STAGE 3, TUESDAY 19TH MAY, COBH – CAHIRCIVEEN, 189 KMS.
Cobh, Jack Lynch Tunnel, Srelane, Curralahy, Lissarda, Macroom, Coolavokig Category 3 KOM, Baile Mhic Ire, Baile Bhuirne, The Coom Category 1 KOM, Kilgarvan, Kenmare, Templenoe, Sneem, Caherdaniel, Coomakista Category 1 KOM, Waterville, Cahirciveen.
Day three is the longest of the race, clocking up a whopping 189 kilometres between Cobh and Cahirciveen. It’s also arguably the toughest; following the category three Coolavokig, the category one climbs of The Coom and Coomakista are certain to blow the field apart. The latter is just 22 kilometres from the finish and thus may play a very decisive role in determining the final winner of the race.
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11.00: Good morning and welcome to live coverage from stage three of the FBD Ras. We are in Cobh, the set-off point for the Titanic's ill-fated journey. It's a lovely place, very picturesque. The Fota Wildlife park is nearby - we actually stayed very close to it last night, but didn't have time to go see. Probably just as well...wild animal attacks are not conducive to good typing.
11.02: Yesterday's stage saw a breakaway clear for all but ten kilometres of the 178 kilometre distance. That resulted in a fine stage win by Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), who finished 14 seconds clear of Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor). The third-placed rider, Mads Christensen (Denmark Designa Kokken) was three minutes and three seconds back, having lost out due to peculiar circumstances. Have a read of our race report for more details of that.
Four and a half years ago, Christensen finished third behind Kanstantsin Siutsou (Belarus) and Thomas Dekker (Netherlands) in the world under 23 championship in Verona.
The other two riders have gone on to top pro careers with Team Columbia and Silence Lotto respectively; however, following seasons with the Quick Step and Barloworld squads, Christensen stopped cycling in mid-2007 and took a year off.
He returned, remotivated, in 2008 and is going well again. Can he shine on today's mountainous stage?
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11.06: The stage has officially begin, with 158 lining out. One rider hasn’t signed on – we are not sure who that is.
11.10: We've checked that out. Apparently the 1997 winner Andy Roche withdrew yesterday, but was mistakenly listed as finishing.
He fractured his collarbone in the Lincoln GP but, courageously, started the race.
11.15: It’s been an active start but no break has gone clear as yet.
Today’s stage is the first real mountain leg, with the category three Coolavokig (km 71.9), the category one climbs of The Coom (km 88.4) and Coomakista (km 164.8) certain to shake things up. The latter is just 22 kilometres from the finish
11.22: A group of approximately 20 riders is just ahead of the bunch. The yellow jersey is there in this move, but the lead is very slight.
11.24: The field is all together, but stretched out in one long line. That means the pressure is on at this early point. We’ve covered 15 kilometres, and are about to enter the Jack Lynch tunnel.
Irish rider Paddy Moriarty was involved in the engineering of that, we believe.
11.32: David McCann (Ireland national team) has attacked, 21 kilometres in to the stage. The bunch has stalled and he is riding clear. He won the race in 2004 and has also taken many stages during his career.
McCann is competing with Ride Sport Racing this season, having previously been with Giant Asia. He’s with the national team for this race.
11.36: No joy – he’s been caught at the 23km point. McCann started the stage 29th overall, eight minutes and 17 seconds back.
11.38: Tour of Ulster winner Sean Downey has now attacked and has a slight lead. He’s also with the Ireland team.
11.40: James Sampson (Britain Candi TV – Marshall’s Pasta) and John Dempsey (Tipperary Dan Morrissey) are on their way up to Downey. The bunch has stalled.
After 26 kilometres of racing, the chasers have joined up. The leading trio have 17 seconds advantage.
11.41: The gap is up to 20 seconds.
11.47: They are still clear, holding a similar gap. We understand that Downey is the youngest ever winner of the Tour of Ulster – promising future ahead.
11.49: At 31.5km, the gap is 18 seconds.
11.52: The weather is dry and it’s a balmy 14 degrees. Not quite suntan weather, but heading in the right direction compared to yesterday.
The trio remain clear.
11.54: Three riders are chasing, namely Josef Kugler (Austria Arbö KTM Junkers), Kasper Jebjerg (Denmark Designa Kokken) and Robin Kelly (Waterford Comeragh CC).
11.56: They are five seconds back, while the main field is 20 seconds down. Matt Stephens (Britain Cheshire Sigmasport) is just ahead of the peloton but is expected to be caught.
11.57: After 37 kilometres of racing, the chasing trio have joined the others.
That means the lead group now is:
Sean Downey (Ireland national team), James Sampson (Britain Candi TV – Marshall’s Pasta) John Dempsey (Tipperary Dan Morrissey), Josef Kugler (Austria Arbö KTM Junkers), Kasper Jebjerg (Denmark Designa Kokken) and Robin Kelly (Waterford Comeragh CC).
11.59: The six leaders are twelve seconds clear.
12.00: Robin Kelly sat up out of the break, which looks like it is about to be caught.
12.01: After 41 kilometres of racing the field is back together.
12.05: Eight riders have attacked. They are Martyn Irvine (Ireland National Team), Eric van de Meent (China Trek Marco Polo), Kristian House (Britain Rapha Condor), Tom Southam (Britain Rapha Condor), Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), James Stewart (Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes), Kit Gilham (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport).
12.06: These have opened up a lead of 21 seconds...some strong riders in there.
The riders covered 44 kilometres in the first hour of racing.
12.09: The leaders have 36 seconds on the peloton, so all going to plan thus far for them.
12.19: The gap is holding at around half a minute.. The roads are wet here but the bunch has avoided the showers thus far.
12.21: The eight leaders are 38 seconds clear. Another group is trying to get across but they are a long way back.
That second group has been caught.
12.30: Back now – had to change the laptop battery. The lead group is now 47 seconds clear, having reached 52 seconds several kilometres ago. We are passing through Macroom, 62 kilometres after the start.
It’s raining again – couldn’t last, I guess.
12.34: Niko Eeckhout, David O’Loughlin (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton) and David Fletcher (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) have attacked the peloton. They are 36 seconds behind the leaders, while the main field is 51 seconds back.
They are heading out of Macroom. The third category Coolavokig starts in a few kilometres.
12.39: The chasers are now 40 seconds back, while the peloton is at one minute. The rain is coming down more heavily.
Correction - it's Eeckhout and O'Loughlin, for the An Post team, with Fletcher.
O’Loughlin has been dropped. He’s been picked up and passed by a four man chase group, namely David McCann and Sean Downey (Ireland national team), Josef Kugler (Austria Arbo KTM Junkers) and Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC).
Russell Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshall’s Pasta) has joined up with the second chase group, which in turn catches Eeckhout and Fletcher.
12.46: However these have all been reeled in. So we’ve got just the eight original leaders.
James Stewart (Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes) was dropped on the climb, so there’s seven leaders. They are 44 seconds ahead.
12,50: Benny De Schrooder (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), David McCann (Ireland national team) and Barry Monaghan (An Dún Newry Wheelers) are chasing.
12.53: They caught and dropped Stewart, and are closing on the seven leaders.
12.58: McCann and De Schrooder caught the leading seven, making it nine up front. However Monaghan was dropped from the chase and didn’t make it to the leading group.
13.05: A seventeen man chase group is over a minute back, but looks like it is going to be caught.
13.07: The riders are on the category one climb of The Coom. The seven leaders remain well clear.
13.12: Bear with us...we are in a really remote location and the mobile net connection is not cooperating too well. These updates will be posted as soon as we get back online.
13.20: The break is one minute and 35 seconds. We are awaiting results of the climbs.
Okay, here we go. Radio Tour was breaking up due to the terrain so it took a while to get confirmation.
Category 3, Coolavokig, 71.9km:
1, Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshalls) 5pts
2, Kit Gilham (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport) 4
3, Barry Monaghan (AN DÚN Newry Whs. CC) 3
4, John Veness (Britain Surrey Racing League) 2
Category 1, The Coom, 88.4km:
1, David McCann (Ireland National Team) 15pts
2, Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshalls) 12
3, Benny Deschrooder (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) 10
4, Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) 8
5, Tom Southam (Britain Rapha Condor) 6
6, Kristian House (Britain Rapha Condor) 5
7, Kit Gilham (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport) 3
13.30: The bunch is at one minute 45 seconds. Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant Veoila) was chasing but has been caught.
13.36: The leaders are one minute and 38 seconds ahead of the peloton as they head towards Kenmare. They have covered approximately 100 kilometres – we have gone ahead so it’s hard to be exact.
I’m writing from the car of Roy Willoughby, who has an RTE radio update shortly...that necessitates going ahead of the race. We’ll update things more accurately in a while.
13.46: There are still nine leaders, who are a minute and a half ahead of the peloton.
Peter Ronsse (Australia Cinelli-Down Under), Stefan Pöll (Austria Arbö KTM Junkers), Josef Kugler (Austria Arbö KTM Junkers), Georgi Georgiev (Greece Heraklion-Nessebar), Alexander Gottfried (Germany Kuota-Indeland), Ole Jorgen Jensen (Norway Giant-Veolia), Russell Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), James Sampson (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), Tom Last (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport)., Micéal Concannon (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies) and David Brennan (Mayo Castlebar WesternEdge) were chasing but have been caught.
Various other groups also tried to chase but nothing has really worked.
13.49: Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia), Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor). Matthew Stephens (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport) and Simon Kelly (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations) are now chasing, They are one minute and 15 seconds back, while the main bunch is at one minute and 30 seconds.
Seán Downey (Ireland National Team), David Fletcher (Britain Halfords Bike Hut)and Russell Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls) are chasing this next group..
13.54: The Kirsipuu group is 45 seconds back. This quartet are closing well. The next three riders, namely the Downey group, are one minute and ten back. The peloton is one minute22 seconds down.
To recap, the leading group is: Martyn Irvine (Ireland National Team), Eric van de Meent (China Trek Marco Polo), Kristian House (Britain Rapha Condor), Tom Southam (Britain Rapha Condor), Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), Kit Gilham (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport), Benny De Schrooder (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) and David McCann (Ireland national team).
Then Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia), Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor). Matthew Stephens (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport) and Simon Kelly (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations) are 45 seconds back.
Seán Downey (Ireland National Team), David Fletcher (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) and Russell Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls) have been caught.
The Kirsipuu group is going to get across. It is just 18 seconds back. The peloton is one minute and three seconds in arrears.
14.00: Kirsipuu, Newton, Stephens and Kelly have joined up, making it thirteen up front. They thundered across that gap and bridged up at the km 122 point. There’s 66 kilometres left now, and the final cat one climb (Coomakista) starts in 38 kilometres
Kirsipuu is sitting at the back of the break, looking relaxed. He’s gotta be a tip for the stage win if they stay away.
He and Leon Van Bon are the two Tour de France stage winners in this field. Kirsipuu also led the race for six days.
14.03: The peloton is 50 seconds back at the 124km point.
14.09: It’s raining heavily now. The leaders have covered 129km and are riding alongside a grey sea. They are heading towards Sneem.
There are three chasers, including yesterday’s third-placed rider Mads Christensen (Denmark Designa Kokken).
Kristian House (Britain Rapha Condor) broke a spoke but got a new wheel and is back in the front group.
14.14: The three chasers are 25 seconds back, while the peloton is a further ten seconds back. This is going to come together.
14.19: After 135 kilometres of racing, the three chasers have joined up with the leaders. However the bunch is close behind....
14.21: A number of riders, including the yellow jersey, have bridged across.
14.23: There are eighteen riders now in the front group. We’ll wait until this settles down before getting the numbers.
The net coverage really has been patchy today – bear with us.
14.26: Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Usher Insulations) is 40 seconds back, with the main field one minute and 15 back.
So the addition of several riders has injected a lot of pace.
There’s now 20 riders in the front group, which has now split.
14.34: After 145 kilometres of racing, Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC), Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor), Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia), Benny Deschrooder (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), David McCann (Ireland National Team), Ole Jorgen Jensen (Norway Giant-Veolia)
Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut) and Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly) have pulled ahead.
They are being chased by Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor), Mads Christensen (Denmark Designa Kokken), Russ Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), David O'Loughlin (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), Kristian House (Britain Rapha Condor), Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken), Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), Tom Southam (Britain Rapha Condor), Simon Kelly (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations), Matthew Stephens (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport), Ray Clarke (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies)
Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations)is at 33 seconds, while another group is further back,
14.40: Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor), Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC) and Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken) have pushed on ahead. The others appear to be back together, making a big chasing group.
Conor Murphy got across – great performance – and was joined by De Schrooder, who had punctured.
Further back, James Spragg (China Trek Marco Polo), Stefan Ganser (Germany Kuota-Indeland), Matthew Kipling (Merseyside KuK Kinesis Bikes), Ciaran Cassidy (Ireland Development U23), Espen Jogert (Norway Giant-Veolia), John Veness (Britain Surrey Racing League) and Neil Delahaye (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations) are approximately one minute and ten seconds back.
Up front, Newton, Kenneally and Didier press on. They are being chased by Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), David McCann (Ireland National Team) and Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia). These are approximately 30 seconds back, with the other riders who had been in the lead group a little further behind.
14.44: The chasing three (Eeckhout, McCann and Kirsipuu) are ten seconds back and closing.
They have covered 150 kilometres.
14.48: 153 kilometres into the stage, the first two groups have merged. That makes it six leaders. The first category Coomakista climb starts in seven kilometres.
The seven chasers are one minute 45 seconds back.
14.51: Some great racing here, but it’s been a bit of a nightmare to keep track of everything due to bad radio and internet coverage, bumpy roads and the many changes that have been taking place. But we are up to speed now, we think.
The next chasers are a minute back, so this six man group looks to be moving away nicely.
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14.58: Russell Downing (Britain CandiTV Marshall’s Pasta) and Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Usher Insulations) are coming across strongly...they are within 30 seconds of the leading six riders.
The next chasers are a minute or so back. There are 20 riders there.
15.02: These two riders are going to make it across, methinks. They are riding well together. Meanwhile the big group of 20 riders – which includes the first three overall – is one minute 32 seconds back.
15.03: After 162 kilometres of racing, Downing and Murphy have bridged across. Very impressive.
15.09: The yellow jersey group is now one minute 29 seconds back.
15.13: The leaders are on the climb. The scenery here is stunning...a bay with lots of islands. They (the leaders, not the islands) have 25km of racing to go.
The yellow jersey group is just over a minute back now.
Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken) attacked just after the 25km to go marker. He’s heading towards the top of the climb.
15.17: The leaders are now on the descent, dropping down into Waterville.
15.22: The sun has been out for quite some time, so the descent was nice and dry. The eight leaders are in Waterville now, with just over 15km to go. The yellow jersey group is one minute back. Wilkinson will probably lose a little bit of time today, but he has time to spare.
15.30: The results of the final climb of the day:
Category one climb, Coomakista (164.8km):
1, Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken)
2, David McCann (Ireland National Team)
3, Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia)
4, Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC)
5, Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor)
6, Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly)
7, Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations)
Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC), David McCann (Ireland National Team), Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia) and Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor) attacked inside the final ten kilometres. Kenneally briefly lost contact but made it back on.
Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken) and Russ Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls) are 15 seconds back, while Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations) is further back.
15.39: We are at the finish, waiting for the riders...stay tuned. We think the four leaders are still together for now.
15.42: The four leaders are inside 5km to go. They are 15 seconds ahead of the three chasers, with Murphy further back. The yellow jersey group is one minute and five seconds back.
15.45: Three km to go for the leaders...still four together. Kirsipuu is a dangerman for the sprint, and Newton is pretty fast too. The two Irish riders will try to get away.
Inside the final km...
Kenneally tried to get clear, but no joy. Kirsipuu gets it, holding off a disappointed Newton..
McCann takes third, with Kenneally a few seocnds back.
Then Eeckhout comes in for fifth, ahead of Downing and Didier. Murphy takes eighth on his own.
The yellow jersey group lost one minute 30 seconds, maybe two minutes. Certainly seemed like a big enough gap.
We don't think there will be a change in yellow, though... Things will have tightened up a little.
FBD Insurance Rás (2.2),
Stage 3, Cobh to Cahirciveen:
1, Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia), 188.6 kilometres in 4 hours 42 mins 23 secs
2, Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor)
3, David McCann (Ireland National Team), both same time
4, Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC), at 4 secs
5, Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), at 51 secs
6, Russell Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls)
7, Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken), both same time
8, Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations), at 1 min 23 secs
9, Jan Barta (Austria Arbö KTM Junkers), at 1 min 27 secs
10, Sven De Weerdt (Australia Cinelli-Down Under), at 1 min 40 secs
11, Wouter Sybrandy (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport), same time
12, Paul Griffin (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies), at 1 min 42 secs
13, Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), at 1 min 49 secs
14, Jaco Venter (China Trek Marco Polo)
15, Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor), both same time
County rider:
1, Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC), 4 hours 42 mins 27 secs
2, Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations), at 1 min 19 secs
3, Paul Griffin (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies), at 1 min 38 secs
KOM Primes:
Category 3, Coolavokig, 71.9km:
1, Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshalls)5pts
2, Kit Gilham (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport)4
3, Kristian House (Britain Rapha Condor) 3
4, Eric van de Meent (China Trek Marco Polo), 2
Category 1, The Coom, 88.4km:
1, David McCann (Ireland National Team)15pts
2, Pete Williams (Britain Candi TV Marshalls)12
3, Benny De Schrooder (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly)10
4, Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut)8
5, Tom Southam (Britain Rapha Condor)6
6, Kristian House (Britain Rapha Condor)5
7, Kit Gilham (Britain C'Shire Sigmasport)3
Category one climb, Coomakista (164.8km):
1, Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken)15pts
2, David McCann (Ireland National Team)12
3, Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant-Veolia)10
4, Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC)8
5, Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor)6
6, Niko Eeckhout (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly)5
7, Conor Murphy (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations)3
International team:
1, Britain Rapha Condor, 14 hours 10 mins 47 secs
2, Ireland National Team
3, Norway Giant Veoila, both same time
4, Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly, at 51 secs
5, Britain Candi TV Marshall’s Pasta, same time
County team:
1, Dublin IRC Usher Insulations, 14 hours 12 mins 10 secs
2, Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies, at 19 secs
3, Tipperary Dan Morrissey, at 26 secs
4, Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC, at 2 mins 57 secs
5, Dublin Eurocycles, at 4 mins 42 secs
General classification:
1, Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), 12 hours 33 mins 30 secs
2, Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor), at 19 secs
3, Mads Christensen (Denmark Designa Kokken), at 3 mins 8 secs
4, Jan Barta (Austria Arbö KTM Junkers), at 3 mins 21 secs
5, Darren Lapthorne (Britain Rapha Condor), at 3 mins 43 secs
6, Rune Jogert (Norway Giant-Veolia)
7, Bert Roesems (Australia Cinelli-Down Under), both same time
8, Ole Jorgen Jensen (Norway Giant-Veolia), at 3 mins 54 secs
9, Chris Newton (Britain Rapha Condor), at 5 mins 48 secs
10, David McCann (Ireland National Team), at 6 mins 28 secs
11, Russell Downing (Britain Candi TV Marshalls), at 6 mins 31 secs
12, Alexander Gottfried (Germany Kuota-Indeland), at 7 mins 2 secs
13, James Spragg (China Trek Marco Polo), at 7 mins 3 secs
14, David O'Loughlin (Ireland An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly), at 7 mins 12 secs
15, Josef Kugler (Austria Arbö KTM Junkers), at 7 mins 37 secs
Points:
1, Russell Downing (Britain CandiTV – Marshall’s Pasta)28
2, Jaan Kirsipuu (Norway Giant Veoila)26
3, Niko Eeckhout (An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly)26
4, Ian Wilkinson (Britain Halfords Bike Hut)25
5, Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor)19
Mountains:
1, David McCann (Ireland national team)30 pts
2, Pete Williams (Britain CandiTV – Marshall’s Pasta)30
3, Laurent Didier (Denmark Designa Kokken)15
4, Simon Richardson (Britain Rapha Condor)12
5, Mads Christensen (Denmark Designa Kokken)11
Under 23:
1, Ole Jorgen Jensen (Norway Giant-Veolia), 12 hours 37 mins 24 secs
2, James Spragg (China Trek Marco Polo), at 3 mins 9 secs
3, Mark McNally (Britain Halfords Bike Hut), at 3 mins 48 secs
4, Ciaran Cassidy (Ireland Development U23), at 3 mins 57 secs
5, Nicholas Walker (Australia Cinelli-Down Under), at 4 mins 18 secs
CI Category 2:
1, Daniel Clifford (Kildare Projector World), 12 hours 43 mins 14 secs
2, John Dempsey (Tipperary Dan Morrissey), at 4 secs
3, Graham Hurley (Dublin DTC Orwell Wheelers), at 6 secs
County rider:
1, Stephen O'Sullivan (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC), 12 hours 41 mins 21 secs
2, Neil Delahaye (Dublin IRC Ushers Insulations), at 11 secs
3, Brian Kenneally (Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC), at 14 secs
4, Micéal Concannon (Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies), at 20 secs
5, Sam Bennett (Tipperary Dan Morrissey), at 29 secs
International team:
1, Britain Rapha Condor, 37 hours 50 mins 20 secs
2, Norway Giant Veoila, at 5 mins 27 secs
3, Britain Halfords Bike Hut, at 5 mins 39 secs
4, Australia Cinelli Down Under, at 9 mins 42 secs
5, Denmark Designa Kokken, at 9 mins 47 secs
County team:
1, Dublin IRC Usher Insulations, 38 hours 5 mins 25 secs
2, Kerry Total Cleaning Supplies, at 1 min 47 secs
3, Tipperary Dan Morrissey, at 2 mins 11 secs
4, Meath Engraveit.ie/BDBC, at 5 mins 7 secs
5, Waterford Comeragh CC, at 7 mins 15 secs
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