55th FBD Insurance Rás - 2.2

Ireland, May 20-27, 2007

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Stage 1 - May 20: Naas – Templemore, 158 km

Ojavee beats O'Brien into Templemore

By Shane Stokes in Templemore

Estonian rider Mart Ojavee and Irishman Paídi O'Brien got their FBD Insurance Rás campaigns off to a good start on Sunday when they placed first and second on the 157 kilometre opening leg from Naas to Templemore.

The Kalev Chocolate team rider was quickest in a flat-out 119 man sprint to the line, just edging out Murphy and Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly rider O'Brien and Petr Pucelik (Czech Republic Sparta Praha) for the victory and first yellow jersey of the eight day race.

Dominique Rollin (Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada) finished just off the podium, while former world junior champion Mark Scanlon (Ireland Subway Eat Fresh) rode encouragingly well despite a lack of racing this season, netting fifth.

O'Brien was happy with his ride, saying that having team-mate Simon Kelly in the day's breakaway took the pressure off. "We were happy enough for that move to stay away," he said. "When it became clear that the break was coming back, Kurt [Bogaerts, team manager] said that we would do the sprint for me and Glenn Bak..he is also fast.

"With a kilometre to go Stephen Gallagher got me into a good position. Mark Cassidy was already far up in the bunch so he got me closer to the front and I did the sprint from there. I was happy to have that good position.

"It's hard to say if I would have won if the line was a bit further away. I was coming from far back but I couldn't really see him [Ojavee] - I was concentrating on my own sprint. But I am happy enough to be up in the podium."

O'Brien said that the Belgian-based Irish pro team will chase both stage wins and the overall classification this week.

The stage was marked by a long distance breakaway featuring six riders - Andrei Mustonen (Kalev Chocolate ), Ricardo Van der Velde (Netherlands National Team U23), Simon Kelly (Ireland - Murphy and Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly), Michael Johansen (Vision Bikes ), Jesse Anthony (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada) and Ondrej Pavek (Czech Republic Sparta Praha). They went clear in the first five kilometres, built a maximum lead of approximately four minutes before the day's sole categorised climb of The Cut and resisted the efforts of several others to bridge across, including Dermot Nally of the Ireland Subway Eat Fresh team. However they were hauled back inside the final ten kilometres, paving the way for the mass sprint.

American rider Jesse Anthony won a stage of the M. Donnelly Junior Tour of Ireland four years ago and said he was happy to be back racing on these shores. "I felt good riding in the break. I wasn't sure if it was going to stay away...it took us a good while to get a gap, but then when the lead went up we had a chance. But it is never easy for a break like that in a long race like this where there are a lot of guys behind...it is the first stage, too, and everyone is psyched."

He was first to the top of the day's climb and takes the pink king of the mountains jersey. Van der Velde was also climbing well, crossing the summit in second place. He said afterwards that he was hoping for a good overall showing in the race. "We will decide after two days who will lead the team - it depends on who is best in the overall," he stated. "I think I am one of the good ones because I am strong uphill. We have another good rider Yvo [Kusters], who was fifth today. We will see. I like the mountains here."

Meath MyHome.ie BDBC rider Eugene Moriarty also got onto the podium, placing 15th in the sprint and being the first Irish county team rider home. "I actually died a death with about 500 metres to go. Up until then I thought the top three was a possibility. So I am delighted to get another piece of crystal for the Cuchulainn [county rider] award."

How it unfolded

At just after midday 144 riders rolled out of Naas for the start of the 2007 FBD Insurance Rás. They faced 157 kilometres in the saddle en route to Templemore, including the second category climb of The Cut and one lap of a finishing circuit. Temperatures were approximately 17 degrees, with sunlight and periods of slightly overcast conditions alternating throughout the day.

The first of three hot spot sprints lay in waiting after just 11.7 kilometres, ensuring a fast and aggressive start. After just a couple of kilometres of racing Andrei Mustonen (Kalev Chocolate) attacked, and was joined by Ricardo Van der Velde (Netherlands National Team U23), Simon Kelly (Ireland - Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly), Michael Johansen (Vision Bikes) and Jesse Anthony (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada).

Ondrej Pavek (Czech Republic Sparta Praha) got across a few kilometres after. Mustonen won the bonus sprint in Newbridge, beating Van der Velde and Anthony, then the break continued to knuckle down as they passed the flat plains of the Curragh, location for some of the filming of Braveheart.

Dermot Nally (Ireland) and Glenn Bak (Ireland - Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) tried to get across but while they closed to twelve seconds of the break, they couldn't get any closer. Other efforts to bridge by riders such as multiple Canadian national champion Mark Walters (Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada) and Rory Wyley (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) were also unsuccessful.

The main field was also trying to keep tabs on the leaders but a big stall after approximately 30 kilometres of racing saw the gap extend to 55 seconds. This jumped to 1'15 after an hour in the saddle

Dominique Perras (Kelly Benefit Strategies) set off in pursuit and after a few solo kilometres, was joined by Martyn Irvine (Ireland) and Roger Aiken (Armagh Big Picture Development). They were approximately 1 minute 30 seconds back when Van der Velde beat Pavek and Kelly to win the second hot spot sprint in the town of Mountmellick (51.1 kilometres), and the gap had grown to two minutes by the foot of the day's sole categorised climb, The Cut. The peloton was 3'50 down here.

Johansen attacked the leading group heading towards the summit. He was caught and passed by US under 23 cyclo-cross champion Anthony, who took the combined prime and hot spot sprint at the top ahead of Van der Velde and Johansen.

Behind, Irvine was dropped by Perras and Aiken but the duo were not making any real gains in their chase. After the top of the climb they were 1 minute and 50 seconds, while the front of the fragmenting peloton was 2 minutes 47 seconds down. Aiken duly sat up and went back to the bunch, while Perras persisted for a while longer.

Sensing the possibility of a bunch finish, several teams including Ireland, FRF Couriers and Recycling.co.uk started ramping up the pace behind. This had the effect of cutting the gap down to 1'16 by the time the riders hit the line in Templemore for the start of the 25.4 kilometre finishing circuit. With approximately 15 kilometres to go the gap had fallen to 30 seconds, prompting Johansen, Mustonen and Anthony to jump clear of the others in a last-gasp attempt to stay clear. However their move was ended just before the ten kilometre to go board.

Several riders tried to get clear on the final run in to the finish, including Alain Van der Velde (Netherlands National Team U23), but there was no denying a bunch sprint. Mart Ojavee (Kalev Chocolate) proved quickest in the final dash for the line, beating Paídi O'Brien (Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/ M.Donnelly Sean Kelly team), Petr Pucelik (Czech Republic Sparta Praha), Dominique Rollin (Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada) and Mark Scanlon (Ireland Subway Eat Fresh) in the 119 man sprint to the line. That earned the Estonian team the first yellow jersey of the race, while Van der Velde's strong performances in the bonus sprints saw him end the day three seconds back in second overall.

O'Brien is just one second further back in the general classification heading into the second stage, a lumpy 147 kilometres from Templemore to Loughrea. Three categorised ascents lie in wait; the cat. two Curreeney Cross, plus the third cat. Lecarrow and Killamena climbs.

Results

1 Mart Ojavee (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                  3.52.44 (40.48 km/h)
2 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
3 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha
4 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
5 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
6 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
7 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
8 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
9 René Birkenfeld (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
10 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
11 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy
12 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy
13 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
14 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
15 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
16 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
17 Peter McDonald (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
18 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
19 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
20 Llewellyn Byrne (Irl) North England West Pennine
21 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
22 Conor McGrath (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
23 Graham Briggs (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
24 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
25 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
26 Mick Mulcahy (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
27 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
28 Zdenek Krizek (Cze) Sparta Praha
29 Don Feighery (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
30 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
31 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha
32 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
33 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
34 Alo Jakin (Est) Kalev Chocolate
35 Ben Raby (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
36 Simon Jensen (Den) Vision Bikes
37 Thomas Bendixen (Den) Vision Bikes
38 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
39 David Brennan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
40 Derek Burke (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
41 Ashley Brown (GBr) Team Sportscover
42 Wayne Randle (GBr) Team Sportscover
43 Josh Thornton (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
44 Dominique Perras (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
45 Scott McDonald (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
46 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
47 Michael O'Reilly (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
48 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Kalev Chocolate
49 Simon Holt (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
50 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
51 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
52 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
53 Silvar Kibur (Est) Kalev Chocolate
54 Mark Walters (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
55 Toby Neave (GBr) Surrey
56 Miceál Concannon (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
57 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes
58 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
59 Matthew Green (GBr) Surrey
60 Tony Martin (Ger) Thuringer Energy
61 Marcin Bialoblocki (GBr) Team Sportscover
62 Chris Newton (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
63 Mads Bugge (Den) Vision Bikes
64 Paul Delahunty (NZl) Surrey
65 Richard Eastham (GBr) North England West Pennine
66 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
67 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
68 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
69 Johannes Sickmuller (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
70 Yannick Tiedt (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
71 Adrian Hederman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
72 Benjamin Justesen (Den) Vision Bikes
73 Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) Down Mar Properties
74 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
75 Alan Carey (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
76 Kieran Downey (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
77 Paul Vaughan (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
78 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
79 James Lattimore (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
80 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
81 Michael Butler (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
82 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
83 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thuringer Energy
84 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
85 Josef Soukup (Cze) Sparta Praha
86 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
87 Ben Pochee (GBr) Surrey
88 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thuringer Energy
89 Brendan Brooks (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
90 Tomas Hruby (Cze) Sparta Praha
91 Richard Simmonds (GBr) Surrey
92 Cian Hogan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
93 Hugh Mulhearne (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
94 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
95 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
96 Tom Fanning (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
97 Ryan Roth (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
98 Mark Nestor (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
99 Tom Diggle (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
100 David Mulholland (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
101 John Charlsworth (GBr) Team Sportscover
102 Neil Delahaye (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
103 Colm Bracken (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
104 Conor Murphy (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
105 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
106 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
107 Stephen Surdival (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
108 John O'Brien (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
109 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
110 Michael Storan (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
111 Ben Lieberson (GBr) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
112 Dermot Nally (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
113 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
114 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Team Sportscover
115 David Peelo (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
116 Matthew Ward (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
117 Kevin Donagher (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
118 Nick Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
119 Nathan Jones (Aus) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
120 Chris Belsham (GBr) North England West Pennine                      0.32
121 Roger Aiken (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
122 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                               0.42
123 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                        3.16
124 Thomas O'Flaherty (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
125 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                           3.37
126 Cormac O'Shea (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                         4.02
127 Dave McLoughlin (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                    5.04
128 Paul Wright (GBr) North England West Pennine                       14.34
129 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                         14.42
130 Tony Kemp (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                             16.05
131 Frank O'Connor (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
132 Frank Dunne (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                            22.53
133 Robin Kelly (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
134 Peter Hey (GBr) North England West Pennine
135 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
136 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
137 John Neill (Irl) Down Mar Properties
138 John-Paul Lyons (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
139 Barry Mullin (Irl) Down Mar Properties
140 Brendan Kirk (Irl) Down Mar Properties
141 Jonathan Gormley (Irl) Down Mar Properties
142 Colm Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
143 Noel Moloney (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
DNF Dave Reilly (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
 
Mountains
 
The Cut (Cat.2), km 73.8 
1 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                         10 pts
2 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                8
3 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes                                      6
4 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                          4
5 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly            3
6 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                    1
 
Sprints
 
Newbridge, km 11.7
1 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                    3 pts
2 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                2
3 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                          1
 
Mountmellick, km 51.1
1 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                3 pts
2 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                          2
3 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly            1
 
The Cut, km 73.8
1 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                          3 pts
2 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                2
3 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes                                      1
 
County rider
 
1 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                         3.52.44
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
3 Conor McGrath (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
 
International team
 
1 Netherlands National Team U23                                     11.38.12
2 FRF Couriers NSWIS
3 Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
4 Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
5 Sparta Praha
6 Kalev Chocolate
7 Thuringer Energy
8 Stevens-Von Hacht
9 Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
10 Stena Line / Recycling
11 Vision Bikes
12 Team Sportscover
13 Kelly Benefit Strategies
14 Surrey
15 North England West Pennine                                           0.32
 
County team
 
1 Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                                       11.38.12
2 Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
3 Waterford Comeragh CC
4 Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
5 Kerry Earl Of Desmond
6 Kildare Murphy Surveys
7 Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
8 Armagh Big Picture Dev
9 Dublin Usher Insulations
10 Cork Omega Designs Ltd
11 Tipperary Dan Morrissey
12 Kildare Newbridge ReMax                                              4.02
13 Down Mar Properties                                                 45.46
14 Dublin Euroc cles -Eurobab
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Mart Ojavee (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                  3.52.34
2 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23             0.03
3 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kell        0.04
4 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha                                       0.06
5 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
6 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                       0.08
7 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes                                   0.09
8 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
9 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                    0.10
10 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
11 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
12 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
13 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
14 René Birkenfeld (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
15 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
16 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy
17 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy
18 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
19 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
20 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
21 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
22 Peter McDonald (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
23 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
24 Llewellyn Byrne (Irl) North England West Pennine
25 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
26 Conor McGrath (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
27 Graham Briggs (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
28 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
29 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
30 Mick Mulcahy (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
31 Zdenek Krizek (Cze) Sparta Praha
32 Don Feighery (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
33 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
34 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
35 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
36 Alo Jakin (Est) Kalev Chocolate
37 Ben Raby (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
38 Simon Jensen (Den) Vision Bikes
39 Thomas Bendixen (Den) Vision Bikes
40 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
41 David Brennan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
42 Derek Burke (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
43 Ashley Brown (GBr) Team Sportscover
44 Wayne Randle (GBr) Team Sportscover
45 Josh Thornton (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
46 Dominique Perras (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
47 Scott McDonald (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
48 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
49 Michael O'Reilly (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
50 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Kalev Chocolate
51 Simon Holt (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
52 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
53 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
54 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
55 Silvar Kibur (Est) Kalev Chocolate
56 Mark Walters (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
57 Toby Neave (GBr) Surrey
58 Miceál Concannon (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
59 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
60 Matthew Green (GBr) Surrey
61 Tony Martin (Ger) Thuringer Energy
62 Marcin Bialoblocki (GBr) Team Sportscover
63 Chris Newton (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
64 Mads Bugge (Den) Vision Bikes
65 Paul Delahunty (NZl) Surrey
66 Richard Eastham (GBr) North England West Pennine
67 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
68 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
69 Johannes Sickmuller (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
70 Yannick Tiedt (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
71 Adrian Hederman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
72 Benjamin Justesen (Den) Vision Bikes
73 Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) Down Mar Properties
74 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
75 Alan Carey (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
76 Kieran Downey (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
77 Paul Vaughan (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
78 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
79 James Lattimore (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
80 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
81 Michael Butler (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
82 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
83 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thuringer Energy
84 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
85 Josef Soukup (Cze) Sparta Praha
86 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
87 Ben Pochee (GBr) Surrey
88 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thuringer Energy
89 Brendan Brooks (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
90 Tomas Hruby (Cze) Sparta Praha
91 Richard Simmonds (GBr) Surrey
92 Cian Hogan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
93 Hugh Mulhearne (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
94 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
95 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
96 Tom Fanning (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
97 Ryan Roth (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies
98 Mark Nestor (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
99 Tom Diggle (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
100 David Mulholland (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
101 John Charlsworth (GBr) Team Sportscover
102 Neil Delahaye (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
103 Colm Bracken (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
104 Conor Murphy (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
105 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
106 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
107 Stephen Surdival (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
108 John O'Brien (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
109 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
110 Michael Storan (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
111 Ben Lieberson (GBr) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
112 Dermot Nally (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
113 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey
114 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Team Sportscover
115 David Peelo (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
116 Matthew Ward (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
117 Kevin Donagher (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
118 Nick Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies
119 Nathan Jones (Aus) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
120 Chris Belsham (GBr) North England West Pennine                      0.42
121 Roger Aiken (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
122 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                               0.49
123 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                        3.26
124 Thomas O'Flaherty (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
125 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                           3.47
126 Cormac O'Shea (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                         4.12
127 Dave McLoughlin (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                    5.14
128 Paul Wright (GBr) North England West Pennine                       14.44
129 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                         14.52
130 Tony Kemp (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                             16.15
131 Frank O'Connor (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
132 Frank Dunne (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                            23.03
133 Robin Kelly (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
134 Peter Hey (GBr) North England West Pennine
135 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
136 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax
137 John Neill (Irl) Down Mar Properties
138 John-Paul Lyons (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
139 Barry Mullin (Irl) Down Mar Properties
140 Brendan Kirk (Irl) Down Mar Properties
141 Jonathan Gormley (Irl) Down Mar Properties
142 Colm Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
143 Noel Moloney (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
 
Points classification 
 
1 Mart Ojavee (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                       15 pts
2 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly         14
3 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha                                         13
4 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                      12
5 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                             11
6 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                         10
7 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                      9
8 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                                    8
9 René Birkenfeld (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                                  7
10 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly          6
11 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                        5
12 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                     4
13 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                 3
14 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                   2
15 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                         10 pts
2 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                8
3 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes                                      6
4 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                          4
5 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly            3
6 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                    1
 
Under 23 classification
 
1 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23           3.52.03
2 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                        0.03
3 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                        0.07
4 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
5 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
6 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
7 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy
8 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy
9 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
10 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
11 Zdenek Krizek (Cze) Sparta Praha
12 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23
13 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
14 Alo Jakin (Est) Kalev Chocolate
15 Derek Burke (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
16 Simon Holt (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
17 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
18 Silvar Kibur (Est) Kalev Chocolate
19 Matthew Green (GBr) Surrey
20 Tony Martin (Ger) Thuringer Energy
21 Yannick Tiedt (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht
22 Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) Down Mar Properties
23 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
24 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thuringer Energy
25 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
26 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
27 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thuringer Energy
28 Brendan Brooks (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS
29 Mark Nestor (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
30 Tom Diggle (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling
31 David Mulholland (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
32 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                          3.23
 
Country rider classification
 
1 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                          3.52.44
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
3 Conor McGrath (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
4 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
5 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn
6 Mick Mulcahy (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys
7 Don Feighery (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC
8 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
9 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
10 David Brennan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
 
Category 2 rider classification
 
1 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                        3.52.44
2 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
3 Kieran Downey (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev
4 James Lattimore (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
5 Cian Hogan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond
6 Stephen Surdival (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
7 Ben Lieberson (GBr) Cork Omega Designs Ltd
8 Kevin Donagher (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
9 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                              3.37
10 Dave McLoughlin (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                      5.04
11 Tony Kemp (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                               16.05
12 John-Paul Lyons (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby                    22.53
13 Brendan Kirk (Irl) Down Mar Properties
14 Jonathan Gormley (Irl) Down Mar Properties
15 Colm Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
16 Noel Moloney (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby
 
International team classification
 
1 Netherlands National Team U23                                      11.38.12
2 FRF Couriers NSWIS
3 Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly
4 Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada
5 Sparta Praha
6 Kalev Chocolate
7 Thuringer Energy
8 Stevens-Von Hacht
9 Ireland Subway Eat Fresh
10 Stena Line / Recycling
11 Vision Bikes
12 Team Sportscover
13 Kelly Benefit Strategies
14 Surrey
15 North England West Pennine                                            0.32
 
County team classification
 
1 Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                                        11.38.12
2 Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC
3 Waterford Comeragh CC
4 Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways
5 Kerry Earl Of Desmond
6 Kildare Murphy Surveys
7 Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers
8 Armagh Big Picture Dev
9 Dublin Usher Insulations
10 Cork Omega Designs Ltd
11 Tipperary Dan Morrissey
12 Kildare Newbridge ReMax                                               4.02
13 Down Mar Properties                                                  45.46
14 Dublin Euroc cles -Eurobab

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