The 2010 FBD Insurance Rás Tailteann was the 58th edition of the

Rás Tailteann Rás Tailteann (; "Tailteann Race"), often shortened to the Rás, is an annual international cycling stage race, held in Ireland. Traditionally held in May, the race returned after a hiatus in 2022 as 5 day event held in June. By naming the rac ...

cycle race. The race took place over 8 days between 23 and 30 May 2010. The race was sponsored by FBD Insurance.

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 1 took place on 23 May 2010, the race began in

Dunboyne Dunboyne () is a town in County Meath, Ireland, north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitan ...

County Meath County Meath ( ; or simply , ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is bordered by County Dublin to the southeast, County ...

and it finished in

Dundalk Dundalk ( ; ) is the county town of County Louth, Ireland. The town is situated on the Castletown River, which flows into Dundalk Bay on the north-east coast of Ireland, and is halfway between Dublin and Belfast, close to and south of the bor ...

County Louth County Louth ( ; ) is a coastal Counties of Ireland, county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of County Meath, Meath to the ...

. The stage was a total distance of 149 km.

Dan Craven Dan Craven (born 1 February 1983) is a Namibian racing cyclist, who last rode for Namibian amateur team NCCS Cycling Team. He is the grandson of Danie Craven, the South African rugby union icon. Craven started cycling seriously when he studied ...

of Rapha Condor-Sharp won the race in 3 hours and 28 minutes.

Stage 2

The second stage took place on 24 May 2010, the race started in

. The stage was declared void after a jeep collided with several riders leading the race.

Stage 3

Stage 3 took place on 25 May 2010 from

Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. A smaller part of the town located on the west bank of the River Shannon lies in County Roscommon and is home to th ...

Oughterard Oughterard () is a small town on the banks of the Owenriff River close to the western shore of Lough Corrib in Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located about northwest of Galway on the N59 road (Ireland), N59 road. ...

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. The stage was won by Irish pro

David O'Loughlin David O'Loughlin (born 29 April 1978 in County Mayo, Ireland) is an Irish former professional cyclist, who rode at the World Championship (in both Road and Track disciplines) and Olympic levels, and won Ireland's first UCI World Cup Track med ...

of An Post–Sean Kelly in a time of 3 hours and 50 minutes. The race distance was 171 km.

Stage 4

Stage 4 took place on 26 May from

to Tipperary town, Germany's Maximillian May of Thuringer Energie won in a time of 3 hours and 49 minutes, he just edged 19 other riders in a sprint finish.

Stage 5

The fifth stage took place on 27 May from Tipperary town to

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical B ...

. British rider

Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (born 26 December 1984) is a British former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who last raced for UCI ProTeam Team Sky in 2013. Tiernan-Locke's major breakthrough came from winning four stage races durin ...

of Rapha Condor-Sharp finished the stage in first place.

Stage 6

Stage 6 took place on 28 May, it began in

and finished in

Gorey Gorey () is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. It is bypassed by the main N11 road (Ireland), M11 Dublin to Wexford road. The town is also connected to the Gorey railway station, railway network along the same route. Local newspape ...

County Wexford County Wexford () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was ba ...

John Degenkolb John Degenkolb (born 7 January 1989) is a German professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . His biggest wins to date are the 2015 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Paris–Roubaix, two of cycling's five Cycling monument, monuments ...

of Thuringer Energie won the 127 km stage in just under three hours alongside

of Rapha Condor-Sharp who came second in under a second behind John Degenkolb.

Stage 7

Mark Cassidy of An Post–Sean Kelly won the 151 km 7th Stage from Gorey to Kilcullen.

Stage 8

The final stage was from Kilcullen to Skerries, County Dublin and was won by German

of the Thuringer Energie team. Alexander Wetterhall of Team Sprocket Pro became the first Swedish winner of the Ras with a time of 24 hours 44 mins 13 secs. He was 59 seconds ahead of Englands Peter Williams, with

of Namibia back in 3rd place. Irelands Connor McConvey took 4th place, as well as the Best U23 rider class. McConveys An Post–Sean Kelly teammate Mark Cassidy won the KoM class. Final Stage winner Degenkolb also took the Points classification. Ryan Sherlock was the best County finisher.

Winners

General classification The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...

Jersey progress

References

External links

Official Website
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