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57th FBD Insurance Rás - 2.2
Ireland, May 18-25, 2009
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Stage 6 - May 22: Scariff - Castlebar, 159 km
Healion grabs one for the Irish
Richardson holds onto yellow
By Shane Stokes
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Showing the benefits gained from intensive track training earlier this year, Dubliner Paul Healion galloped to success in the sixth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás in Castlebar. The Ireland National Team rider jumped hard at the final corner, approximately 250 metres from the line, and held off the rest of the 86 man front group on the slight drag up to the finish.
Second place went to quadruple Tour de France stage victor Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia), who narrowly pipped Nicholas Walker (Australia Cinelli-Down Under), the victor on Wednesday and yesterday. Former Belgian road race champion Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) was fourth.
"I'm absolutely delighted - over the moon," the 30 year old Healion said afterwards, describing his emotions at taking his first ever stage win in the FBD Rás. "It has been a long time coming... I have ridden this race nine or 10 times, so I've waited this long.
"It was a really tight finish. There were three roundabouts to negotiate at the end and I kind of got swamped with about 500 metres to go. I saw the bend at 300 metres to go and I jumped into the corner first. Then I kicked again.
"I didn't believe I had a gap. I looked under my wheel with about one hundred metres to go and I knew I had it then. I had plenty of time to celebrate."
Three other Irish riders finished in the first fifteen. Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) was ninth, the 18 year old landing his fourth top ten of the week, Aidan Crowley (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC) was twelfth and Seán Downey (Ireland National Team) was fourteenth.
Race leader Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) had a relatively stress-free day, and moved one stage closer towards winning the overall race. He finished safely in the main bunch and preserved his advantage over all of his rivals.
"We have got the strongest team in the race here and today the guys set an infernal pace," he said afterwards. "I think everyone in the bunch was cursing [because of the speed]. If we have another day like today the chances of retaining the yellow jersey right through to the finish are good. They increase day by day but, that said, you can never count your chickens in this race because it is just too difficult to control. With small teams you have to fight every inch of the way."
Long distance move
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The stage was marked by a number of unsuccessful early attacks before a five man group slipped away approximately 50 kilometres after the start in Scariff. This comprised Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken), former race leader Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC), Peter Ronsse (Australia Cinelli-Down Under) and Espen Jogert (Norway Giant-Veolia).
Wilkinson had started the day sixth overall, three minutes and 29 seconds behind Richardson, and so was considered a threat. The Rapha-Condor-led peloton didn't give the move any leeway until Wilkinson sat up and went back to the bunch, perhaps realising that no rein would be given as long as he was part of the escape.
The other four pressed on, opening up a maximum lead of over two minutes, but they were ultimately caught 40 kilometres from the finish. David McCann (Ireland National Team), Steve Calland (Britain Surrey Racing League) and Peter Hawkins (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations) surged clear ten kilometres later but the first two sat up soon afterwards. Peter Hawkins persisted for a few more kilometres before he too was reeled in.
"Today it took 50 kilometres for the break to go, so we raced to that point attacking and covering moves," continued Richardson. "From there to the finish my four team mates were on the front ..we had very little help until maybe ten kilometres to go, when the sprinters got a whiff of the win."
Apart from his defense of the yellow jersey, others also maintained their own lead in their own classifications. Russell Downing (Britain CandiTV Marshall's Pasta) keeps the green jersey of best sprinter, Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) is best young rider, and David O'Loughlin (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) fortified his advantage in the King of the Mountains category.
He took top points on the day's first climb, the third category ascent of Leecarrow (km 8.1), beating Bjorn Glasner (Germany Kuota-Indeland), his closest rival Kit Gilham (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport) plus Georgi Georgiev (Greece Heraklion-Nessebar).
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And while he missed out on points in the day's other climb, the category three ascent of Killanena (km 18.3), the points gained by Spas Gyurov (Greece Heraklion-Nessebar), Mads Christensen (Denmark Designa Kokken) , David McCann (Ireland National Team) and Richardson should not pose any problems. Mathematically, only three riders - Gilham, McCann and Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshall's Pasta) - can catch him now, but it is highly unlikely.
"I think at this point in the race I am feeling pretty confident about holding onto the mountains jersey now," he confirmed after the stage.
Also gaining confidence is 18 year old Sam Bennett, who added ninth place today to the sixth, seventh and eighth placings he has already achieved. It's a very strong performance by someone so young. His assessment shows his competitive nature; he's riding well, but wants to achieve more.
"I am happy enough but I am doing so well now that I kind of hope I can do better," he said. "I am hoping that if I can get into the right position I can compete with the top guys.
"Today was very fast. I was really struggling at times but near the end I kind of came into my element and it was much better."
Kenneally was annoyed after the stage, having spent almost 70 kilometres off the front and having nothing to show for it. "It's very frustrating this year," he said. "There's a whole lot of negative racing. I couldn't get the other guys in the break to ride hard; I started pushing it and they said that they would not ride with me if I didn't back off. I felt very good up there but we ended up being caught. If they'd dug deeper early on we could have had a chance." He said that he'll try to have a go again.
The 2.2-ranked race continues tomorrow with the penultimate stage, a mainly flat 150 kilometre race from Castlebar to Clara.
Photography
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- The peloton make their way through the rugged countryside of County Galway on Stage 6 of the 2009 FBD Rás. As the song goes, 'low lie the fields of Athenry.'
- The Britain Rapha Condor team set a high tempo to protect their interests in the race.
- The major breakaway of the day where kept on a short leash by the peloton and under close observation by the TV camera motorbike.
- The race travelled in a north-westerly direction along the N17, a road renowned for picturesque scenery. As the song goes 'I wish I was on the N17, stone walls and the grass is green.'
- No rain fell on Stage 6 of FBD Rás, a welcome relieve from the squally conditions of late.
- The technical final 250 metres was ideal for an all-or-nothing solo move and Paul Healion (Ireland National Team) took full advantage.
- Paul Healion (Ireland National Team) senses victory and begins to celebrate.
- Paul Healion realises that after 159 kilometres of hard and fast racing victory is his on Stage 6.
- The victor and the vanquished: Paul Healion (Ireland National Team) took the gamble and made it pay on Stage 6.
- Paul Healion (Ireland National Team) hits the line and takes a fantastic win on Stage 6.
- David McCann (Ireland National Team) was close enough to witness his teammate's victory and punched the air in celebration.
- The reigning national time trial champion realised a life's ambition by taking victory on Stage 6 of the 2009 FBD Rás.
- Where green is worn: to have taken the victory while riding on his national team may have made it all the sweeter.
- Mark McNally (Halfords Bike Hut) and Nicholas Walker (Cinelli-DownUnder) discuss their day on the road as they wait for the presentations to begin.
- Category leader's jerseys on standby.
- Nicholas Walker (Cinelli-DownUnder) had to settle for third place on Stage 6 but the Australian will be waiting in the shadows on the two remaining stages, on the lookout for another win to complete his hat trick.
- Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia) had to settle for second on Stage 6.
- Winner of Stage 6 Paul Healion (Ireland National team) dons his stage winner's jersey.
- Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) took the First County rider prize for the third day in a row.
- Mark McNally (Halfords Bike Hut) maintained his lead in the Best Placed U-23 rider category.
- KOM Leader, David O'Loughlin (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly).
- Russ Downing (Candi TV Marshalls) maintained his lead in the Points Classification with eighth place on stage 6.
- Race Leader, Simon Richardson (Rapha Condor) salutes the crowd in Castlebar.
- The podium after Day 6 of the 2009 FBD Rás: (L-R): KOM Leader, David O'Loughlin (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), Best Placed U-23 Rider, Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), Third on the stage, Nicholas Walker (Australia Cinelli-DownUnder), Race Leader, Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor), Points Leader, Russ Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), Second on the stage, Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia), Winner of Stage 6, Paul Healion (Ireland National Team), First County Rider, Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) and First Mayo Rider, Chris Coyle (Mayo Castlebar WesternEdge).
- Spot the stage winner: Paul Healion (Ireland National Team) looks on as the last group of the day arrive with the Broom Wagon in hot pursuit.
Results
1 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 3.45.26 2 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 3 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 4 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 6 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 7 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 8 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 9 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 10 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 11 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 12 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 13 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 14 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 15 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 16 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 17 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 18 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 19 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 20 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 21 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 22 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 23 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 24 Peter Hawkins (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 25 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 26 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 27 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 28 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 29 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 30 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 31 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 32 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 33 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 34 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 35 Joachim Pettersen (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 36 Bert Roesems (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 37 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 38 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 39 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 40 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 41 Josef Kugler (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 42 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 43 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 44 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 45 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 46 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 47 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 48 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 49 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 50 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 51 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 52 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 53 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 54 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 55 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 56 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 57 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 58 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 59 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 60 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 61 Rune Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 62 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 63 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 64 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 65 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 66 Matthew Stephens (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 67 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 68 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 69 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 70 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 71 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 72 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 73 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 74 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 75 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 76 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 77 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 78 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 79 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 80 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 81 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 82 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 83 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 84 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 85 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 86 Simon Kelly (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 87 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 0.43 88 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 89 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 0.46 90 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 1.08 91 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 4.18 92 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 93 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Ireland Development U23 94 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 95 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 4.20 96 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 4.47 97 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 4.48 98 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 4.50 99 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 100 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 101 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 102 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 103 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 104 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 105 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 106 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 107 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 108 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 109 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 110 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 111 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 112 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 4.58 113 David Brennan (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 10.15 114 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 18.10 115 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League 29.03 116 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 29.04 117 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 118 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 119 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 120 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 121 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 122 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 123 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 124 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 125 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 126 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 127 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 128 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 129 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 130 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 131 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 132 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 133 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 134 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 135 Mark Dowling (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 136 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 137 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 138 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 139 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 30.53 140 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 141 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 142 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 143 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 144 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 145 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands Mountains Cat 3: Lecarrow 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 pts 2 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 4 3 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 3 4 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 2 Cat 3: Killanena 1 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 5 pts 2 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 4 3 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 3 4 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 2 General classification after stage 6 1 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 24.10.21 2 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 2.49 3 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 3.02 4 Bert Roesems (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 3.19 5 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 3.24 6 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 3.29 7 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 5.29 8 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 6.07 9 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 6.09 10 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 6.38 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 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 15 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 7.23 16 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 7.46 17 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 7.48 18 Matthew Stephens (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 7.52 19 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 7.56 20 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 8.04 21 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 8.20 22 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 8.28 23 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 8.33 24 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 8.45 25 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 8.58 26 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 9.15 27 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 9.24 28 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 9.31 29 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 30 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 31 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 32 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 9.59 33 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 10.37 34 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 11.16 35 Peter Hawkins (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 11.38 36 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 12.09 37 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 13.01 38 Joachim Pettersen (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 13.05 39 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 13.10 40 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 13.19 41 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 42 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 13.24 43 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 44 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 45 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 46 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 47 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 48 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 49 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 13.42 50 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 13.47 51 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 14.07 52 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 14.22 53 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 14.29 54 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 14.40 55 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Ireland Development U23 15.33 56 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 15.41 57 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 15.49 58 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 17.40 59 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 18.03 60 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 18.42 61 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 18.58 62 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 19.08 63 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 19.24 64 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 65 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 21.16 66 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 22.11 67 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 22.14 68 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 22.40 69 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 23.41 70 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 23.58 71 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 24.03 72 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 24.07 73 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 74 Simon Kelly (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 24.15 75 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 25.11 76 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 25.23 77 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 25.49 78 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 25.51 79 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 26.56 80 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 27.10 81 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 27.52 82 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 27.58 83 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 28.18 84 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 28.23 85 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 86 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 28.33 87 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 28.36 88 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 28.57 89 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 29.05 90 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 29.20 91 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 92 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 30.15 93 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 31.04 94 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 32.42 95 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 32.58 96 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 34.27 97 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 34.53 98 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 34.57 99 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 35.29 100 David Brennan (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 39.57 101 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 40.25 102 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 41.12 103 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 42.28 104 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 43.59 105 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 45.05 106 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 48.17 107 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 48.40 108 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 50.23 109 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 51.28 110 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 54.55 111 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 56.30 112 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 56.48 113 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 58.40 114 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 59.11 115 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 59.43 116 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 117 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 59.47 118 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 1.01.00 119 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.01.21 120 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.01.48 121 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 1.06.03 122 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 1.08.01 123 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.09.26 124 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 1.10.16 125 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 1.12.44 126 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 1.21.21 127 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League 1.27.38 128 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 1.28.10 129 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 1.30.03 130 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 1.34.03 131 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.35.13 132 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.38.22 133 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.41.02 134 Mark Dowling (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 1.45.18 135 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 1.47.13 136 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 1.54.10 137 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 1.54.51 138 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.56.34 139 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 2.08.33 140 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 2.12.40 141 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.16.04 142 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.18.10 143 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 2.19.38 144 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.24.36 145 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 2.51.26 Points classification 1 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 59 pts 2 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 58 3 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 56 4 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 54 5 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 41 6 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 34 7 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 33 8 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 32 9 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 31 10 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 30 Mountains classification 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 55 pts 2 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 45 3 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 38 4 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 30 5 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 27 International teams classification 1 Rapha Condor 72.39.56 2 Designa Kokken 9.42 3 Arbö KTM Junkers 10.00 4 Cinelli-DownUnder 13.25 5 An Post M.Donnelly 13.28 6 National Team 16.14 7 C'Shire Sigmasport 16.50 8 Giant-Veolia 17.01 9 Trek Marco Polo 18.21 10 Candi TV Marshalls 23.51 11 Halfords Bike Hut 23.58 12 Kuota-Indeland 24.21 13 Development U23 31.44 14 Heraklion-Nessebar 40.12 15 Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes 40.37 16 Surrey Racing League 53.41 17 BC East Midlands 2.36.39 County teams classification 1 Engraveit.ie/BDBC 73.07.49 2 Dan Morrissey 1.22 3 Total Cleaning Supplies 4.37 4 IRC Ushers Insulations 5.36 5 Comeragh CC 25.38 6 Eurocycles 33.16 7 KTM Winning Sol'tns 45.23 8 Castlebar WesternEdge 50.45 9 Martin Donnelly 51.34 10 DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.18.00 11 Projector World 1.44.38 12 Clonmel CC 1.59.03 13 Zilcom-South Dublin 2.07.19 14 Newry Whs. CC 2.12.46 15 Murphy Surveys 2.32.24 16 Nigel's Bikes 3.30.15 Best U23 rider 1 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 24.17.44 2 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 0.25 3 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 0.33 4 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 0.41 5 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 1.35
