Kevin Kimmage reflects on winning the Rás for his famous cycling family
Kevin Kimmage at his home in The Naul with his bike and jersey from the 1991 Rás https://www.buzz.ie/sport/kevin-kimmage-ras-taiteann-victory-24066871 “It was nice I won it, but it really didn’t matter to me that it was me. It was just right that a Kimmage name was on the winners list..." By David Coughlan 11:52, 9 MAY 2021 UPDATED14:54, 9 MAY 2021 Kevin Kimmage still has the bike. The Giant Cadex has been collecting cobwebs in his shed for a while now, but it’s too special to ever part with. Thirty years ago, Kimmage rode the bike to victory in the 1991 Rás, a win that put him firmly on the road to the Barcelona Olympics. It was also hugely significant for his famous cycling family. His father Christy had been national champion in 1962 and between Kevin and his three brothers — Paul, Raphael and Christopher — they had won nearly every race on the domestic scene. “But the one race the family had never won was the Rás,” says Kimmage. “It was nice I won it, but it really didn’t ma