Kilkenny’s Olympic cyclist Mia Griffin will return to home soil after the Olympic Games to take part in the Rás na mBan. The international race returns to Kilkenny in September, with a number of exciting new innovations for its 18th edition. An all-new stage three and the return of the two-stage finale around the walls of Kilkenny Castle will be among the highlights.
This year's race is the eighteenth edition of the popular international stage race to be based in and around Kilkenny. The 2024 edition features an all-new third stage in a new finish location and the return of the double-helping of racing in Kilkenny on the final day. Kilkenny County Council has supported the event since 2016 and once again, starting on Wednesday, September 4, Ireland's best riders will fight it out over five days for the coveted Kilkenny County Council green jersey for best rider based in Ireland, while also chasing the much sought after Magenta overall leaders jersey.
Riders from all over Europe, the USA, Oceania, Africa and Asia, as well as the best of Ireland's international and locally-based racers will descend on Kilkenny for the event which showcases the beauty and variety of roads and landscape of the Leinster county. Sunday, September 8, the final day of racing, will again feature a double helping of top class racing starting with the fifth stage - a 2.5km time trial set against the backdrop of one of Kilkenny's most iconic landmarks.
The race will end with the popular hour-long Kil.