Friday 6th September: Stage 3 results & GC’s of the Ras na mBan from Kilkenny to Gorey (104.2km) Olympian Track Star Mia Griffin (Das Hutchinson Brother UK) takes her second win with another bunch sprint, and strengthened her lead in the GC. Today a hilly 4th stage from Kilkenny to The Rower (Hill top finish after 101km)

Results courtesy of the Ras time team, photos incl. feature from Lorraine O’ Sullivan, with thanks to both!!

Stage 3 Top 10: Kilkenny – Gorey (104km)
1st. Mia Griffin – DAS-Hutchinson-Brother IRL in 2hours 50 min 36 sec
2nd. Heidi Franz – Monarch Racing USA @s/t
3rd. Noor Dekker – JEGG DJR Academy NL @s/t
4th. Aoife O’Brien Team Ireland @s/t
5th. Marine Lenehan – Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei IRL @s/t
6th. Caoimhe O’Brien – Das Hutchinson Brother IRL @s/t
7th. Abigail Miller – Tofauti Everyone Active UK @s/t
8th. Robyn Clay – Das Hutchinson Brother UK @s/t
9th. Mari Porton – Tofauti Everyone Active UK @s/t
10th, Manon de Boer – NWVG-Uplus NL @s/t

General Classification after Stage 3
1st. Mia GRIFFIN 52 Das Hutchinson Brother UK 7h22’18”
2nd. Caoimhe O BRIEN* 51 Das Hutchinson Brother UK +12”
3rd. Robyn CLAY* 55 Das Hutchinson Brother UK +23”
4th. +6 Heidi FRANZ 135 Monarch Racing +23″
5th. -1 Abigail MILLER* 182 Tofauti Everyone Active +25”
6th. +6 Noor DEKKER 94 JEGG DJR Academy +25″
7th. +1 Aoife O’BRIEN* 13 Ireland +26”
8th. -3 Manon DE BOER 1 NWVG-Uplus +26″
9th. -2 Katy HILL 215 Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei +27”
10th. -1 Marine LENEHAN 211 Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei +29”

Best of the Irish GC after 3 stages.
1st. Mia GRIFFIN 52 Das Hutchinson Brother UK 7h22’18”
2st. Caoimhe O BRIEN* 51 Das Hutchinson Brother UK +12”
3rd. Aoife O BRIEN 13 Das Hutchinson Brother UK + 26″
4th. Marine LENEHAN 211 Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei +29”
5th. Ellen MCDERMOTT 191 UCD Cycling Club +1’58”
6th. Gabrielle FOX 171 Greenmount Cycling Academy +1’58”
7th. Darcey HARKNESS* 22 Cycling Ulster +8’58”
8th. Jemma SPEARS 23 Cycling Ulster +8’58”
9th. Abi CONWAY* 192 UCD Cycling Club +8’58”
10th. +1 Elena WALLACE* 24 Cycling Ulster +46’14”
11th. +1 Yvonne DORAN 162 TC Racing +52’36”
12th. +1 Jennifer NEENAN 193 UCD Cycling Club +1h01’17”
13th. +1 Claire O’SULLIVAN 172 Greenmount Cycling Academy +1h09’25”
Full results and classifications on https://rasnamban.com/2024-results-live-feed/#1_002E51

Stage 4: Neutralised Start – Hoban Hotel 09:55 09:55 09:55
0.0 101.0 Official Start – R697 10:00 10:00 10:00
11.3 89.7 Kells 10:19 10:16 10:15
17.7 83.3 Dunnamaggin 10:30 10:26 10:23
25.2 75.8 Knocktopher 10:43 10:37 10:33
30.8 70.2 Jerpoint Abbey 10:52 10:46 10:41
32.9 68.1 Thomastown 10:56 10:49 10:43
41.3 59.7 Inistioge 11:10 11:01 10:55
52.1 48.9 The Stripe 11:29 11:18 11:09
54.5 46.5 QOH – The Rower 11:33 11:21 11:12
64.8 36.2 Graiguenamanagh 11:51 11:37 11:26
71.9 29.1 QOH – Coppenagh 12:03 11:47 11:35
80.3 20.7 Thomastown 12:17 12:00 11:47
87.6 13.4 Inistioge 12:30 12:11 11:56
98.6 2.4 The Stripe 12:49 12:27 12:11
101.0 0.0 QOH – The Rower 12:53 12:31 12:14