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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

Go on ya good thing!
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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.

Flying solo: Stephen Barrett (Ireland National 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.

Photography

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Images by Stephen McMahon

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