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57th FBD Insurance Rás - 2.2
Ireland, May 18-25, 2009
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Stage 4 - May 20: Cahirciveen – Killorglin, 178 km
Richardson seizes yellow as Walker wins stage
By Shane Stokes
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A perfect coup. Using team tactics to perfection, the Rapha Condor team of Simon Richardson wrested the race lead off the shoulders of Ian Wilkinson (Team Halfords Bike Hut) on today's fourth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás into Killorglin.
The British squad used the most of what former pro John Herety said is the strongest team he's ever managed, turning the screw on Wilkinson, getting away from him on the first category climb of the Conor Pass, and placing all five of its riders in the 38-man group which drove on to the finish.
Riding a ferocious team time trial, the squad reached the finish three minutes and 53 seconds ahead, wiping out the 19-second advantage Wilkinson had over his closest rival in Cahirciveen this morning. The result was a yellow jersey for Richardson, one year after his Rás debut where he won a stage and wore yellow for a day.
"Things worked out perfectly for us," Richardson said afterwards. "I was really looking forward to the climb but I was being held back [by team-manager John Herety]. My teammate Darren Lapthorne had attacked and I didn't want to bridge up to him too early. But then towards the top I could see that Wilko [Wilkinson] was really suffering and it was great for me, I got to clip away. My team then drove it all the way to the finish."
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First to the line in Killorglin was the 20-year-old Australian Nicholas Walker (Cinelli-Down Under), who proved quickest in the uphill gallop. He beat Jan Barta (ARBÖ-KTM-Junkers), points leader Russell Downing (Candi TV-Pinarello RT), Jaco Venter (Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team) and Nico Eeckhout (An Post-Sean Kelly Team).
Sixth place went to the talented 18-year-old Sam Bennett (Dan Morrissey), who comes from the same hometown of Carrick on Suir as Sean Kelly. Last year he won the European junior points race championship.
Walker was very happy with his stage victory in Killorglin. "It is the first win I have in a big race," he said. "I was one of the last in my group going over the top of the Conor Pass but my teammate Bert Roesems did a lot of work to get me back up with the leaders. He kept me out of the wind for 50 or 60 kilometres and set me up for the sprint.
"He dragged me to the front in the last kilometre. I was about fifth at the last corner - it was fairly mixed up there because of people taking different lines. Because of the steep finish I had a lot of speed - I came from a little bit further back and was just able to get past everyone."
The stage was marked by a 10-man early break, which built a lead of almost six minutes over the peloton and which forced Wilkinson's Halfords Bike Hut team to chase and exhaust itself before the Conor Pass climb.
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Almost immediately after the start, eight riders clipped away, namely stage one winner Nico Eeckhout and teammate Paidi O'Brien (An Post-Sean Kelly Team), Stephen Halpin (Ireland Development Team), Tom Southam (Rapha Condor), Mark McNally (Team Halfords Bike Hut), Kit Gilham (Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful), Peter Hawkins (IRC Ushers Insulations) and Michael Fitzgerald (Eurocycles). They were soon joined by Morten Kruse Brink (Team Designa Kokken) and Eeckhout's teammate David O'Loughlin.
This group build a good lead and was in turn chased by a number of other riders, including several Irish competitors. And while O'Loughlin was not an immediate threat to Wilkinson - he was best-placed of the break, but had started the day seven minutes and 12 seconds back - the need to limit the gains of those two groups meant that the race leader's team was spent by the time it reached the big climb.
Several riders surged ahead there and he was forced to chase into a headwind. More and more riders scurried away, and Wilkinson was overwhelmed. He crested the summit some way back, and was simply unable to get back on terms before the finish.
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O'Loughlin looked at one point like he was heading toward the yellow jersey, but he ended up with one of a different hue. "I wasn't really thinking about the race lead, it was more about going for the stage win and the mountains jersey," he said.
The Mayo rider was first on four of the day's six climbs, including the top-ranked Conor Pass, and finished second to Kit Gilham (Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful) on the other two. That left him with a three point lead over Gilham. "I'll try to get more points, but going for a stage win and moving up in the overall are nearly more important," he said.
Richardson now holds a lead of two minutes and 49 seconds on Mads Christensen (Team Designa Kokken), and is a further 13 up on Barta. Wilkinson is now three minutes and 34 seconds back in sixth, while David McCann (Irish National Team) is best of the Irish riders in eighth, six minutes and nine seconds back.
Richardson still has four more stages to go and he knows the race is far from won. But he's happy with the support he has. "I couldn't ask for four stronger teammates, so I have got the best chance possible."
The race has reached the halfway point and continues tomorrow with a flatter 155-kilometre stage from Killorglin to Scariff. It features the category three climbs of Glansharoon and Barna Gap in the first half of the stage, and then has an undulating run in towards the finish.
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- John Lynch (Meath Martin Donnelly) ended up in a ditch on stage three but was rested and ready for action at the start of stage four.
- The breakaway makes its way along the coast road toward Dingle with Inch strand in the background.
- Peter Hawkins (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulation) suffered a puncture on the road from Inch but made it back into the breakaway without difficulty.
- The breakaway riders grapple with the strength-sapping gradient of the Conor Pass.
- The breakaway riders measured their efforts along the north side of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry.
- Meanwhile, back in the main field, the Britain Halfords Bike Hut team were doing their damndest to protect Ian Wilkinson’s race lead.
- After a frantic final kilometre, Nicholas Walker (Australia Cinelli-DownUnder) lunged forward to snatch victory from Jan Barta (KTM AUSTRIA Arbö KTM Junkers).
- The young Australian celebrates his victory with Belgian team-mate Bert Roesems.
- Tom Southam (Britain Rapha Condor) congratulates Nicholas Walker (Australia Cinelli-Down Under) on his win.
- Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) takes time to reflect on the finish. After spending the day slogging it out in the breakaway, fifth on the stage may have been a disappointing result. No doubt Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) will be motivated to add a second stage win to his tally in the coming days.
- Michael Reddan (Dublin Zilcom-South Dublin) digs deep as he approaches the finish line.
- After a tough day on the road, Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) relinquished his yellow jersey on stage four.
- Nicholas Walker (Australia Cinelli-DownUnder) receives his stage winner’s jersey.
- Junior European Points race champion Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) took seventh on the stage and the Best Placed County Rider award.
- Former Giant Asia professional Paul Griffin (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies) receives the First Kerryman award from race organiser Dermot Dignam.
- Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) took the lead in the U-23 rider classification.
- Having taken maximum points on all but one of the climbs on stage four, David O’Loughlin (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) took the lead in the Mountains Classification.
- Russ Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls) was the only classification leader to retain their title after stage four.
- Reasons to be cheerful: Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) waited patiently for his turn on centre stage.
- Meet the new boss: Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) dons the race leader’s yellow jersey after stage four of the 2009 FBD Rás.
- Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) salutes the crowd.
- Podium (L-R): First Kerry Rider, Paul Griffin (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies), First County Rider, Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey), Winner of Stage, Nicholas Walker (Australia Cinelli-DownUnder), Race Leader, Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor), Second on the stage, Jan Barta (KTM AUSTRIA Arbö KTM Junkers), KOM Leader, David O’Loughlin (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), Points Leader, Russ Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls) and Best Placed U-23 Rider, Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut).
- Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) was obviously pleased with his day on the Dingle Peninsula.
- While the winners celebrated, it was on with organising the road show that is the Rás.
Results
1 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 4.20.55 (40.96 km/h) 2 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 3 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 4 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 5 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 6 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 7 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 8 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 9 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 10 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 11 Josef Kugler (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 12 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 13 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 14 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 15 Bert Roesems (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 16 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 17 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 18 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 19 Matthew Stephens (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 20 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 21 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 22 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 23 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Ireland Development U23 24 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 25 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 26 Peter Hawkins (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 27 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 28 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 29 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 30 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 31 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 32 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 33 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 34 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 35 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 0.11 36 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 37 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 0.28 38 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 3.53 39 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 40 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 41 Rune Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 42 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 43 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 44 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 45 Ole Jogen Jenson (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 46 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 47 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 48 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 49 Joachim Pettersen (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 50 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 51 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 52 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 53 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 54 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 55 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 56 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 57 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 58 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 59 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 60 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 61 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 62 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 63 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 64 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 65 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 66 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 67 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 68 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 69 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 70 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 71 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 10.29 72 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 73 Hugh Mulhearn (Irl) Dan Morrissey 74 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 13.20 75 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 13.21 76 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 13.23 77 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 78 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 79 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 13.26 80 David Brennan (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 13.32 81 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 13.48 82 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League 83 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 13.54 84 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 14.32 85 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 14.36 86 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 87 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 88 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 89 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 90 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 91 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 92 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 93 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 94 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 95 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 96 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 97 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 98 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 99 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 100 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 101 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 102 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 103 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 104 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 105 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 106 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 107 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 108 Mark Dowling (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 109 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 110 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 111 Frazer Duncan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 112 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team 113 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 114 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 115 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 116 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 117 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 118 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 119 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 120 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 121 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 122 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 123 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 124 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 125 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 126 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 127 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 128 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 129 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 130 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Ireland Development U23 131 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 132 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 133 Simon Kelly (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 14.56 134 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 135 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 24.44 136 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 137 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 138 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 139 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 140 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 141 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 142 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 143 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 144 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 30.02 145 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 146 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 147 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 148 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 149 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 150 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 30.16 151 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands DNF John Veness (GBr) Surrey Racing League DNF Keven Hartnett (Irl) Newbridge Projector World DNF Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways DNS Logan Dennis Hutchings (NZl) Cinelli - Down Under DNS Michael Barry (Irl) Newbridge Projector World Mountains KoM Cat 3: An Draighneain 1 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 5 pts 2 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 4 3 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 3 4 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 2 KoM Cat 3: Anascaul 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 pts 2 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 4 3 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 3 4 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 2 KoM Cat 1: Conor Pass 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 15 pts 2 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 12 3 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 10 4 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 8 5 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 6 6 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 5 7 Peter Hawkins (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 3 KoM Cat 3: Ballintaggart 1 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 5 pts 2 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 4 3 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 3 4 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 2 KoM Cat 3: Garraí na Tór 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 pts 2 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 4 3 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 3 4 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 2 KoM Cat 3: An Draighneain 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 pts 2 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 4 3 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 3 4 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 2 County rider 1 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 4.20.55 2 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 3 Peter Hawkins (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations Teams 1 ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 13.02.45 2 An Post - Sean Kelly Team 3 Irish National Team 4 Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 5 Rapha Condor 6 Team Designa Kokken 7 Cinelli-DownUnder 3.53 8 Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 9 Candi TV - Pinarello RT 7.46 10 Team Kuota - Indeland 11 Team Giant-Veoila 11.39 12 Ireland Development Team 14.36 13 Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 18.29 14 Team Halfords Bike Hut 15 Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 22.22 16 Surrey Racing League 31.02 17 BC East Midlands 43.13 County teams 1 Dan Morrissey 13.10.31 2 Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 3 Total Cleaning Supplies 6.36 4 IRC Ushers Insulations 10.43 5 Comeragh CC 13.48 6 Eurocycles 21.37 7 KTM Winning Solutions 25.19 8 DTC Orwell Wheelers 31.55 9 Castlebar WesternEdge 32.35 10 Zilcom-South Dublin 34.46 11 Clonmel CC 34.49 12 Newry Whs. CC 35.27 13 Martin Donnelly 35.58 14 Murphy Surveys 36.02 15 Newbridge Projector World 40.45 16 Nigel's Bikes 1.01.36 General classification after stage 4 1 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 16.54.44 2 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 2.49 3 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 3.02 4 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 3.24 5 Bert Roesems (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 6 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 3.34 7 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 5.29 8 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 6.09 9 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 6.12 10 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 6.43 11 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 6.53 12 Rune Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 7.17 13 Josef Kugler (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 7.18 14 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 7.23 15 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 16 Ole Jogen Jenson (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 7.28 17 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 7.46 18 Matthew Stephens (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 7.52 19 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 7.53 20 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 8.01 21 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 8.09 22 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 8.20 23 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 8.30 24 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 8.33 25 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 26 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 8.58 27 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 9.15 28 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 9.24 29 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 9.31 30 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 31 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 32 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 33 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Ireland Development U23 34 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 9.59 35 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 10.37 36 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 11.11 37 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 11.16 38 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 11.36 39 Peter Hawkins (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 11.38 40 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 11.45 41 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 12.09 42 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 12.45 43 Joachim Pettersen (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 13.05 44 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 13.18 45 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 13.22 46 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 13.24 47 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 48 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 49 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 50 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 51 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 52 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 53 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 54 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 55 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 56 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 57 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 58 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 59 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 60 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 13.47 61 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 62 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 15.41 63 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 17.40 64 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 65 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 66 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 18.20 67 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 18.58 68 Hugh Mulhearn (Irl) Dan Morrissey 19.06 69 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 20.00 70 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 21.16 71 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 21.58 72 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 21.59 73 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Ireland Development U23 22.08 74 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 22.16 75 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 22.52 76 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 23.13 77 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League 23.19 78 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 23.41 79 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 23.58 80 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 24.03 81 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 24.07 82 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 83 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 84 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 85 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 86 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 87 Simon Kelly (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 24.15 88 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 24.30 89 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 25.11 90 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 25.42 91 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 25.49 92 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 26.00 93 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 26.24 94 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 26.51 95 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 27.13 96 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 27.25 97 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 27.35 98 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 27.36 99 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 100 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 27.42 101 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 27.52 102 David Brennan (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 27.58 103 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 28.19 104 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 28.23 105 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 106 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 107 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team 108 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 109 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 110 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 111 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 112 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 113 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 28.41 114 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 28.55 115 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 116 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 28.59 117 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 118 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 29.30 119 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 31.00 120 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 35.34 121 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 36.45 122 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 38.31 123 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 39.09 124 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 40.25 125 Mark Dowling (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 126 Frazer Duncan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 127 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 40.54 128 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 40.57 129 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 130 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 42.06 131 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 43.49 132 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 48.29 133 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 49.37 134 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 49.54 135 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 50.33 136 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 54.26 137 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 54.49 138 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 56.46 139 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 57.26 140 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.02.52 141 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 1.04.00 142 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 1.04.16 143 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.04.25 144 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 1.06.03 145 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.08.10 146 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.08.20 147 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands 1.09.33 148 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 1.13.19 149 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 1.13.37 150 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 1.18.14 151 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 1.47.03 Points classification 1 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 41 pts 2 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 37 3 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 32 4 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 28 5 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 26 6 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 25 7 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 19 8 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 19 9 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 19 10 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 18 11 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 15 12 Josef Kugler (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 15 13 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 14 14 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 13 15 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 13 16 Rune Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 12 17 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 12 18 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 12 19 Bert Roesems (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 11 20 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 10 21 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 9 22 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 9 23 Ole Jogen Jenson (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 8 24 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 8 25 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 7 26 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 6 27 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 6 28 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 6 29 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 30 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 5 31 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 5 32 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 4 33 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 3 34 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 3 35 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Ireland Development U23 2 36 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 2 37 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 1 Mountains classification 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 45 pts 2 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 42 3 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 30 4 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 30 5 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 27 6 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 15 7 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 15 8 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 14 9 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 12 10 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 11 11 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 10 12 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 10 13 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 9 14 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 9 15 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 8 16 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 8 17 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 8 18 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 7 19 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 6 20 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 5 U23 classification 1 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 17.02.07 2 Ole Jogen Jenson (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 0.05 3 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 0.30 4 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 0.38 5 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 0.46 Category 2 classification 1 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 17.08.02 2 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 0.04 3 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 6.42 4 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 11.53 5 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 12.24 County rider classification 1 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 17.02.30 2 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 0.15 3 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 1.38 4 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 3.50 5 Peter Hawkins (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 3.52 Teams classification 1 Rapha Condor 50.53.05 2 Team Designa Kokken 9.47 3 ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 10.00 4 Cinelli-DownUnder 13.35 5 An Post - Sean Kelly Team 13.38 6 Irish National Team 16.19 7 Sigmasport/Specialized/Sportful 16.50 8 Team Giant-Veoila 17.06 9 Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 18.26 10 Candi TV - Pinarello RT 23.34 11 Team Halfords Bike Hut 24.08 12 Team Kuota - Indeland 24.36 13 Ireland Development Team 31.44 14 Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 40.17 15 Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 40.42 16 Surrey Racing League 49.28 17 BC East Midlands 1.25.32 County teams classification 1 Dan Morrissey 51.18.07 2 Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 2.56 3 Total Cleaning Supplies 6.12 4 IRC Ushers Insulations 8.32 5 Comeragh CC 18.52 6 Eurocycles 28.17 7 Castlebar WesternEdge 45.48 8 DTC Orwell Wheelers 45.50 9 Martin Donnelly 46.07 10 KTM Winning Solutions 46.15 11 Clonmel CC 53.46 12 Newbridge Projector World 1.03.33 13 Murphy Surveys 1.04.20 14 Newry Whs. CC 1.12.17 15 Nigel's Bikes 1.22.22 16 Zilcom-South Dublin 1.26.04
