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DEIGNAN 19TH ON DAY FOUR OF TOUR OF BRITAIN, NOW 17TH OVERALL
By Shane Stokes
4 Sep 2004,
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| Philip Deignan finishing |
Philip Deignan provided further evidence of his climbing ability today when he placed 19th on the penultimate stage of the Tour of Britain, moving to 17th overall. The 20 year old crested the uphill finish at Celtic Manor in Wales some 13 seconds behind race leader Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques), who outsprinted Relax-Bodysol rider Fernandez Moreno to win the stage.
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| Philip Deignan |
While Deignan fell short of moving into the top ten as he had hoped, the performance is still a highly encouraging one for the Letterkenny cyclist. Deignan is the only amateur rider in the top 30 and also one of the youngest in the race, his performances this week reflecting his massive potential in the sport. He will be turning pro with the Ag2R Prevoyance team next season and looks set for a top level career.
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| Tim Cassidy |
Tim Cassidy, another 20 year old, was next best of the Ireland team in 35th place. He is now in the same position overall and, like Deignan, looks set for a strong performance in the under 23 world championships in Verona next month.
David McCann, David O’Loughlin and Ciarán Power were 37th, 38th and 39th today and Paidi O’Brien placed 69th. Tommy Evans was a non-starter.
The Tour of Britain ends tomorrow with a 90 minute criterium in Westminster.
(For full Shane Stokes Tour of Britain reports go to www.cyclingnews.com)
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Tour of Britain (2.3), Stage 4, Newport - Celtic Manor Resort: 1 Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques) 160 kilometres in 3 hours 32 mins 37 secs (45.41 km/h); 2, F. Moreno (Relax-Bodysol); 3, M. Bartoli (Team CSC) at 3 secs; 4, J. Luis Rubiera (US Postal-Berry Floor); 5, P. Savoldelli (T-Mobile)
Other : 19, P. Deignan (Grant Thornton Team Ireland); 35, T. Cassidy (Grant Thornton Team Ireland) at 32 secs; 37, D. McCann (Grant Thornton Team Ireland); 38, D. O’Loughlin (Grant Thornton Team Ireland); 39, C. Power (Navigators Insurance) both same time; 69, P. O’Brien (Grant Thornton Team Ireland) at 1 min 32 secs
DNS: Tommy Evans (Grant Thornton Team Ireland)
Points : 1, Ardila, 15 ; 2, Moreno, 14 ; 3, Bartoli, 13
Mountains: KOM Cat 3 at Celtic Manor: 1, Tom Southam (Great Britain) 4 pts; 2, Cassidy, 3; 3, E. Degano (Barloworld) 2; 4, P. Lanfranchi (Ceramiche Panaria) 1
KOM Cat 3 at Celtic Manor, lap 2: 1, Yanto Barker (Wales); 2, J. Hunt (MrBookmaker.com) 3; 3, K. Moerenhout (Lotto-Domo) 2; 4, K. Asle Arvesen (Team CSC) 1
Sprints: Distributor Bridge, lap 1: 1, Julian Dean (Credit Agricole) 5 points; 2, T. Boonen (QuickStep-Davitamon) 3; 3, N. Nuyens (QuickStep-Davitamon) 1
Distributor Bridge, lap 2: 1, Jeremy Hunt, 5; 2, Arvesen, 3; 3, R. Downing (Great Britain) 2; 4, Barker, 1
Distributor Bridge, lap 3: 1, Hunt, 5; 2, Downing, 3; 3, Barker, 2; 4, Arvesen, 1
Teams: 1, T-Mobile, 10 hours 38 mins 13 secs; 2, MrBookmaker.com, at 4 secs; 3, Chocolade Jacques, at 13 secs
Other: 9, Ireland, at 58 secs
General classification after stage 4: 1, Ardila, 17 hours 31 mins 6 secs; 2, N. Nuyens (QuickStep-Davitamon) at 17 secs; 3, E. Leblacher (Credit Agricole) at 18 secs; 4, Dean, at 19; 5, Moreno, same
Irish: 17, Deignan, at 41 secs; 35, Cassidy, at 14 mins 17 secs; 36, Power, at 14 mins 20 secs; 41, McCann, at 14 mins 25 secs; 42, O’Loughlin, same; 73, O’Brien, at 22 mins 15 secs
Points classification : 1, Dean, 40 ; 2, R. Hammond (MrBookmaker.com), 32 ; 3, Ardila, 30
Other: 21, Power, 10; 39, Cassidy, 2
Mountains classification: 1, Ben Day (MrBookmaker.com) 35; 2, Cox, Barloworld, 26; 3, D. Urquhart (Scotland) 23
Other : 16, Cassidy, 3
Teams classification: 1, Mr Bookmaker.com, 52 hours 35 mins 4 secs; 2, Credit Agricole, same; 3, Chocolade Jacques, at 4 secs
Other: 11, Ireland, at 27 mins 39 secs
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