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Last Updated: Apr 21st, 2008 - 17:37:05 |
Ciarán Power had an excellent conclusion to the Presidential Cycling Tour in Turkey, landing two-top eight placings over the weekend.
The Irish National Team rider was fifth on Saturday’s 115.8 kilometre stage from Finkie to Antalya, crossing the line in the same time as the day’s victor Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram). David McCann was next best of the Ireland riders, finishing five seconds back in 25th.
Power was then eighth on yesterday’s final day of racing, finishing to the fore in a large bunch sprint won by Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (CSF Group Navigare). McCann was 100th with Peter Hawkins, Sean Lacey and Martyn Irvine 104th, 110th and 114th respectively.
David Garcia Dapena (Karpin Galicia) ran out as the overall winner of the 2.1-ranked event, beating nearest competitors Jose Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval-Scott) and Pieter Jacobs (Silence-Lotto) by 18 seconds. McCann and Power were 46th and 50th overall, each a little over 23 minutes back.
Power had a solid showing in the points competition, placing tenth. In addition to the aforementioned fifth and eight places, he was also seventh on stage one and 18th on day two.
One of his major aims for the season is to gain selection for what would be his third successive Olympic Games.
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Presidential Cycling Tour (2.1), Turkey, April 13-20:
Stage 6 - April 19: Finike – Antalya:
1, Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram) 115.8 kilometres in 2.43.35 (41.95 km/h)
2, Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (CSF Group Navigare)
3, Javier Benitez (Benfica)
4, Manuel Belletti (Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni)
5, Ciaran Power (Irish National Team)
6, André Schulze (PSK Whirlpool – Author) all same time
Other:
25, David Mc Cann (Irish National Team) at 5 secs
62, Peter Hawkins (Irish National Team) at 10 secs
106, Sean Lacey (Irish National Team) at 18 mins 20 secs
108, Martyn Irvine (Irish National Team) same time
Stage 7 - April 20: Antalya – Alanya:
1, Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) 136.6 kilometres in 3 hours 56 mins 44 secs (42.9km/h)
2, André Schulze (PSK Whirlpool - Author)
3, Assan Bazayev (Astana)
4, Sante Di Nizio (Hadimec - Nazionale Elettronica)
5, David Loosli (Lampre)
6, Javier Benitez (Benfica)
Irish:
8, Ciaran Power (Irish National Team)
100, David Mc Cann (Irish National Team)
104, Peter Hawkins (Irish National Team)
110, Sean Lacey (Irish National Team) all same time
114, Martyn Irvine (Irish National Team) at 10 mins 22 secs
Final General classification:
1, David Garcia Dapena (Karpin Galicia) 25 hours 40 mins 41 secs
2, Jose Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval-Scott) at 18 secs
3, Pieter Jacobs (Silence-Lotto) same time
4, Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Karpin Galicia) at 21 secs
5, Danail Petrov (Benfica) at 1 min 38 secs
6, Assan Bazayev (Astana) at 8 mins 54 secs
Irish:
46, David Mc Cann (Irish National Team) at 23 mins 33 secs
50, Ciaran Power (Irish National Team) at 23 mins 46 secs
93, Peter Hawkins (Irish National Team) at 1 hour 10 mins 37 secs
112, Martyn Irvine (Irish National Team) at 2 hours 58 secs secs
114, Sean Lacey (Irish National Team) at 2 hours 13 mins 23 secs
Points classification:
1, Assan Bazayev (Astana) 49 pts
2, Matteo Priamo (CSF Group Navigare) 39
3, Pieter Jacobs (Silence-Lotto) 39
4, Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram) 38
5, Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (CSF Group Navigare) 37
6, Javier Benitez (Benfica) 36
Other:
10, Ciaran Power (Irish National Team) 28
42, Sean Lacey (Irish National Team) 5
Mountains classification:
1, Jose Benitez Roman (Saunier Duval-Scott) 26 pts
2, David Garcia Dapena (Karpin Galicia) 13
3, Luca Zanasca (Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan) 12
4, Matteo Priamo (CSF Group Navigare) 10
5, Dominique Cornu (Silence-Lotto) 10
6, Aitor Perez Arrieta (Extremadura) 9
Other:
17, Sean Lacey (Irish National Team) 2
Teams classification:
1, Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli, 77 hours 21 mins 40 secs
2, Silence-Lotto, at 3 mins 12 secs
3, Saunier Duval-Scott, at 12 mins 44 secs
4, Benfica, at 14 mins 45 secs
5, Lampre, at 17 mins 22 secs
6, Centri Della Calzatura-Partizan, at 18 mins 44 secs
Other:
20, Irish National Team, at 1 hour 38 mins 2 secs
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