Stage 2: Trim To Oranmore, 167 Kms.
Trim, Boardsmill, Ballivor, Raharney, Killucan, The Downs, Mullingar, Ballymore, Athlone, Ballinasloe, New Inn, Athenry, Oranmore.

Stage 3: Oranmore To Charleville, 152 Kms.
Oranmore, Clarinbridge, Kilcolgan, Gort, Drumindoora, Killenena Category 3 KOM, Aylevaun Category 3 KOM, Scariff, Tuamgraney, Ogonelle Category 3 KOM, Killaloe, Ballina, Birdhill, Newport, Boher, Caherconlish, Ballyneety, Crecora, Croom, Banoge, Charleville.

Stage 4: Charleville To Cahirciveen, 181 Kms.
Charleville, Newtownshandrum, Milford, Drumcolliher, Broadford, Glenduff Hill Category 3 KOM, Ashford, Glenquin Category 3 KOM, Abbeyfeale, Glenshearoon Category 3 KOM, Castleisland, Farranfore, Firies, Milltown, Killorglin, Seefin Category 3 KOM, Glenbeigh, Drum West Category 3 KOM, Mount Foley Category 3 KOM, Cahirciveen, Annagar Bridge, Raheen Category 2 KOM, Cill Urlait Category 2 KOM, Coonanaspig Category 1 KOM, Portmagee, Cahirciveen.

Stage 5: Cahirciveen To Millstreet, 152 Kms.
Cahirciveen, Waterville, Coomakista Category 1 KOM, Caherdaniel, Sneem, Kenmare, Kilgarvan, Inchee Mountain Category 1 KOM, Cuil Aodha, Baile Bhuirne, County Bounds Category 3 KOM, Glenfesk, Rathmore, Millstreet.

Stage 6: Millstreet To Seskin Hill Carrick-on Suir, 151 Kms.
Millstreet, Mallow, Castletownroche, Ballyhooly, Fermoy, Ballyduff, Cappoquinn, The Pike Category 3 KOM, Lemybrien, Mahon Bridge, Carrick-on-Suir, Seskin Hill, Category 1 KOM.

Stage 7: Carrick-on-Suir To Tullow, 149 Kms.
Carrick-on-Suir, Cussan Category 2 KOM, Kilmaganny, Newmarket, Knocktopher, Thomastown, Coppenagh Gap Category 2 KOM, Graignamanagh, Ballymurphy, Kiltealy, Bolamor Category 3 KOM, Bunclody, Cranavane Category 3 KOM, Myshall, The Heights Category 1 KOM, Corrabutt Gap, Category 1 KOM, Mount Leinster Category 1 KOM, Kiltealy, Bolamor Category 3 KOM, Bunclody Category 3 KOM, Tullow.

Stage 8: Phoenix Park Circuit, 40 Kms

Race Director: Dermot Diganm

Stage Winners :

Valter Bonca Slovenia Perutnina Winning Stage 1 Of The FBD Milk Rás Into Trim Co. Meath

Stefan Cohen ComNet Senge Germany Winning Stage 2 Into Oranmore Co. Galway

David McCann Ireland Wins Into Cahirsiveen

Dermot Nally Galway Winning Into Charleville, Nally Finished 4th Overall

Malcolm Elliott Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn Wins Stage 5 Into Millstreet Co. Cork

David O'Loughlin Ireland Thornton ReCycling Wins Stage 6 On Seskin Hill Carrick-On-Suir Co. Tipperary

David McCann Ireland Thornton ReCycling Takes Stage 7 In Tullow Co. Carlow

Malcolm Elliott Wins The Final Stage Of The FBD Milk Rás In The Phoenix Park

Stage 1:  Dublin To Trim, 132 Kms.    V. Bonca (Slovenia Perutnina) 3-01-18

Stage 2: Trim To Oranmore, 167 Kms.  S. Cohnen (Germany ComNet Senges)   3-54-12

Stage 3: Oranmore To Charleville, 152 Kms.  D. Nally (Galway) 3 -37-05

Stage 4: Charleville To Cahirciveen, 181 Kms.  D. McCann (Ireland) 4-27-16

Stage 5: Cahirciveen To Millstreet, 152 Kms.  M. Elliott (Yorkshire)   4-00-09

Stage 6: Millstreet To Seskin Hill Carrick-on Suir, 151 Kms.  D. O'Loughlin (Ireland)  3-25-47

Stage 7: Carrick-on-Suir To Tullow, 149 Kms.   D. McCann (Ireland)  3-30-29

Stage 8: Phoenix Park Circuit, 40 Kms  M. Elliott (Yorkshire)  1-18-31

Valter Bonca Slovenia In The Yellow Jersey Of Race Leader And David McCann Ireland Thornton Recycling In The Green Jersey Of Points Leader On Corrabut Gap Co. Carlow On The Way To The Stage Finish In Tullow

M. Elliott, Yorkshire Double Stage Winner & Overall Points Winner

General Classification

Best Young Rider Under 23

S. Cohnen ,Team Comnet Senges Germany

Points Winner

Maloclm Elliott Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn

Mountains Winner

T. Lergard, Team Bianchi Scandinavia

International Team Winners Ireland

Tommy Evans, Denis Lynch, David McCann. Eugene Moriarty, David O'Loughlin

County Team Winners Kerry

Paul Grifffin, Kieran McMahon, Sean Lacey,Ritchie Cahill, Aidan Crowley

David McCann Ireland In The Yellow Jersey

Aidan McCarthy N.D.C. David McCann Ireland Winner Of The FBD Milk Rás Philip Fitzsimons FBD Insurances

Valter Bonca Slovenia Race Leader On Corrabut Gap Co. Carlow Before He Was Dropped By David McCann On The Way To The Stage End In Tullow, Bonca finished second Overall

List Of Competitors 2004

Ireland Thornton Recyling 1.   Tommy Evans 2.   Denis Lynch 3.   David McCann 4.   Eugene Moriarty 5.   David O'Loughlin Kazahkstan 6.    Valentine Iglinskiy 7.    Valerity Dmitrive 8.    Ivan Andreeyev 9.    Vadim Vdovinov 10.  Alenandr Dyachenko Great Britain Under 23 11.  Grahan Biggs 12.  Matthew Brammeier 13.  Edward Clancey 14.  Evan Oilphant 15.  Mark Cavendish Wales Stena Line 16.   Jamie Norfolk 17.   Huw Prichard 18.   Anthony Malaczyk 19.   Paul Sheppard 20.   Steven Roche Scandinavia Team Banchi Nordic 21.  Glenn Bak 22.  Mikael Segarsall 23.  Kimmo Kananen 24.  Petter Renang 25.  Tobias Lergard Slovenia Team Perutnina PTUJ 26.   Valter Bonca  27.   Matej Stare  28.   Branko Filip 29.   Massimo Demarin   30.      Germany Teasm ComNet Senges 31.  Machael Schweizer 32.  Uwe Sengewald 33.  Rene Schild 34.  Tjarco Cuppens 35.  Stefan Cohnen Germany Team Stevens Von Hacht 36.   Thorsten Wiedenroth 37.   Arne Hinrichsen 38.   Snoke Thiel 39.   Sven Eckart 40.   Jens Schiwedler USA Team Stelvio Teamwear 41.  Michael Pudlinski 42.  Michael Henson 43.  Xavier Melendez 44.  Michael Norton 45.  Isaiah Adams USA Team Sakonnet Tech. 46.   Greg Abrahamson 47.   Robert Giannini 48.   Andy Guptill 49.   Chris Kuhl 50.   Lee Rosenthal                                    USA/Britain 51.  Johnny Rondash 52.  Curtis Gunn 53.  Ben Greenwood 54.  Steve Howells 55.  Peter Hey Liverpool Century 56.   Andy Bennett 57.   Terry Giblin 58.   Ant Cassidy 59.   Mike Harrison 60.   Graeme Hatcher North Wales Team Energy Cycles 61.  George Rose 62.  Richard Jones 63.  Andy Hoskins 64.  Greg Roche 65.  Gareth Jones N/E England Team Bannatyne CRT 66.   Richard Eastham 67.   Steve Gibson 68.   John Charlesworth 69.   Richard Cartland 70.   Steven Kenny

Team Murphy & Gunn 71.  John Tanner 72.  Mark Lovatt 73.  Kevin Dawson 74.  Malcolm Elliott 75.  Julian Winn Surrey Racing League 76.   Tim Dunford 77.   John Ibbotson 78.   Roger Morgan 79.   Chris Birch 80.   John Veness Cork Kanturk Credit Union 81.  Daniel Lynch 82.  Adrian Hedderman 83.  Paidi O'Brien 84.  Simon Kelly 85.  John Horgan Dublin Usher IRC 86.   Michael Mulcahy 87.   Paul Healion 88.   Brian Stewart 89.   David Peelo 90.   Gregory Swinand Dublin Orwell Wheelers Dundrum S/C . 91.  Donal Byrne 92.  Alan Lane 93.  Gary McNulty 94.  95.  Brian Aherne Dublin Wheelers All Systems 96.   Brian Taaffe 97.   Brian Keane 98.   Daire McCaughley 99.   Maurice Hickey 100.  Roger Aiken Dublin Ravens Excel Logistics 101. Kieran Kane 102. Noel McGlynn 103. Noel Maloney 104. Thomas Graham 105. Derek King. Dublin Stagg Cycles Developements Bennett 106. Eugene Murtagh 107. Emmet Hogan 108. Ian Paine 109. James Walsh 110. Gary Sheehan. Galway 111. Colm Bracken 112. John Peppard 113. Michael Fitzgerald 114. Padraig Marrey 115. Dermot Nally Kildare Newbridge 116. Richard Malone 117. Fintan McCormack 118. Seamus Kelly 119. Kenneth Conlon 120. David Early Meath Lee Strand 121. Philip Cassidy 122. Mark Cassidy 123. Stephen O'Sullivan 124. Philip Finegan 125. Adrian Crowley Meath Martin Donnelly 126. Bill Moore 127. Paul Slane 128. Craig Sweetman 129. Robert Moore 130. Simon Mulvany Kerry 131. Paul Griffin 132. Kieran McMahon 133. Sean Lacey 134. Ritchie Cahill 135. Vincent Gleeson Tipperary Dan Morrissey 136. Tim Barry 137. Pat Keneally 138. Rory Wyley 139. John O'Shea 140. John Dempsey Wicklow 141. Brian Harris 142. Frank O'Leary 143. Fergal Kelly 144. Derek Cunningham 145. Robert Wise

Ireland Thornton Recycling International Winning Team Malcolm Elliott Yorkshire Murphy & Gunn Points Winner Valter Borca Slovenia Peruntina 2nd. Overall Stefan Cohnen ComNet Senges Germany Under 23 Winner Tobias Lergard Scandinavia Bianchi Nordic Montains Winner And Dermot Nally Best Overall County Rider

David McCann Ireland Double Stage Winner And Overall Winner 2004

Mark Lovatt, Team Murphy And Gunn, Finished 10th overall @3.04

Edward Clancey, Great Britain U23, Finished 25th overall @9.00

Mark Cassidy, Meath Lee Strand, Finished 45th overall @17.20

Mark Cavendish, Great Britain U23, Finished 77th overall @53.08

Meath Stamullen R.C. John Varley (Manager) Simon Mulvaney, Bill Moore, Paul Slane, Robert Moore, Craig Sweetman & Martin Donnelly Sponsor

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