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52nd FBD Milk Rás - 2.5

Ireland, May 23-30, 2004

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Stage 5 - May 27: Cahirciveen - Millstreet, 152 km

Elliott turns back time

By Shane Stokes, Irishcycling.com

Malcolm Elliot (Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn)
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Blast from the past. Former Tour of Spain points jersey winner Malcolm Elliott today turned back the clock in winning stage five of the FBD Milk Rás, proving quickest in the uphill drag to the finish line in Millstreet. The 42 year old Team Murphy and Gunn rider just held off Brian Ahern (Dublin Orwell - Dundrum Shopping Centre) and Kerry's Paul Griffin in the bunch sprint which ended the 152 kilometre stage, with all the main contenders finishing in the same time

Besides Ahern and Griffin, three other Irish riders made the top ten. Tommy Evans (Ireland - Thornton's Recycling) was seventh, while Adrian Hedderman (Cork Kanturk Credit Union) and Aidan Crowley (Meath Lee Strand) were ninth and tenth.

Elliott is well known to those in cycling from his days competing against Kelly and Roche in the Nissan Classic. He won several stages and wore the yellow jersey in the race and was regarded as one of the fastest finishers in cycling. He clearly has retained some of that speed, despite his veteran status.

"The finish here suited me well,' said Elliott. "I was in a good position before the sprint and once I saw the line ahead of me I had a strong feeling I wasn't going to be beaten.'

Elliott and Griffin had been part of a group riders who came down in a crash with 40 kilometres remaining. Together with Ireland - Thornton's Recycling race favourite David O'Loughlin they picked themselves up, dusted themselves down and regained contact with the main field. Fortunately none of the three suffered serious injury and so will be able to start tomorrow.

Despite plenty of action during the stage, the top ten in the general classification remain unchanged this evening as all the overall contenders finished in the same bunch. Valter Bonca (Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj) continues to lead overall by six seconds from Petter Renäng (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic) with O'Loughlin in third. Along with teammates David McCann (fourth) and fifth-placed Denis Lynch the Ireland - Thornton's Recycling riders are perfectly poised to attack Bonca over the final three stages of the eight-day event.

The Perutnina team
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O'Loughlin and Lynch did just that today, the former going clear in the early stages and then Lynch showing his hand inside the final hour of racing. The Kanturk rider looked set for a perfect Cork homecoming on the streets of Millstreet when, along with Kevin Dawson (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn) and Huw Pritchard (Wales Stena Line) he broke away and built a 54 second lead. Lynch was just 46 seconds off yellow going into today's stage and became race leader on the road, but a furious chase mounted by Bonca's Slovenian team and the Kazakhstan national team saw all three riders hauled in before the stage end. Dawson was the last to succumb, being mopped up with about four kilometres remaining and so setting the scene for that big bunch finish.

O'Loughlin finished in the midst of the pack and seemed happy enough with his ride. "I had a go early on but it didn't work out as there were just two of us and the bunch was riding hard behind. I sat up in the hope that some riders would come across to me but that didn't happen.'

"I came down in that crash near the end but was lucky not to be badly hurt. I've got some cuts and bruises but am otherwise okay. I was about five riders back in the lineout just before it happened; one rider cut in on David McCann, clipping a wheel behind and causing a few of us to hit the ground. Luckily I was okay."

How it unfolded

As expected, today's stage of the FBD Milk Rás saw a number of big attacks and a difficult time for the Slovenian team of race leader Bonca. After an early move containing Lynch and six other riders was reeled in, double FBD Milk Rás winner Philip Cassidy attacked going through Waterville, 15 kilometres into the stage. Shortly afterwards, O'Loughlin and Julian Winn (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn) raced clear of the main field and passed Cassidy, the duo opening up a big lead over the Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj-led peloton.

Crossing the summit of the difficult first category climb, O'Loughlin and Winn were over a minute clear of the main field, making the Irishman race leader on the road. They persisted with the attack for some time but when it became clear that the lead wouldn't grow any further, O'Loughlin sat up in the hope that reinforcements would come across from the bunch. This failed to happen and O'Loughlin was reeled in by the main field, while Winn persisted until his recapture at Sneem.

The peloton
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Next to try were the Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic duo of Kimmo Kananen and Tobias Lergĺrd. Lergĺrd was tenth overall and in leading the King of the Mountains classification, had two good reasons to ride. He dropped Kananen before Inchee Mountain (98.4 kilometres) but took maximum points at the top of the category one climb and again at the top of the category three County Bounds (111.4 kilometres) before being reeled in by the main bunch.

At the top of the County Bounds climb that big crash happened towards the front of the lineout, just as Tommy Evans and two others were forcing the pace. Race leader Bonca jumped across to the group while behind about ten riders hit the dirt, amongst them O'Loughlin, Griffin and Elliott. The three were able to rejoin the bunch, although damage caused to O'Loughlin's bike led him to take the bike of teammate Eugene Moriarty rather than wait for a replacement. Moriarty got a new bike and was able to get back up to the re-formed front group.

With 35 kilometres remaining, Wales Stena Line rider Huw Pritchard broke clear, however he was joined by Lynch and Kevin Dawson, the former become race leader on the road when the break gained nearly a minute on the field

The pendulum started to swing the opposite way with eleven kilometres to go, the Kazakhstan team coming to the front and starting to drive the peloton along. Sensing that the break was doomed, Dawson forged clear with nine kilometres remaining and built a decent lead; however, after reeling in Lynch and Pritchard, the bunch hauled back the British BBAR time trial champion with four kilometres to go and set the scene for that bunch finish, and Elliott's excellent win.

The 42 year old's victory saw him move ahead of McCann in the green jersey competition. Yet, while he is just 49 seconds back in the general classification, lying seventh overall, he is playing down his chances with regards an outright victory in the event.

"The race leader Bonca is very strong at the moment and there are a number of other contenders who are also going very well,' he said. "I think it's a long shot for me, with regards to winning the race.' However, after today's display he will be keen to aim for another stage win, with the concluding circuit race in the Phoenix Park this Sunday probably the ideal opportunity.

Before then, the FBD Milk Rás has two more mountain stages. Tomorrow's 151 kilometre leg to Carrick on Suir sees the riders cross the third category climb of the Pike (119.8 kilometres) before the final summit finish to the top of Seskin Hill in Carrick on Suir. It has been a full 21 years since the last such finale to a stage; big crowds are expected for what should be a very dramatic finish.

Photography

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Images by Shane Stokes/www.irishcycling.com

Results

1 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn          4.00.09
2 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping              
3 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                      
4 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) ComNet Senges                            
5 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                         
6 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                         
7 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                         
8 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                         
9 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union              
10 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                         
11 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                  
12 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                       
13 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                   
14 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                
15 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                    
16 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
17 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic               
18 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    
19 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          
20 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                                
21 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                    
22 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                       
23 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                            
24 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                   
25 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
26 Mike Harrison (GBr) Liverpool Century                        
27 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
28 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                                 
29 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic              
30 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
31 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                   
32 George Rose (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                     
33 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     
34 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                              
35 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                                  
36 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
37 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            
38 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
39 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
40 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                        
41 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
42 John Charlesworth (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 
43 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                   
44 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
45 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
46 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                              
47 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                          
48 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
49 Michael Norton (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                
50 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
51 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
52 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                      
53 Gareth Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                    
54 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                          
55 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
56 Tim Dunford (GBr) Surrey Racing League                       
57 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                              
58 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
59 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                          
60 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
61 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                   
62 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
63 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League                      
64 John Veness (GBr) Surrey Racing League                       
65 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                              
66 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
67 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                           
68 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                        
69 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                  
70 Greg Roche (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                      
71 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
72 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
73 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                   
74 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
75 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
76 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
77 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
78 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
79 Gregory Swinand (USA) Dublin Usher IRC                       
80 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            
81 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23                    
82 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                       
83 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                             0.49
84 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                              1.01
85 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      1.09
86 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                           1.42
87 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          2.09
88 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                4.12
89 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    9.16
90 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
91 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                               10.46
92 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
93 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic               
94 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          12.26
95 Peter Hey (GBr) USA/Britain                                  
96 Richard Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                   
97 Greg Abrahamson (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                     12.57
98 Xavier Melendez (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis               
99 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                          
100 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                 
101 Steven Kenny (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                     
102 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
103 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                           
104 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                  
105 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
106 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
107 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                  
108 Michael Henson (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis               
109 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   
110 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                        
111 Michael Pudlinski (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis            
112 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                              18.46
113 Graeme Hatcher (GBr) Liverpool Century                 31.23
114 Uwe Sengewald (Ger) ComNet Senges                      34.52
115 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping         37.01
116 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                             
117 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                         
118 Steve Gibson (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                41.51
119 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
120 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett               
121 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems       54.31
122 Johnny Rondash (USA) USA/Britain                            
123 Ant Cassidy (GBr) Liverpool Century                    58.25
124 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                         
125 Steve Howells (GBr) USA/Britain                             
126 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           
127 Terry Giblin (GBr) Liverpool Century                        
128 Andy Bennett (GBr) Liverpool Century                        
129 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
130 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                    
DNF Arne Hinrichsen (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     
DNF Isaiah Adams (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                 
DNF Richard Cartland (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 
DNF Chris Birch (GBr) Surrey Racing League                      
DNS Jens Schwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                      
DNS Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems              
DNS Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                 
 
Mountains
 
KOM Category 1 at Coomakista
 
1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                  15 pts
2 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                   12
3 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                                10
4 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    8
5 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                   6
6 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                    5
7 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                              3
 
KOM Category 1 at Inchee Mountain
 
1 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             15 pts
2 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                  12
3 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic           10
4 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                              8
5 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     6
6 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    5
7 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                    3
  
KOM Cat 3 at County Bounds
 
1 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic              5 pts
2 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                        4
3 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                   3
4 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     2
 
County rider
 
1 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       4.00.09
2 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                      
3 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union              
4 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                          
5 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                    
6 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
7 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                     
8 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                         
9 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                     
10 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                       
11 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                   
12 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
13 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
14 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
15 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
16 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
17 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                      
18 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
19 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
20 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                          
21 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
22 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
23 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                           
24 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                  
25 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
26 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
27 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
28 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
29 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
30 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                              1.01
31 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      1.09
32 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                           1.42
33 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                4.12
34 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    9.16
35 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
36 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                               10.46
37 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
38 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                     12.57
39 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                  
40 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
41 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                   
42 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
43 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
44 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                   
45 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    
46 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                         
47 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                               18.46
48 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping          37.01
49 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                              
50 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   41.51
51 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
52 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems        54.31
53 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     58.25
54 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
55 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
56 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                     
 
CI Cat. 2 rider
 
1 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       4.00.09
2 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems            
3 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                    12.57
4 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                          
5 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                18.46
6 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           37.01
7 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett            41.51
8 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems         54.31
9 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      58.25
10 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
 
Teams
 
1 Germany ComNet Senges                                 12.00.27
2 Ireland Thorntons Recycling                                   
3 Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                                       
4 Great Britain U23                                             
5 Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                                    
6 Slovenia Perutnina                                            
7 Wales Stena Line                                              
8 Kazakhstan                                                    
9 N. Wales Energy Cycles                                        
10 Surrey Racing League                                         
11 USA CRCA/Sakonnet                                       12.26
12 USA/BRITAIN                                                  
13 NE England Bannatyne                                    12.57
14 USA Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                            25.54
15 Germany Stevens Von Hacht                               37.01
16 Liverpool Century                                     1.29.48
 
County teams
 
1 Kerry                                                 12.00.27
2 Cork Kanturk Credit Union                                     
3 Meath Lee Strand                                              
4 Meath Martin Donnelly                                         
5 Dublin Usher IRC                                              
6 Dublin Wheelers All Systems                                   
7 Wicklow                                                   2.43
8 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                   4.12
9 Galway                                                   10.46
10 Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping                          37.01
11 Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                             51.07
12 Dublin Exel Ravens                                    1.07.45
13 Kildare Newbridge                                     1.24.19
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                          19.01.43
2 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            0.06
3 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                0.22
4 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    0.23
5 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                     0.46
6 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                 0.47
7 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn             0.49
8 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                 1.37
9 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                  1.47
10 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic          2.00
11 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                        2.06
12 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                   2.11
13 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                          2.13
14 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    2.15
15 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               2.40
16 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                      3.15
17 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
18 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     3.21
19 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                              3.22
20 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                     
21 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                              
22 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                    3.27
23 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                            3.44
24 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   3.46
25 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
26 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
27 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht              4.55
28 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League                      
29 Gareth Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                5.07
30 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union            5.56
31 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                              
32 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems            6.21
33 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                    6.34
34 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne               6.41
35 Tim Dunford (GBr) Surrey Racing League                   6.48
36 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                     6.57
37 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) ComNet Senges                       7.05
38 Michael Norton (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                
39 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                             7.14
40 John Veness (GBr) Surrey Racing League                   7.16
41 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                   7.17
42 Greg Roche (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                      
43 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                    7.37
44 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
45 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems            7.48
46 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping         8.12
47 Mike Harrison (GBr) Liverpool Century                        
48 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
49 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly               8.18
50 John Charlesworth (GBr) NE England Bannatyne             8.32
51 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                8.37
52 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                    8.39
53 George Rose (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                 8.52
54 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                      8.56
55 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                      9.38
56 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems      10.22
57 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
58 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
59 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                     
60 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                              10.36
61 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                     10.43
62 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                             10.48
63 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                         10.54
64 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                     11.20
65 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             11.23
66 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic              11.34
67 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                               11.50
68 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling               12.11
69 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23               12.13
70 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     13.03
71 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
72 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                         13.19
73 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    13.20
74 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                       14.45
75 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      15.07
76 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                             15.27
77 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic          15.59
78 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                 16.13
79 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   16.37
80 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
81 Gregory Swinand (USA) Dublin Usher IRC                       
82 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                          16.49
83 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                  17.22
84 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   18.08
85 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union        19.07
86 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic       19.38
87 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand               20.14
88 Michael Pudlinski (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis        20.44
89 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                              21.34
90 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                             22.05
91 Richard Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles              22.48
92 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                              22.53
93 Xavier Melendez (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis          25.17
94 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                               25.29
95 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett        25.53
96 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   26.10
97 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett           28.40
98 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey               28.51
99 Steven Kenny (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 28.59
100 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union           29.05
101 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly              32.06
102 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                         33.05
103 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                             33.27
104 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                      33.36
105 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                 42.02
106 Michael Henson (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis          43.47
107 Graeme Hatcher (GBr) Liverpool Century                 47.25
108 Peter Hey (GBr) USA/Britain                            54.51
109 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                        55.36
110 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                    56.54
111 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey             56.56
112 Greg Abrahamson (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                    58.02
113 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                1.02.30
114 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                            1.05.18
115 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                 1.05.20
116 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                  1.06.47
117 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett        1.10.56
118 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge             1.15.59
119 Uwe Sengewald (Ger) ComNet Senges                    1.20.22
120 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       1.26.18
121 Johnny Rondash (USA) USA/Britain                     1.30.52
122 Steve Gibson (GBr) NE England Bannatyne              1.35.08
123 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly             1.40.15
124 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems     1.55.00
125 Steve Howells (GBr) USA/Britain                      2.15.03
126 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                  2.15.05
127 Ant Cassidy (GBr) Liverpool Century                  2.28.51
128 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping    2.39.56
129 Terry Giblin (GBr) Liverpool Century                 2.43.59
130 Andy Bennett (GBr) Liverpool Century                 3.39.33
 
Points classification
 
1 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               52 pts
2 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      44
3 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                   39
4 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                    31
5 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                                25
6 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                  24
7 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                           24
8 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                      21
9 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                       21
10 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                      20
11 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                          19
12 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             19
13 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      18
14 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union              14
15 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           14
16 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             14
17 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  13
18 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        13
19 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      12
20 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                              12
21 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                12
22 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) ComNet Senges                         12
23 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                   11
24 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                      10
25 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                 10
26 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                                 9
27 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                        8
28 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                             8
29 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             7
30 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  7
31 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                             7
32 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union            7
33 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                   6
34 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         6
35 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        6
36 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                      5
37 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                             4
38 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 4
39 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                             3
40 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                  3
41 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                   2
42 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems               1
43 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                 1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             63 pts
2 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                                43
3 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                   29
4 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic              28
5 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                             25
6 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                  24
7 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                  24
8 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic           22
9 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                20
10 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                               19
11 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                       16
12 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                  12
13 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             10
14 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                     10
15 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                          10
16 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                    8
17 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                   8
18 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               7
19 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  6
20 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                       4
21 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                        4
22 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                           4
23 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                       3
24 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                   3
 
U23 classification
 
1 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                     19.03.49
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                    0.05
3 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                       1.09
4 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                           1.16
5 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                     1.21
6 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                       1.40
7 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             3.50
8 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                               
9 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                     4.28
10 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                    5.31
11 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
12 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                    6.33
13 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                      7.32
14 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      8.37
15 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                          8.48
16 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23               10.07
17 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     10.57
18 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                         11.13
19 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                       12.39
20 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                  15.16
21 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic       17.32
22 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey               26.45
23 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          30.59
24 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                       31.30
25 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                   1.04.41
 
County rider classification
 
1 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                             19.02.30
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                    1.24
3 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                  2.35
4 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    2.59
5 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                   
6 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             5.09
7 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems             5.34
8 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      6.10
9 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                    6.30
10 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems            7.01
11 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping         7.25
12 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
13 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly               7.31
14 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems       9.35
15 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
16 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
17 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                               9.49
18 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      9.56
19 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                             10.01
20 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                     10.33
21 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             10.36
22 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                               11.03
23 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    12.33
24 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      14.20
25 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                             14.40
26 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                 15.26
27 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   15.50
28 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                          16.02
29 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   17.21
30 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union        18.20
31 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand               19.27
32 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                              20.47
33 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                             21.18
34 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                              22.06
35 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                               24.42
36 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett        25.06
37 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   25.23
38 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett           27.53
39 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey               28.04
40 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union            28.18
41 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly               31.19
42 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                              32.40
43 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                  41.15
44 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                         54.49
45 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                     56.07
46 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey              56.09
47 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                 1.01.43
48 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                             1.04.31
49 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                  1.04.33
50 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett         1.10.09
51 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge              1.15.12
52 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping        1.25.31
53 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly              1.39.28
54 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems      1.54.13
55 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   2.14.18
56 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping     2.39.09
 
CI Cat. 2 rider classification
 
1 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems    19.12.05
2 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping              
3 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                    15.48
4 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                54.56
5 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                     54.58
6 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett          1.00.34
7 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping         1.15.56
8 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems       1.44.38
9 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                    2.04.43
10 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping     2.29.34
 
Teams classification
 
1 Ireland Thorntons Recycling                           57.05.36
2 Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                                   2.56
3 Slovenia Perutnina                                        5.18
4 Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                                6.03
5 Kazakhstan                                                9.03
6 Germany ComNet Senges                                    12.06
7 Great Britain U23                                        14.29
8 Surrey Racing League                                     16.02
9 Wales Stena Line                                         17.44
10 N. Wales Energy Cycles                                  20.49
11 NE England Bannatyne                                    35.00
12 USA CRCA/Sakonnet                                       44.13
13 USA Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                            47.13
14 USA/BRITAIN                                             59.55
15 Germany Stevens Von Hacht                             1.09.54
16 Liverpool Century                                     3.24.01
 
County teams classification
 
1 Kerry                                                 57.16.57
2 Meath Martin Donnelly                                     9.08
3 Cork Kanturk Credit Union                                 9.17
4 Dublin Wheelers All Systems                               9.26
5 Dublin Usher IRC                                         11.07
6 Meath Lee Strand                                         13.17
7 Galway                                                   17.38
8 Wicklow                                                  19.44
9 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                  24.34
10 Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                           1.15.12
11 Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping                        1.32.29
12 Dublin Exel Ravens                                    1.58.54
13 Kildare Newbridge                                     3.06.25


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