The start list for An Post Rás na mBan 2014 features riders from a record 14 different nations ready to take to the start line of the first stage in Ennis next Wednesday.
Reigning champion Olivia Dillon will wear the coveted number one ‘dossard’ for the the six-stage, five-day event and is set to lead a powerful Irish team in defence of her crown.
20 teams from across Ireland, Britain, USA, the Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Germany and France are preparing for Ireland’s top international stage race which is based for the second successive year in the Clare county town of Ennis.
| IRL | Irish National Team | GBR | Fusion RT Gearclub/Bikescience/Kuota | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivia Dillon (IRL) | 51 | Natalie Grinczer (GBR) | |
| 2 | Michelle Geoghegan (IRL) | 52 | Amy Hill (GBR) | |
| 3 | Mary Costelloe (IRL) | 53 | Cassie McGoldrick (GBR) | |
| 4 | Eve McCrystal (IRL) | 54 | Chloe Fraser (GBR) | |
| 5 | Anne Dalton (IRL) | 55 | Alice Cobb (GBR) | |
| Manager: Margaret Donnelly | Manager: Terence Williamson | |||
| DEN | Team Rytger | GBR | Geoffrey Butler Cycles Ladies RT | |
| 6 | To be announced | 56 | Iona Sewell (GBR) | |
| 7 | Melanie Woering (NED) | 57 | Nicola Soden (GBR) | |
| 8 | Henriëtte Woering (NED) | 58 | Sandra Mackay (GBR) | |
| 9 | Frida Knutsson (SWE) | 59 | Tanya Griffiths (GBR) | |
| 10 | Simone Eg (DEN) | 60 | Eve Dixon (GBR) | |
| Manager: Brian Henriksen | Manager: Steve Wright | |||
| USA | Colavita/Fine Cooking | GBR | Epic Scott | |
| 11 | 61 | Melissa Brand (GBR) | ||
| 12 | 62 | Laura Massey (GBR) | ||
| 13 | Lauren Dagostino (USA) | 63 | Molly Weaver (GBR) | |
| 14 | Stephanie Wetzel (USA) | 64 | Alexie Shaw (GBR) | |
| 15 | Emily Spence (CAN) | 65 | Anna Christian (GBR) | |
| Manager: Ian Wogan | Manager: Phil Weaver | |||
| USA | Ritte Women’s Ct | GBR | Bonito Squadra Corse | |
| 16 | Kelli Samuelson (USA) | 66 | Mathilde Mathijsse (NED) | |
| 17 | Katie Donovan (USA) | 67 | Elisabeth Brama (GBR) | |
| 18 | Abby Mickey (USA) | 68 | Emma Rata (GBR) | |
| 19 | Priscilla Calderon (USA) | 69 | Annabel Fisher (GBR) | |
| 20 | Amalie Olsen (DEN) | 70 | Lucy Chittenden (GBR) | |
| Manager: Murt Rice | Manager: Dr. Stuart Short | |||
| NED | Team West Frisia | IRL | Team Munster | |
| 21 | Pernilla Van Rozelaar (NED) | 71 | Fiona Meade (IRL) | |
| 22 | Tessa Neefjes (NED) | 72 | Lisa Stapelbroek (NED) | |
| 23 | Nina Buijsman (NED) | 73 | Martina Cronin (IRL) | |
| 24 | Melissa Van Neck (NED) | 74 | Nicola Doherty (IRL) | |
| 25 | Eva Buurman (NED) | 75 | Teresa O’Sullivan (IRL) | |
| Manager: Eric de Jong | Manager: John Mc Carthy | |||
| NED | WV Breda – Manieu.nl | IRL | Dublin Towers Cycling Club | |
| 26 | Femke Van Kessel (NED) | 76 | Lisa Darley Ronan (IRL) | |
| 27 | Mirthe Wagenaar (NED) | 77 | Eimear O’Reilly (IRL) | |
| 28 | Ines Klok (NED) | 78 | Niamh Stephens (IRL) | |
| 29 | Anne Peer (NED) | 79 | Máire Claffey (IRL) | |
| 30 | Anne Ewing | 80 | Catherine McAteer (IRL) | |
| Manager: Chris Rouw | Manager: Tony Kavanagh | |||
| GER | Team Stuttgart | IRL | Dublin Orwell Wheelers | |
| 31 | Lena Vogl (GER) | 81 | Aideen Keenan (IRL) | |
| 32 | Sabina Ossyra (GER) | 82 | Ciara Kinch (IRL) | |
| 33 | Marlen Schulz (GER) | 83 | Ann Horan (IRL) | |
| 34 | Rebecca Womersley (GBR) | 84 | Claire McEntee (IRL) | |
| 35 | Emma Grant (GBR) | 85 | Lydia Gurley (IRL) | |
| Manager: Olaf Janson | Manager: Eddie Lynch | |||
| GBR | Team Meadowlark | IRL | Westmeath Lakeside Wheelers | |
| 36 | Gabriella Nordin (SWE) | 86 | Michelle O’Halloran (IRL) | |
| 37 | Rebecca Nixon (GBR) | 87 | Sonja O’Mahoney (IRL) | |
| 38 | Peigi Series (FRA) | 88 | Karen Robinson (IRL) | |
| 39 | 89 | Jessica Walker (GBR) | ||
| 40 | 90 | Julie Erskine (GBR) | ||
| Manager: Jon Kelly | Manager: Steven Franzoni | |||
| LUX | Team Luxembourg | IRL | Dublin Joe Daly Cycles Team | |
| 41 | Lara Carier (LUX) | 91 | Tonya Moran (IRL) | |
| 42 | Carmen Coljon (LUX) | 92 | Helen Kerrane (IRL) | |
| 43 | Gabrielé Jankutè | 93 | Vicki Nicholson (IRL) | |
| 44 | Elise Maes (LUX) | 94 | Daniëlle Bekkering (NED) | |
| 45 | Laurence Thill (LUX) | 95 | Rebecca Carter (GBR) | |
| Manager: Bernhard Baldinger | Manager: David Tansey | |||
| FRA | Dn Bretagne | IRL | Dublin DID Electrical Cycle4Life RT | |
| 46 | Coralie Demay (FRA) | 96 | Fiona Guihen (IRL) | |
| 47 | Anne Etienne (FRA) | 97 | Hannah Ormesher (GBR) | |
| 48 | Helene Gerard (FRA) | 98 | Claire Thomas (GBR) | |
| 49 | Gabrielle Rimasson (FRA) | 99 | Tayler Wiles (USA) | |
| 50 | Solene Vinsot (FRA) | 100 | Ivy Audrain (USA) | |
| Manager: Gaël Le Bellec | Manager: Caroline Conway | |||
