2024 Rás na mBan: stage 3 report and results

Mia Griffin sprinted to her second victory in three days of this year’s Rás na mBan to continue her DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK team’s domination of the race. The Kilkenny rider led home American Heidi Franz (Monarch Racing) in second, and Noor Dekker (JEGG DJR Academy) in third on the challenging third stage. Griffin’s win extends her lead at the top of the general classification.

Featured image: Lorraine O’Sullivan

Report

The stage, which marked Rás na mBan’s debut in County Wexford, began under warm conditions in Kilkenny City. The 104-kilometre route featured 1,206 metres of elevation and two categorised climbs, providing a demanding challenge for the riders.

A flurry of short-lived attacks defined the early part of the race, but the peloton remained largely intact until the uncategorised drag leading to the intermediate sprint at the 38-kilometre mark. Griffin claimed maximum points in the sprint, followed closely by sisters Aoife and Caoimhe O’Brien, who earned valuable bonus seconds as well.

The most significant break of the day came from Canadian rider Annabelle Thomas (Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie), who managed to pull clear of the peloton and build a one-minute lead. However, her solo effort was reeled in just before the second-category climb of Sliabh Buí, after a 27-kilometre stint off the front.

Sliabh Buí, with its punishing 18.6% gradient, shattered the peloton into several groups. By the summit, only a small selection of the top contenders remained at the head of the race. In the battle for the Queen of the Mountains jersey, reigning champion Manon de Boer (NWVG-Uplus) outdueled Lucy Lee (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) to close the gap to just two points.

In the approach to the second categorised climb of the day at Ballymore, Frankie Hall (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) and Jazmine Lavergne (Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie) launched a strong attack. The duo built a one-minute advantage, surviving a spirited chase led by Franz on the Ballymore climb. Hall claimed maximum QOM points, with Lavergne in second.

Despite the strong efforts of Team Ireland, JEGG-DJR, and Dan Morrissey to close the gap, the leaders were only caught with five kilometres to go. In a familiar strategy, DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK took control at the front to set up a perfect lead-out for Griffin, who powered across the line for her second stage victory.

Griffin’s win also strengthens her leads in the Cycling Ireland Points and Kilkenny County Council Best Irish Rider classifications. Meanwhile, Caoimhe O’Brien added to her advantage in the Sport Ireland Best Young Rider standings.

The race continues tomorrow with the return of the popular Kilkenny to The Rower stage, featuring three categorised climbs and 1,041 metres of elevation over the 101-kilometre route.

Results

Stage 3

Rk.	Bib	Name	Team	Gap
1.	52	Mia GRIFFIN	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	2h50’36”
2.	135	Heidi FRANZ	Monarch Racing	”
3.	94	Noor DEKKER	JEGG DJR Academy	”
4.	13	Aoife O’BRIEN*	Ireland	”
5.	211	Marine LENEHAN	Dan Morrissey Primor by	”
6.	51	Caoimhe O BRIEN*	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	”
7.	182	Abigail MILLER*	Tofauti Everyone Active	”
8.	55	Robyn CLAY*	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	”
9.	183	Mari PORTON*	Tofauti Everyone Active	”
10.	1	Manon DE BOER	NWVG-Uplus	”
11.	53	Lucy LEE	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	”
12.	2	Wendy OOSTERWOUD	NWVG-Uplus	”
13.	152	Ruby OAKES*	Shibden Apex RT	”
14.	44	Elizabeth VAAGS	Torelli	”
15.	191	Ellen MCDERMOTT	UCD Cycling Club	”
16.	74	Jessica BONILLA	LA Sweat	”
17.	73	Holly SIMONSON	LA Sweat	”
18.	33	Elyse SCHUIJT	Team Noord Holland	”
19.	201	Anabelle THOMAS*	Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie	”
20.	42	Martha	Torelli	”
21.	145	Lotty DAWSON*	Brother UK/OnForm	”
22.	171	Gabrielle FOX	Greenmount Cycling	”
23.	215	Katy HILL	Dan Morrissey Primor by	”
24.	202	Jazmine LAVERGNE*	Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie	”
25.	153	Alice COLLING*	Shibden Apex RT	”
26.	12	Aine DOHERTY*	Ireland	”
27.	82	Ella BRENNEMAN*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	”
28.	95	Amber VAN OORT	JEGG DJR Academy	”
29.	81	Betty HASSE*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	”
30.	41	Bronwyn	Torelli	”
31.	132	Chloe MAUVAIS	Monarch Racing	”
32.	14	Aliyah RAFFERTY*	Ireland	”
33.	214	Violinde DEBREEIJEN	Dan Morrissey Primor by	”
34.	144	Grace REYNOLDS	Brother UK/OnForm	”
35.	84	Jorja BOND*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	”
36.	11	Lucy BENEZET	Ireland	”
37.	103	Frederikke AAFELDT	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	+8”
38.	31	Rosan KOPER	Team Noord Holland	”
39.	54	Frankie HALL	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	+11”
40.	213	Lizzie HERMOLLE	Dan Morrissey Primor by	+23”
41	101	Gertrud RIIS	Team Aalborg Sparekassen
42.	134	Sofia SCHUGAR	Monarch Racing	+36”
43.	141	Tuva MAULAND*	Brother UK/OnForm	+3’15”
44.	124	Iris MULDER*	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	”
45.	185	Amelia CEBAK*	Tofauti Everyone Active	”
46.	114	Nicola GREENWOOD	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	”
47.	212	Jayati HINE	Dan Morrissey Primor by	”
48.	23	Jemma SPEARS	Cycling Ulster	”
49.	4	Iris SCHULTINGA	NWVG-Uplus	”
50.	154	Lucy GLOVER*	Shibden Apex RT	”
51.	123	Dieke HENDRIKS	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	”
52.	174	Amelia STAUNTON*	Greenmount Cycling	”
53.	113	Rebekah NASH	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	”
54.	192	Abi CONWAY*	UCD Cycling Club	”
55.	173	Rosemary SIMMONS	Greenmount Cycling	”
56.	105	Katrine KLINKBY	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	”
57.	22	Darcey HARKNESS*	Cycling Ulster	”
58.	83	Elizabeth GRIER*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	”
59.	91	Yvonne DE VET	JEGG DJR Academy	+3’27”
60.	71	Camille	LA Sweat	+6’05”
61.	43	Annamarie LIPP	Torelli	”
62.	93	Jasmijn	JEGG DJR Academy	”
63.	203	Valerie LAROCHE*	Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie	”
64.	155	Evie SMITH*	Shibden Apex RT	”
65.	102	Anna DAMGAARD	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	”
66.	151	Isabel MAYES*	Shibden Apex RT	+6’08”
67.	72	Emily FLYNN	LA Sweat	”
68.	75	Mariana VALADEZ	LA Sweat	”
69.	161	Helena SHAPTON	TC Racing	+11’00”
70.	115	Bex CLOWES	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	”
71.	181	Georgia LANCASTER*	Tofauti Everyone Active	”
72.	142	Hope INGLIS*	Brother UK/OnForm	”
73.	104	Sidsel MØLLER HVAS	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	”
74.	62	Hannah MCCLOREY*	Doltcini CycleDivision	+11’04”
75.	85	Sabrina HAYES*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	+14’53”
76.	92	Miranda BIK	JEGG DJR Academy	+20’14”
77.	133	Claudia FERREIRA	Monarch Racing	”
78.	122	Anouk BIJL*	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	”
79.	24	Elena WALLACE*	Cycling Ulster	+20’16”
80.	131	Helena	Monarch Racing	+22’59”
81.	111	Isabella JOHNSON*	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	+25’10”
82.	121	Julia BESSELSEN	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	”
83.	162	Yvonne DORAN	TC Racing	”
84.	165	Grace WARD*	TC Racing	”
85.	112	Beth WATSON*	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	+30’20”
86.	34	Marie-Sophie RES	Team Noord Holland	+32’09”
87.	172	Claire O’SULLIVAN	Greenmount Cycling	”
88.	193	Jennifer NEENAN	UCD Cycling Club	+32’11”
89.	35	Ingeborg KERS	Team Noord Holland	”
90.	64	Peggy SIMKINS*	Doltcini CycleDivision	+34’46”
91.	63	Amy HARVEY*	Doltcini CycleDivision	+34’48”
OTL	143	Mia SMITH*	Brother UK/OnForm
OTL	164	Laura BESAMUSCA*	TC Racing
DNF	5	Fleur SMITH	NWVG-Uplus

General classification

Rk.	Bib	Name	Team	Gap
1.	52	Mia GRIFFIN	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	7h22’18”
2.	51	Caoimhe O BRIEN*	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	+12”
3.	55	Robyn CLAY*	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	+23”
4.	135	Heidi FRANZ	Monarch Racing	”
5.	182	Abigail MILLER*	Tofauti Everyone Active	+25”
6.	94	Noor DEKKER	JEGG DJR Academy	”
7.	13	Aoife O’BRIEN*	Ireland	+26”
8.	1	Manon DE BOER	NWVG-Uplus	”
9.	215	Katy HILL	Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei	+27”
10.	211	Marine LENEHAN	Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei	+29”
11.	2	Wendy OOSTERWOUD	NWVG-Uplus	”
12.	53	Lucy LEE	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	”
13.	201	Anabelle THOMAS*	Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie	”
14.	153	Alice COLLING*	Shibden Apex RT	”
15.	33	Elyse SCHUIJT	Team Noord Holland	”
16.	84	Jorja BOND*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	”
17.	152	Ruby OAKES*	Shibden Apex RT	”
18.	202	Jazmine LAVERGNE*	Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie	”
19.	144	Grace REYNOLDS	Brother UK/OnForm	”
20.	81	Betty HASSE*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	”
21.	11	Lucy BENEZET MINNS*	Ireland	”
22.	54	Frankie HALL	Das Hutchinson Brother UK	+37”
23.	213	Lizzie HERMOLLE	Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei	+52”
24.	183	Mari PORTON*	Tofauti Everyone Active	+1’58”
25.	191	Ellen MCDERMOTT	UCD Cycling Club	”
26.	74	Jessica BONILLA	LA Sweat	”
27.	171	Gabrielle FOX	Greenmount Cycling Academy	”
28.	42	Martha STOKKELAND*	Torelli	”
29.	14	Aliyah RAFFERTY*	Ireland	”
30.	132	Chloe MAUVAIS	Monarch Racing	”
31.	82	Ella BRENNEMAN*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	”
32.	31	Rosan KOPER	Team Noord Holland	+2’06”
33.	103	Frederikke AAFELDT	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	+2’19”
34.	101	Gertrud RIIS MADSEN*	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	+2’28”
35.	134	Sofia SCHUGAR	Monarch Racing	+2’34”
36.	124	Iris MULDER*	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	+5’13”
37.	141	Tuva MAULAND*	Brother UK/OnForm	”
38.	114	Nicola GREENWOOD	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	”
39.	174	Amelia STAUNTON*	Greenmount Cycling Academy	”
40.	113	Rebekah NASH	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	”
41.	83	Elizabeth GRIER*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	+5’17”
42.	145	Lotty DAWSON*	Brother UK/OnForm	+5’43”
43.	73	Holly SIMONSON	LA Sweat	”
44.	214	Violinde DEBREEIJEN	Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei	”
45.	95	Amber VAN OORT	JEGG DJR Academy	+5’48”
46.	155	Evie SMITH*	Shibden Apex RT	+8’03”
47.	43	Annamarie LIPP	Torelli	”
48.	151	Isabel MAYES*	Shibden Apex RT	+8’06”
49.	154	Lucy GLOVER*	Shibden Apex RT	+8’58”
50.	22	Darcey HARKNESS*	Cycling Ulster	”
51.	23	Jemma SPEARS	Cycling Ulster	”
52.	4	Iris SCHULTINGA	NWVG-Uplus	”
53.	185	Amelia CEBAK*	Tofauti Everyone Active	”
54.	192	Abi CONWAY*	UCD Cycling Club	”
55.	105	Katrine KLINKBY	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	”
56.	93	Jasmijn	JEGG DJR Academy	+11’48”
57.	203	Valerie LAROCHE*	Primeau Vélo Groupe Abadie	”
58.	212	Jayati HINE	Dan Morrissey Primor by Pissei	+13’59”
59.	41	Bronwyn MACGREGOR	Torelli	+14’06”
60.	173	Rosemary SIMMONS	Greenmount Cycling Academy	+14’13”
61.	44	Elizabeth VAAGS	Torelli	+15’11”
62.	142	Hope INGLIS*	Brother UK/OnForm	+16’43”
63.	71	Camille	LA Sweat	+16’49”
64.	72	Emily FLYNN	LA Sweat	+16’52”
65.	75	Mariana VALADEZ	LA Sweat	”
66.	104	Sidsel MØLLER HVAS	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	+16’57”
67.	102	Anna DAMGAARD	Team Aalborg Sparekassen	+17’07”
68.	123	Dieke HENDRIKS	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	+17’21”
69.	91	Yvonne DE VET	JEGG DJR Academy	+20’29”
70.	161	Helena SHAPTON	TC Racing	+21’58”
71.	62	Hannah MCCLOREY*	Doltcini CycleDivision	+23’22”
72.	12	Aine DOHERTY*	Ireland	+25’02”
73.	115	Bex CLOWES	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	+25’56”
74.	181	Georgia LANCASTER*	Tofauti Everyone Active	+26’11”
75.	165	Grace WARD*	TC Racing	+30’53”
76.	133	Claudia FERREIRA	Monarch Racing	+30’58”
77.	131	Helena	Monarch Racing	+33’57”
78.	85	Sabrina HAYES*	CCB p/b Levine Law Group	+36’01”
79.	92	Miranda BIK	JEGG DJR Academy	+37’02”
80.	111	Isabella JOHNSON*	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	+39’16”
81.	24	Elena WALLACE*	Cycling Ulster	+46’14”
82.	122	Anouk BIJL*	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	+49’24”
83.	162	Yvonne DORAN	TC Racing	+52’36”
84.	121	Julia BESSELSEN	WV De Jonge Renner/Team	+54’20”
85.	112	Beth WATSON*	Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon	+56’15”
86.	35	Ingeborg KERS	Team Noord Holland	+58’32”
87.	34	Marie-Sophie RES	Team Noord Holland	+59’35”
88.	193	Jennifer NEENAN	UCD Cycling Club	+1h01’17”
89.	172	Claire O’SULLIVAN	Greenmount Cycling Academy	+1h09’25”
90.	63	Amy HARVEY*	Doltcini CycleDivision	+1h12’10”
91.	64	Peggy SIMKINS*	Doltcini CycleDivision	+1h21’30”