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2007 Tony Martin Germany Wins The FBD Insurance Rás
By Eddie Dawson Photos By Lorraine O'Sullivan & Robert Haslam
May 10, 2007, 21:00

FBD Insurance Rás

8 Day International Cycle Race

20th.- 27th. May 2007

Route

Stage 1: Naas To Templemore, 158 Kms.

Naas, Newbridge Hot Spot Sprint, The Curragh, Kildare, Monasterevin, Portarlington Hot Spot Sprint, Mountmellick Hot Spot Sprint, Rosenallis, Clonaslee, The Cut Category 2 KOM, Mountrath, Borris-in-Ossory, Roscrea By-Pass, Templemore, Bouladuff, Borrisoleigh, Templemore

Stage 2: Templemore To Loughrea, 147 Kms.

Templemore, Thurles, R502, Ballycahill, Curreeney Cross Category 3 KOM, Dolla, Silvermines, Ballina, Killaloe, Tuamgraney, Scarriff, Lecarrow Category 3 KOM, Killanena Category 3 KOM, Gort, Loughrea.

Stage 3: Loughrea To Sligo, 171 Kms.

Loughrea, Kilconieran, Athenry, TuamDunmore, Ballyhaunis,

Charlestown, Tobercurry, Ballygawley, Ballintogher, Dromahair,

Clogher More Category 3 KOM, Sligo.

Stage 4: Sligo To Dungloe, 138 Kms.

Sligo, Drumcliff, Grange, Cliffony, Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Donegal By-Pass, Mountcharles Category 3 KOM, Dunkineely, Bruckless, Ardara, Glenties, Maas, Leitir, Mhic an Bháird, Dungloe.

Stage 5: Dungloe To Buncrana, 131 Kms.

Dungloe:, Dubhcharaidh, Peirse Mor Category 3 KOM, Carabit Category 2 KOM, Fintown, Letterkenny, Burnfoot, Fahan, Buncrana, Slavery Category 3 KOM, Pinch Mountain Category 2 KOM, Clonmany, Mamore Gap Category 1 KOM, Old Mountain Category 3 KOM, Buncrana

Stage 6: Buncrana To Derry, 96 Kms.

Buncrana, Clonmany, Ballyliffen, Carndonagh, Malin, Culdaff, Gleneely, Moville, Muff, Derry.

Stage 7 : Derry To Newcastle, 165 Kms.

Derry, Dubgiven, Glenshane Pass 3 KOM, Cookstown, Dungannon, Moy, Portadown, Gilford, Lawrencestown, Banbridge, Ballyward, Devils Elbow Category 3 KOM, Castlewellan, Newcastle.

Stage 8 Newcastle To Skerries, 174 Kms.
Newcastle, Castlewellan, Kilcoo, Hilltown, Lynch’s Hill Category 3 KOM, Mayobridge, Newry, Cloghoe Mountain Category 3 KOM, Dundalk, Ardee, Collen, Slane, Balrath, Pluckhimin Category 3 KOM, Garristown, Naul, Balrothery, Cross of the Cage Category 3 KOM, Skerries, Black Hills Category 3 KOM, Skerries, Black Hills Category 3 KOM, Skerries.

Race Director: Dermot Dignam

M. Ojavee Kalve Chocolate Estonia Double Stage Winner

Brian Kenneally Meath MyHome .ie Double Stage Winner

Stage Winners:

Stage 1: Naas To Templemore, 158 km. M. Ojavee (Estonia Kalve Chocolate) 3-52-44

Mart Ojavee, Estonia Kalev Chocolate Winning stage 1 Of The FBD Insurance Ras From Naas to Templemore

Stage 2: Templemore To Loughrea, 147 Km. B. Kenneally (Meath My Home.ie) 3-22-21

Brian Kenneally Meath MyHome.ie/BDBC Winning Stage 2 From Templemore To Loughrea

Stage 3: Loughrea To Sligo, 171 Km. D. Rollin (US Kodak) 3-55-10

Dominique Rollin US Kodak Gallery/Sierra Navada Winning Stage 3 From Loughrea To Sligo

Stage 4: Sligo To Dungloe, 138 Km. M. Ojavee (Estonia Kalve Chocolate) 3-14-04

Mart Ojavee, Estonia Kalev Chocolate Wins his Second Stage Of The FBD Insurance Ras Into Dungloe

Stage 5: Dungloe To Buncrana, 131 km. N. Grag (Germany Thuringer) 3-12-17

Nico Graf,Germany Thuringer Energy Winning Stage 5 Into Buncrana

Stage 6: Buncrana to Derry, 96 Km. D. Rollin (US Kodak) 2-12-14

Dominique Rollin US Kodak Gallery Sierra Winning His Second Stage Into Derry City

Stage 7: Derry To Newcastle 165Km. D. Rollin (US Kodak) 3-38-53

Dominique Rollin US Kodak Gallery Winning His 3rd Satge Of The FBD Insurance Ras 2007 From Derry To Newcastle

Stage 8: Newcastle To Skerries: 174 Km. B. Kenneally (Meath My Home.ie) 3-58-22

Brian Kenneally Meath Myhome.ie/BDBC Winning His Second Stage Of The 2007 FBD Insurance Ras From Newcastle To Skerries Co.Dublin

Dominique Rollin US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada Winner Of 3 Stages

General Classification

10.

T. Martin, Thuringer Energie Germany
P.O’Brien, Ireland Murphy & Gunn

P. McDonald, Australia FRF

J. Anthony U. S. Kodak

C. Newton, ReCycling Britain

S. Gallagher, Ireland Murphy & Gunn

B. Kenneally, Meath MyHome.ie

D. Rollin, U.S. Kodak

D. McCann, Ireland Subway

P. Pretsch,Thuringer Energie Germany

27-27-13 00-17

00-24

00-36

01-02

01-15

01-22

01-30

01-35

01-43

Overall Winner

Tony Martin Germany Thuringer Energie FBD Rás Winner 2007

Second Overall

Paida O'Brien Ireland Murphy & Gunn Second Overall

Third Overall

Peter McDonald Australia FRF Couriers (3rd. Overall)

Best Young Rider Under 23

Tony Martin Germany Thuringer Energie

Points

Dominique Rollin US Kodak Gallery Sierra Nevada

Mountains

Ricardo Van der Velde Netherlands

International Team Winners

International Team Winners Netherlands Yvo Kusters, Robin Chaigneau, Alain Van der Velde. Ricardo Van der Velde & Dennis Kreder

County Team Winners

Top County Team Meath Myhome.ie BDBC Aidan Crowley, Eugene Moriarty, Brian Kenneally, Scott McDonald, Stephen O'Sullivan & Manager Seamus Kennedy

List Of Competitors 2007

Ireland
1    David McCann
2.   Martyn Irvine
3.   Dermot Nally
4.   Mark Scanlon
5.   Paul Griffin

Iran
6.   Mahdi Fathi
7.   Mohammad Rastad
8.   Amir Shakeri
9.   Mobin Bazherzadega
10. Mahoud Talei

Netherlands Under 23
11. Yvo Kusters
12. Alain van der Velde
13. Ricardo van der Velde
14. Michael Kreder
15. Robin Chaigneau

Ireland (Pro) Murphy & Gunn
NewlynM.Donnolly S.Kelly
16.   Paidi O'Brien
17.   Mark Cassidy
18.   Stephen Gallagher
19.   Glenn Bak
20.   Simon Kelly

Australia (Pro)
Team FRF Couriers NSWIS
21.   Peter McDonald
22.   Peter Herzig
23.   Jason Hegert
24.   Chris Jory
25.   Brendan Brooks

England (Pro)
Stenna Line Recycling.Co.Uk
26.   Chris Newton
27.   Graham Briggs
28.   Tom Diggle
29.   Ryan Bonser
30.   Simon Holt

Chech Republic (Pro)
Team Sparta Praha
31. Petr Pucelik
32. Tomas Hruby
33. Zdenek Krizek
34. Ondrej Pavek
35. Josef Soukup

Denmark (Pro)
Team Vision Bikes
36.   Simon Jensen
37.   Thomas Bendixen
38.   Michael Johansen
39.   Benjamin Justesen
40.  Mads Bugge

Estonia (Pro)
Team Kalve Chocolate
41.   Mart Ojavee
42.   Andrei Mustonen
43.   Markku Ainsalu
44.   Alo Jakin
45.   Silvar Kibur

Germany (Pro)
Team Thúringer Energie
46.  Tony Martin
47.   Marcel Barth
48.   Nico Graf
49.   Florian Frohn
50.  Patrick Gretsch

USA (Pro) Team Kodak
Sierra Navada Brewing Co.
51. Mark Walters
52. Dominique Rollin
53. Josh Thornton
54. Ben Raby
55. Jesse Anthony

USA (Pro) Team Kelly
Benefit Strategies/Medifast
56.   Daniel Bowman
57.   Dominique Perras
58.   Ryan Roth
59.   Justin Spinnelli
60.   Nick Waite

Germany
Team Stevens von Hacht
61.   Sónke Thiel
62.   Benjamin Hill
63.   Rene Birkenfeld
64.   Johannes Sickmúller
65.   Yannick Tiedt

Britain
Team Sportscover Planet X
66.   Ashley Brown
67.   Mark Lovatt
68.   Wayne Randle
69.   John Charlsworth
70.   Marcin Bialoblocki

Britian
Team Surrey League
71.   Toby Neave
72.   Matt Green
73.   Richard Simmonds
74.   Paul Delahunty
75.   Ben Pochee

Britain
Notrh West England
76.   Chris Belsham
77.   Peter Hey
78.   Matt Melville
79.   Llewellyn Byrne
80.   Richard Eastman

Armagh
Big Picture Developement
81.   Roher Aiken
82.   Kieran Downey
83.   David Mulholland
84.   Daire McCaughley
85.   Myles McCorry

Cork
Omega Designs Ltd.
86.   Ben Lieberson
87.   Tony Kemp
88.   Michael O'Reilly
89.   Partick Moriarty
90.   Michael Hennessy

Down
Mar Properties
91.   Brendan Kirk
92.   John Neil
93.   Jonathan Gormley
94.   Ronan Mcloughlin
95.   Barry Mullin

Dublin
Murphy & Gunn
96.   Padraig Marrey
97.   Sean Lacey
98.   Isaac Speirs
99.   Derek Burke
100. Mark Nester

Dublin
Eurocycles Eurobaby
101.  Noel Moloney
102.  James Lattimore
103.  John Paul Lyons
104.  Ciaran Kelly
105. Dave Reilly

Dublin
IRC Usher Insulations
106. Neill Delahaye
107.  Matthew Ward
108.  Conor Murphy
109.  Alan Carey
110.  Adam Armstrong

Dublin Orwell
Dundrun Shopping Center
111. Brian Aherne
112. Colm Aherne
113. Kevin Donagher
114. Stephen Surdival
115. Dave McLaughlin

Kildare Newbrige
Ena Loakman Re/Max
116. Richard Malone
117. Nathan Jones
118. Frank O'Leary
119. Michael Storan
120. Cormac O'Shea

Kildare
Murphy Surveys
121. Colm Braken
122. David Peelo
123. Mick Mulcahy
124. Paul Vaughan
125. Noel McGlynn

Kerry
Earl Of Desmond Hotel
126. Michael Butler
127. Micael Concannon
128. Thomas Flaherty
129. David Brennan
130. Cian Hogan

Meath
M.Donnelly/Cycleways
131. Craig Sweetman
132. Frank O'Connor
133. Brian Taaffe
134. Ciaran Cassidy
135. Adrian Hederman

Meath
Myhome.ie/BDBC
136.  Brian Kenneally
137. Scott McDonald
138. Eugene Moriarty
139. Aidan Crowley
140. Stephen O'Sullivan

Tipperary
Dan Morrissey
141. Raymond Clarke
142. Rory Wyley
143. John O'Brien
144. Hugh Mulhearne
145. Michael Fitzgerald

Waterford
Comeragh Cycling Club
146. Don Feighery
147. Robin Kelly
148. Tom Fanning
149. Conor McGrath
150. Frank Dunne

Tony Martin Germany Thuringer Energie Overall Winner 2007 FBD Insurance Rás

Tony Martin Germany Thuringer Energie Winner Under 23 Category

Brian Kenneally (Blue) Dominique Rollin (Green) Ricardo Van der Velde (Pink) Tony Martin (Yellow) Andrei Mustonen (2nd.In Stage) Paidi O'Brien (2nd. Overall) Glenn Bak (3rd. In Stage) Peter McDonald (3rd. Overall)