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55th FBD Insurance Rás - 2.2

Ireland, May 20-27, 2007

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Stage 3 - May 22: Loughrea – Sligo, 171 Kms

American team monopolises race jerseys

Close but no cigar for Irish riders

By Shane Stokes

Current Canandian road race champion Dominique Rollin
Photo ©: Stephen McMahon
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It’s still way too soon to predict the final outcome but after three days of the FBD Insurance Rás, the US-based Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada team have a grip on the four major jerseys in the race. National Under 23 cyclo-cross champion Jesse Anthony took over the general classification lead today when the young Dutchman Ricardo Van der Velde found himself overwhelmed by the attacks on his yellow jersey, missing a major split and finishing a long way back.

Anthony retained his lead in the King of the Mountains competition and moved to the head of the best under 23 ranking, thus ending the day with the yellow, pink and white jerseys. Meanwhile his team-mate Dominique Rollin outgalloped Irishmen Paídi O’Brien (Ireland Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group) and Paul Griffin (Ireland Subway Eat Fresh) plus 31 others to take the stage victory and to fortify his hold on the green jersey as best sprinter.

"We had to take over the race at midpoint when that group got away," said Rollin, speaking of a dangerous four man move which clipped away from the front bunch of 44 riders with approximately 80 kilometres to go. "We had four riders in the main break and by getting the stage win it really helps the team morale and also shows how well we are doing so far."

The FBD Insurance Rás is known as a very aggressive, unpredictable race – due in part to the small five-man teams which make it hard to control the bunch – and new leader Anthony said that it was important to keep on top of things.

"It was kind of crazy at the beginning. There was a lot of attacks, a bunch of big groups tried to get off the front. At one point the Netherlands team really had to chase a big group. The yellow jersey definitely looked a little nervous at the beginning of the stage. He was doing a lot, he had to do a bit too much by himself and wasn’t able to follow.

"Ultimately, it was just a case of being in the right place at the right time. I was just trying to stay up front and follow wheels all day. I got away with one of my team-mates in a big group of riders and then two of my other team-mates Dom [Dominique Rollin] and Mark [Walters] both bridged up to that in another group."

Van der Velde and his young Netherlands team-mates found themselves under pressure early on and after bringing back a big group, they found themselves caught out when another large move went clear after approximately 50 kilometres of racing. Two other groups then slipped away from the main bunch and a junction was made approximately 30 kilometres later.

"I was nervous for a while," continued Anthony, who had started the day second overall and was consequently race leader on the road. "There were 44 guys in that big front group and none of them were helping us. None of the teams were helping to bring that break back. It was a disappointment not to have any help and I don’t really know why they were leaving it all up to us. We weren’t the race leaders at the time. But they made it our responsibility and I guess it paid off for us in the end [with the stage win and the yellow jersey]"

The four man move he referred to was created when Irishman Roger Aiken (Armagh Big Picture Developments), Petr Pucelik (Czech Republic Sparta Praha), Alo Jakin (Estonia Kalev Chocolate) and Australian Nathan Jones (Kildare Newbridge Remax) went away shortly after the 44 man front group was formed. They opened up a maxium lead of 1’15 but were recaptured about seven kilometres from the finish line on Sligo’s Wine Street.

"With ten kilometres to go we had a minute and thought we might have a chance then," said Aiken. "But it came back together after the top of the last climb. I'll take it easier for a couple of days and then try again."

Several other Irish riders were prominent after that point. Paídi O’Brien (Ireland Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) and Paul Griffin (Ireland Subway Eat Fresh) finished second and third to Rollin on the stage, with Brian Ahern (Dublin Dundrum Town Centre Orwell) and Mark Cassidy (Ireland Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) also placing in the first seven.

The overall classification is also going well for the home brigade. Brian Kenneally started the day third overall but moved up to second behind Anthony due to Van der Velde’s loss. He’s just two seconds off the race lead going into Wednesday’s 138 kilometre stage to Dungloe, while Mark Cassidy (5th, Ireland Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly) and Paul Griffin (8th, Ireland Subway) are both just four seconds off yellow and are perfectly poised to strike later in the week.

"I’m pretty happy with how things are going," said Griffin after the stage. "With the Rás you have to take it one day at a time. There is no big mountain stage where everything will be decided, so every day is important. But so far things are going well."

O’Brien has taken second on two stages thus far. He is hoping to land a win and will hope that one of the remaining five stages goes his way. "David McCann attacked with a kilometre to go," he said, describing the finale. "Stephen [Gallagher] was leading me out and we really had to go deep to bring him back. We couldn’t quite catch him but the American team attacked for their sprinter. It really killed me to get on their wheel so I was a bit dead starting the sprint

"I really wanted to win the stage because the lads had been working really hard. We ended up bringing back the breakaway group after the KOH, Stephen and Glenn [Bak], so I wanted to reward them with the win. But maybe we will get one later in the week. This race is important for us because of our Irish sponsors. That is why we are really trying to do a good Rás."

How it unfolded

Graham Briggs (Britain Stenna Line/Recycling Team) leads home
Photo ©: Stephen McMahon
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142 riders lined out in overcast conditions for the start of the third stage of the FBD Insurance Rás, a 171 kilometre trek from Loughrea to Sligo. There was just one categorised climb en route to the finish, the third cat Clogher More which topped out roughly 8 km from the line.

There was a very aggressive start to the race with several groups trying to go clear. Small gaps appeared but nothing stuck until approximately 25 kilometres into the race. Then, 21 riders opened up a 30 second lead, namely David McCann (Ireland Subway), Martyn Irvine (Ireland Subway), Paídi O’Brien (Ireland Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly), Peter McDonald (Australia FRF Couriers NSW IS), Brendan Brooks (Australia FRF Couriers NSW IS), Chris Newton (Britain Stena Line/Recycling.co.uk), Tom Diggle (Britain Stena Line/Recycling.co.uk), Simon Holt (Britain Stena Line/Recycling.co.uk), Thomas Hruby (Czech Republic Sparta Praha), Michael Johansen (Denmark Vision Bikes), Mart Ojavee (Estonia Kalev Chocolate), Markku Ainsalu (Estonia Kalev Chocolate), Mark Walters (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada), Dominique Rollin (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada), Ben Raby (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada), Dominique Perras (USA Kelly Benefit Strategies), Justin Spinelli (USA Kelly Benefit Strategies), John Charlesworth (Team Sportscover), Conor Murphy (Dublin Usher Insulations) and Eugene Moriarty (Meath MyHome.ie/BDBC).

These were however reeled back in after twenty minutes or so. Several other attacks then followed, including a solo move by Moriarty, but he was reeled in about four kilometres later.

Thanks to a strong tailwind – plus the aggressive start to the stage – the riders covered 43.5 kilometres in the first hour. Shortly after that a group of 21 riders moved away and opened up a half-minute lead. This large break comprised of Paul Griffin (Ireland Subway), Yvo Kusters (Netherlands), Mark Cassidy and Stephen Gallagher (both Ireland Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly), Peter McDonald and Chris Jory (both Australia FRF Couriers NSW IS), Chris Newton and Graham Briggs (both Britain Stena Line/Recycling.co.uk), Petr Pucelik, Ondrej Pavek and Josef Soukup (all Czech Republic Sparta Praha), Thomas Bendixen (Denmark Vision Bikes), Tony Martin (Germany Thuringer Energie), Josh Thornton and Jesse Anthony (US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada), Dan Bowman (USA Kelly Benefit Strategies), Roger Aiken (Armagh Big Picture Developments), Sean Lacey (Dublin Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group), Neil Delahaye (Dublin Usher Insulations), Nathan Jones (Kildare Newbridge Remax) and Rory Wyley (Tipperary Dan Morrissey).

Those behind realised that this was a crucial move and eleven set off in pursuit. They were David McCann (Ireland Subway), Alain Van der Velde (Netherlands), Paídi O’Brien and Glenn Bak (both Ireland Murphy and Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly Sean Kelly), Peter Herzig (Australia FRF Couriers NSW IS), Mark Walters and Dominique Rollin (both US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada), Ryan Roth (US Kelly Benefit Strategies), Benjamin Hill (Germany Stevens Von Hacht), Brian Ahern (Dublin Dundrum Town Centre Orwell) and Brian Kenneally (Meath MyHome.ie/BDBC).

A further clutch of riders managed to bridge across soon afterwards, making it a total of 44 up front. The most notable absentee was yellow jersey Ricardo Van der Velde, who was said afterwards to have expended too much energy early on in trying to keep tabs on all the moves. He was a minute down when the race hit Ballyhaunis (76.3 km), and continued to lose ground.

US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada rider Jesse Anthony receives
Photo ©: Stephen McMahon
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Almost immediately after the announcement on race radio that 88 kilometres had been covered in the first two hours of racing, four riders decided to try to increase the pace yet further and attack. Petr Pucelik (Czech Republic Sparta Praha), Alo Jakin (Estonia Kalev Chocolate), Roger Aiken (Armagh Big Picture Developments) and Australian Nathan Jones (Kildare Newbridge Remax) jumped away and by the time they hit the feedzone (95 km) they had a lead of 40 seconds. The yellow jersey group was about 3’50 back..

Pushed along by a strong tailwind, they opened a lead of 1’15. The gap then dropped to 21 seconds with 44 kilometres to go, making it look like the move was going to be caught, but it then went up once again. The main bunch was itself continuing to lose time, slipping back to 4 minutes 55 seconds behind at this point.

With 34 kilometres to go the four leaders were a minute clear but this lead continued to grow and shrink, making it a nervous time for all concerned. Jaikin was dropped, leaving it three up front. With 25 kilometres remaining they had 40 seconds. Then, with ten kilometres to go, this had grown to a minute, but any hopes that they could stay away were dashed when the group behind thundered up the category three climb of Clogher More and caught then with about seven to go.

From there to the line it was a case of attack and counter-attack all the way, but the group was all together coming into Sligo. David McCann (Ireland Subway Eat Fresh) attacked with about a kilometre to go but he was reeled in just before the sprint. Dominique Rollin, Paídi O’Brien and Paul Griffin then fought it out for the top placings, with the Canadian taking the gallop and landing a fine win. His team-mate Jesse Anthony finished safely in that group and took over the yellow jersey from Van der Velde, who trailed in a long way back.

The Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada team now have the jerseys for overall leader, best climber, best young rider and points leader. There’s five hard stages to go, though, and so the correct tactical decisions will be crucial in the days ahead.

Photography

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Images by Stephen McMahon

Results

1 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada               3.55.10 (42.52 km/h)
2 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly         
3 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                             
4 Peter McDonald (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                 
5 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team                             
6 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                            
7 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly          
8 Ryan Roth (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies                                
9 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                               
10 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                
11 Tony Martin (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                     
12 Josef Soukup (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        
13 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                           
14 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                                  
15 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                    
16 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                    
17 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                 
18 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                  
19 Thomas Bendixen (Den) Vision Bikes                                     
20 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                   
21 Chris Newton (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                              
22 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                        
23 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes                                    
24 Zdenek Krizek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                       
25 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                            
26 Neil Delahaye (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                           
27 Mark Walters (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                         
28 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        
29 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly    
30 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                  
31 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                             
32 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                               
33 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                         
34 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        
35 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Kalev Chocolate                               0.10
36 Josh Thornton (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                    0.18
37 Roger Aiken (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                               
38 Nathan Jones (Aus) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                             
39 Graham Briggs (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                         1.45
40 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly            
41 Dominique Perras (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies                        
42 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                          
43 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                          
44 Alo Jakin (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                    8.17
45 Johannes Sickmuller (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                        9.51
46 Benjamin Justesen (Den) Vision Bikes                               9.58
47 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                    
48 Paul Wright (GBr) North England West Pennine                           
49 Tom Diggle (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                                
50 Matthew Ward (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                            
51 Mick Mulcahy (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                              
52 Tomas Hruby (Cze) Sparta Praha                                         
53 Simon Jensen (Den) Vision Bikes                                        
54 David Peelo (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                               
55 Ashley Brown (GBr) Team Sportscover                                    
56 Ben Pochee (GBr) Surrey                                                
57 John O'Brien (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                             
58 Matthew Green (GBr) Surrey                                             
59 Richard Simmonds (GBr) Surrey                                          
60 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                               
61 Paul Delahunty (NZl) Surrey                                            
62 Tom Fanning (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                                
63 Yannick Tiedt (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                             13.34
64 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                     19.55
65 Kieran Downey (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                             
66 Chris Belsham (GBr) North England West Pennine                         
67 Robin Kelly (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                                
68 Llewellyn Byrne (Irl) North England West Pennine                       
69 Conor McGrath (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                              
70 René Birkenfeld (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                                
71 Colm Bracken (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                              
72 Alan Carey (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                              
73 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                          
74 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                               
75 David Mulholland (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                          
76 Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) Down Mar Properties                             
77 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                        
78 Richard Eastham (GBr) North England West Pennine                       
79 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                  
80 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                           
81 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                        
82 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                                    
83 Barry Mullin (Irl) Down Mar Properties                                 
84 Wayne Randle (GBr) Team Sportscover                                    
85 Silvar Kibur (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                     
86 John Charlsworth (GBr) Team Sportscover                                
87 Simon Holt (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                                
88 Hugh Mulhearne (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                           
89 Marcin Bialoblocki (GBr) Team Sportscover                              
90 Mark Nestor (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                          
91 Mart Ojavee (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                      
92 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23              
93 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                      
94 John Neill (Irl) Down Mar Properties                                   
95 Ben Raby (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                             
96 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                       
97 Nick Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                              
98 Michael O'Reilly (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                          
99 Dermot Nally (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                            
100 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                           
101 Brendan Brooks (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                               
102 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                      
103 Scott McDonald (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                             
104 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                      
105 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                         
106 Cormac O'Shea (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                           
107 Derek Burke (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                         
108 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                        
109 Michael Butler (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                            
110 Miceál Concannon (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                          
111 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                            
112 Mads Bugge (Den) Vision Bikes                                         
113 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly         
114 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Team Sportscover                                    
115 Conor Murphy (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                           
116 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                          
117 Paul Vaughan (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                             
118 David Brennan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                             
119 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                        26.13
120 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                         
121 Kevin Donagher (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                  38.40
122 Stephen Surdival (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                     
123 Ben Lieberson (GBr) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                            
124 Colm Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                      43.50
125 John-Paul Lyons (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby                     
126 James Lattimore (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby                     
127 Brendan Kirk (Irl) Down Mar Properties                                
128 Don Feighery (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                              
129 Adrian Hederman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                      
130 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                           
131 Jonathan Gormley (Irl) Down Mar Properties                            
132 Frank Dunne (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                               
133 Thomas O'Flaherty (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                         
134 Peter Hey (GBr) North England West Pennine                            
135 Tony Kemp (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                                
136 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                            
137 Toby Neave (GBr) Surrey                                               
138 Dave McLoughlin (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                      
139 Frank O'Connor (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                       
DNF Noel Moloney (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby                        
DNF Michael Storan (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                          
DNF Cian Hogan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                                
 
Mountains
 
Clogher More - Cat. 3                                                    
1 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        5 pts
2 Roger Aiken (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                               4
3 Nathan Jones (Aus) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                             3
4 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                        2
 
County Rider
 
1 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                     3.55.10
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                            
3 Neil Delahaye (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                            
 
International Team
 
1 Netherlands national Team U23                                   11.45.30
2 Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly                             
3 FRF Couriers NSWIS                                                      
4 Thuringer Energy                                                        
5 Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                                             
6 Kelly Benefit Strategies                                                
7 Sparta Praha                                                            
8 Vision Bikes                                                    11.55.28
9 Stena Line / Recycling                                          11.57.13
10 Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                                       12.05.25
11 Stevens-Von Hacht                                              12.08.55
12 Kalev Chocolate                                                12.13.52
13 Surrey                                                         12.15.24
14 North England West Pennine                                     12.35.18
15 Team Sportscover                                                       
 
County Team
 
1 Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                                            12.07.10
2 Dublin Usher Insulations                                        12.15.23
3 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                                 
4 Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                                     12.25.20
5 Kildare Murphy Surveys                                          12.25.21
6 Armagh Big Picture Dev                                          12.25.38
7 Cork Omega Designs Ltd                                          12.27.05
8 Waterford Comeragh CC                                           12.35.18
9 Down Mar Properties                                             12.45.15
10 Kerry Earl Of Desmond                                                  
11 Kildare Newbridge ReMax                                        12.49.33
12 Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                                     12.51.33
13 Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                                     13.02.50
 
General classification after three
 
1 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                 11.10.13
2 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                          0.02
3 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                  0.04
4 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team                             
5 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly          
6 Peter McDonald (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                 
7 Tony Martin (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                      
8 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                             
9 Ryan Roth (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies                                
10 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                     0.57
11 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly    1.02
12 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha                                    1.04
13 Chris Newton (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                          1.06
14 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        
15 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes                                1.07
16 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                              1.08
17 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                           
18 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                           
19 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                    
20 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                
21 David McCann (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                            
22 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                  
23 Thomas Bendixen (Den) Vision Bikes                                     
24 Stephen Gallagher (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly    
25 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                  
26 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                              
27 Josef Soukup (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        
28 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                    
29 Mark Walters (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                         
30 Zdenek Krizek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                       
31 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                 
32 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                   
33 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                               
34 Neil Delahaye (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                           
35 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Kalev Chocolate                               1.18
36 Josh Thornton (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                    1.26
37 Nathan Jones (Aus) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                         1.28
38 Roger Aiken (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                           1.58
39 Dominique Perras (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies                    2.53
40 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                          
41 Graham Briggs (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                             
42 Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly            
43 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                          
44 Alo Jakin (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                    9.25
45 Johannes Sickmuller (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                       10.59
46 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy                               11.06
47 Mick Mulcahy (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                              
48 Simon Jensen (Den) Vision Bikes                                        
49 Ashley Brown (GBr) Team Sportscover                                    
50 Matthew Green (GBr) Surrey                                             
51 Tom Fanning (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                                
52 Tomas Hruby (Cze) Sparta Praha                                         
53 Ben Pochee (GBr) Surrey                                                
54 John O'Brien (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                             
55 Tom Diggle (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                                
56 Richard Simmonds (GBr) Surrey                                          
57 David Peelo (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                               
58 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                          11.42
59 Yannick Tiedt (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                             14.42
60 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23         19.52
61 René Birkenfeld (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                           19.59
62 Benjamin Justesen (Den) Vision Bikes                              20.05
63 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                 20.09
64 Mart Ojavee (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                 20.53
65 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly     21.02
66 Conor McGrath (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                         21.03
67 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                       
68 Llewellyn Byrne (Irl) North England West Pennine                       
69 Wayne Randle (GBr) Team Sportscover                                    
70 Ben Raby (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                             
71 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                            
72 Derek Burke (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                          
73 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                        
74 Marcin Bialoblocki (GBr) Team Sportscover                              
75 Sonke Thiel (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                                    
76 Kieran Downey (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                             
77 Alan Carey (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                              
78 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                          
79 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                             
80 Scott McDonald (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                              
81 Michael O'Reilly (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                          
82 Silvar Kibur (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                     
83 Simon Holt (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                                
84 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                        
85 Miceál Concannon (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                           
86 Richard Eastham (GBr) North England West Pennine                       
87 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                          
88 David Brennan (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                              
89 Brendan Brooks (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                
90 Hugh Mulhearne (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                           
91 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                         
92 Mads Bugge (Den) Vision Bikes                                          
93 John Charlsworth (GBr) Team Sportscover                                
94 Michael Fitzgerald (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                       
95 Dermot Nally (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                            
96 Michael Butler (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                             
97 Paul Vaughan (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                              
98 Conor Murphy (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                            
99 Nick Waite (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                              
100 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Team Sportscover                                    
101 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                            21.42
102 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                     24.19
103 Matthew Ward (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                      25.34
104 Paul Wright (GBr) North England West Pennine                     25.40
105 Padraig Marrey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                 35.31
106 Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) Down Mar Properties                            
107 Mark Nestor (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                         
108 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                          
109 Chris Belsham (GBr) North England West Pennine                   36.03
110 Paul Delahunty (NZl) Surrey                                      40.58
111 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                         50.55
112 Colm Bracken (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                             
113 Michael Hennessy (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                         
114 Brian Taaffe (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                    51.29
115 Kevin Donagher (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                  54.16
116 Cormac O'Shea (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                      54.57
117 David Mulholland (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                    59.00
118 James Lattimore (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby                59.26
119 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                      1.00.50
120 Robin Kelly (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                        1.08.01
121 Toby Neave (GBr) Surrey                                        1.09.06
122 Adrian Hederman (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                      
123 Stephen Surdival (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers              1.09.40
124 Don Feighery (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                       1.14.39
125 Ben Lieberson (GBr) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                     1.19.28
126 Barry Mullin (Irl) Down Mar Properties                         1.30.41
127 John Neill (Irl) Down Mar Properties                                  
128 Thomas O'Flaherty (Irl) Kerry Earl Of Desmond                  1.34.59
129 Dave McLoughlin (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers               1.36.47
130 Myles McCorry (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                     1.37.37
131 Colm Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                    1.37.43
132 Frank O'Connor (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                1.40.43
133 Tony Kemp (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                         1.47.48
134 John-Paul Lyons (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby              1.54.36
135 Peter Hey (GBr) North England West Pennine                            
136 Frank Dunne (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                               
137 Brendan Kirk (Irl) Down Mar Properties                                
138 Jonathan Gormley (Irl) Down Mar Properties                            
139 Frank O'Leary (Irl) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                           
 
U23 Rider classification                                                 
 
1 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                 11.10.13
2 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team                         0.04
3 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly          
4 Tony Martin (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                      
5 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                               1.08
6 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                     
7 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                 
8 Jason Hegert (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                   
9 Chris Jory (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                     
10 Zdenek Krizek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                       
11 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                 
12 Florian Frohn (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                   
13 Alo Jakin (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                    9.25
14 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy                               11.06
15 Matthew Green (GBr) Surrey                                             
16 Tom Diggle (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                                
17 Ryan Bonser (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                          11.42
18 Yannick Tiedt (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                             14.42
19 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23         19.52
20 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                 20.09
21 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                  21.03
22 Derek Burke (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                          
23 Silvar Kibur (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                     
24 Simon Holt (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                                
25 Ciaran Cassidy (Irl) Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                        
26 Adam Armstrong (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                          
27 Brendan Brooks (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                
28 Isaac Speirs (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                         
29 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                      24.19
30 Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) Down Mar Properties                        35.31
31 Mark Nestor (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                          
32 David Mulholland (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                     59.00
 
County Rider classification
 
1 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                      11.10.15
2 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                        1.06
3 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                            
4 Rory Wyley (Irl) Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                
5 Neil Delahaye (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                            
6 Roger Aiken (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                            1.56
7 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                       2.51
8 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                           
9 Mick Mulcahy (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                          11.04
10 Tom Fanning (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                                
 
CI Category 2 classification
 
1 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                    11.11.21
2 Tom Fanning (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                             9.58
3 Conor McGrath (Irl) Waterford Comeragh CC                          19.55
4 Kieran Downey (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                              
5 Alan Carey (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations                               
6 Daire McCaughley (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                           
7 Mark Nestor (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                      34.23
8 Kevin Donagher (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                    53.08
9 James Lattimore (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby                  58.18
10 Noel McGlynn (Irl) Kildare Murphy Surveys                         59.42
11 Stephen Surdival (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers               1.08.32
12 Ben Lieberson (GBr) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                      1.18.20
13 Dave McLoughlin (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                1.35.39
14 Colm Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                     1.36.35
15 Tony Kemp (Irl) Cork Omega Designs Ltd                          1.46.40
16 John-Paul Lyons (Irl) Dublin Eurocycles -Eurobaby               1.53.28
17 Brendan Kirk (Irl) Down Mar Properties                                 
18 Jonathan Gormley (Irl) Down Mar Properties                             
 
Points classification
 
1 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                    39 pts
2 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Netherlands National Team                           28
3 Paidi O'Brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly       28
4 Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly        23
5 Paul Griffin (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                           23
6 Peter McDonald (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                               21
7 Ryan Roth (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies                              21
8 Tony Martin (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                    19
9 René Birkenfeld (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                               18
10 Brian Kenneally (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                           15
11 Mart Ojavee (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                    15
12 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha                                      13
13 Mark Scanlon (Irl) Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                          11
14 Benjamin Hill (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                                10
15 Brian Ahern (Irl) Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                         10
16 Robin Chaigneau (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                  10
17 Alain Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23               9
18 Dan Bowman (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                             7
19 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23             6
20 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                       5
21 Josef Soukup (Cze) Sparta Praha                                       5
22 Nico Graf (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                      5
23 Marcel Barth (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                   4
24 Dennis Kreder (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23                     4
25 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                        3
26 Sean Lacey (Irl) Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                          3
27 Chris Newton (GBr) Stena Line / Recycling                             2
28 Peter Herzig (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                                 2
29 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jesse Anthony (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                       29 pts
2 Ricardo Van der Velde (Ned) Netherlands National Team U23             23
3 René Birkenfeld (Ger) Stevens-Von Hacht                               10
4 Michael Johansen (Den) Vision Bikes                                    6
5 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Thuringer Energy                                 6
6 Petr Pucelik (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        5
7 Dominique Rollin (Can) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                     4
8 Ondrej Pavek (Cze) Sparta Praha                                        4
9 Roger Aiken (Irl) Armagh Big Picture Dev                               4
10 Justin Spinelli (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies                        3
11 Nathan Jones (Aus) Kildare Newbridge ReMax                            3
12 Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly         3
13 Ben Raby (USA) Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                            3
14 Peter McDonald (Aus) FRF Couriers NSWIS                               2
15 Andrei Mustonen (Est) Kalev Chocolate                                 1
 
International Team classification
 
1 Netherlands                                                     33.31.01
2 Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada                                         0.54
3 Kelly Benefit Strategies                                            1.47
4 Murphy & Gunn-Newlyn-M. Donnelly-Sean Kelly                         1.58
5 FRF Couriers NSWIS                                                      
6 Thuringer Energy                                                        
7 Sparta Praha                                                        3.02
8 Vision Bikes                                                       13.00
9 Stena Line / Recycling                                             14.43
10 Ireland Subway Eat Fresh                                          21.53
11 Stevens-Von Hacht                                                 25.23
12 Kalev Chocolate                                                   31.24
13 Surrey                                                            32.56
14 Team Sportscover                                                  52.50
15 North England West Pennine                                        53.22
 
County Team classification
 
1 Meath Myhome.Ie/BDBC                                            33.54.37
2 Dublin Usher Insulations                                            9.19
3 Tipperary Dan Morrissey                                                 
4 Dublin Murphy & Gunn Newlyn                                        19.16
5 Kildare Murphy Surveys                                             19.17
6 Armagh Big Picture Dev                                             19.34
7 Kerry Earl Of Desmond                                              39.11
8 Cork Omega Designs Ltd                                             50.53
9 Waterford Comeragh CC                                              53.19
10 Meath M.Donnelly Cycleways                                      1.09.37
11 Kildare Newbridge ReMax                                         1.31.53
12 Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers                                      1.41.06
13 Down Mar Properties                                             3.12.55