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57th FBD Insurance Rás - 2.2
Ireland, May 18-25, 2009
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Stage 8 - May 24: Clara – Skerries, 155 km
Kirsipuu takes final stage, Richardson wins FBD Rás
By Shane Stokes
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After spending half the race in the yellow jersey, British rider Simon Richardson wound up his biggest professional victory today when he won the FBD Insurance Rás in Skerries. The Rapha Condor competitor was delayed due to a crash inside the final three kilometres but, as per International Cycling Union (UCI) rules, all the riders affected were given the same time as the stage winner.
Regardless of that, Richardson had enjoyed a very comfortable cushion over runner-up Mads Christensen (Denmark Designa Kokken), starting the day 2:49 minutes clear of him and a further 13 seconds up on Jan Barta (Austria Arbo KTM Junkers).
Richardson's Rapha Condor team controlled things and no breakaway group succeeded in gaining significant time during the 155 kilometre race from Clara.
"I said it time and again that I had the strongest team in this race," he said. "But even so, I still felt a bit of pressure due to the fact that the guys had spent so many kilometres in on the front and worked so hard for this. I needed to do the honours.
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"There was a crash in the last two kilometres," he added. "I got caught behind it and while we still got credited with the same time, but if it had been a couple of kilometres earlier...Anything can happen."
Quadruple Tour de France stage winner Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant Veolia) took his second stage victory of the race when he won the big gallop to the line. He beat Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) and Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), who claimed second and third respectively, while Russell Downing (Britain CandiTV - Marshall's Pasta) was fourth.
Stage winner Kirsipuu said afterwards that everything worked out perfectly. "I'm satisfied," he said. "I missed out in the last three days. I always made a little error in the sprint and got second, second and third.
"Today I wasn't very confident at all, actually, but finally I found myself in the right position," added Kirsipuu. "I was third into the last corner, and I was lucky that Ian Wilkinson started his sprint from there...it was the perfect lead-out for me."
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It was his second time competing in Ireland, the 39-year-old having ridden the 1998 Tour de France which started in Dublin.
"I enjoyed this race," he said. "I was afraid at the beginning that it would be harder. It was still hard, but it was okay for me. There was only one time when it was a bit much for me, that was the stage to Conor Pass."
Fourth placed Downing was Eeckhout's closest rival in the green jersey competition. The two had started the day level on points, with Eeckhout ahead on count back. The former Belgian road race champion made sure of his victory in that classification when he beat Downing in the finishing sprint.
Irish successes
Downing's team-mate David O'Loughlin earned the second classification jersey for the team today. He had a crash early on but recovered and successfully retained the pink jersey of King of the Mountains leader. The Mayo rider also finished tenth overall, two places behind the best-placed Irish competitor David McCann.
"I was happy to defend it [the jersey] today and at least get something out of the race," he said. "The Rás didn't quite go to plan. It was a very, very difficult race to win.
"I came down earlier in the stage, as did David McCann," he said, referring to his fall. "I am a bit sore all right, but I got back on and tried to forget about it. The primes themselves were fairly straightforward... I had to go hard once or twice, but apart from that it was fine. I could then ease off then for the last two and concentrate then on leading Niko out.
"Mark [Cassidy] was in the front group all right, but Nicholas Walker was there and he is fairly fast. So we worked to bring it back. Overall, we are happy with the week - we had a stage win and won two jerseys."
The home riders had an aggressive showing on the stage, with both Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie) and Cassidy going on the attack in separate groups. While they were unable to stay clear, Kenneally had the consolation of winning the best county rider classification. His Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC squad were also best county team.
"I got the team prize and the county rider prize too," he said. " But it was a very frustrating Rás - I've never seen anything like it! There was a bunch sprint [practically] every day.
"On the first of the two laps today I went away on top of the climb with Downing. Benny de Schrooder was there but was sitting on...ah, in this race what can you do? When we got caught there was a big chase and the group that did go fell off the front and I missed it. I felt good, but the race this year has been frustrating."
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Not so for John Herety, manager of the Rapha Condor squad. It won the race with Richardson and also dominated the best International team competition. He's got a strong track record and thoroughly enjoyed his time here.
"I've had four wins in seven editions of the race, or something like that," he said. "I did it with Paul Manning, did it for one of Chris Newton's wins, as well as Kristian House and now Simon.
"Today was pretty straight forward, not a problem at all, really," added Herety. "Always under control, always very strong. We used Tom Southam and Kristian House in the early part of it. No-one really attacked...we set the pace so high that nobody could really attack us. The nature of the route has also helped our situation as there was less climbing in the last few days."
An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team manager Kurt Bogaerts was also satisfied, even if his riders didn't succeed in repeating the overall win they secured last year with Stephen Gallagher.
"The yellow was quickly gone...we needed a miracle to be able to get back into the running," he said, referring to the time loss stage one winner Eeckhout and the rest of the team suffered on stage three. "So it was necessary to reassess and see what was the maximum we could get out of this race. The mountains jersey was a big objective; then, near the end we came closer to the points jersey. Then we had two jerseys, and that is what we wanted to bring home."
Photography
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Images by Stephen McMahon
- It has been said that riding the Rás could put years on some of the riders. This young man was in contention for the best placed rider Under 23 after stage two.
- The Britain Halfords Bike Hut team get psyched for the start of stage eight in Clara, County Offaly.
- Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) gives a thumbs up for the start of the final stage.
- The KOM classification was hotly contested on the roads to Skerries in north County Dublin.
- The Rapha Condor team of race leader Simon Richardson were ever vigilant, on the lookout for threatening moves developing after KOM sprints.
- There was no time for chitchat among the riders as the race embarked on the first of two laps of the finishing circuit in Skerries.
- Stage eight saw temperatures rocket and liquid refreshment was in high demand.
- The final 30 kilometres were technical and undulating. Conditions demanded maximum concentration as Paul Griffin’s (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies) expression illustrates.
- Race leader Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) looking focussed. With overall victory in his sights the final kilometres must have been a anxious time. No chickens could be counted until the finish line was crossed.
- The crowds were treated to the spectacle of bunch sprint with Estonian national champion Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia) making sure of victory with a powerful display of his strength and experience.
- After victory on stage three and numerous podium places during the week Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia) was satisfied with his second stage victory.
- Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) reaps the rewards for his consistent efforts by taking overall victory in the 2009 Rás.
- Mellow Yellow: Simon Richardson's (Britain Rapha Condor) calm, friendly demeanour off the bike masks a fiery competitive instinct on the road.
- Darren Lapthorne congratulates his team-mate on a well deserved victory. As ever, Richardson was quick to pay tribute to his Rapha Condor team.
- As easy as they made it look, Darren Lapthorne’s expression pays testament to the hard graft that he and his Rapha Condor team-mates put in defending Richardson’s race lead.
- Winner of stage eight, Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia) seemed pleased with his week on the roads of Ireland.
- Yet again, Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) took the prize for best placed county rider on stage eight. There can be no doubt that the 2009 Rás has been an affirmation of his class, if one was needed.
- Best Placed Under 23 Rider overall Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut).
- King of the Mountains for 2009 David O’Loughlin (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) receives the Brendan Carroll memorial trophy.
- The battle for the Points classification went right down to the wire with Belgian rider Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M.Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) taking the overall victory.
- After a closely fought contest, Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC) took home the Cavan Crystal trophy for Best Placed County Rider on the 2009 Rás.
- Winners of the County Team prize the Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC team.
- Overall victor of the 2009 FBD Rás Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor).
- Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor) celebrates victory in the 2009 FBD Rás.
- The men of the 2009 FBD Rás. The photographer should have mounted my fisheye lens for this one...
Results
1 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 3.25.13 2 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 3 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 4 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 5 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 6 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 7 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 8 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 9 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 10 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 11 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 12 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 13 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 14 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 15 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 16 Josef Kugler (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 17 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 18 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 19 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 20 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 21 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 22 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 23 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 24 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 25 Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 26 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 27 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 28 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 29 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 30 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 31 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 32 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 33 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 34 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 35 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor 36 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 37 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 38 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 39 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 40 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 41 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 42 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 43 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 44 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 45 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 46 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 47 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 48 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor 49 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 50 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 51 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 52 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 53 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 54 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 55 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 56 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 57 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 58 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 59 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 60 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 61 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 62 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 63 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 64 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 65 Rune Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 66 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 67 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 68 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 69 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 70 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 71 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 72 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 4.58 73 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 74 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 75 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 76 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 77 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 78 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 79 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 80 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 81 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 82 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 83 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 84 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 85 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 86 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 87 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 88 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 89 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 90 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 91 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 92 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 93 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 94 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 95 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 96 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 97 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 98 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 99 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 100 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 101 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 102 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 103 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 104 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 105 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 106 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 107 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 108 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 109 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 110 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 111 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 112 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 113 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 114 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 115 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands 5.15 116 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 8.55 117 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 118 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 119 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 120 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 121 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 122 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 123 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 124 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 125 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 126 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 127 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 128 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 129 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 130 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 20.49 131 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 132 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 133 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 20.53 134 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 135 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 40.53 136 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League County rider stage 1 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 3.25.13 2 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 3 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways Mountains Climb 1 - Cat 3, Pluckhimin 1 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 5 pts 2 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 4 3 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 3 4 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 2 Climb 2 - Cat 3, Cross of the Cage 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 5 pts 2 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 4 3 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 3 4 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 2 Climb 3 - Cat 3, Black Hills 1 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 5 pts 2 Jan Barta (Cze) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 4 3 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Designa Kokken 3 4 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 2 Climb 4 - Cat 3, Black Hills 1 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Cinelli - Down Under 5 pts 2 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 4 3 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 3 4 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 2 County teams stage 1 Engraveit.ie/BDBC 10.15.39 2 Dan Morrissey 3 KTM Winning Sol'tns 4.58 4 Total Cleaning Supplies 5 IRC Ushers Insulations 6.27 6 Comeragh CC 9.56 7 Martin Donnelly 8 Eurocycles 9 DTC Orwell Wheelers 12.16 10 Castlebar WesternEdge 13.17 11 Zilcom-South Dublin 13.53 12 Nigel's Bikes 18.51 13 Newry Whs. CC 14 Clonmel CC 15 Murphy Surveys 26.45 16 Projector World 30.49 International teams stage 1 Halfords Bike Hut 10.15.39 2 An Post M.Donnelly 3 National Team 4 Giant-Veolia 5 Designa Kokken 6 Trek Marco Polo 7 Heraklion-Nessebar 8 Candi TV Marshalls 9 Arbö KTM Junkers 10 Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes 11 Rapha Condor 12 Kuota-Indeland 4.58 13 C'Shire Sigmasport 14 Cinelli-DownUnder 8.55 15 BC East Midlands 9.56 16 Development U23 17 Surrey Racing League 13.53 Final General Classification 1 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor 30.57.17 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 Sam Bennett (Irl) Dan Morrissey 7.56 18 Jacobus Venter (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 8.04 19 Wouter Sybrandy (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 8.20 20 Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Designa Kokken 8.28 21 Stefan Poll (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 8.33 22 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 8.45 23 Stephen Halpin (Irl) Ireland Development U23 8.58 24 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 9.15 25 Paul Griffin (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 9.24 26 Seán Downey (Irl) Irish National Team 9.31 27 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 28 Morten Kruse Brink (Den) Team Designa Kokken 29 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor 9.45 30 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor 10.13 31 James Spragg (GBr) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 10.37 32 Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 11.16 33 Philip Lavery (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 12.09 34 Michael Concannon (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 13.01 35 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Team Designa Kokken 13.10 36 Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 13.19 37 Spas Gyurov (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 38 James Moss (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 13.24 39 Joseph Fenlon (Irl) Dan Morrissey 40 Chris McNamara (GBr) Surrey Racing League 41 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 42 Daniel Drake (GBr) BC East Midlands 43 Paul Healion (Irl) Irish National Team 13.42 44 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 13.47 45 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 14.29 46 Espen Jogert (Nor) Team Giant-Veoila 14.40 47 Steve Lampier (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 15.43 48 Mark Nugent (Irl) Comeragh CC 15.51 49 Neil Delahaye (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 17.18 50 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 17.40 51 Tom Last (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 18.22 52 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 19.08 53 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 19.19 54 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Kuota - Indeland 19.20 55 Hannes Grundlinger (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 19.24 56 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 21.16 57 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 22.11 58 Bogdan Stoytchev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 22.28 59 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 23.01 60 Conor Murphy (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 23.41 61 Ray Clarke (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 23.56 62 Seán Lacey (Irl) Eurocycles 24.07 63 Rob Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 24.31 64 Martin Grashev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 26.03 65 Ian Bibby (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 26.56 66 Eric Van De Meent (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team 27.52 67 Matthew Kipling (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 27.58 68 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 28.32 69 John Lynch (Irl) Martin Donnelly 29.01 70 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 29.05 71 Stephen Barrett (Irl) Irish National Team 29.19 72 Tony Brady (Irl) Martin Donnelly 29.20 73 Conor McAllister (Irl) Eurocycles 30.21 74 Aaron Buggle (Irl) Ireland Development U23 30.49 75 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 31.54 76 John Heaton-Armstrong (GBr) Surrey Racing League 32.08 77 Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cinelli - Down Under 32.53 78 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 33.16 79 Derek Burke (Irl) IRC Ushers Insulations 33.21 80 Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 33.34 81 Georgi Petrov Georgiev (Bul) Heraklion-Nessebar - Kastro 33.35 82 Patrick Clarke (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 33.55 83 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 34.18 84 James Wlliamson (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 35.27 85 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Comeragh CC 36.02 86 Robin Kelly (Irl) Comeragh CC 37.40 87 Mark Power (Irl) Dan Morrissey 37.56 88 Chris Troy (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 39.39 89 Michael Storan (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 39.51 90 Lukas Winter (Aut) ARBÖ - KTM - Junkers 39.55 91 Barry Monaghan (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 40.13 92 Richard McCauley (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 41.12 93 Mike Reddan (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 43.59 94 Steve Calland (GBr) Surrey Racing League 44.24 95 Urban Monks (Irl) Ireland Development U23 45.37 96 Keith Gater (Irl) Comeragh CC 47.26 97 Stephen Surdival (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 48.31 98 David Cawley (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 50.03 99 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 51.42 100 Christopher Prior (GBr) BC East Midlands 53.38 101 Michael Butler (Irl) Eurocycles 55.21 102 Mark McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.00.07 103 James Stewart (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 1.03.52 104 Cathal McCarthy (Irl) Eurocycles 1.04.41 105 Danny Carroll (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.04.45 106 Don Feighery (Irl) Comeragh CC 1.05.25 107 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Eurocycles 1.05.57 108 Kieran Keane (Irl) Martin Donnelly 1.05.58 109 Robert Wardell (GBr) Team KuK Kinesis Bikes 1.06.03 110 Martin Gill (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.06.33 111 Ciaran Steed (Irl) Murphy Surveys 1.08.20 112 Colm Bracken (Irl) Murphy Surveys 1.08.38 113 Keith Fox (Irl) Clonmel CC 1.10.43 114 Niall Brosnan (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 1.13.13 115 Andrew McQuaid (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 1.17.42 116 Shane Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.18.21 117 David Peelo (Irl) Murphy Surveys 1.19.25 118 Dylan Rafter (Irl) KTM Winning Solutions 1.26.33 119 Ruaidhrí Geraghty (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 1.33.08 120 Sean McGreevy (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.40.11 121 Drew McKinley (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 1.50.35 122 Richard Malone (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 1.51.47 123 Colin Robinson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 1.52.25 124 Kevin Shelly (Irl) Clonmel CC 2.00.56 125 Jonathan Gibson (Irl) Martin Donnelly 2.07.23 126 Richard Hoult (GBr) Surrey Racing League 2.08.45 127 Paul Doyle (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 2.15.13 128 Paul O'Keefe (Irl) Zilcom-South Dublin 2.17.28 129 Odhran Connors (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 2.17.58 130 Thomas Kirk (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.27.19 131 Brendan Lacey (Irl) Total Cleaning Supplies 2.27.54 132 Gareth Williams (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.29.48 133 Colm Quinn (Irl) Newry Whs. CC 2.49.40 134 Llewey Byrne (GBr) BC East Midlands 2.49.41 135 Paul Dunne (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 3.02.37 136 Eoghan Considine (Irl) Nigel's Bikes 3.28.26 Under 23 rider classification 1 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords Bike Hut 31.04.40 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 CI Category 2 classification 1 John Dempsey (Irl) Dan Morrissey 31.14.57 2 John Mason (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 3.36 3 Daniel Clifford (Irl) Newbridge Projector World 5.21 4 Chris Coyle (Irl) Castlebar Western Edge Medical Communications 10.52 5 Graham Hurley (Irl) DTC Orwell Wheelers 14.14 County Rider classification 1 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Engraveit.ie/BDBC/Cycleways 31.05.03 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 Points classification 1 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 84 pts 2 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Team Giant-Veoila 82 3 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Pinarello RT 82 Mountains classification 1 David O'Loughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team 62 pts 2 Kit Kilham (GBr) Sigmasport/Spelialized/Sportful 45 3 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team 38 Countyteam classification 1 Engraveit.ie/BDBC 93.28.37 2 Dan Morrissey 1.22 3 Total Cleaning Supplies 9.35 4 IRC Ushers Insulations 12.03 5 Comeragh CC 35.34 6 Eurocycles 43.12 7 KTM Winning Sol'tns 50.21 8 Martin Donnelly 1.01.30 9 Castlebar WesternEdge 1.04.16 10 DTC Orwell Wheelers 1.30.30 11 Projector World 2.16.18 12 Clonmel CC 2.18.08 13 Zilcom-South Dublin 2.21.12 14 Newry Whs. CC 2.31.51 15 Murphy Surveys 2.59.37 16 Nigel's Bikes 3.49.20 International team classification 1 Rapha Condor 93.00.44 2 Designa Kokken 9.42 3 Arbö KTM Junkers 10.00 4 An Post M.Donnelly 13.28 5 National Team 16.14 6 Giant-Veolia 17.01 7 Trek Marco Polo 18.21 8 C'Shire Sigmasport 21.48 9 Cinelli-DownUnder 22.20 10 Candi TV Marshalls 23.51 11 Halfords Bike Hut 23.58 12 Kuota-Indeland 29.19 13 Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes 40.37 14 Heraklion-Nessebar 40.40 15 Development U23 41.54 16 Surrey Racing League 1.07.34 17 BC East Midlands 2.46.49
