FBD Insurance  Rás Tailteann 2005

22nd. May - 29th. May

Route

Stage 1:  Dublin To Emyvale, 136 Kms,
Dublin Swords By-Pass, Balbriggan, Drogheda, Tully Esker Category 3 KOM, Dunleer, Carrickmacross, Castleblaney, Ardee, Clontibret, Tyholland, Emyvale.


Stage 2:  Emyvale To Tubbercurry, 165 Kms.
Emyvale, Corraghduff Category 3 KOM, Tydavent, Scotstown, Smithborough, Clones, Belturbet, Ballyconnell, Bawnboy, Bellavalley Gap Category 3 KOM, Glangevlin, Drumkeera, Dromahair, Ballintogher, Ballinacarrow, Tubbercurry.


Stage 3:  Tubbercurry To Lisdoonvarna, 156 Kms.
Tubbercurry, Charlestown, Lurga Category 3 KOM, Kilkelly, Ballindine, Milltown, Tuam, Claregalway, Clarinbridge, Kilcolgan, Kinvara, Ballyvaughan, Corkscrew Hill Category 2 KOM, Lisdoonvarna.


Stage 4:  Lisdoonvarna  To Templemore, 162 Kms.
Lisdoonvarna, Kilshanny, Inagh, Kilnamona, Ennis, Cross of Spancihill, Broadford, Formoyle Category 3 KOM, Ballybrack Category 3 KOM,  Clonlara Bridge, O’Briensbridge, Montpelier, Birdhill, Newport, Lackamore Category 3 KOM, Curreeney Cross Category 3 KOM, Templederry, Borrisleigh, Templemore.

Stage 5:  Templemore To Abbeyleix, 144 Kms.

Templemore, Templetouhy, Johnston, Urlingford, The Crag Category 1 KOM, Grangehill Category 3 KOM, The Commons, Ballingarry, Ballymac, Cuffesgrange, Kilkenny By-Pass, Paulstown, Old Leighlin, The Butt Category 1 KOM, Coan, Uskerty Hill Category 2 KOM, Castlecomer, Glenmagoo Category 2 KOM, Ballyraggett, Attanagh, Abbeyleix.

Stage 6:  Abbeyleix To  Rathdrum, 160 Kms.

Abbeyleix, The Swan, Newtown, Killeshin, Carlow, Ballon, Bunclody, N80/N11, Ferns, Camolin, Gorey, Inch, Arklow By-Pass, Rathnew, Glenealy, Rathdrum.

Stage 7:  Rathdrum To Wicklow Town 138 Kms.

Rathdrum, Ballygannon Hill Category 3 KOM, Glenmalure, Slieveman Category 1 KOM, Aughavannagh, Barnameelia Category 3 KOM, Rathangan, Kiltegan, Baltinglass,  Poulaphouca, Valleymount, Ballyknockan, Lacken Category 3 KOM, Oldcourt, Ballyward Category 2 KOM, Ballysmutton Bridge, Sally Gap Category 1 KOM, Lugalla Category 1 KOM, Sraghmore, Roundwood, Wicklow.

Stage 8:  Dublin Phoenix Park Circuit, 50 Kms

Race Director:         Dermot Dignam

Roger Alkin Louth Winner Of Stage 1

Stage 1:  Dublin To Emyvale, 136 Kms,   R. Aiken (Louth)   2-53-19

Stage 2:  Emyvale To Tubbercurry, 165 Kms.  C. Newton (ReCycling)  4-11-11

Stage 3:  Tubbercurry To Lisdoonvarna, 156 Kms.   C. Newton (ReCycling)   3.29.25

Stage 4:  Lisdoonvarna  To Templemore, 162 Kms.  M. Elliott (Yorkshire)   4-02-58

Stage 5:  Templemore To Abbeyleix, 144 Kms.  M. Christiansen (Norway)  3-23-13

Stage 6:  Abbeyleix To  Rathdrum, 160 Kms.  M. C. Newton (ReCycling)  4-01-09 

Stage 7:  Rathdrum To Wicklow Town 138 Kms.  M. Hegerberg (Norway) 3-29-36 

Stage 8:  Dublin Phoenix Park Circuit, 50 Kms   B. Moore (Meath)  1-01-14

 

Bill Moore, Meath Martin Donnelly Winner Of The Final Stage In The Phoenix Park

General Classification

Stuard Gillespie U.S. TIAA CREF

Malcolm Elliott, Yorkshire Trinity Capital

Mark Lovatt ,Trinity Capital

Tim Barry Tipperary Dan Morrissey First Irish Rider In 6th Place

International Team Winners

International Team Frankie Campbell (Manager) John Tanner, Mark Lovatt, Malcom Elliott, Kevin Dawson, Tommy Evans

Tipperary Dan Morrissey T. Barry, R. Wyley, J.O'Shea, B. Truman, J. Dempsey & Manager Paul Lonergan

 

List Of Competitors 2005 

Ireland 1    John Dempsey 2.   Stephen Gallagher 3.   Paudie O'Brien  4.   Conor Murphy  5.   Brian Keane  Canada Team Jet Fuel Coffee 6.   Zach Bell  7.   Kevin Miller 8.   Mark Pozniak    9.   Andrew Randell    10.  Stig Somme   Czech Republic Team Elmarco KK Cub 11.  Rostislav Kortky 12.  Jan Novak 13.  Jiri Korbel 14.  Onderj Pavelka 15.  Michael Stastny Estonia Team Kalve Chocolate 16.   Sigvard Kukk 17.   Andri Lebedev 18.   Marko Poldma  D.N.S. 19.   Andrei Mustonen 20.   Mart Ojavee England Team Fujibikes 21.   Gareth Jones 22.   Greg Roche  23.   Anthony Malarczyk 24.   Kristan House 25.   Stephan Wolfer Germany Team Stevens von Hacht 26.   Thorsten Wiedenroth 27.   Arne Hinrichsen 28.   Snoke Thiel 29.   Jens Schwedler 30.   Malte Urban Norway Team Sparebanken Vest 31.  Are Andersen 32.  Morten Christiansen 33.  Morten Hegerberg 34.  Gabriel Rasch 35.  Stian Remme Netherlands Team B & E Cycling 36.   Tino Haakman 37.   Richard Kooijman 38.   Menno de Boer 39.   Hugo Kettman 40.  Peter Vermeulen Scotland 41.   Duncan Urquart 42.   Evan Oliphant 43.   Gary Hand 44.   Alex Coutts 45.   David Smith Scotland West 46.   James Cusick 47.   Stuart McGregor 48.   Paul Coats 49.   Chris Smart 50.   Marcus Smith Wales Stena Line 51.  Julian Winn 52.  Jamie Norfolk 53.  Robert Partridge 54.  Paul Sheppard 55.  Yanto Barker US Team Guinness 56.   Donald Reeb 57.   David Kilpper 58.   Todd Duncan 59.   Mark King 60.   J.Skiles Keith US Team Boston Secintific 61.   Conor Hurley 62.   Peter Sleight 63.   Mike Barton 64.   Alan Potter 65.   Justin Lillie US Team TIAA-CREF 66.   Stuart Gillespie 67.   Ian MacGregor 68.   Sheldon Deeny 69.   David Robinson 70.   Nathan Mitchell US Maguire Cycles 71.   Dan O'Sullivan 72.   Emmett Hogan 73.   Max Spirin 74.   Aaron Beardsley 75.   Fred Stamm US Ventilux First Mortgage 76.   Kenny Williams 77.   Michael Walsh 78.   Kacey Charmberlin 79.   Nobby O'Reilly 80.   Jason Bethal US Tradewind Sports 81.   Chris Harnish 82.   Jeremy Burton 83.   Jeff Craddock 84.   Conor Coffey 85.   Thad LaVallee GB Recycling.co.uk/MG XPOWER/Litespeed 86.   Chris Newton 87.   Paul Manning 88.   Rob Sharman 89.   Shaun Snodden 90.   Ben Greenwood Yorkshire-Trinity Capital 91.   John Tanner 92.   Kevin Dawson 93.   Mark Lovatt 94.   Tommy Evans 95.   Malcolm Elliott NE England 96.   John Charlesworth 97.   David Buchan 98.   Ronnie Batey 99.   Steve Kenny 100.  Chris Daddy

Surrey Racing League 101.  Roger Morgan    102.  Chris McNamara    103.  Timothy Dunford     104.  Simon Saunders  105.  Gary Dodd East England Angliasport 106.  Richard Eastham 107.  Chris Belsham   108.  Richard Cartland    109.  Simon McNamara 110.  Peter Hey Cork Kanturk 111.  Daniel Lynch 112.  Denis Lynch 113.  Martyn Irvine 114.  Eoin Concannon 115.  Michael Fitzgerald Cork Nucleus 116.  John Horgan 117.  Michael Hennessy 118.  Simon Kelly 119.  Padraig Marrey 120.  AnthonyO'Brien Dublin Whs. All Systems 121.  Ken Norgrove 122.  Ciaran Farrell 123.  Fergus O'Connor 124.  Brian Taaffe 125.  David Peelo Dublin IRC Moy Isover 126. John-Paul Lyons 127. Stephen Enright 128. Dave O'Reilly 129. Michael Elliott 130. Karl Elliott Dublin Usher Insulations 131.  Paul Healion 132.  Philip Finnegan 133.  Brian Stewart 134.  Michael Mulcahy 135.  Ryan Connor Dublin Murphy & Gunn 136.  Eddie O'Donoghue 137.  John Wall 138.  Adrian Hedderman 139.  Morgan Fox 140.  Frank O'Connor Dublin Dundrum S/C. 141.  Mark McLeavey 142.  Scott McDonald 143.  Francis Ennis 144.  David McLoughlin 145.  John Sower Dublin Exel Ravens 146.  Jonathan Gormley 147.  Ian Paine 148.  Tom Hemmant 149.  John Dillon 150.  Kieran Keane Kerry 151.  John O'Brien 152.  Michael Horgan 153.  Tony Devane 154.  Thomas Lavey 155.  Eldon Looney Kildare Murphy Surveys Woodlands Kitchen 156.  Colm Bracken 157.  Ciaran Steed 158.  Michael Steed 159.  Barry Donnelly 160.  William Byrne Kildare Ena Loakman Remax 161.  Daire O'Sullivan 162.  Richard Malone 163.  Dave Early 164.  Cormac O'Shea 165.  Tom Green Louth Safe Cycling 166.  Roger Aiken 167.  Karl Dolan 168.  Myles McCrory 169.  Sean McGreevy 170.  Eoin Whelan Meath cycleways.com 171.  Philip Cassidy 172.  Mark Cassidy 173.  Adrian Crowley 174.  Stephen O'Sullivan 175.  Eugene Morairty Meath M J Donnelly 176.  Craig Sweetman 177.  Simon Mulvany 178.  Robert Moore 179.  Bill Moore 180.  Sean Lacey Tipperary Dan Morrissey 181.  Tim Barry 182.  Rory Wyley 183.  John O'Shea 184.  Brian Truman 185.  Vincent Gleeson Tipperary Worldwide Cycles 186.  Barry Meehan 187.  John Mason 188.  Keith Griffin 189.  Andy Roche 190.  A.N.Other Wicklow North 191.  John Paul Lynch 192.  Adam Kelly 193.  Niall Jenkins 194.  Michael O'Donnell 195.  Frank O'Leary  Wicklow South 196.  Eamonn Pendergast 197.  Gerard Ivory 198.  Paddy Kelly 199.  Derek Cunningham 200.  Cain Crowley

What Happened When Bill's Friends Got Him

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