Rás Mumhan to remember Kerry cycling greats

| By Sean Moriarty

The four-day international race – the biggest cycling event in Kerry – was launched this week.

Rás Mumhan, taking place over the four days of the Easter weekend, is the first major Stage Race of the Irish cycling calendar.

One of the highlights of this year’s international event sees a return to the amphitheatre that is Killorglin, taking in the traditional Beaufort loop before they head on to the circuit around the town for 10 laps with the finish on the main street up the hill. It will allow for a spectacle for all and ignite the passion for those who love the sport of cycling.

“The final stage in Killorglin is this year an even more fitting tribute to the great John Mangan who won the Rás Tailteann in 1972, and for those of you that remember the giants of the past, to get to the roadside to support the present and future warriors of the Rás Mumhan,” said event PRO Mark Murphy. As well as winning Ireland's biggest bike race 50 years ago, Killorglin native Mangan enjoyed 14 years as a professional