49th FBD Milk Ras - 2.5

Ireland, May 20-27, 2001

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Stage 5 - May 24: Killorglin - Skilbberreen, 150 km

Knees takes stage, Manning takes yellow

By Shane Stokes*

With ten categorised climbs, three of which were first category ascents, today's fifth stage of the FBD Milk Rás was expected to decimate the leaderboard and finally open up gaps between the main contenders. Instead, German rider Christian Knees took the third stage win for the Deutsche Telecom team a mere seven seconds ahead of a fast finishing main bunch of riders which included the now-deposed race leader David Chassot.

Swede Jukla Heinikainen, Paul Manning of Great Britain and Meath Cycleway's Eugene Moriarty finished two lengths back and had to be split into second, third and fourth by a photo finish, while 1998 national champion Ray Clarke was fifth.

In Chassot's place, Olympic team pursuit bronze medallist Paul Manning now takes over at the top of the general classification, rising clear of the Swiss professional by the same margin which separated them today. On equal time to Manning, but separated by stage placings, is Knees, while best-placed Irishmen Paul Griffin (8th) and Mark Scanlon (10th) are 41 seconds in arrears with three stages remaining.

Today's 93 mile run from Killorglin to Skibbereen was billed as one of the most difficult of the race, taking in the first category climbs of Ladies View, Moll's Gap and Turner's Rock in the first two hours. Former champion Phil Cassidy stuck to his determined vow to stir up the action when he broke clear at the drop of the flag, with team-mate Moriarty, Derry Classic Wall's Ray Clarke, Kerry's Denis O'Shea and HSBC pro Nicholas White equal contributors to the audacious, ambitious move.

Riding smoothly together up the energy-sapping slopes, the committed quintet stubbornly resisted a number of bridging attempts by a chasing group which including Welshman Huw Pritchard and Ireland Shannon Oak's Aidan Duff, plus a later effort by defending champion Julian Winn and Tour of Italy stage winner David McKenzie.

However as the miles ticked by the strain began to take its toll, with O'Shea first to fade as the riders disputed the prime at the top of the third category Aghagoohen. Cassidy was next to crack, his legs buckling on the second cat ascent of Mount Gabriel after he had given his all to try to help team-mate Moriarty take yellow. However, the fading hopes of the leading trio were boosted when they were joined by Manning, Heinikainen and Knees, the reinforcements helping them to hold off a last gasp effort by two Davids, Ireland Shannon Oak's McCann and Germany's Kopp, plus a late and determined charge by the main bunch which ate into their advantage but was unable to stop them fighting it out for the stage win.

Seven seconds after Knee's jubilant arrival, the main bunch crossed the line with Telecom team-mate Kopp strengthening his grip on the green jersey by winning the sprint. Ireland Shannon Oaks rider Morgan Fox came home 9th to stay second in the points ranking, while his team mates Mark Scanlon, Tommy Evans and Aidan Duff were safely present at the back of the bunch after being involved with a crash with 5 kilometres to go.

Yet the biggest drama of the day was still to come. Some 18 minutes after Knee won the stage, a shattered Cassidy crossed the line. Supported by race officials, he attempted to dismount from his sweat-soaked bicycle but slumped to the ground, where he lay in a state of exhausted collapse for a number of nerve-raking minutes. However, the courageous Meathman eventually recovered and was given the Cycleway Merit Award, ironically sponsored by his own company, by the race organisers for his bravery today.

The race continues tomorrow with a 102 mile stage to Dungarvan.

*Shane Stokes is a correspondent for the Irish Times, and irishcycling.com

Results

1 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom            3.44.52 (40.02 km/h)
2 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi
3 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain
4 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways
5 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI               0.04
6 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                             0.05
7 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     0.07
8 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
9 Morgan Fox (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
10 Jason Macintyre (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
11 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
12 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
13 Thorsten Wienenroth (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg
14 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils
15 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
16 James Hodnett (Irl) Meath East
17 Colm McGuinness (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
18 Philip West (GBr) Great Britain
19 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
20 Edward O'Donoghue (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
21 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi
22 Neil McDonald (RSA) Team HSBC
23 Peter Kench (GBr) Surrey Racing League
24 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
25 Alastair Kay (GBr) Deeside Olympic
26 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
27 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
28 Paul Griffin (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
29 Brian Ahern (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI
30 Michael McNena (Irl) Galway Telegael
31 David Chassot (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils
32 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
33 Jason Crookham (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
34 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales
35 Joe Giuliano (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
36 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
37 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League
38 Ole Simensen (Nor) Team Malarenergi
39 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry
40 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
41 Andrew Roche (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
42 Bryan Steel (GBr) Great Britain
43 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
44 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
45 Gary Willis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
46 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
47 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg
48 Josh Hall (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
49 Lee Davis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
50 Francis De Jager (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
51 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
52 Malcolm Lang (RSA) Team HSBC
53 Erik Saunders (USA) Team G.S. Ficonseils
54 Dominique Perras (Can) Team G.S. Ficonseils
55 Shane Baker (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
56 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Team Malarenergi
57 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales
58 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Meath Cycleways
59 Gethin Butler (GBr) Surrey Racing League
60 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain
61 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold
62 Aidan Duff (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
63 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
64 Rodney Green (RSA) Team HSBC
65 Martin O'Loughlin (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
66 Nigel Somers (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors
67 Hideto` Yukinari (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
68 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Malarenergi
69 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold
70 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Meath Cycleways
71 Andrew Donnellan (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
72 Karl Donnelly (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
73 Gary Dodd (GBr) Surrey Racing League
74 Richard Cahill (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
75 Tom Hughes (Irl) Meath East
76 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
77 Tom Green (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery
78 Tim Barry (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
79 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
80 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales
81 Chris Young (GBr) Deeside Olympic
82 Brian Lennon (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
83 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
84 Rory Wyley (Irl) Southend www.sdeals.com
85 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC
86 Keith Gallagher (Irl) Antrim UCF
87 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim UCF
88 Brendan Cameron (NZl) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
89 William Byrne (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                0.41
90 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales                                 1.27
91 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey                  4.07
92 Gareth Jones (GBr) Deeside Olympic
93 Cian Lynch (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
94 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
95 Masakazu Mori (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
96 Michael Walsh (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
97 Sander Lormans (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
98 Denis Lynch (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                     5.14
99 Mark McLeavey (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
100 David McDonald (Irl) Dublin Orwell
101 Martin Maguire (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
102 Josh Horowitz (USA) Team Cliff Bar                       7.12
103 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry
104 Andrew Windsor (GBr) Deeside Olympic
105 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League
106 David McQuaid (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold
107 Ronald Schyr (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland              8.17
108 Jonathon Gormley (Irl) Armagh
109 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI
110 Gerard Miley (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
111 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry
112 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath East
113 Joseph Kelly (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
114 Alan Buckley (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
115 Greg Connolly (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
116 Nigel Forde (Irl) Galway Telegael                       11.36
117 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell
118 David Lane (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD                   17.57
119 Michael Shaughnessy (Irl) Armagh                        18.40
120 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry
121 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Cycleways                    18.53
122 Koichi Asano (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
123 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles           19.08
124 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
125 Stephane Gremaud (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils
126 Patrick Kenealy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU            21.07
127 John Carroll (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
128 Ian Alexander (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
129 Mark Kiernan (Irl) Galway Telegael
130 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI
131 Ian Jerimiah (GBr) Wales                                23.53
132 Killian Byrne (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
133 Emmett Roche (Irl) Meath Avonmore
134 Joe Miller (USA) Team Cliff Bar
135 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
136 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh
137 John Baxter (Irl) Dublin Orwell
138 Daisuke Nakayama (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
139 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East
140 Michael Hamilton (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors
141 John Paul Hilliard (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
142 Fionan O'Sullivan (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery
143 Colm Bracken (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
144 Jonathan Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery
145 Robert Looby (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery
146 Nils Wartemann (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                    32.11
147 Christopher Harnish (USA) Team Cliff Bar
148 David Buchan (GBr) Deeside Olympic
149 Stephen Howells (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
150 Steve McEwen (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
151 Chris Tierney (Irl) Armagh
152 Paudy Lynch (Irl) Armagh
153 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
154 Brian Keneally (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI
155 Mark McCabe (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
156 Paul Reid (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
157 Stuart Gibson (Irl) Dublin Orwell
158 Douglas Lennie (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors
159 Paul Ferguson (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors
160 Michael O'Sullivan (Irl) Galway Telegael
161 Dara O'Neill (Irl) Galway Telegael
162 Paul Madden (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
163 Paul Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore
164 Colm Farrell (Irl) Meath Avonmore
165 Justin Coonan (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
166 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
167 Tony Brabazon (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
168 Jim Maguire (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
169 Tom Fanning (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
170 Andrew O'Carroll (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD             53.39
171 Ronnie Brannigan (Irl) Dublin Orwell
172 J.P. Partland (USA) Team Cliff Bar
DNF Joe Papp (USA) Team Cliff Bar
DNF Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Antrim UCF
DNF John Horgan (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
DNF John McCarthy (Irl) Kerry
DNS Arne Hinrichsen (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg
DNS Denis Easton (Irl) Antrim UCF
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                       17.32.49
2 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
3 David Chassot (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils                   0.07
4 Jason Crookham (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
5 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
6 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
7 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     0.39
8 Paul Griffin (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                  0.41
9 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils
10 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
11 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
12 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
13 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
14 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
15 Michael McNena (Irl) Galway Telegael
16 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales
17 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC
18 Lee Davis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
19 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold
20 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
21 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   0.49
22 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                            0.51
23 Bryan Steel (GBr) Great Britain                           0.52
24 Morgan Fox (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel               0.53
25 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
26 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales
27 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel             1.19
28 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways                     1.20
29 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                   1.23
30 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI              1.24
31 Thorsten Wienenroth (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                 1.27
32 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi
33 Neil McDonald (RSA) Team HSBC
34 James Hodnett (Irl) Meath East
35 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry
36 Andrew Roche (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
37 Jason Macintyre (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
38 Josh Hall (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
39 Ole Simensen (Nor) Team Malarenergi
40 Alastair Kay (GBr) Deeside Olympic
41 Dominique Perras (Can) Team G.S. Ficonseils
42 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
43 Keith Gallagher (Irl) Antrim UCF
44 Aidan Duff (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
45 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
46 Hideto` Yukinari (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
47 Richard Cahill (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
48 Chris Young (GBr) Deeside Olympic
49 Rory Wyley (Irl) Southend www.sdeals.com
50 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
51 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim UCF                          5.15
52 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain
53 Joe Giuliano (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                   5.49
54 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
55 Brian Ahern (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI
56 Malcolm Lang (RSA) Team HSBC
57 Francis De Jager (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
58 Erik Saunders (USA) Team G.S. Ficonseils
59 Peter Kench (GBr) Surrey Racing League
60 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
61 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
62 Martin O'Loughlin (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
63 Gary Dodd (GBr) Surrey Racing League
64 Andrew Donnellan (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
65 Tim Barry (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
66 Brian Lennon (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
67 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi                  6.00
68 Brendan Cameron (NZl) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                6.44
69 Colm McGuinness (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles               6.50
70 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                       8.23
71 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Malarenergi
72 Philip West (GBr) Great Britain                           8.56
73 Edward O'Donoghue (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey              8.57
74 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
75 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League
76 Gethin Butler (GBr) Surrey Racing League
77 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
78 Rodney Green (RSA) Team HSBC
79 Shane Baker (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
80 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey                  9.49
81 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
82 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                11.06
83 Michael Walsh (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux                 12.57
84 Gareth Jones (GBr) Deeside Olympic                       12.57
85 Sander Lormans (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland            15.10
86 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales                                15.11
87 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Meath Cycleways                   16.59
88 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                        18.20
89 Andrew Windsor (GBr) Deeside Olympic                     22.11
90 Stephane Gremaud (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils              24.50
91 Tom Hughes (Irl) Meath East                              25.14
92 Karl Donnelly (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
93 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Meath Cycleways
94 William Byrne (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann               25.48
95 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Cycleways                     27.39
96 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations          29.23
97 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI         29.54
98 Martin Maguire (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann              30.21
99 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry                                 32.19
100 Alan Buckley (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU               32.41
101 Ian Jerimiah (GBr) Wales                                32.43
102 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath East                         33.24
103 Daisuke Nakayama (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru             33.35
104 David McDonald (Irl) Dublin Orwell                      35.38
105 Mark McLeavey (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
106 Gary Willis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers               40.48
107 Mark Kiernan (Irl) Galway Telegael                      42.38
108 Ronald Schyr (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland             42.47
109 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles           44.12
110 David McQuaid (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                 46.59
111 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                47.53
112 Joseph Kelly (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU               48.04
113 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry                                 48.04
114 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry                                48.50
115 Jonathon Gormley (Irl) Armagh                           48.58
116 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh                              49.00
117 Tom Green (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery               51.27
118 Masakazu Mori (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru                55.27
119 Nigel Somers (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors         55.28
120 Colm Farrell (Irl) Meath Avonmore                       57.18
121 Nigel Forde (Irl) Galway Telegael                       57.34
122 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI        58.21
123 John Paul Hilliard (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire               58.23
124 Koichi Asano (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru                 58.39
125 Cian Lynch (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                 59.28
126 Ian Alexander (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers           1.01.48
127 Denis Lynch (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                 1.02.03
128 David Lane (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD                 1.02.10
129 Andrew O'Carroll (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD           1.02.29
130 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell                       1.03.02
131 Stuart Gibson (Irl) Dublin Orwell                     1.06.41
132 Brian Keneally (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI          1.06.41
133 Joe Miller (USA) Team Cliff Bar                       1.09.51
134 Robert Looby (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery          1.09.51
135 Michael Shaughnessy (Irl) Armagh                      1.10.06
136 Stephen Howells (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com         1.12.52
137 Colm Bracken (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations       1.13.57
138 Emmett Roche (Irl) Meath Avonmore                     1.13.57
139 Gerard Miley (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC           1.15.18
140 John Carroll (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles              1.16.28
141 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux             1.19.14
142 Greg Connolly (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD              1.19.19
143 Killian Byrne (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC          1.24.18
144 Paul Reid (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC              1.27.32
145 Paul Ferguson (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors      1.27.32
146 Paul Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore                       1.27.32
147 Nils Wartemann (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                  1.27.32
148 Patrick Kenealy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU          1.28.01
149 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East                         1.28.57
150 Tony Brabazon (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD              1.28.58
151 Tom Fanning (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC            1.30.37
152 Josh Horowitz (USA) Team Cliff Bar                    1.30.54
153 Paudy Lynch (Irl) Armagh                              1.33.00
154 Fionan O'Sullivan (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery     1.34.01
155 Douglas Lennie (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors     1.37.15
156 Michael Hamilton (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors   1.39.04
157 Jonathan Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery       1.40.10
158 Dara O'Neill (Irl) Galway Telegael                    1.52.33
159 John Baxter (Irl) Dublin Orwell                       1.54.41
160 Chris Tierney (Irl) Armagh                            1.57.00
161 Justin Coonan (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU            1.58.01
162 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux             1.58.01
163 Paul Madden (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles               2.10.14
164 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU              2.11.10
165 Mark McCabe (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC            2.15.37
166 Jim Maguire (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD                2.19.25
167 Christopher Harnish (USA) Team Cliff Bar              2.20.16
168 Steve McEwen (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com            2.20.59
169 Michael O'Sullivan (Irl) Galway Telegael              2.27.30
170 J.P. Partland (USA) Team Cliff Bar                    2.45.13
171 David Buchan (GBr) Deeside Olympic                    2.59.48
172 Ronnie Brannigan (Irl) Dublin Orwell                  3.30.44
 
Points classification
 
1 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       51 pts
2 Morgan Fox (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel                  42
3 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils                    30
4 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways                        28
5 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  25
6 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel                25
7 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                             24
8 Philip West (GBr) Great Britain                              21
9 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek               20
10 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   20
11 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel               18
12 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                         18
13 Paul Griffin (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                   18
14 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                              16
15 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     15
16 David Chassot (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils                    15
17 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi                    14
18 Michael McNena (Irl) Galway Telegael                        12
19 Jason Crookham (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                   12
20 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi                       11
21 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI                11
22 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain                        11
23 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                 11
24 Thorsten Wienenroth (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                   11
25 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                  10
26 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek              10
27 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel                9
28 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek                 8
29 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI             7
30 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                       7
31 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                      6
32 Jason Macintyre (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers                6
33 Lee Davis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers                      6
34 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland                 6
35 Francis De Jager (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland              5
36 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek                5
37 Stephane Gremaud (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils                  5
38 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek                   4
39 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com                   4
40 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim UCF                             4
41 Neil McDonald (RSA) Team HSBC                                2
42 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                         2
43 Joe Giuliano (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                      1
44 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI                 76 pts
2 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                               72
3 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils                    41
4 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry                                     41
5 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways                        40
6 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                38
7 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                      30
8 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Cycleways                         30
9 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  25
10 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek                  16
11 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                      12
12 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     11
13 Dominique Perras (Can) Team G.S. Ficonseils                 10
14 Josh Hall (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                         8
15 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales                                    8
16 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek               7
17 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek               6
18 Andrew Roche (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey                      6
19 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi                        5
20 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales                                4
21 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek                4
22 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel                3
23 Chris Young (GBr) Deeside Olympic                            3
24 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       3
25 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com                    3
26 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                   3
27 Bryan Steel (GBr) Great Britain                              3
28 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                             2
29 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi                     2
30 Edward O'Donoghue (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey                 2
31 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel                1
 
U23 classification
 
1 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom            17.32.49
2 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek               0.07
3 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
4 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     0.39
5 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel              0.41
6 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
7 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
8 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC
9 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold
10 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   0.49
11 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales                               0.53
12 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry                              1.27
13 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
14 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain                      5.15
15 Brian Ahern (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI                 5.49
16 Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                      8.23
17 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 8.57
18 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
19 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations          29.23
20 David McDonald (Irl) Dublin Orwell                       35.38
21 Gary Willis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers                40.48
22 Ronald Schyr (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland              42.47
23 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles            44.12
24 David McQuaid (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                  46.59
25 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                 47.53
26 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry                                  48.04
27 Jonathon Gormley (Irl) Armagh                            48.58
28 Tom Green (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery                51.27
29 Koichi Asano (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru                  58.39
30 Denis Lynch (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                  1.02.03
31 Andrew O'Carroll (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD            1.02.29
32 Joe Miller (USA) Team Cliff Bar                        1.09.51
33 Michael Shaughnessy (Irl) Armagh                       1.10.06
34 Emmett Roche (Irl) Meath Avonmore                      1.13.57
35 Greg Connolly (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD               1.19.19
36 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East                          1.28.57
37 Dara O'Neill (Irl) Galway Telegael                     1.52.33
38 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU               2.11.10
 
Cat 2 classification
 
1 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry                           17.34.16
2 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry                                  30.52
3 Alan Buckley (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU                 31.14
4 Joseph Kelly (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU                 46.37
5 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry                                   46.37
6 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry                                  47.23
7 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh                                47.33
8 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux               1.17.47
9 Patrick Kenealy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU            1.26.34
10 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East                          1.27.30
11 Douglas Lennie (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors      1.35.48
12 Justin Coonan (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU             1.56.34
13 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux              1.56.34
14 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU               2.09.43
15 Michael O'Sullivan (Irl) Galway Telegael               2.26.03
 
International team classification
 
1 Poland Legia - Bazyliszek                              52.39.22
2 Germany Deutsche Telecom                                   0.39
3 Switzerland G.S. Ficonseils                                1.20
4 Canada Jet Fuel Coffee                                     1.20
5 Sweden Malerengi                                           1.34
6 Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel                                 2.03
7 South Africa HSBC                                          2.04
8 Wales                                                      2.06
9 Southend www.sdeals.com                                    2.40
10 Great Britain                                             5.12
11 Holland B.R.C. Kennemerlan                                6.28
12 Deeside Olympic                                          14.56
13 Surrey Racing League                                     19.40
14 Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers                                  42.01
15 Japan Miyata - Subaru                                    58.21
16 Germany Hamburg                                          59.53
17 USA Cliff Bar                                          2.49.30
 
Irish county team classification
 
1 Dublin Skip Hire                                       52.50.46
2 Carlow Dan Morrissey                                       0.46
3 Derry Classic Wall NCBI                                   12.01
4 Meath Cycleways                                           14.57
5 Dublin IRC Usher Insulations                              16.49
6 Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                                    19.59
7 Mayo Connacht Gold                                        26.17
8 Kerry                                                     43.25
9 Kildare Cahill Cycles                                     44.32
10 Meath East                                               47.46
11 Cork Triton/Ventilux                                   1.06.39
12 Galway Telegael                                        1.27.52
13 Waterford Dungarvan CU                                 2.15.31
14 Dublin Orwell                                          2.19.16
15 Wicklow Sorrento UCD                                   2.20.56
16 Armagh                                                 2.30.59
17 Kildare Newbridge Cutlery                              2.53.08
18 Down Duncrue Food Processors                           3.14.31
19 Meath Avonmore                                         3.26.28
20 Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC                               3.41.00

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