EPIC to ride the RAS

Just to give a update, the sacrifice of not being on the m.t.b since September and purely concentrating on the road in order to ride the RAS in May has paid off, well I have a team anyway now I just have to get through, the 1200km and the 28 cat climbs in 8 days. I am riding with Dundalk's Cuchulainn Cycling team, there' 5 on a team. I not much of a blogger but I was thinking of wirting a race report after each stage and giving a bit of information on my preperation etc.. along with answerings any questions people have, as I know it was hard for me to get answers to some qustions I had as I have never rode the RAS before, what do people think or am I the sole roadie in a world of m.t.ber's?

The 2012 An Post Rás is an annual eight day, stage race around Ireland. This year the race will take place from the 20 - 27 May, delivering the number one cycling event in Ireland. The open racing style of The Rás pits amateur riders from county teams against international teams, allowing the best Irish amateur riders to take up the challenge and race against the professionals.

The Rás has a worldwide reputation of being one of the more challenging tours in the elite international calendar. This is the second year An Post is sponsor of the celebrated Rás Tailteann. The 2012 An Post Rás marks the 60th edition of the race.

http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishCyclingRas/Home/

Good luck with that!

Well done Morty, delighted that you have got a team for it and am sure you will have a brilliant time

You used to be deadly, then you got married and we have not seen you since on the MTB!!

Anyway best of luck Morty, I'm sure you will have a good one.

Brilliant Morty - will you have to wear one of those awful Cuchulainn jerseys?

Fair play to you Morty, that will be class to take part in the RAS, best of luck and yes I would be very interested to read your race reports

Well done Morty. Im sure everyone would love to hear how you get on.

Nice one Darragh, stage reports would be great.

well done Morty ..delighted you got a team..dont come back here if you dont win though ..did you get Max a spot ?

Good man Morty, I knew you'd make it! You've put so much work into it so I'm sure it will all go well for ya.
Defo send us stage reports and let us know when and where you are, we might visit a stage or two to shout the usual encouragement at you!

yeah we will definitely do that !

Excellent stuff, behind you all the way Morty, we'll have to get out and show some support. Do write the report, i'd love to hear the inside track. Any tactics yet or any stage you're going for broke on? KOM surely.. best of luck, J

Max and Richie cheers for that, nice to meet everyone else.

I was off the rather sedate pace.....