49th FBD Milk Ras - 2.5

Ireland, May 20-27, 2001

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Stage 7 - May 26: Dungarvan - Bunclody, 171 km

Manning on verge of historic FBD Milk Ras win

By Shane Stokes*

Paul Manning today moved to within one stage of becoming the first Briton to ever win the FBD Milk Rás when he reclaimed the yellow jersey with a dominant display on the final road stage. Manning, who had lost the lead yesterday when he incurred a ten second time penalty, proved a point when he stormed clear of his main rivals on the first category ascent of Corrabut and opened up a decisive advantage which he maintained to the finish in Bunclody.

Today's 7th stage was won by South African professional Nicholas White, who had been caught by Manning after he had earlier raced ahead with the ambition of securing the king of the mountains title. The two joined forces to cross the line over one minute clear of third placed David McCann of the Ireland Shannon Oaks team, and one minute 18 seconds ahead of the deposed race leader Christian Knees.

After a controlled race all week which led in turn to arguably the closest ever leaderboard, today's mountainous stage was predicted as one which would produce large gaps in the general classification and so it proved. The action began from the start, with several big names trying to get clear of the bunch and ensuring, as yesterday, that 59 miles were covered in the first two hours of high-octane racing. However little leeway was given to the opportunist; the German team quickly and ruthlessly closed down any breakaway attempts, with the exception of a 20 mile effort by last year's third place finisher Mark Lovatt of the Southend team and Surrey's Roger Morgan. However this too was eventually negated as the riders sped towards the first passage over the finish line in Bunclody.

With 6 categorised climbs lying in wait in the last 30 miles, including three category one ascents, expectation was that the tight leaderboard would finally be blown apart as the top riders endeavoured to settle matters. The first two riders in the mountains competition, Ray Clarke (Derry Classic Walls NCBI) and Nicholas White (South Africa HSBC), plus Sweden Malerengi's Jukia Heinikainen were the first to commence hostilies when they went clear on the Bunclody category 3 climb, with the latter being shelled as on the category one The Heights. But despite taking the prime at the top, Clarke lost his chance of retaining the polka-dot jersey when the South African professional pressed ahead on the remorselessly tough Corrabut Gap.

Behind, even bigger dramas were taking place on the slopes when Manning exploded out of the front of a 17 man leading group and quickly closed on White. The Polish Legia duo of Sebastian Skiba and Marek Blazej set off in a futile pursuit, crossing the summit slightly ahead of riders such as McCann, Swiss GS Ficonseils duo David McKenzie and Dominique Perras, defending champion Julian Winn and Knees. Also present were Irishmen David O'Loughlin (Mayo Connacht Gold), Paddy Moriarty of Dublin Skip, Antrim UCF's Keith Gallagher and the impressive Paul Griffin, whose quiet consistency has been one of the stories of this year's race.

But the day was all about Manning, clearly still smarting after his ten second penalty for taking a hand-sling during yesterday's stage. The Olympic bronze medallist showed his speed when he stormed over one minute clear of Knees, aided by the contribution of White, while McCann and Pole Jaroslaw Welniak darted clear and finished 13 seconds up on the yellow jersey group.

'I was a bit overgeared on the climbs as I only had a 21 (sprocket),' said McCann afterwards. 'But Manning was going so well today that there was no way I was going to be able to beat him. The most I could have hoped for was to stay with him on the stage - taking a minute out of him (to close his deficit) was out of the question. He deserves to win the race tomorrow - he has proved that he is the strongest.'

Former professional John Herety echoed McCann's judgement, as you might expect from the GB manager. 'Paul was very strong today and things went exactly as we planned,' he said, with a broad smile. 'He has a good lead now and hopefully things will go well in the criterium.' Indeed given the nature of tomorrow afternoon's Dublin City Centre circuit race, Manning and White are virtually assured of taking the first two places overall. Mayo's David O'Loughlin is best Irishman in 8th, with Paul Griffin five seconds behind in 9th place.

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

Results

1 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                       3.47.48 (45.02 km/h)
2 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain
3 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel           1.05
4 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
5 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                 1.18
6 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
7 Jason Crookham (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
8 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils
9 Paul Griffin (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
10 Lee Davis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
11 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold
12 Keith Gallagher (Irl) Antrim UCF
13 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
14 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
15 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
16 David Chassot (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils
17 Gethin Butler (GBr) Surrey Racing League
18 Dominique Perras (Can) Team G.S. Ficonseils
19 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
20 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
21 James Hodnett (Irl) Meath East                         3.25
22 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi
23 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi
24 Josh Hall (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
25 Alastair Kay (GBr) Deeside Olympic
26 Thorsten Wienenroth (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg
27 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
28 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
29 Andrew Roche (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
30 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry
31 Neil McDonald (RSA) Team HSBC
32 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC
33 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways
34 Chris Young (GBr) Deeside Olympic
35 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
36 Michael McNena (Irl) Galway Telegael                   3.45
37 Edward O'Donoghue (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey           4.01
38 Martin O'Loughlin (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
39 Peter Kench (GBr) Surrey Racing League
40 Richard Cahill (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
41 Joe Giuliano (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
42 Colm McGuinness (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
43 Rory Wyley (Irl) Southend www.sdeals.com
44 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales
45 Hideto` Yukinari (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
46 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
47 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Team Malarenergi
48 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel          4.21
49 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI           4.25
50 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann            7.33
51 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
52 Brian Lennon (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
53 Gary Dodd (GBr) Surrey Racing League                   8.57
54 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League
55 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               14.16
56 Joe Miller (USA) Team Cliff Bar
57 Tom Fanning (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
58 Cian Lynch (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
59 Tom Green (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery
60 Colm Farrell (Irl) Meath Avonmore
61 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold
62 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Cycleways
63 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
64 Stuart Gibson (Irl) Dublin Orwell
65 Bryan Steel (GBr) Great Britain
66 David McDonald (Irl) Dublin Orwell
67 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
68 Colm Bracken (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
69 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain
70 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg
71 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
72 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim UCF
73 Philip West (GBr) Great Britain
74 Martin Maguire (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
75 William Byrne (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann
76 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
77 Aidan Duff (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
78 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
79 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
80 Ian Jerimiah (GBr) Wales
81 Andrew Windsor (GBr) Deeside Olympic
82 Malcolm Lang (RSA) Team HSBC
83 Paul Ferguson (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors
84 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Meath Cycleways
85 Gary Willis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
86 Karl Donnelly (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations
87 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
88 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
89 Mark McLeavey (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
90 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath East
91 Brendan Cameron (NZl) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
92 Tom Hughes (Irl) Meath East
93 Erik Saunders (USA) Team G.S. Ficonseils
94 John Paul Hilliard (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
95 Steve McEwen (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
96 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales
97 Andrew Donnellan (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
98 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales
99 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League
100 Francis De Jager (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
101 Andrew O'Carroll (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
102 Rodney Green (RSA) Team HSBC
103 Alan Buckley (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
104 Daisuke Nakayama (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
105 Koichi Asano (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
106 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry
107 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Meath Cycleways                14.26
108 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations      15.16
109 Jason Macintyre (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers        18.00
110 Paul Madden (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles              18.04
111 Killian Byrne (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC         20.06
112 Gareth Jones (GBr) Deeside Olympic
113 Ian Alexander (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
114 Josh Horowitz (USA) Team Cliff Bar
115 David Lane (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
116 Jonathon Gormley (Irl) Armagh
117 Nigel Somers (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors
118 John Carroll (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
119 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh
120 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East
121 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
122 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI
123 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell
124 Tim Barry (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
125 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry
126 Stephane Gremaud (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils
127 Michael Walsh (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
128 Fionan O'Sullivan (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery    24.39
129 Robert Looby (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery
130 Brian Ahern (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI            24.55
131 Christopher Harnish (USA) Team Cliff Bar             36.58
132 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry
133 Joseph Kelly (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
134 Nigel Forde (Irl) Galway Telegael
135 Ronald Schyr (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland          38.12
136 Emmett Roche (Irl) Meath Avonmore
137 Greg Connolly (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
138 Masakazu Mori (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru
139 David Buchan (GBr) Deeside Olympic
140 Douglas Lennie (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors    42.58
141 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
142 Paul Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore
143 Patrick Kenealy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
144 Mark McCabe (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
145 Michael Shaughnessy (Irl) Armagh
146 Michael Hamilton (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors
147 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI
148 Jonathan Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery      43.08
149 Paudy Lynch (Irl) Armagh                             51.24
150 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
151 Nils Wartemann (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                 52.11
152 John Baxter (Irl) Dublin Orwell
153 Chris Tierney (Irl) Armagh                           52.26
154 Justin Coonan (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU
155 J.P. Partland (USA) Team Cliff Bar
156 Dara O'Neill (Irl) Galway Telegael
157 Ronnie Brannigan (Irl) Dublin Orwell
158 Jim Maguire (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
 
DNF Ole Simensen (Nor) Team Malarenergi
DNF Stephen Howells (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
DNF Gerard Miley (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
DNF Paul Reid (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC
DNF Tony Brabazon (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD
DNS Fredrik Modin (Swe) Team Malarenergi
 
General classification after stage 7
 
1 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                    24.55.14
2 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                          0.41
3 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             1.08
4 David Chassot (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils                1.15
5 Jason Crookham (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
6 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek          1.36
7 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils               1.41
8 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold              1.44
9 Paul Griffin (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann               1.49
10 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
11 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek
12 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com
13 Lee Davis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers
14 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
15 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel          2.14
16 Dominique Perras (Can) Team G.S. Ficonseils            2.30
17 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                2.31
18 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek             2.35
19 Keith Gallagher (Irl) Antrim UCF
20 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek           3.22
21 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
22 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC                        3.46
23 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 3.54
24 Michael McNena (Irl) Galway Telegael                   4.16
25 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales                          4.24
26 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways                  4.35
27 Thorsten Wienenroth (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg              4.42
28 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi
29 James Hodnett (Irl) Meath East
30 Neil McDonald (RSA) Team HSBC
31 Josh Hall (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee
32 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry
33 Andrew Roche (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
34 Alastair Kay (GBr) Deeside Olympic
35 Chris Young (GBr) Deeside Olympic
36 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel          4.52
37 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com              5.10
38 Hideto` Yukinari (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru            5.18
39 Richard Cahill (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux
40 Rory Wyley (Irl) Southend www.sdeals.com
41 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI           5.39
42 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi               9.15
43 Joe Giuliano (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                9.40
44 Peter Kench (GBr) Surrey Racing League
45 Martin O'Loughlin (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
46 Gethin Butler (GBr) Surrey Racing League              10.05
47 Colm McGuinness (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles           10.41
48 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                   12.14
49 Edward O'Donoghue (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey          12.48
50 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann           13.12
51 Brian Lennon (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
52 Gary Dodd (GBr) Surrey Racing League                  14.36
53 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales                           14.54
54 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               14.55
55 Bryan Steel (GBr) Great Britain                       14.58
56 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek        14.59
57 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom         15.33
58 Aidan Duff (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
59 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League               17.44
60 Jason Macintyre (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers         19.17
61 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim UCF                      19.21
62 Malcolm Lang (RSA) Team HSBC                          19.55
63 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel
64 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
65 Erik Saunders (USA) Team G.S. Ficonseils
66 Andrew Donnellan (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
67 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain                  20.10
68 Brendan Cameron (NZl) Team Jet Fuel Coffee            21.44
69 Francis De Jager (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland       22.58
70 Rodney Green (RSA) Team HSBC                          23.03
71 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland          23.32
72 Philip West (GBr) Great Britain                       23.41
73 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey              23.55
74 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold             25.12
75 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             25.32
76 Tim Barry (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire                      25.45
77 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales                             30.20
78 Brian Ahern (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI             30.34
79 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Meath Cycleways                31.05
80 Karl Donnelly (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations      39.20
81 William Byrne (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann            39.54
82 Tom Hughes (Irl) Meath East                           41.22
83 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Cycleways                  41.45
84 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations       44.29
85 Daisuke Nakayama (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru           47.41
86 Stephane Gremaud (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils           49.58
87 Mark McLeavey (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire                  52.47
88 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations        54.38
89 Gary Willis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers             54.54
90 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                     58.46
91 Gareth Jones (GBr) Deeside Olympic                    59.13
92 Michael Walsh (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux              59.13
93 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League            1.01.59
94 Andrew Windsor (GBr) Deeside Olympic                1.02.37
95 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry                            1.04.58
96 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Meath Cycleways               1.06.27
97 Martin Maguire (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann         1.09.52
98 Colm Farrell (Irl) Meath Avonmore                   1.11.24
99 Ian Jerimiah (GBr) Wales                            1.12.14
100 John Paul Hilliard (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire          1.12.29
101 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath East                    1.13.50
102 Jonathon Gormley (Irl) Armagh                      1.14.08
103 Nigel Somers (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors    1.17.26
104 Tom Green (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery          1.19.24
105 Andrew O'Carroll (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD        1.19.43
106 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh                         1.22.53
107 Ronald Schyr (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland        1.23.18
108 Alan Buckley (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU          1.24.13
109 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles      1.24.38
110 Koichi Asano (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru            1.26.42
111 David McDonald (Irl) Dublin Orwell                 1.27.10
112 Colm Bracken (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations    1.30.32
113 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry                            1.34.20
114 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry                           1.35.27
115 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell                    1.36.55
116 Robert Looby (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery       1.36.59
117 Joseph Kelly (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU          1.38.43
118 Cian Lynch (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann            1.39.54
119 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI   1.44.37
120 Stuart Gibson (Irl) Dublin Orwell                  1.47.07
121 Masakazu Mori (Jpn) Team Miyata - Subaru           1.47.26
122 Ian Alexander (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers        1.48.04
123 David Lane (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD              1.48.26
124 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI   1.50.08
125 Joe Miller (USA) Team Cliff Bar                    1.50.17
126 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East                      1.56.11
127 Nigel Forde (Irl) Galway Telegael                  1.59.47
128 Fionan O'Sullivan (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery  2.00.59
129 John Carroll (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles           2.02.44
130 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux          2.05.30
131 Paul Ferguson (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors   2.07.58
132 Killian Byrne (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC       2.10.34
133 Josh Horowitz (USA) Team Cliff Bar                 2.17.10
134 Emmett Roche (Irl) Meath Avonmore                  2.18.19
135 Michael Shaughnessy (Irl) Armagh                   2.19.14
136 Tom Fanning (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC         2.22.09
137 Greg Connolly (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD           2.23.41
138 Paul Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore                    2.36.40
139 Patrick Kenealy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU       2.37.09
140 Douglas Lennie (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors  2.46.23
141 Jonathan Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery    2.49.28
142 Paul Madden (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles            2.54.28
143 Nils Wartemann (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg               2.56.59
144 Michael Hamilton (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors2.59.18
145 Steve McEwen (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com         3.01.25
146 Paudy Lynch (Irl) Armagh                           3.01.40
147 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux          3.06.14
148 Christopher Harnish (USA) Team Cliff Bar           3.23.24
149 John Baxter (Irl) Dublin Orwell                    3.24.08
150 Mark McCabe (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC         3.24.45
151 Chris Tierney (Irl) Armagh                         3.26.42
152 Justin Coonan (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU         3.27.43
153 Dara O'Neill (Irl) Galway Telegael                 3.31.34
154 Jim Maguire (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD             3.38.01
155 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU           3.39.50
156 David Buchan (GBr) Deeside Olympic                 4.15.16
157 J.P. Partland (USA) Team Cliff Bar                 4.24.14
158 Ronnie Brannigan (Irl) Dublin Orwell               5.00.26
 
Points classification
 
1 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    59 pts
2 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils                 50
3 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                          38
4 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways                     35
5 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel             32
6 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                            31
7 Paul Griffin (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                 29
8 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               27
9 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold                26
10 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel            25
11 Henrik Oldin (Swe) Team Malarenergi                      24
12 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek           23
13 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek           22
14 Philip West (GBr) Great Britain                          21
15 Jason Crookham (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                21
16 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                20
17 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                  17
18 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi                    16
19 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC                          15
20 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  15
21 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek            15
22 David Chassot (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils                 15
23 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi                 14
24 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com                14
25 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales                            13
26 Michael McNena (Irl) Galway Telegael                     12
27 Lee Davis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers                  12
28 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI             11
29 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain                     11
30 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann              11
31 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales                              11
32 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel            11
33 Thorsten Wienenroth (Ger) Team Rg Hamburg                11
34 Dominique Perras (Can) Team G.S. Ficonseils               9
35 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek              8
36 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                    8
37 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI          7
38 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek                7
39 Jason Macintyre (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers             6
40 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland              6
41 Francis De Jager (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland           5
42 Stephane Gremaud (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils               5
43 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com                4
44 Keith Gallagher (Irl) Antrim UCF                          4
45 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim UCF                          4
46 Neil McDonald (RSA) Team HSBC                             2
47 Joe Giuliano (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                   1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Nicholas White (RSA) Team HSBC                           130 pts
2 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI             108
3 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Cycleways                     68
4 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales                                   47
5 David McKenzie (Aus) Team G.S. Ficonseils                 45
6 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry                                  41
7 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             36
8 Paul Manning (GBr) Great Britain                          34
9 Marek Blazej (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek                34
10 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Cycleways                     32
11 Dominique Perras (Can) Team G.S. Ficonseils              31
12 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom              26
13 Sebastian Skiba (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek            24
14 Peter Wedge (Can) Team Jet Fuel Coffee                   18
15 Jukla Heinikainen (Fin) Team Malarenergi                 15
16 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo Connaught Gold               13
17 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel            13
18 Krzysztof Zasada (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek           12
19 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales                                12
20 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  11
21 Brian Ahern (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI                 9
22 Jaroslaw Welniak (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek            9
23 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Southend www.sdeals.com                 8
24 Erik Saunders (USA) Team G.S. Ficonseils                  8
25 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel             6
26 Andrew Roche (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey                   6
27 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC                           5
28 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League                   5
29 Paul Griffin (Irl) Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                 5
30 Niclas Ekstrom (Swe) Team Malarenergi                     5
31 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales                             4
32 Neil McDonald (RSA) Team HSBC                             4
33 Chris Young (GBr) Deeside Olympic                         3
34 Aidan Duff (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel               3
35 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    3
36 Bryan Steel (GBr) Great Britain                           3
37 Stephane Gremaud (Swi) Team G.S. Ficonseils               3
38 Edward O'Donoghue (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey              2
39 James Griffiths (GBr) Wales                               2
40 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin IRC Usher Insulations           2
41 Thomas Evans (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel             1
 
U23 classification
 
1 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom         24.56.22
2 Marek Salinski (Pol) Team Legia - Bazyliszek            2.14
3 Bram De Waard (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland
4 Jeremy Maartens (RSA) Team HSBC                         2.38
5 David Kopp (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  2.46
6 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry                            3.34
7 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel           3.44
8 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                13.47
9 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom          14.25
10 Stephen Cummings (GBr) Great Britain                  19.02
11 Paul Sneeboer (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland          22.24
12 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom             24.24
13 Brian Ahern (Irl) Derry Classic Wall NCBI             29.26
14 Gary Willis (GBr) Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers             53.46
15 Jonathon Gormley (Irl) Armagh                       1.13.00
16 Andrew O'Carroll (Irl) Wicklow Sorrento UCD         1.18.35
17 Ronald Schyr (Ned) Team B.R.C. Kennemerland         1.22.10
18 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles       1.23.30
19 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry                             1.33.12
20 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East                       1.55.03
21 Michael Shaughnessy (Irl) Armagh                    2.18.06
22 Dara O'Neill (Irl) Galway Telegael                  3.30.26
23 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU            3.38.42
 
Cat. 2 classification
 
1 Matthew Slattery (Irl) Kerry                        24.59.56
2 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry                             1.00.16
3 Colm Farrell (Irl) Meath Avonmore                    1.06.42
4 Tom Green (Irl) Kildare Newbridge Cutlery            1.14.42
5 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh                           1.18.11
6 Alan Buckley (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU            1.19.31
7 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry                              1.29.38
8 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry                             1.30.45
9 Joseph Kelly (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU            1.34.01
10 Daniel Nulty (Irl) Meath East                       1.51.29
11 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux           2.00.48
12 Killian Byrne (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC        2.05.52
13 Emmett Roche (Irl) Meath Avonmore                   2.13.37
14 Tom Fanning (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC          2.17.27
15 Patrick Kenealy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU        2.32.27
16 Douglas Lennie (GBr) Down Duncrue Food Processors   2.41.41
17 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton/Ventilux           3.01.32
18 Mark McCabe (Irl) Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC          3.20.03
19 Justin Coonan (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU          3.23.01
20 Eddie Reddy (Irl) Waterford Dungarvan CU            3.35.08
 
International team classification
 
1 Poland Legia - Bazyliszek                           74.49.48
2 Switzerland G.S. Ficonseils                             1.20
3 Canada Jet Fuel Coffee                                  3.40
4 South Africa HSBC                                       5.03
5 Southend www.sdeals.com                                 8.11
6 Sweden Malerengi                                        8.44
7 Germany Deutsche Telecom                               15.57
8 Wales                                                  17.47
9 Ireland Shannon Oaks Hotel                             18.04
10 Surrey Racing League                                  30.15
11 Great Britain                                         30.52
12 Holland B.R.C. Kennemerlan                            37.42
13 Deeside Olympic                                       58.41
14 Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers                             1.11.54
15 Japan Miyata - Subaru                               1.41.10
16 Germany Hamburg                                     3.09.50
17 USA Cliff Bar                                       5.16.09
 
Irish County team classification
 
1 Carlow Dan Morrissey                                75.09.44
2 Dublin Skip Hire                                       17.37
3 Dublin Iarnrod Eireann                                 30.53
4 Meath Cycleways                                        34.41
5 Dublin IRC Usher Insulations                           43.10
6 Derry Classic Wall NCBI                              1.15.34
7 Meath East                                           1.16.50
8 Kildare Cahill Cycles                                1.24.29
9 Kerry                                                1.37.21
10 Cork Triton/Ventilux                                2.30.24
11 Galway Telegael                                     4.00.58
12 Kildare Newbridge Cutlery                           4.03.28
13 Dublin Orwell                                       4.13.24
14 Wicklow Sorrento UCD                                4.17.05
15 Armagh                                              4.27.27
16 Waterford Dungarvan CU                              4.55.07
17 Down Duncrue Food Processors                        5.14.20
18 Meath Avonmore                                      5.42.21
19 Dublin Gary Fisher IMBRC                            6.05.07

Results courtesy of www.FBDmilkras.com