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52nd FBD Milk Rás - 2.5

Ireland, May 23-30, 2004

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Stage 2 - May 24: Trim - Oranmore, 167 km

Cohnen the Destroyer takes Stage 2

By Shane Stokes, Irishcycling.com

Stefan Cohnen (ComNet Senges)
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Dutch professional Stefan Cohnen today won the second stage of the FBD Milk Rás with a determined solo attack. Racing clear towards the end of the 171 kilometre race from Trim to Oranmore, the 21 year old Germany ComNet Senges rider opened up a thirty second lead over the other riders in the large front group, and maintained eight seconds of this advantage in the final drive to the line.

Cohnen's move came at the end of an exhausting day characterised by constant attacking and reshuffling at the head of the race. From the drop of the flag the pattern was set of groups of riders going clear and then being hauled back by the main field. Towards the end of the stage 31 riders succeeded in opening a significant gap over the rest of the bunch, and, following an unsuccessful breakaway by Glenn Bak (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic), Cohnen seized his chance to race clear. Ireland - Thornton's Recycling rider Tommy Evans tried to close down the move but was marked out of it by the rest of the break, giving Cohnen the opportunity needed to draw further away.

Second on the stage was Evans's team-mate David McCann, the self-professed non-sprinter having enough form and speed to reach the line first of the chasing group. McCann's turn of pace held off former top professional Malcolm Elliot (Yorkshire-Murphy and Gunn), with Curtis Gunn (USA/Britain) fourth and Kerry rider Paul Griffin taking fifth and snatching the points jersey.

Seventh place went to the Spanish-based Irish professional Dermot Nally (Galway), while Paídi O'Brien (Cork Kanturk Credit Union) was eighth and Griffin's team-mate Sean Lacey tenth.

There was little change in the overall classification, with stage one winner Valter Bonca (Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj) maintaining his six second lead over Petter Renäng (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic). Mark Lovatt (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn) remains in third, while David O'Loughlin (Ireland - Thornton's Recycling) and Anthony Malarczyk (Wales - Stena Line) stay in fourth and fifth. Cohnen's fine ride today moves him up into sixth place, overtaking last year's FBD Milk Rás runner-up Tobias Lergård.

In the other classifications, Lergård (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic), Cohnen and Griffin are best in the mountains, under 23 and best county rider competitions respectively, while Brian Taafe (Dublin Wheelers All Systems) leads the second category contest.

The Ireland - Thornton's Recycling team were best international team on the stage while in the general classification that distinction stays with the Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj squad. Kerry were top county team on the stage and also lead that competition in the overall standings.

How it unfolded

Valter Bonca (Slovenia Perutnina)
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Today's flat, sun baked 171 kilometre stage was a day where the race radio burned with constant updates of who was heading up the road and who was chasing behind. Groups would get clear but then get reeled back in once more, causing an ever-changing stream of information which was confusing for those in the press car but, doubtlessly, far more bewildering for those in the race. Yesterday's opening stage saw five riders gain nearly two minutes on the race; today, it seemed, the sole tactic was to take no more chances but to simply bring everything back.

The first rider to get the hostilities under way was the double FBD Milk Rás winner Philip Cassidy, who launched a characteristic early attack as soon as the flag dropped. Before the race, he had stated that a stage win was his goal for the week; going up the road inside the first mile showed how serious he was in chasing that ambition.

However it was not to be. After one mile the 42 year old punctured and was passed by the rest of the field. His woes continued when he crashed during the ensuing chase, hitting a car in the cavalcade while racing to get back on. Cut and bruised, the Meath Lee Strand rider did eventually regain the main field but his bid for stage glory took a big knock with that fall.

Following Cassidy's blighted bid, a number of short-lived efforts followed, such as the combination of Eugene Moriarty (Ireland - Thornton's Recycling team) and USA/Britain's Curtis Gunn plus another with Huw Pritchard (Wales - Stena Line) and Kevin Dawson (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn). These enlivened matters without having a lasting effect, the bunch coming back up to the riders in each case.

A bigger and more dangerous looking move was established as the race approached the day's second prime sprint at Ballymore (70.1 kilometres/43.6 miles). Moriarty, Anthony Malarczyk (Wales - Stena Line), Kimmo Kananen (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic), Matej Stare (Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj), Malcolm Elliott (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn), Daniel Lynch (Cork Kanturk Credit Union) and Mark Cassidy (Meath Lee Strand) raced clear and contested the sprint, won by Malarczyk. However all bar Lynch were soon back in the fold, the Marseille-based Irishman persisting with a solo effort.

He was joined soon afterwards by team-mate Tommy Evans (Ireland - Thornton's Recycling) and Philip Cassidy (Meath Lee Strand), with Tobias Lergård (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic) and Irish professional Dermot Nally (Galway) coming across as reinforcements shortly afterwards. The presence of five strong riders seemed to bode well, but after losing two minutes to a similar-sized group yesterday the main bunch was in no mood to repeat the mistake. They quintet were promptly hauled back.

Undeterred by the bunch's attentiveness, David O'Loughlin (Ireland - Thornton's Recycling) and Brian Ahern (Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping Centre) decided to give it a go soon afterwards and built a useful lead. Lynch bridged across to give O'Loughlin, who was fourth overall, some assistance in holding off the main bunch but after thirty kilometres up front, they too were recaptured.

Almost immediately another stream of attacks were launched. O'Loughlin and Lynch, fortunately, had enough strength left to respond and soon found themselves as part of a 31-man group. Also present were their Ireland - Thornton's Recycling team-mates David McCann, Tommy Evans and Eugene Moriarty plus most of the race favourites, although contenders such as Mark Lovatt (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn) and Griffin (Kerry) had to do it the hard way and come across from the bunch.

Once the move was established a pattern of attack, chase and counterattack started to unfold. Glenn Bak (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic) finally managed to break the elastic and got away for a while, opening up a 25 second lead and staying clear until about 23 kilometres to go. A number of others then tried, including Evans, but it was Cohnen who finally succeed in getting a good lead with about twelve kilometres to go.

Riding strongly and fully committed to his effort, he opened up a thirty second lead. And, while the riders behind did manage to rally somewhat before the finish, he had enough in hand to race home eight seconds ahead of McCann, Elliott, Gunn, Griffin and the rest of that chasing bunch to take an excellent win.

"It was quite a tough stage," he said after the presentation. "Other riders were attacking all day. I had good legs and when I saw my chance towards the end, I went for it. I am strong on the hills and had planned to try something later in the week, but when I got the chance today I seized it."

"Stefan was very strong," confirmed Ireland's David McCann. "I finished well and think I might have won the stage had he not been up the road, but he took his chance and had the strength to pull it off.

"I'm not really a sprinter but when I am in good form I can do all right at these types of finishes. It was a fast run-in and one of the Americans almost hit a car - it was pretty ropey. I ended up in a good position and was able to have a go at the end, taking second on the stage."

When asked how he thought his form was, McCann gave a cautious answer. "My legs don't feel great but if I can get up in a bunch sprint, then I must be going okay. Today was a good day for the team, all five of us made it into that split so we are happy. I think most of the favourites were there, but some of them had a hard ride trying to get across."

Yesterday's winner Valter Bonca was one who had little problems. "Today wasn't too difficult. My team were very good and worked well for me, helping me to keep the jersey. I am looking forward to the mountains later in the week, that is my favourite type of terrain so we will see how things work out."

Bonca, a 36 year old professional, competed with the Amore e Vita and Joli teams earlier in his career and rode two Tours of Italy. He should be more than able for the climbs in the second half of the race; with that in mind, the other contenders will do what they can on tomorrow's rolling 152 kilometre stage to Charleville to take back some time.

 

Photography

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Results

1 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                    3.54.12
2 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                  0.08
3 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               
4 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                               
5 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                    
6 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                       
7 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                   
8 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
9 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                             
10 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                     
11 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
12 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                
13 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                            
14 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                 
15 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             
16 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                   
17 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        
18 Michael Pudlinski (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis           
19 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                    
20 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                 
21 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                                
22 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            
23 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             
24 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                 
25 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                  
26 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            
27 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                  
28 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      
29 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      
30 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                               
31 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  
32 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
33 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
34 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  
35 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                               
36 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                            
37 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn             0.15
38 Michael Henson (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis              
39 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             0.17
40 Xavier Melendez (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis             
41 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) ComNet Senges                     1.17
42 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        
43 Michael Norton (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis              
44 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                       
45 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                       
46 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League                    
47 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems             
48 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  
49 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                
50 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                        
51 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                     
52 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                        1.29
53 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
54 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                      
55 Chris Birch (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
56 Greg Roche (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                    
57 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                     
58 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                 
59 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                 
60 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                      
61 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                
62 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                   
63 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                  
64 Gareth Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                  
65 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                 
66 Greg Abrahamson (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                    3.04
67 George Rose (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                   
68 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                             
69 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                  
70 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
71 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
72 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
73 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
74 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      
75 Tim Dunford (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
76 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett              
77 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                  3.59
78 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping          
79 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                           
80 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                                
81 John Veness (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
82 Graeme Hatcher (GBr) Liverpool Century                     
83 Gary Sheehan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
84 Steven Kenny (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                    
85 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23              4.34
86 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                 
87 Isaiah Adams (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                
88 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 
89 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
90 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                        
91 Steve Howells (GBr) USA/Britain                            
92 Johnny Rondash (USA) USA/Britain                           
93 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                  
94 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett              
95 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          
96 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                        
97 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems         
98 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
99 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                       
100 Ant Cassidy (GBr) Liverpool Century                       
101 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett               
102 Richard Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                
103 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
104 Steve Gibson (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                   
105 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett          
106 Richard Cartland (GBr) NE England Bannatyne               
107 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union              
108 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping          
109 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
110 John Charlesworth (GBr) NE England Bannatyne              
111 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                            
112 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic         
113 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                 
114 Gregory Swinand (USA) Dublin Usher IRC                    
115 Terry Giblin (GBr) Liverpool Century                      
116 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
117 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                     
118 Peter Hey (GBr) USA/Britain                               
119 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                  
120 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     
121 Mike Harrison (GBr) Liverpool Century                     
122 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                    
123 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping          
124 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
125 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                   
126 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                       
127 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                      
128 Arne Hinrichsen (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                   
129 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union          
130 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                               
131 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
132 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
133 Uwe Sengewald (Ger) ComNet Senges                         
134 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                
135 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                  
136 Andy Hoskins (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                 
137 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                 
138 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                      
139 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                       7.37
140 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge               13.39
141 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                48.28
142 Andy Bennett (GBr) Liverpool Century                 57.18
 
Points
 
1 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                         15 pts
2 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    14
3 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn             13
4 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                             12
5 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                  11
6 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                     10
7 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                  9
8 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union              8
9 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            7
10 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                    6
11 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    5
12 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               4
13 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                           3
14 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                2
15 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            1
 
County rider
 
1 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                             3.54.20
2 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                   
3 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
4 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                      
5 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                      
6 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
7 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                  
8 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                     
9 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                  
10 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                  
11 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
12 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
13 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   1.09
14 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems             
15 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                        1.21
16 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                     
17 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                 
18 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                 
19 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                
20 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                   
21 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                  
22 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                 
23 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                         2.56
24 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                  
25 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
26 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
27 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
28 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
29 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      
30 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett              
31 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping      3.51
32 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                                
33 Gary Sheehan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
34 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                             4.26
35 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
36 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                  
37 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett              
38 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems         
39 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
40 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
41 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
42 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett           
43 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
44 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           
45 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
46 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                  
47 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                        
48 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      
49 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
50 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
51 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     
52 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           
53 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                
54 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
55 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union           
56 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                
57 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
58 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                        
59 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                 
60 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                  
61 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                13.31
62 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                 48.20
 
CI Cat. 2 rider
 
1 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems       3.55.29
2 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   1.47
3 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       2.42
4 Gary Sheehan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett              
5 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                               3.17
6 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett               
7 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems          
8 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                         
9 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
10 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
11 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
12 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                12.22
 
Teams
 
1 Ireland Thorntons Recycling                         11.43.00
2 Kazakhstan                                                  
3 Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                                  
4 Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                                     
5 Slovenia Perutnina                                          
6 USA Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                            0.16
7 Germany ComNet Senges                                   1.01
8 Great Britain U23                                       2.30
9 Surrey Racing League                                    5.26
10 Wales Stena Line                                       5.35
11 N. Wales Energy Cycles                                 5.38
12 Germany Stevens Von Hacht                              6.44
13 USA/BRITAIN                                            8.52
14 USA CRCA/Sakonnet                                     11.13
15 NE England Bannatyne                                  12.43
16 Liverpool Century                                          
 
County Teams
 
1 Kerry                                               11.43.00
2 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                     
3 Galway                                                  2.42
4 Meath Martin Donnelly                                   4.17
5 Dublin Usher IRC                                            
6 Cork Kanturk Credit Union                               4.26
7 Meath Lee Strand                                        5.26
8 Wicklow                                                 8.08
9 Dublin Wheelers All Systems                             8.31
10 Kildare Newbridge                                     10.13
11 Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                           11.13
12 Dublin Exel Ravens                                    11.48
13 Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping                        12.43
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                         6.55.28
2 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic          0.06
3 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               0.18
4 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling              0.22
5 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                0.28
6 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                       1.58
7 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic         2.00
8 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                            2.01
9 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                   2.03
10 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                               2.06
11 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union              
12 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                     
13 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            
14 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                                
15 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             
16 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                              
17 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                      
18 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
19 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn              
20 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                
21 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                  
22 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                     
23 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                 
24 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            
25 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        
26 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
27 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                            
28 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                 
29 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                  
30 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                    
31 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  
32 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                  
33 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
34 Michael Pudlinski (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis           
35 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                            
36 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      
37 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn             2.13
38 Michael Henson (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis              
39 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             2.15
40 Xavier Melendez (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis             
41 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) ComNet Senges                     3.15
42 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                
43 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        
44 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                       
45 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                        
46 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  
47 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems             
48 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                       
49 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                     
50 Michael Norton (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis              
51 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League                    
52 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                      3.27
53 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                            
54 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                      
55 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                      
56 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                 
57 Chris Birch (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
58 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                
59 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                     
60 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                 
61 Greg Roche (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                    
62 Gareth Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                  
63 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                  
64 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                   
65 George Rose (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles               5.02
66 Tim Dunford (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
67 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      
68 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
69 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                  
70 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
71 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
72 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                             
73 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
74 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                            5.57
75 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                           
76 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                      
77 John Veness (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
78 Graeme Hatcher (GBr) Liverpool Century                     
79 Steven Kenny (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                    
80 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                6.31
81 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23              6.32
82 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                 
83 Isaiah Adams (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                
84 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                        
85 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
86 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 
87 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                  
88 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union           
89 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                        
90 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           
91 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                       
92 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                        
93 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett           
94 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
95 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic          
96 John Charlesworth (GBr) NE England Bannatyne               
97 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
98 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems         
99 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
100 Richard Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                
101 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                      
102 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                  
103 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                       
104 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                 
105 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                         
106 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett               
107 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                     
108 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                 
109 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                               
110 Arne Hinrichsen (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                   
111 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping          
112 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
113 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     
114 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                    
115 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
116 Gregory Swinand (USA) Dublin Usher IRC                    
117 Mike Harrison (GBr) Liverpool Century                     
118 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                  
119 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                
120 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                       9.35
121 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett        26.54
122 Gary Sheehan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett       29.15
123 Uwe Sengewald (Ger) ComNet Senges                    29.47
124 Johnny Rondash (USA) USA/Britain                     29.50
125 Ant Cassidy (GBr) Liverpool Century                       
126 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
127 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
128 Peter Hey (GBr) USA/Britain                               
129 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
130 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                      
131 Greg Abrahamson (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                  35.08
132 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey           36.05
133 Steve Howells (GBr) USA/Britain                      36.38
134 Richard Cartland (GBr) NE England Bannatyne               
135 Andy Hoskins (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles            36.58
136 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping    38.35
137 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems     39.10
138 Steve Gibson (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                   
139 Terry Giblin (GBr) Liverpool Century                 42.38
140 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge               51.23
141 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens              1.26.32
142 Andy Bennett (GBr) Liverpool Century               1.35.22
 
Points classification
 
1 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                  16 pts
2 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                              15
3 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                         15
4 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            14
5 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    14
6 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                 13
7 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn             13
8 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                12
9 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             12
10 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                   12
11 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                            12
12 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                 11
13 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                    10
14 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        10
15 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                               9
16 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                 9
17 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                           8
18 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                           7
19 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht               7
20 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    5
21 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               4
22 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                           3
23 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                     3
24 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            2
25 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                2
26 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                 2
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic           14 pts
2 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                              12
3 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                    7
4 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                 6
5 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      3
 
U23 classification
 
1 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                    6.57.26
2 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union           8.00
3 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                      
4 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                             
5 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                       
6 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                             
7 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                         
8 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                             
9 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
10 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                    1.17
11 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                     
12 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                      1.29
13 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                      
14 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                      
15 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    3.04
16 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                       3.59
17 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                      
18 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23              4.34
19 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                        
20 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                        
21 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic          
22 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
23 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                        
24 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          
25 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                        7.37
26 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens               1.24.34
 
County Rider classification
 
1 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                             6.57.34
2 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
3 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                      
4 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                      
5 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
6 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                  
7 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                        
8 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                  
9 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                   
10 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                    
11 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                  
12 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
13 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   1.09
14 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems             
15 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                        1.21
16 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                 
17 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                
18 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                     
19 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                 
20 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                  
21 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                   
22 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                  2.56
23 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
24 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                  
25 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
26 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
27 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                             
28 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
29 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                            3.51
30 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                             4.26
31 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union               
32 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                  
33 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union           
34 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                        
35 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           
36 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett           
37 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
38 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
39 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems         
40 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
41 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                  
42 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
43 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      
44 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                  
45 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                
46 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           
47 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett              
48 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
49 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     
50 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                
51 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                 
52 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett         24.48
53 Gary Sheehan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett        27.09
54 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   27.44
55 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
56 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                        
57 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
58 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey            33.59
59 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping     36.29
60 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems      37.04
61 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                49.17
62 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens               1.24.26
 
CI Cat. 2 rider classification
 
1 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems       6.58.43
2 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   1.47
3 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems      3.17
4 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                   
5 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
6 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett               
7 Gary Sheehan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett         26.00
8 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                    26.35
9 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping              
10 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
11 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping     35.20
12 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                48.08
 
Teams classification
 
1 Slovenia Perutnina                                  20.50.46
2 Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                              2.00
3 Ireland Thorntons Recycling                            12.00
4 Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                                     
5 Kazakhstan                                              1.56
6 USA Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                            2.12
7 Germany ComNet Senges                                   2.57
8 Great Britain U23                                       4.26
9 Wales Stena Line                                        5.53
10 Surrey Racing League                                   7.22
11 N. Wales Energy Cycles                                 7.34
12 Germany Stevens Von Hacht                              8.40
13 USA CRCA/Sakonnet                                     13.09
14 NE England Bannatyne                                  14.39
15 USA/BRITAIN                                           34.06
16 Liverpool Century                                     37.57
 
County Team classification
 
1 Kerry                                               20.52.42
2 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                     
3 Galway                                                  2.42
4 Meath Martin Donnelly                                   4.17
5 Dublin Usher IRC                                            
6 Cork Kanturk Credit Union                               4.26
7 Meath Lee Strand                                        5.26
8 Wicklow                                                 8.08
9 Dublin Wheelers All Systems                             8.31
10 Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                           11.13
11 Dublin Exel Ravens                                    11.48
12 Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping                        36.01
13 Kildare Newbridge                                     56.49

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