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Last Updated: 2 Apr 2018 - 8:45:17 PM |
Another exciting day in the Rás and more changes at the top, Stephen McMahon was at the finish in Lisdoonvarna to capture the action.
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| The results service - Seamus Shorthall manages the technology of the finish line recording system. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Chris Newton (Britain – Stena – Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk) sprinted clear of his breakaway companion David McCann (Team Ireland) to take a convincing victory on Stage 3. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| David McCann (Team Ireland) was active throughout the day and took a well deserved second place on the stage. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Rob Partridge (Britain – Stena – Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk) took fifth on the stage, 1 minute 6 seconds behind his teammate Chris Newton. Partridge moved up to second overall on the general classification. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Roger Aiken (Team Ireland) rode strongly to maintain his top ten position in the general classification. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Maurice Schreurs (Netherlands National Team) seems to have suffered a nose bleed on the run in to the stage finish. Hopefully it was nothing too serious for the Dutch rider. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Tom Last (Britain Team Kinesis) leads home a sizeable group 2 minutes 35 seconds behind the stage winner. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Stage winner Chris Newton (Britain – Stena – Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk) stretches as he waits for the presentations to begin. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| With Newton being awarded the King of the Mountains jersey, David McCann (Team Ireland), second on the stage, will wear the stage winner’s jersey tomorrow. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Mateusz Komar (Poland National Team) seemed a little disappointed with his third place on the stage. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| In conversation at the start in Claremorris Peter Hawkins (Ireland Dublin IRC Ushers Insulation) commented that he was satisfied with his form and hoped to put in a solid performance on the stage. The Belfast man fulfilled his ambition and took the Cuchulainn Crystal prize for Best Placed County Rider on Stage 3. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Martin Grashev (Bulgaria - Team Nessebar) was awarded the white jersey of leader in the U-23 category but the general classification results later indicated that Dale Appleby (Britain – Stena – Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk) was the actual leader in that category. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Chris Newton (Britain – Stena – Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk) took the lead in the King of the Mountains competition. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| A delighted Mark Cassidy (Ireland - An Post – Sean Kelly Team) took the race lead on Stage 3. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Nine years after his father Philip pulled on the yellow jersey of race leader, Mark fulfilled a childhood dream of doing the very same. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| The men of the Rás after Stage 3: second place on the stage David McCann (Team Ireland), leader of the U-23 category Martin Grashev (Bulgaria - Team Nessebar), Race Leader Mark Cassidy (Ireland - An Post – Sean Kelly Team), winner of Stage 3 and the leader of the King of the Mountains competition Chris Newton (Britain – Stena – Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk), Best Placed County Rider Peter Hawkins (Ireland Dublin IRC Ushers Insulation) and third place on the stage Mateusz Komar (Poland National Team). Unfortunately Points Leader Dean Downing (Britain – Stena – Rapha – Condor – Recycling.co.uk) missed the presentations. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Race Leader Mark Cassidy (Ireland - An Post – Sean Kelly Team) gets the stamp of approval from the Postmaster of Lisdoonvarna, Maire O’Donoghue. ©: Stephen McMahon |
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| From ecstasy to agony: Simon Mulvany (Meath Martin Donnelly) suffered a heavy fall on Stage 2 but made the decision to take the start in Claremorris. 133 kilometres and over four hours later, Mulvany crossed the line in Lidoonvarna with teammate Colin Robinson for company. Such is the commitment of the amateur riders in this race. Such is the true spirit of the Rás. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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| Jose Bertolino, manager of the French Team Provence Alpes Cote D’A, fuels up Jean Marc Maurin’s bicycle for Stage 4. ©: Stephen McMahon. |
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