  27.   Cecilia HIME Brother UK/OnForm        
  28.   Grace SARGEANT Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon   +3'19''    
  29. Oceane GOERGEN Ladynamips RVC   +3'41''    
  30. Rosie SIMMONS Brother UK/OnForm   +3'48''    
  31.   Louise Norman HANSEN Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +3'54''    
  32.   Chloe FOURMIGUE Ladynamips RVC   +4'26''    
  33.   Lucy GADD Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +4'49''    
  34.   Ella TANDY* Greenmount Cycling Academy   +7'10''    
  35. Doireann KILLEEN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +7'57''    
  36.   Abi CONWAY* Ireland   +8'03''    
  37. Betty HASSE Team Phoenix   +8'37''    
  38. Jessika CHAN* Torelli   +9'48''    
  39. Claire DIFFLEY Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC   +10'02''    
  40. Marthe VERHAEGHE* The Lead Out Cycling Academy   +11'54''    
  41. Amelia STAUNTON* Brother UK/OnForm   +12'00''    
  42. Alice COLLING* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +12'05''    
  43. Grace WARD* CJ O'Shea Development Team   +12'12''    
  44. Elena WALLACE* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +12'35''    
  45. Aoife O DONOVAN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +12'39''    
  46. Elena WU-YAN Team Phoenix   +13'04''    
  47.   Nicoline Bjerregaard VESTERGAARD* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +13'20''    
  48. Emma LYNGHOLM Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +14'33''    
  49. Aine DOHERTY* Ireland   +14'52''    
  50. Marike VELDHUIS TEAM NH   +15'06''    
  51. Claire NOTT FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing   +15'16''    
  52. Charlotte DEYKIN Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon   +15'58''    
  53. Demi KÖNST* TEAM NH   +16'12''    
  54. Lily BRINDLE* Brother UK/OnForm   +16'21''    
  55. Aikaterini ELEFTHERIADOU Greece   +17'59''    
  56. Cato SPELEERS The Lead Out Cycling Academy   +18'01''    
  57. Jasmijn BLOEMHEUVEL* WV Breda Women CT   +18'07''    
  58. Nicola LYNCH CJ O'Shea Development Team   +18'25''    
  59.   Dannielle WATKINSON Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon   +19'04''    
  60. Phoebe ROCHE* CJ O'Shea Development Team   +21'13''    
  61. Regina DOTY* CJ O'Shea Development Team   +22'42''    
  62. Anna BONIFACE FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing   +23'03''    
  63. Anastasia KONTOLEON* Greece   +25'04''    
  64. Dina RØED* Torelli   +25'49''    
  65. Amber VAN OORT WV Breda Women CT        
  66. Rebecca BABBAGE FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing   +26'34''    
  67. Jemma SPEERS Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +30'43''    
  68. Erin Grace CREIGHTON* Ireland   +31'12''    
  69. Line Juul BALLE* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +31'52''    
  70. Isabella JOHNSON Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon   +33'02''    
  71. Yvonne DORAN Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC   +40'38''    
  72.   Peggy SIMPKINS CJ O'Shea Development Team   +40'57''    
  73.   Marie-Sophie RES TEAM NH   +42'46''    
  74.   Lotte DE ROOVER The Lead Out Cycling Academy   +45'06''    
  75. Ingeborg KERS TEAM NH   +47'20''    
  76. Rhianna HENEGHAN Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC   +51'42''    
  77.   Miranda BIK Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda   +1h00'00''    
  78.   Elizabeth ARCHBOLD Greenmount Cycling Academy   +1h01'34''    
  79.   Lieske COUMANS Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda   +1h03'00''    
  80.   Julie VERMEEREN Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda   +1h11'00''    
  81.   Hilde HUIJBREGTS* Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda   +1h32'15''    

Irish Rider Classification

  1.   Linda KELLY Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   11h38'53''  
  2.   Gabrielle FOX Greenmount Cycling Academy   +9''  
  3.   Doireann KILLEEN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +7'21''  
  4.   Claire DIFFLEY Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC   +9'26''  
  5.   Elena WALLACE* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +11'59''  
  6.   Aoife O DONOVAN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +12'03''  
  7.   Jemma SPEERS Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +30'07''  
  8.   Yvonne DORAN Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC   +40'02''  
  9.   Rhianna HENEGHAN Pinergy Orwell Wheelers CC   +51'06''  

Points Classification

  1. Alice MC WILLIAM Team Phoenix 33 pt  
  2. Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN* Torelli 31 pt  
  3. Oceane GOERGEN Ladynamips RVC 30 pt  
  4. Noemie ABGRALL Ladynamips RVC 25 pt  
  5. Noor DEKKER WV Breda Women CT 23 pt  
  6. Varvara FASOI Greece 22 pt  
  7. Gabrielle FOX Greenmount Cycling Academy 15 pt  
  8. Amelia CEBAK* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team 9 pt  
  9. Bronwyn MACGREGOR Greenmount Cycling Academy 9 pt  
  10. Esther WONG* Ireland 9 pt  
  11. Mia WILLIAMS* WV Breda Women CT 9 pt  
  12. Erin Grace CREIGHTON* Ireland 8 pt  
  13. Linda KELLY Cycling Ireland Women's Commission 7 pt  
  14. Grace WARD* CJ O'Shea Development Team 7 pt  
  15. Aliyah RAFFERTY* Ireland 6 pt  
  16. Grace REYNOLDS Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team 6 pt  
  17. Eleftheria GIACHOU* Greece 6 pt  
  18. Lotty DAWSON* Brother UK/OnForm 4 pt  
  19. Kirstie DRAKEFORD Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon 4 pt  
  20. Phoebe ROCHE* CJ O'Shea Development Team 4 pt  
  21. Larissa HARTOG Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda 3 pt  
  22. Alice COLLING* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team 3 pt  
  23. Gertrud RIIS MADSEN* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark 2 pt  

Climbers’ Classification

  1. Noemie ABGRALL Ladynamips RVC   40 pt  
  2. Linda KELLY Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   20 pt  
  3. Eleftheria GIACHOU* Greece   17 pt  
  4. Gertrud RIIS MADSEN* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   15 pt  
  5. Esther WONG* Ireland   13 pt  
  6. Grace REYNOLDS Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   12 pt  
  7. Chloe FOURMIGUE Ladynamips RVC   8 pt  
  8. Varvara FASOI Greece   7 pt  
  9. Sarah POPE Ladynamips RVC   7 pt  
  10. Alice MC WILLIAM Team Phoenix   6 pt  
  11. Oceane GOERGEN Ladynamips RVC   6 pt  
  12. Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN* Torelli   5 pt  
  13. Jennifer POWELL FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing   4 pt  

Young Rider Classification

  1. Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN* Torelli   11h38'36''  
  2. Amelia CEBAK* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +3''  
  3. Lotty DAWSON* Brother UK/OnForm   +5''  
  4. Aliyah RAFFERTY* Ireland   +11''  
  5. Esther WONG* Ireland   +16''  
  6. Mia WILLIAMS* WV Breda Women CT   +19''  
  7. Annabel RAMSAY* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +29''  
  8. Gertrud RIIS MADSEN* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +38''  
  9. Eleftheria GIACHOU* Greece   +2'51''  
  10. Ella TANDY* Greenmount Cycling Academy   +6'51''  
  11. Doireann KILLEEN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +7'38''  
  12. Abi CONWAY* Ireland   +7'44''  
  13. Jessika CHAN* Torelli   +9'29''  
  14. Marthe VERHAEGHE* The Lead Out Cycling Academy   +11'35''  
  15. Amelia STAUNTON* Brother UK/OnForm   +11'41''  
  16. Alice COLLING* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team   +11'46''  
  17. Grace WARD* CJ O'Shea Development Team   +11'53''  
  18. Elena WALLACE* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +12'16''  
  19. Aoife O DONOVAN* Cycling Ireland Women's Commission   +12'20''  
  20. Nicoline Bjerregaard VESTERGAARD* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +13'01''  
  21. Aine DOHERTY* Ireland   +14'33''  
  22. Demi KÖNST* TEAM NH   +15'53''  
  23. Lily BRINDLE* Brother UK/OnForm   +16'02''  
  24. Jasmijn BLOEMHEUVEL* WV Breda Women CT   +17'48''  
  25. Phoebe ROCHE* CJ O'Shea Development Team   +20'54''  
  26. Regina DOTY* CJ O'Shea Development Team   +22'23''  
  27. Anastasia KONTOLEON* Greece   +24'45''  
  28. Dina RØED* Torelli   +25'30''  
  29. Erin Grace CREIGHTON* Ireland   +30'53''  
  30. Line Juul BALLE* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark   +31'33''  
  31. Hilde HUIJBREGTS* Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda   +1h31'56''  

Team Classification

  1. SMURFIT WESTROCK CYCLING TEAM     34h56'43''  
  2. GREENMOUNT CYCLING ACADEMY     +22''  
  3. LADYNAMIPS RVC     +1'45''  
  4. BROTHER UK/ONFORM     +5'07''  
  5. IRELAND     +6'35''  
  6. FTP (FULFIL THE POTENTIAL) RACING     +10'31''  
  7. WV BREDA WOMEN CT     +11'36''  
  8. TEAM AALBORG SPAREKASSEN DANMARK     +12'15''  
  9. JADAN VIVE LE VELO GLASDON     +17'38''  
  10. CYCLING IRELAND WOMEN'S COMMISSION     +19'15''  
  11. GREECE     +19'56''  
  12. TEAM PHOENIX     +20'10''  
  13. TEAM NH     +30'03''  
  14. THE LEAD OUT CYCLING ACADEMY     +31'18''  
  15. TORELLI     +34'16''  
  16. CJ O'SHEA DEVELOPMENT TEAM     +35'16''  
  17. PINERGY ORWELL WHEELERS CC     +1h40'30''  
  18. MINIGIGS/WIELERVERENIGING BREDA     +1h53'48''  

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