Name: Rás na mBan 2024
Start: 2024-09-04T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-09-08T23:59:59+00:00

Rás na mBan returns to Kilkenny in September and Ireland’s international bike race for women has a number of exciting new innovations for its 18th edition.

The 2024 running of the event begins on Wednesday September 4^th with six stages taking place over five days in and around the race base in County Kilkenny.

Once again, the route offers a variety of challenges, from testing hilly stages including the stage two climb of ‘The Cut’ in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois followed by the demanding Gorey stage in County Wexford on Friday, to the stage five time trial on Sunday where riders will ride solo against the watch on the new Kilkenny Castle course.

For a fourth year the race begins in the west of Kilkenny County on Wednesday 4^th September with a stage finish in Callan and two laps of a 13km finishing circuit which will offer spectators at the finish line three chances to see the riders during the day.

2024 ROUTE
The route for the 18th edition of Rás na mBan includes six stages and five days of racing in early September. Details with map links below

Date	Day	Stage	Stage Details	Stage Start Location	Start Time	Distance	Stage Finish Location	Finish Time
4th	Wed	1	Kilkenny (HH) – Danesfort – Stonyford – Knocktopher – Kilmaganny – Windgap – Callan	Hoban Hotel (HH)	16:45	75km	Callan	18:35
5th	Thurs	2	Portlaoise – Stradbally – Emo – Mountmellick – Clonaslee – The Cut – Mountrath – Ballacolla -Abbeyleix – Mountrath	O’Moore Park	11:30	105km	Mountrath	14:15
6th	Fri	3	Kilkenny – Borris – Ballymurphy – Kiltealy – Bunclody – Carnew – Ferns – Ballycanew – Gorey	HH	12:00	104km	Gorey	14:45
7th	Sat	4	Kilkenny (HH) – Kells – Dunamaggin – Thomastown – Inistioge – The Rower – Graignamanagh – Thomastown – Inistioge – The Rower	HH	10:00	101km	The Rower	12:40
8th	Sun	5 6	Individual Time Trial – Kilkenny Castle Criterium The Parade – Nuncio Road – Waterford Road – Upper Patrick Street	Kilkenny Castle Kilkenny Castle	09:00 12:30pm	2.5km 1 hour + 5 laps	Kilkenny Castle	11:00 13:45

Rás na mBan returns to Kilkenny in September and Ireland’s international bike race for women has a number of exciting new innovations for its 18th edition.

The 2024 running of the event begins on Wednesday September 4^th with six stages taking place over five days in and around the race base in County Kilkenny.

2024 ROUTE
The route for the 18th edition of Rás na mBan includes six stages and five days of racing in early September. Details with map links below

Date	Day	Stage	Stage Details	Stage Start Location	Start Time	Distance	Stage Finish Location	Finish Time
4th	Wed	1	Kilkenny (HH) – Danesfort – Stonyford – Knocktopher – Kilmaganny – Windgap – Callan	Hoban Hotel (HH)	16:45	75km	Callan	18:35
5th	Thurs	2	Portlaoise – Stradbally – Emo – Mountmellick – Clonaslee – The Cut – Mountrath – Ballacolla -Abbeyleix – Mountrath	O’Moore Park	11:30	105km	Mountrath	14:15
6th	Fri	3	Kilkenny – Borris – Ballymurphy – Kiltealy – Bunclody – Carnew – Ferns – Ballycanew – Gorey	HH	12:00	104km	Gorey	14:45
7th	Sat	4	Kilkenny (HH) – Kells – Dunamaggin – Thomastown – Inistioge – The Rower – Graignamanagh – Thomastown – Inistioge – The Rower	HH	10:00	101km	The Rower	12:40
8th	Sun	5 6	Individual Time Trial – Kilkenny Castle Criterium The Parade – Nuncio Road – Waterford Road – Upper Patrick Street	Kilkenny Castle Kilkenny Castle	09:00 12:30pm	2.5km 1 hour + 5 laps	Kilkenny Castle	11:00 13:45

4th - 8th September

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