British rider Alice McWilliam claimed the overall Rás na mBan title for the 2025 in Kilkenny City, finishing in second place behind France’s Océane Goergen (Ladynamips RV), while Dane Olympia Norrid-Mortensen (Torelli) rounded out the podium in third in the hectic city centre circuit race.

Team Phoenix rider McWilliam regained control of the magenta jersey from Noémie Abgrall (Ladynamips RVC) after topping the timing sheet in this morning’s 2.5km time trial around Kilkenny Castle, going on to claim a total of nine bonus seconds in the criterium to extend her advantage over the French National Road Race Champion.

Rás na mBan is going since 2006 and is Ireland’s premier women’s international stage race. Here is a video of the final stage of the 2025 Rás na mBan a criterium in the Historic City of Kilkenny.

Rás na mBan Stage 6 – Results

1. Oceane GOERGEN Ladynamips RVC 1h17’00”
2. Alice McWILLIAM Team Phoenix
3. Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN* Torelli
4. Varvara FASOI Greece
5. Noemie ABGRALL Ladynamips RVC
6. Noor DEKKER WV Breda Women CT
7. Phoebe ROCHE* CJ O’Shea Development Team
8. Larissa HARTOG Minigigs/Wielervereniging Breda
9. Gertrud RIIS MADSEN* Team Aalborg Sparekassen Danmark
10. Lotty DAWSON* Brother UK/OnForm

Final General Classification – After Stage 6

1. Alice McWILLIAM Team Phoenix 11h38’17”
2. Noemie ABGRALL Ladynamips RVC +12”
3. Noor DEKKER WV Breda Women CT +13”
4. Olympia NORRID-MORTENSEN* Torelli +19”
5. Amelia CEBAK* Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team +22”
6. Lotty DAWSON* Brother UK/OnForm +24”
7. Aliyah RAFFERTY* Ireland +30”
8. Bronwyn MACGREGOR Greenmount Cycling Academy +31”
9. Varvara FASOI Greece +32”
10. Esther WONG* Ireland +35”
11. Linda KELLY Cycling Ireland Women’s Commission +36”
12. Elyse SCHUIJT TEAM NH +37”
13. Mia WILLIAMS* WV Breda Women CT +38”
14. Gabrielle FOX Greenmount Cycling Academy +45”
15. Jennifer POWELL FTP (Fulfil The Potential) Racing +46”

Background Music: George Ezra ‘Paradise’

Video / Editing: Peter Purfield

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