Sunday 07th September 2025
Location: Kilkenny Castle Criterium
The final stage of the week is the hugely popular criterium or circuit race in Kilkenny City centre, with an opportunity to see and cheer the riders as they pass every 3 minutes or so. Starting on the Parade outside the castle gates, the route goes clockwise along Castle Road, Nuncio Road, Waterford Road, Patrick St and back past the castle gates. This stage will be approximately an hour and fifteen minutes of fast high octane city centre racing to finally decide the champion of Rás na mBan 2025.

Start 13:30, Kilkenny Castle
Finish 14:45 (expected), Kilkenny Castle
Distance 1 hour + 5 laps

Rás na mBan is the premier women’s cycling event in Ireland. In its current format it runs for five days with a total of six stages to a total of over 400km of racing action.

For 2022 the event will be headquartered for a fifth time in County Kilkenny in south Leinster. The event is promoted by the Rás na mBan organisers under the auspices of Cycling Ireland.

A total of 121 riders from 25 teams representing 16 different nations took the start in Kilkenny for an event that has become established as one of the toughest and friendliest autumn stage races on the calendar.

This year, we are hoping to expand the event to cater more for families/the community and younger riders; Féile na Rás, 11th of September
Organisers Website

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