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52nd FBD Milk Rás - 2.5

Ireland, May 23-30, 2004

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Stage 3 - May 25: Oranmore - Charleville, 152 km

Nally takes first pro win in home county

By Shane Stokes, Irishcycling.com

Irishman Dermot Nally (Galway)
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What a perfect homecoming. Spanish based Irishman Dermot Nally today became the first Irish stage winner of this year's FBD Milk Rás, sprinting home two seconds clear to the finish on the streets of Charleville and taking his first pro win in the process. Nally moved to Valencia from Cork city when he was six years of age and speaks English with strong undertones of a Spanish accent, yet winning here in Cork will go down a treat.

The former Irish under 23 champion has been competing in the colours of the Paternina - Costa del Almeria team for the past year and a half. Knee problems earlier this year compromised his fitness yet today's fine showing will work wonders for his morale and motivation. The Galway Team rider has taken the stage win he came looking for, is now seventh overall and could well go on to bigger things in this race. What's more, the hope is that his career in general will start to flourish after today's fine ride.

"It's great to get this win, it is the first of my pro career," he said at the finish. "Coming into the race I had targeted a stage victory and a top ten finish overall. I've got the first of those now and am up there in the general classification so I'm pretty happy with things so far."

The Corkman displayed a perfect balance of tactics, strength and determination today, bridging across to a long established breakaway group at the right time and then choosing the perfect moment for the last-kilometre solo effort which carried him to the line.

Second place went to Valeriy Dmitryev, the Kazakh showing great reserves in taking second after spending the whole day up the road. He nipped by the former Tour of Spain points winner Malcolm Elliott inside the final 100 metres, Elliott placing a disappointed third but inheriting the green jersey as best sprinter.

Overnight leader Valter Bonca (Perutnina)
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Irish contenders David McCann and Denis Lynch were fifth and sixth, while the 22 year old Kerry rider Sean Lacey placed an excellent seventh. He takes over in the best young rider competition. Fellow Irishman Paul Healion (Dublin Usher IRC) was tenth.

Overnight leader Valter Bonca finished alongside many of the other contenders in the main bunch, some 1 minute and 19 seconds behind Nally. The first five places overall remain unchanged, with Ireland - Thornton's Recycling rider David O'Loughlin in fourth. Lynch and Nally have moved up to sixth and seventh respectively, while Elliott is ninth and McCann is tenth. Lacey, Ritchie Cahill (Kerry) and Tommy Evans (Ireland - Thorton's Recycling) are eleventh, twelfth and fourteenth, and are all within a minute of Bonca's yellow jersey. Perfectly poised, in other words, if the legs are willing.

How it happened

Isn't Ireland beautiful?
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Paul Healion (Dublin Usher IRC) got the day's action underway with an attack in the first few minutes of racing, sparking off a seven-man breakaway which quickly gained time over the bunch. Healion's companions were Valeriy Dmitryev (Kazakhstan), Jamie Norfolk (Wales Stena Line), Mikael Segarsall (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic), Massimo Demarin (Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj), Jens Schiwedler (Germany Stevens Von Hacht) and Kevin Dawson of the Yorkshire Murphy and Gunn team. The septet rode well together to put daylight between themselves and the rest of the field, their progress aided by the fact that the bunch seemed a little less willing to chase than had been the case yesterday.

These seven were joined shortly afterwards by two reinforcements, in the shape of Ireland - Thornton's Recycling rider David McCann, second on yesterday's stage, and Daniel Lynch (Cork Kanturk Credit Union).

With many of the strong teams represented, there was some blocking going on back in the bunch and this helped the break get established. By Gort (26 kilometres) the nine riders had extended their lead to over one minute, a lead which continued to grow. As the riders started the first of three King of the Mountains climbs at Killenena, their advantage was up to one minute and 50 seconds. Some scrappy jumping around ensued over the next 25 kilometres, the riders attacking each other at times instead of riding through, yet nevertheless they maintained this gap over the main field.

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During that time they crested three KOM summits, with Segarsall, Lynch and Schiwedler taking the top points at Killenena, Aylevaun and Ogonell respectively. The latter's solo effort on the final climb would prove to be enough to take over the mountains jersey from overnight leader Tobias Lergard (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic).

As the break headed up over those rolling roads, McCann was clearly out of sorts. The Belfast man seemed to be under pressure whenever the road reared upwards, a surprising development given his second place yesterday and good form this year. Although position problems on the bike were one detail causing discomfort (he changed bikes in recent weeks), the main reason for his malaise was physiological. To put it simply, he was not quite firing on all cylinders.

"I'm not quite sure why it happened, but I was having one of those off days," he said this evening. "My legs just didn't feel good today. I was never in danger of getting dropped on the climbs, but I definitely wasn't riding as I normally would. I'm a little worried about it with the mountains coming tomorrow but hopefully I will be okay. My nose is blocked up at the moment so I am just praying it isn't a cold coming on.

"It was good getting into that move because sometimes it is easier being up the road when you are having an off day. It was very frustrating, though, with all that jumping around as if we had worked properly we could have taken several minutes out of the rest of the field. But there were some guys who wouldn't work and that started a bit of messing."

That "messing" - a.k.a a lack of cooperation between those up the road - saw the bunch come close on several occasions. Heading into Killaloe after 77 kilometres, the lead was one minute and 12 seconds. Yet just seven kilometres later in Birdhill the bunch had closed to within ten seconds. It looked like the day's great escape had come to an end, but somehow the break managed to rally and draw clear once more. However before those up front drew further ahead, Nally jumped across to the break, followed several minutes later by Kimmo Kananen (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic). That made it eleven up front, although this dropped to ten when Lynch punctured.

David McCann (Ireland-Thorton's Recycling)
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Healion tried to attack after Birdhill and indeed was clear for a while, but was reeled in by the rest of the break. They stayed largely together for some time after that, finally joining forces to try to fend off the chase behind. After Caherconlish, with just over forty kilometres remaining, five chasers managed to bridge across - namely Denis Lynch (Ireland - Thorton's Recycling), Malcolm Elliott (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn), plus the Kerry train of Sean Lacey, Ritchie Cahill and Vincent Gleeson - and then three others managed to join up. The addition of Tommy Evans (Ireland - Thorton's Recycling), Ivan Andreeyev (Kazakhstan) and Richard Eastham (North East England Bannatyne) with twenty kilometres to go swelled the front group to 18; these stayed together on the run in towards the finish in Charleville.

With the main bunch now well over a minute behind, it was clear that one of the eighteen would take the stage. The most likely outcome was a sprint, with Elliott favoured to come out on top, but Nally had other ideas. Jumping clear on a drag inside the final kilometres, the Corkman hurtled clear to a two second margin of victory, crossing the line arms aloft and overjoyed with his first ever pro win.

A disappointed Elliott looked set to take for second place but missed out on that when a fast-finishing Dmitreyev came off his wheel inside the final hundred metres. Third place, though, was good enough to earn him the green jersey of best sprinter, and he will keep trying to land that stage win for the rest of the race.

As expected, Nally was delighted with his win. "It's my first professional victory, I'm very happy," he said. "I just went on the last hill, with about five or six hundred metres to go. I wasn't feel particularly strong and didn't think I was in with a chance of winning when we were heading towards the finish. But the other riders were looking at each other a bit, getting ready for the sprint, so I thought I would give it a go."

"It worked out well for me early on when I got across to the break. The bunch had closed the gap right down. It was flat out at the time, in terms of speed, but I said that I would try to get across. I wasn't sure if I would make it, or if the break would end up staying clear, but things ended up fine. Coming into the race I had the goals of going for a stage win and finishing in the top ten overall. I've got the stage win and am now up there (he is seventh) so things are going well so far."

Slovenian rider Valter Bonca retained his yellow jersey for the second day. But as he finished back in the main bunch, 1 minute and 19 seconds in arrears, things have become a bit tighter at the top. The riders who took the first five placings on day one - Bonca, Petter Renang (Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic), Mark Lovatt (Yorkshire - Murphy and Gunn), O'Loughin and Anthony Malarczyk (Wales - Stena Line) - remain at the top of the leaderboard, but now ten others are within one minute of yellow. These include Irish riders Denis Lynch, Nally, McCann, Lacey Ritchie Cahill (Kerry) and Evans, so things are looking hopeful for the home riders going into the first real mountains tomorrow.

"Tomorrow is the first real indicator as to how things really are," said O'Loughlin this evening. "Things have tightened up after today but one good thing is that instead of the race leader having only one Ireland rider to watch, he now has four. We can work with that, try to put him and the other contenders under pressure."

"I got clear a couple of times today but once the break was gone, the bunch closed everything else down. I feel good, though, and had a pretty handy day today."

Stage 4 - May 26: Charleville - Cahirciveen, 181 km

The FBD Milk Rás continues tomorrow with the first real mountain stage of the race, a 181 marathon stage from Charleville to Cahirciveen. Eight categorised climbs await the riders, including the second category ascent of Cill Urlat and the first category Coonanaspic. Both come inside the final 26 kilometres of racing and should really shake up the overall classification.

Photography

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Results

1 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                              3.37.05 (42.01 km/h)
2 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                         0.02
3 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                 
4 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                
5 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                        
6 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                         
7 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                    0.05
8 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                      0.06
9 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
10 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      0.07
11 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                   
12 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                              
13 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne               0.09
14 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                      
15 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                  
16 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    0.12
17 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          0.18
18 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            
19 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht              1.19
20 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                   
21 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                                
22 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
23 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     
24 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23                    
25 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                  
26 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                              
27 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                        
28 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                        
29 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                        
30 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                                 
31 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
32 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
33 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
34 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
35 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                
36 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                              
37 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
38 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
39 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic               
40 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
41 Tim Dunford (GBr) Surrey Racing League                       
42 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                    
43 Greg Abrahamson (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          
44 Greg Roche (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                      
45 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                               
46 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                                  
47 Johnny Rondash (USA) USA/Britain                             
48 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic              
49 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                               
50 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
51 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                            
52 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems               
53 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
54 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                            
55 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                                 
56 George Rose (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                     
57 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
58 Chris Birch (GBr) Surrey Racing League                       
59 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
60 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
61 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                          
62 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                    
63 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                                  
64 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    
65 Steve Howells (GBr) USA/Britain                              
66 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          
67 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                          
68 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                    
69 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                   
70 Mike Harrison (GBr) Liverpool Century                        
71 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) ComNet Senges                           
72 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                       
73 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
74 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
75 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             
76 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                     
77 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
78 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                   
79 Richard Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                   
80 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
81 Richard Cartland (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                  
82 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
83 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
84 John Charlesworth (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 
85 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
86 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                          
87 Michael Norton (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                
88 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping               
89 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                  
90 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                      
91 Peter Hey (GBr) USA/Britain                                  
92 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
93 John Veness (GBr) Surrey Racing League                       
94 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
95 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                     
96 Gareth Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                    
97 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                              
98 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                    
99 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League                      
100 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                    
101 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                  
102 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
103 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                       
104 Steve Gibson (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                     
105 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
106 Steven Kenny (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                     
107 Graeme Hatcher (GBr) Liverpool Century                      
108 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                  
109 Xavier Melendez (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis              
110 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
111 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
112 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
113 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
114 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett               
115 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                          
116 Arne Hinrichsen (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     
117 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                  
118 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems               
119 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
120 Michael Pudlinski (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis            
121 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                         
122 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                  
123 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                    
124 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                   
125 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                        
126 Gregory Swinand (USA) Dublin Usher IRC                      
127 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     2.00
128 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                         2.20
129 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                   2.41
130 Uwe Sengewald (Ger) ComNet Senges                       2.55
131 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems        5.35
132 Andy Hoskins (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles              18.45
133 Ant Cassidy (GBr) Liverpool Century                    21.55
134 Terry Giblin (GBr) Liverpool Century                   24.15
135 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           
136 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                         
137 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                      
138 Michael Henson (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis               
139 Isaiah Adams (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                 
140 Andy Bennett (GBr) Liverpool Century                   27.05
141 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
 
Points
 
1 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                   15 pts
2 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                           14
3 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               13
4 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic              12
5 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      11
6 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                       10
7 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                       9
8 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         8
9 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                   7
10 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         6
11 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                  5
12 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                             4
13 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                  3
14 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     2
15 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                 1
 
Mountains
 
KOM Cat 3 at Killenana
 
1 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            5 pts
2 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         4
3 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                      3
4 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            2
 
 
KOM Cat 3 at Aylevaun
 
1 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 5 pts
2 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            4
3 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                      3
4 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                              2
 
 
KOM Cat 3 at Ogonelle
 
1 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                      5 pts
2 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 4
3 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            3
4 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            2
 
County rider
 
1 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                              3.37.05
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                    0.05
3 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       0.07
4 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                    
5 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                               0.09
6 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                               1.19
7 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                         
8 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett              
9 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
10 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
11 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                
12 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
13 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
14 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                    
15 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                               
16 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
17 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems               
18 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
19 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
20 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                    
21 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                                  
22 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                    
23 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
24 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             
25 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                     
26 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
27 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                   
28 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
29 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                          
30 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping               
31 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                  
32 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                      
33 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
34 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
35 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                     
36 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                    
37 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
38 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
39 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
40 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
41 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                   
42 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
43 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                         
44 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
45 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
46 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
47 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                           
48 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
49 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
50 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
51 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                          
52 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                   
53 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                     
54 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    
55 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                         
56 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                          2.20
57 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems         5.35
58 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       24.15
59 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                          
60 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
61 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                   27.05
 
CI Cat. 2 rider
 
1 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       3.38.24
2 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
3 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems            
4 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                     
5 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                         
6 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping                
7 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                 
8 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                          
9 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems          4.16
10 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       22.56
11 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                          
12 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                       
 
Teams
 
1 Ireland Thorntons Recycling                           10.51.31
2 Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                                   1.11
3 Kazakhstan                                                1.23
4 Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                                    
5 Wales Stena Line                                          2.28
6 Slovenia Perutnina                                        2.29
7 Germany Stevens Von Hacht                                 2.31
8 NE England Bannatyne                                          
9 Great Britain U23                                         3.41
10 USA/BRITAIN                                                  
11 USA CRCA/Sakonnet                                            
12 Germany ComNet Senges                                        
13 N. Wales Energy Cycles                                       
14 Surrey Racing League                                         
15 USA Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                                 
16 Liverpool Century                                       24.17
 
County Teams
 
1 Kerry                                                 10.51.36
2 Galway                                                    2.17
3 Dublin Usher IRC                                          2.24
4 Cork Kanturk Credit Union                                 3.36
5 Meath Martin Donnelly                                         
6 Dublin Wheelers All Systems                                   
7 Wicklow                                                       
8 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                       
9 Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                                   
10 Meath Lee Strand                                             
11 Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping                               
12 Dublin Exel Ravens                                           
13 Kildare Newbridge                                            
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                          10.33.52
2 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            0.06
3 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                 0.18
4 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                0.22
5 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                  0.28
6 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                     0.46
7 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                 0.47
8 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic            0.49
9 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                 
10 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                       
11 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                   0.52
12 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                               0.54
13 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                              
14 Tommy Evans (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    0.59
15 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               1.00
16 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          1.05
17 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                        1.58
18 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic          2.00
19 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                             2.01
20 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                     2.02
21 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union            2.06
22 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                                
23 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                              
24 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                        
25 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                                  
26 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
27 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                              
28 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                     
29 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                    
30 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         
31 Julian Winn (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
32 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                    
33 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
34 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
35 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                   
36 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                      
37 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                     
38 Michael Pudlinski (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis             
39 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        2.10
40 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic               2.15
41 Xavier Melendez (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis               
42 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht              3.15
43 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                          
44 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) ComNet Senges                           
45 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                          
46 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems               
47 John Tanner (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                    
48 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                         
49 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                       
50 Michael Norton (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                
51 Roger Morgan (GBr) Surrey Racing League                      
52 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                    3.27
53 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                                  
54 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
55 Chris Birch (GBr) Surrey Racing League                       
56 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
57 Greg Roche (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                      
58 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                   
59 Gareth Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                    
60 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    
61 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                     
62 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                          4.28
63 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                    4.49
64 Tim Dunford (GBr) Surrey Racing League                   5.02
65 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
66 George Rose (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                     
67 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                               
68 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
69 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                          
70 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
71 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
72 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                           
73 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      5.20
74 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                  5.21
75 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne               5.22
76 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                  
77 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic        5.31
78 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                    5.57
79 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                                  
80 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
81 John Veness (GBr) Surrey Racing League                       
82 Graeme Hatcher (GBr) Liverpool Century                       
83 Steven Kenny (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                      
84 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23                6.32
85 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
86 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                          
87 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
88 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                    
89 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
90 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                               
91 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             
92 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
93 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                   
94 Huw Pritchard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         
95 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
96 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                            
97 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          
98 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
99 John Charlesworth (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 
100 Richard Jones (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles                  
101 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping            
102 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales Stena Line                        
103 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                   
104 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                   
105 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                 
106 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
107 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                       
108 Mike Harrison (GBr) Liverpool Century                       
109 Arne Hinrichsen (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     
110 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 
111 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
112 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett               
113 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                      
114 John Ibbotson (GBr) Surrey Racing League                    
115 Gregory Swinand (USA) Dublin Usher IRC                      
116 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                  
117 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     7.13
118 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                         9.35
119 Michael Henson (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis          25.09
120 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett          26.54
121 Isaiah Adams (USA) Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis            29.28
122 Johnny Rondash (USA) USA/Britain                       29.50
123 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping              
124 Peter Hey (GBr) USA/Britain                                 
125 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                         
126 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                        
127 Uwe Sengewald (Ger) ComNet Senges                      31.23
128 Greg Abrahamson (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                    35.08
129 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey             36.05
130 Steve Howells (GBr) USA/Britain                        36.38
131 Richard Cartland (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                 
132 Steve Gibson (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                39.10
133 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems       43.26
134 Ant Cassidy (GBr) Liverpool Century                    50.26
135 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                    52.46
136 Andy Hoskins (GBr) N. Wales Energy Cycles              54.24
137 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping    1.01.31
138 Terry Giblin (GBr) Liverpool Century                 1.05.34
139 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge               1.14.19
140 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                1.52.18
141 Andy Bennett (GBr) Liverpool Century                 2.01.08
 
Points classification
 
1 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn               26 pts
2 David McCann (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      25
3 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                                   24
4 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                           24
5 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                      21
6 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                    16
7 Valter Bonca (Slo) Perutnina                                15
8 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                           15
9 Petter Renang (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic              14
10 Kimmo Kananen (Fin) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             14
11 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  13
12 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                 12
13 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union              12
14 Curtis Gunn (USA) USA/Britain                              12
15 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                   11
16 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                      10
17 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                      10
18 Matej Stare (Slo) Perutnina                                 9
19 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                        8
20 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                             8
21 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                  7
22 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                  7
23 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                             7
24 Thorsten Wiedenroth (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                 7
25 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                         6
26 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                      5
27 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                             4
28 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 4
29 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                             3
30 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                       3
31 Richard Eastham (GBr) NE England Bannatyne                  3
32 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     2
33 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                   2
34 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                                 1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jens Schiwedler (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                     18 pts
2 Tobias Lergard (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic             14
3 Branko Filip (Slo) Perutnina                                12
4 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic           12
5 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                 9
6 Glenn Bak (Den) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                   6
7 Jamie Norfolk (GBr) Wales Stena Line                         4
8 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                            4
9 Denis Lynch (Irl) Thorntons Recycling                        3
10 Massimo Demarin (Cro) Perutnina                             2
 
U23 classification
 
1 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                10.34.44
2 Ivan Andreeyev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                           0.13
3 Stefan Cohnen (Ned) ComNet Senges                         1.06
4 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             1.14
5 Vadim Vdovinov (Kaz) Kazakhstan                               
6 Graham Briggs (GBr) Great Britain U23                         
7 Rene Schild (Ger) ComNet Senges                               
8 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                     
9 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Kazakhstan                           
10 Valeriy Dmitryev (Kaz) Kazakhstan                        1.18
11 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan                      2.23
12 Mark Cavindish (GBr) Great Britain U23                       
13 Evan Oilphant (GBr) Great Britain U23                    2.35
14 Michael Schweizer (Ger) ComNet Senges                    3.57
15 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                      4.10
16 Mikael Segarsall (Swe) Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic        4.39
17 Edward Clancy (GBr) Great Britain U23                    5.05
18 Andy Guptill (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                             
19 Matthew Brammeier (GBr) Great Britain U23                5.40
20 Steven Roach (GBr) Wales Stena Line                          
21 Chris Kuhl (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                               
22 Lee Rosenthal (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                            
23 Robert Giannini (USA) CRCA/Sakonnet                          
24 Sven Eckert (Ger) Stevens Von Hacht                      6.21
25 Ben Greenwood (GBr) USA/Britain                          8.43
26 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                 1.51.26
 
County rider classification
 
1 Dermot Nally (Irl) Galway                             10.34.39
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Kerry                                    0.05
3 Ritchie Cahill (Irl) Kerry                                0.07
4 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             1.19
5 Paul Slane (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                        
6 Paul Griffin (Irl) Kerry                                      
7 Brian Stewart (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                          
8 John O'Shea (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                     
9 Simon Kelly (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                   
10 Kieran McMahon (Irl) Kerry                                   
11 Tim Barry (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                      
12 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                     
13 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           2.28
14 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                         
15 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Galway                              2.40
16 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                   
17 Michael Mulcahy (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                       
18 Brian Harris (Irl) Wicklow                                   
19 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    
20 Fintan McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                     
21 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Galway                          3.41
22 Philip Finegan (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                    4.15
23 Derek Cunningham (Irl) Wicklow                               
24 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
25 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                          
26 Simon Mulvany (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                    
27 Brian Keane (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
28 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                           
29 Paul Healion (Irl) Dublin Usher IRC                      4.33
30 Vincent Gleeson (Irl) Kerry                              4.35
31 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Wicklow                              5.10
32 Daniel Lynch (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             5.45
33 Eugene Murtagh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett             
34 Colm Bracken (Irl) Galway                                    
35 Roger Aiken (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems                
36 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union             
37 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems           
38 Fergal Kelly (Irl) Wicklow                                   
39 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
40 Bill Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                       
41 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping             
42 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                    
43 John Peppard (Irl) Galway                                    
44 Ian Paine (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                  
45 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath Martin Donnelly                     
46 Philip Cassidy (Irl) Meath Lee Strand                        
47 John Horgan (Irl) Cork Kanturk Credit Union                  
48 Kieran Keane (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                        
49 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                
50 Graham Thomas (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                       
51 John Dempsey (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                   
52 Emmet Hogan (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett           26.07
53 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping          29.03
54 David Early (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                          
55 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                         
56 Pat Keneally (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey              35.18
57 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems        42.39
58 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     51.59
59 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping     1.00.44
60 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                1.13.32
61 Noel Maloney (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                 1.51.31
 
CI Cat. 2 rider classification
 
1 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems        10.37.07
2 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     1.47
3 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems        3.17
4 Donal Byrne (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping              
5 Robert Wyse (Irl) Wicklow                                     
6 James Walsh (Irl) Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                 
7 Alan Lane (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping           26.35
8 Seamus Kelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                          
9 Maurice Hickey (Irl) Dublin Wheelers All Systems         40.11
10 Derek King (Irl) Dublin Exel Ravens                     49.31
11 Gary McNulty (Irl) Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping       58.16
12 Richard Malone (Irl) Kildare Newbridge                1.11.04
 
Teams classification
 
1 Ireland Thorntons Recycling                           31.42.29
2 Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn                                   1.11
3 Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic                                1.13
4 Slovenia Perutnina                                        2.17
5 Kazakhstan                                                3.07
6 USA Stelvio Teamwear - Orbis                              5.41
7 Germany ComNet Senges                                     6.26
8 Great Britain U23                                         7.55
9 Wales Stena Line                                          8.09
10 Surrey Racing League                                    10.51
11 Germany Stevens Von Hacht                               10.59
12 N. Wales Energy Cycles                                  11.03
13 USA CRCA/Sakonnet                                       16.38
14 NE England Bannatyne                                    16.58
15 USA/BRITAIN                                             37.35
16 Liverpool Century                                     1.02.02
 
County teams classification
 
1 Kerry                                                 31.44.18
2 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                   3.36
3 Galway                                                    4.59
4 Dublin Usher IRC                                          6.41
5 Meath Martin Donnelly                                     7.53
6 Cork Kanturk Credit Union                                 8.02
7 Meath Lee Strand                                          9.02
8 Wicklow                                                  11.44
9 Dublin Wheelers All Systems                              12.07
10 Dublin Stagg Cycles Bennett                             14.49
11 Dublin Exel Ravens                                      15.24
12 Dublin Orwell Dundrum Shopping                          39.37
13 Kildare Newbridge                                     1.00.25