Tour of Ulster - NE

Ireland, May 1-3, 2004

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Stage 2 - May 2: Omagh, 75 miles

Cassidy takes second stage

By Shane Stokes, irishcycling.com

Cycleways Lee Strand veteran Philip Cassidy won today's second stage of the Tour of Ulster, outsprinting new overall leader Rory Wyley (Cidona Carrick Wheelers) and Tommy Evans (Totalcycling.com/Litespeed) to the finish in Omagh.

Ben Morrow (East Antrim/Audi) and Bill Moore (Stamullen M. Donnelly) both finished 32 seconds back while overnight leader Timmy Barry (Cidona Carrick Wheelers) and second-placed David O'Loughlin (Totalcycling.com/Litespeed) were both 1 minute and 53 seconds down after the 75 mile stage.

Barry and O'Loughlin missed a twenty-man move which went clear after twenty miles of racing and opened up a maximum lead of four minutes. Their group chased hard but was unable to get back on terms before the finish.

The 75 mile stage saw the riders scale the tough climbs of Correll Glen, Glenasheevar and Scraghey Mountain, with Ben Morrow (East Antrim Audi) taking the first prime and Denis Lynch (Cork Select) the next two. A six man group went clear on the run-in to Castlederg, Tommy Evans (Total Cycling), Philip Cassidy (Cycleways), Rory Wylie (Carrick-Cidona), Bill Moore (Stamullen M. Donnelly) Morrow and Lynch (Cork Select) joining forces in opening a good lead. Evans made a big attack with five kilometres remaining, taking Cassidy and Wyley with him and paving the way for the former's sprint win. Wyley finished second in the gallop and took over the race leader's yellow jersey.

Results

1 Philip Cassidy (Cycleways Lee Strand)             2.49.31
2 Rory Wyley (Cidona Carrick Wheelers)
3 Tommy Evans (Totalcycling.com/Litespeed)
4 Ben Morrow (East Antrim/Audi)                        0.32
5 Bill Moore (Stamullen M. Donnelly)
6 Denis Lynch (Cork Select)                            1.06
7 Craig Sweetman (Stamullen M. Donnelly)               1.14
8 Philip Finegan (Cycleways Lee Strand)
9 Sean Lacey (Earl of Desmond)
10 Brian Ahern (Leinster Development)
...
18 Timmy Barry (Cidona Carrick Wheelers)               1.53
19 Eugene Moriarty (Cycleways Lee Strand)
20 David O'Loughlin (Totalcycling.com/Litespeed)
 
Mountains
 
KOM Cat 2 at Correll Glen
 
1 Morrow,                                                 5 pts
2 Richie Cahill (Cork Select)                             3
3 Finegan                                                 2
4 Lacey                                                   1
 
KOM Cat 3 at Glenasheevar
 
1 Denis Lynch (Cork Select)                               3 pts
2 Lacey                                                   2
3 Mark Cassidy (Cycleways Lee Strand)                     1
 
KOM Category 1 at Scragey Mountain
 
1 Lynch                                                   7 pts
2 Wyley                                                   5
3 Morrow                                                  3
4 Cahill                                                  2
5 Lacey                                                   1
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Rory Wiley (Cidona Carrick Wheelers)              5.19.55
2 Evans
3 Morrow                                               0.32
4 Moore
5 Lynch                                                1.06
6 Lacey                                                1.09
7 Sweetman                                             1.14
8 Finegan
9 Ahern
10 Brian Stewart (Usher IRC) both same time
...
16 Barry                                               1.48
17 O'Loughlin
18 Moriarty                                            1.53
 
Mountains classification
 
1 David O'Loughlin (Totalcycling.com/Litespeed)          13 pts
2 Lacey                                                  12
3 Lynch                                                  10
 
Teams classification
 
1 Usher IRC                                        16.08.42
2 Stamullen M. Donnelly,                               0.05
3 Cidona Carrick Wheelers,                             0.22
 
Non-1st Cat
 
1 Daire McCaughley (Dublin Wheelers)                5.26.24
2 Brian Keane (Leinster Development)                   0.47
3 Paul Brady (McQuaid Tyres Emyvale)                   1.02