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57th FBD Insurance Rás - 2.2
Ireland, May 18-25, 2009
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Stage 7 - May 23: Castlebar – Clara, 150 km
Bennett shows his strong promise with Rás sprint win
By Shane Stokes
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Taking what is thought to be the youngest stage victory in the FBD Rás since Martin Kelly's win back in 1980, 18-year-old Sam Bennett stunned the main field when he galloped to success in Clara.
At the end of a fast, flat stage of the race, the Tipperary Dan Morrissey rider jumped early and led out the gallop, holding off Joachim Tolles (Germany Kuota Indeland), quadruple Tour de France stage winner Jann Kirsipuu (Norway Giant Veoila), former Belgian champion Niko Eeckhout (An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) plus 99 others. It was the second Irish stage win of the race, following on from Paul Healion's triumph in Castlebar yesterday.
Bennett had previously placed sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth on stages; that was in itself notable for someone so young, but he had given the impression that he was not really satisfied with the lesser placings. Today everything worked out just right. "The last kilometre was nerve-wracking," he said. "Everybody was up for it...as it was such a flat stage, everybody had it at the end and were trying to push their way in. There was a lot of contact.
"I had Kirsipuu's wheel and just held it then until inside the last 300 metres. I said I was going to jump a bit earlier today and I did. The different was the timing; where I was today, I knew that if I had it, I would be able to beat them. It worked out perfectly."
Surprisingly, he admitted that at one point he considered abandoning. "Earlier in the week I believed I could do something big on a stage," he stated. "But today I felt like packing the race. I just could not keep there. People were coming around me in the lineouts and everything, I just didn't have it. Then in the last 25 kilometres I came back around, saw the opportunity there and had a go for it.
"It wasn't fatigue, but just things got to me...it has been constant rain every day this week. Then the sun came out then and brightened things up for me."
Bennett hails from Carrick on Suir, the same town as Sean Kelly, and will spend time in France later this year on a trial with the VC La Pomme team.
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Race leader Simon Richardson had a relatively stress-free day. Although many riders tried to get clear early on, things settled down after Stephen Barrett (Ireland National Team) attacked approximately 26 kilometres after the start in Castlebar. Aided by a slight tailwind, he built a lead of over two minutes; behind, Richardson's Rapha-Condor team rode tempo to limit Barrett's gains and to dissuade others from attacking.
Barrett was eventually caught with about ten kilometres to go, and while other riders tried to clip away, the peloton remained together until the finish.
Richardson finished safely in this bunch and maintained his comfortable lead over all of his main rivals. His strong chances of winning the race were improved by the withdrawal of Bert Roesems (Australia Cinelli Down Under) this morning. The Belgian had been lying fourth overall but did not sign on, presumably due to illness. That ensured that he and his team had one less rival to monitor, and has also had the effect of moving David McCann (Ireland) and mountains leader David O'Loughlin (An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) up a place to eighth and tenth respectively. They are best of the Irish.
However he didn't want to take anything for granted as regards the overall victory. "Today was fine, but my nerves are really starting to kick in," he said. "The team is still riding pretty strongly and that is the biggest advantage I can have, really. We'll see how things go."
Lone break rider Barrett is relatively new to cycling but has made strong progress, winning the Irish kilometre title last year and now performing well in his first FBD Rás. He enjoyed his time off the front, even if it didn't lead to anything other than the most aggressive rider prize.
"Today was good. The bunch stalled at about 20 or 30 kilometres into the race and I said I'd just give it a crack then. I got a gap straight away," the 24-year-old said. "I had my manager Tommy [Evans] on the earpiece. He told me it was18 seconds, 30 seconds and then it went out to a minute. I was like, 'okay, looks like we are here for the day.' After that I plugged away pretty well for two and a bit hours. I was happy, it was nice to be out in front and get a bit of wind in the hair."
The stage result means that race leader Richardson has just one more day to go. He'll be hoping for a sprint finish, and so too will be Sam Bennett. "I will try to do the same again tomorrow if I can," he said . "I can't be greedy, though...I'm happy enough with what I have done anyway. After that, my plan for the rest of the year is to target the nationals – I will definitely go for something there, if at all possible – and then I will be going over to VC La Pomme in July for a trial to try to get into the team. I will hopefully be signed by them and go back next year, and maybe have a win or two over in France."
The FBD Rás will conclude today with a 155 kilometre stage from Clara to Skerries. It includes four category three climbs, as well as two laps of a 13.7 kilometre finishing circuit.
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- Leader of the points classification was feeling dog rough at the start of Stage 7 in Castlebar, County Mayo.
- Beware the dreaded broom wagon where the only consolation riders have if they drop out of the race is that they get to spend some time in the company of the funniest man on the Rás, Mick Lawless.
- Members of the home cycling club, Castlebar C.C escorted the riders out of town and on their way to Clara in County Offaly.
- Flying solo: Stephen Barrett (Ireland National Team) took on the entire race today on the road to Clara, County Offaly.
- It was déjà vu all over again on Stage 7 with the Rapha Condor team setting a high tempo to discourage any potential threats to Simon Richardson’s race lead.
- Men in black. The Rapha Condor crew dodges the showers on Stage 7 of the 2009 FBD Rás.
- Brian Kenneally (Engraveit.ie/BDBC) tried to get his motor running on Stage 6 but his efforts were neutralised. The multiple stage winner will doubtlessly give his all on the final stage tomorrow.
- With its flat profile and long finishing straight, a bunch sprint was always likely on Stage 7. Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) gave the big guns of the race an exhibition in sprinting, taking his first stage win in his first Rás on Stage 7.
- 18-year-old Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) left the cream of the race's sprinters in his wake on the long run into Clara, County Offaly.
- Go on ya good thing! Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) celebrates his victory on stage 7.
- Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) dedicated his stage win to his mother Helen, who was there to witness her son's achievement.
- The first year senior rider was overwhelmed when the significance of his victory started to sink in.
- Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) realised the dream of every Irish competitive cyclist with his win on Stage 7.
- It was all too much for the young man from Carrick-on-Suir in County Waterford.
- 'Welcome to the club, Sam'... Multiple Rás stage winner David O’Loughlin (An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) congratulates Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) on his stage victory.
- Jaan Kirsipuu (Giant-Veolia) took third place on Stage 7.
- Joachim Tolles (Kuota-Indeland) took second on the stage into Clara.
- The winner of Stage 7 salutes the crowd as he is called forward on the podium to receive his best placed county rider trophy and stage winner’s jersey.
- Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) savours the moment as he dons his stage winner’s jersey.
- There’s a new kid in town. Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey), winner of Stage 7 of the 2009 FBD Rás.
- Note Bennett’s (left) choice of DIY overshoes. Another famous native of Carrick-on-Suir favoured simple sports socks as an extra layer of foot wear in variable weather conditions. No doubt Sean Kelly will take some satisfaction in seeing Sam Bennett realise his considerable potential.
- Stephen Barrett (Ireland National Team) was welcomed on the podium in acknowledgement of his solo efforts on Stage 7.
- It was a laugh-a-minute on the presentation podium with the category leaders and stage winner swapping jokes. C’mon lads, it can’t be all that bad!
- The podium after Day 7 of the 2009 FBD Rás (l-r): Second on the stage, Joachim Tolles (Kuota-Indeland), Best Placed U-23 Rider, Mark McNally (Halfords Bike Hut), most competitive rider on stage 7, Stephen Barrett (Ireland National Team), KOM Leader, David O’Loughlin (An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), winner of Stage 7 and best placed county rider on stage, Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey), Race Leader, Simon Richardson (Rapha Condor), points leader, Niko Eeckhout (An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), third on the stage, Jaan Kirsipuu (Giant-Veolia).
- Winner of Stage 7 of the 2009 FBD Rás Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey). Coming to a podium near you soon.
Results
1 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 3.21.43 (41.18 km/h) 2 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 3 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 4 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 6 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 7 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 8 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 9 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 10 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 11 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 12 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 13 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 14 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 15 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 16 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 17 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 18 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 19 Rune Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 20 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 21 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 22 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 23 Josef Kugler (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 24 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 25 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 26 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 27 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 28 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 29 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 30 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 31 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 32 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 33 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 34 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 35 Joachim Pettersen (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 36 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 37 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 38 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 39 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 40 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 41 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 42 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 43 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 44 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 45 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 46 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 47 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 48 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 49 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 50 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 51 Matthew Stephens (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 52 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 53 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 54 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 55 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 56 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 57 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 58 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 59 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 60 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 61 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 62 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 63 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 64 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 65 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 66 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 67 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 68 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 69 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 70 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 71 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 72 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 73 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 74 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 75 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 76 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 77 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 78 Simon Kelly (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 79 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 80 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 81 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 82 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 83 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 84 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 85 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 86 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 87 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 88 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 89 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 90 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 91 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 92 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 93 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 94 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 95 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 96 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 97 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 98 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 99 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 100 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 101 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 102 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 103 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 104 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 0.14 105 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 106 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 107 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 108 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 109 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 110 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 111 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 112 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 113 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 114 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 115 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 116 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 117 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 118 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 119 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 120 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 121 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 122 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 123 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 124 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 125 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 126 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League 127 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 128 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 129 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 130 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 131 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 0.35 132 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 0.38 133 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 0.51 134 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.41 135 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 2.06 136 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 28.05 137 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 138 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 139 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands 28.22 140 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly Category 2 riders 1 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 3.21.43 2 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 3 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 4 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 5 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC County Rider 1 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 3.21.43 2 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 3 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World Teams 1 Kuota-Indeland 10.05.09 2 Giant-Veolia 3 An Post M.Donnelly 4 Designa Kokken 5 Halfords Bike Hut 6 Arbö KTM Junkers 7 Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes 8 Candi TV Marshalls 9 National Team 10 Trek Marco Polo 11 C'Shire Sigmasport 12 Rapha Condor 13 Cinelli-DownUnder 14 Surrey Racing League 15 BC East Midlands 0.14 16 Development U23 17 Heraklion-Nessebar 0.28 County teams 1 Dan Morrissey 10.05.09 2 Engraveit.ie/BDBC 3 Zilcom-South Dublin 4 Comeragh CC 5 KTM Winning Sol'tns 6 IRC Ushers Insulations 7 Martin Donnelly 8 Total Cleaning Supplies 9 Eurocycles 10 DTC Orwell Wheelers 0.14 11 Newry Whs. CC 12 Castlebar WesternEdge 13 Nigel's Bikes 14 Clonmel CC 15 Murphy Surveys 0.28 16 Projector World 0.51 General classification after stage 7 1 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 27.32.04 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 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 3.29 6 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 5.29 7 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 6.07 8 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 6.09 9 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 6.38 10 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 6.53 11 Rune Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 7.17 12 Josef Kugler (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 7.18 13 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 14 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 7.23 15 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 7.46 16 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 7.48 17 Matthew Stephens (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 7.52 18 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 7.56 19 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 8.04 20 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 8.20 21 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 8.28 22 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 8.33 23 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 8.45 24 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 8.58 25 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 9.15 26 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 9.24 27 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 9.31 28 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 29 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 30 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 9.45 31 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 10.13 32 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 10.37 33 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 11.16 34 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 12.09 35 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 13.01 36 Joachim Pettersen (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 13.05 37 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 13.10 38 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 13.19 39 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 40 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 13.24 41 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 42 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 43 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 44 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 45 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 46 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 47 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 13.42 48 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 13.47 49 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 14.21 50 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 14.22 51 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 14.29 52 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 14.40 53 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 15.49 54 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 15.51 55 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 17.40 56 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 18.03 57 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 18.56 58 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 18.58 59 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 19.08 60 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 19.24 61 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 62 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 21.16 63 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 22.11 64 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 22.28 65 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 22.54 66 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 23.41 67 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 23.58 68 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 24.03 69 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 24.07 70 Simon Kelly (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 24.15 71 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 24.21 72 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 25.11 73 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 25.23 74 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 25.51 75 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 26.03 76 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 26.56 77 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 27.10 78 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 27.52 79 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 27.58 80 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 28.18 81 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 28.23 82 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 28.33 83 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 28.36 84 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 28.37 85 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 28.57 86 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 29.05 87 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 29.20 88 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 89 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 30.29 90 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 31.04 91 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 32.42 92 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 32.58 93 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 34.41 94 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 34.53 95 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 34.57 96 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 35.29 97 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 40.39 98 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 41.12 99 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 42.28 100 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 43.59 101 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 45.05 102 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 48.31 103 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 48.40 104 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 50.23 105 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 51.42 106 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 55.09 107 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 56.30 108 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 57.02 109 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 58.54 110 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 59.25 111 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 59.43 112 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 113 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 59.47 114 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 1.01.00 115 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.01.35 116 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.01.48 117 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 1.06.03 118 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 1.08.15 119 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.09.26 120 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 1.10.30 121 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 1.12.44 122 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 1.21.35 123 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League 1.27.52 124 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 1.28.10 125 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 1.30.54 126 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.35.13 127 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.40.03 128 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.41.40 129 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 1.47.27 130 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 1.54.24 131 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.57.09 132 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 2.02.25 133 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 2.08.33 134 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.18.24 135 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 2.21.44 136 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 2.22.56 137 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.24.50 138 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 2.40.45 139 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.44.26 140 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 3.19.31 Points classification 1 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 70 pts 2 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 70 3 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 67 4 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 66 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 U23 classification 1 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 27.39.27 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 Category 2 classification 1 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 27.49.44 2 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 0.23 3 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 7.31 4 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 10.53 5 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 17.01 County rider classification 1 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 27.39.50 2 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 0.10 3 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 1.38 4 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 4.23 5 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 5.15 Teams classification 1 Rapha Condor 82.45.05 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 31.58 14 Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes 40.37 15 Heraklion-Nessebar 40.40 16 Surrey Racing League 53.41 17 BC East Midlands 2.36.53 County team classification 1 Engraveit.ie/BDBC 83.12.58 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 50.59 9 Martin Donnelly 51.34 10 DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.18.14 11 Projector World 1.45.29 12 Clonmel CC 1.59.17 13 Zilcom-South Dublin 2.07.19 14 Newry Whs. CC 2.13.00 15 Murphy Surveys 2.32.52 16 Nigel's Bikes 3.30.29
