1 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Derry Clarke Contracts 3.51.24 (40.88 km/h)
2 David McCann (Irl) Derry Clarke Contracts 0.01
3 Gethin Butler (GBr) England Surrey Racing 0.07
4 Pelle Kil (Ned) Netherlands Energiewacht 1.15
5 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs. 1.17
6 Roddy Riddle (GBr) Scotland Union Transport
7 Mark Lovatt (GBr) England Pro-Vision P-Bar
8 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
9 Andrew Meehan (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
10 Dermot Finnegan (Irl) Meath Avonmore
11 Wayne Randle (GBr) England Pro-Vision P-Bar
12 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
13 Oscar Stenstrom (Fin) Sweden Malarenergi
14 Matt Slattery (Irl) Kerry
15 Alastair Kay (GBr) England York Cycleworks
16 John Tanner (GBr) England Pro-Vision P-Bar
17 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi
18 Raido Kodanipork (Est) Estonia
19 Roger Morgan (GBr) England Surrey Racing
20 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo NCF
21 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi
22 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
23 Jeff Wright (GBr) GB Prickett
24 Philip Brown (GBr) Scotland Union Transport
25 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales 1.26
26 Brian Lennon (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles 5.04
27 Mike Harrison (GBr) England Rochdale
28 Tom Vleugels (Bel) Belgium DMC 5.07
29 Paul Pickup (GBr) England Surrey Racing 5.12
30 Shane Baker (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
31 Denis Easton (Irl) Antrim Planet X
32 Mark Kiernan (Irl) Antrim Planet X
33 Samuel Faruhn (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich
34 Fergus McCauley (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs. 5.26
35 Hamish Haymes (GBr) GB Prickett 9.12
36 Richard Cahill (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux 9.16
37 Paul Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore
38 William Byrne (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
39 John Horgan (Irl) Mayo NCF
40 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry
41 John McCarthy (Irl) Kerry
42 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
43 Tim Allan (GBr) Scotland East
44 Jonathon Muir (GBr) England York Cycleworks
45 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath East
46 Neil Cameron (GBr) Scotland Union Transport
47 Benjamin Bohner (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich
48 Keith Gallagher (Irl) Armagh UCF
49 Stephen Howells (GBr) England Southend
50 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs.
51 Bill Moore (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs.
52 Janno Aksin (Est) Estonia
53 Andree Aduson (Est) Estonia
54 Margus Salumets (Est) Estonia
55 Ronny Jahn (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich
56 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich
57 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi
58 Tobias Nilsson (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi
59 Alex Ferguson (USA) USA Peoples Cycling
60 Ben Kaplan (USA) USA California AVTS
61 Gareth Sheppard (GBr) Wales
62 Neil Brown (GBr) Scotland Union Transport
63 Callum MacGregor (GBr) Scotland East
64 Rory Wyley (Irl) England Southend
65 Peter Hey (GBr) England Rochdale
66 Greg Roche (GBr) England Rochdale
67 David Rand (GBr) England Surrey Racing
68 Joshua Ansell (GBr) England Surrey Racing
69 Michael Pluckrose (GBr) GB Prickett
70 Brendan Graham (Irl) Antrim Planet X
71 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim Planet X
72 Tim Barry (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux
73 Martin Maguire (Irl) Kildare Hire Equip
74 Tom Hughes (Irl) Meath East
75 Wim Renders (Bel) Belgium DMC 15.29
76 Steven Small (GBr) England Rochdale
77 Paul Griffin (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
78 Kieran MacMahon (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey
79 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Clarke Contracts
80 Padraig Lynch (Irl) Down
81 Dermot Healy (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
82 Mark McLeavy (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
83 Colm Bracken (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations
84 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
85 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry
86 Simon Kelly (Irl) Mayo NCF
87 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath East
88 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Tipperary
89 Jeroen Slagter (Ned) Netherlands Energiewacht 18.29
90 Bradley Saul (USA) USA Peoples Cycling
91 Stuart MacGregor (GBr) Scotland East
92 Mick Gray (GBr) England Southend
93 Andrew Donnellan (Irl) Dublin UCD
94 Barry Donnelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge
95 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Belgium DMC 19.44
96 Eugene Kooi (Ned) Netherlands Energiewacht
97 Ken Russell (GBr) Scotland East
98 Andrew Davies (GBr) Scotland East
99 Christopher Greene (Irl) Armagh UCF
100 James Hodnett (USA) Meath East
101 David Smyth (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles
102 John Ferry (Irl) Team Garda Motorway
103 David O'Reilly (Irl) Team Garda Motorway
104 Shane Connaughton (Irl) Team Garda Motorway
105 Hanno Kross (Est) Estonia 23.43
106 Chris Harnish (USA) USA Peoples Cycling
107 Isiaih Adams (USA) USA Peoples Cycling
108 Paul West (GBr) Wales
109 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales
110 Brian Stewart (Irl) Armagh UCF
111 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux
112 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux
113 John Paul Hilliard (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
114 Fintain McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge
115 Michael Devins (Irl) Mayo NCF
116 John Leonard (Irl) Meath Avonmore
117 John Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore
118 Eddy O'Donoghue (Irl) Tipperary
119 Karl Gallagher (Irl) Team Garda Motorway
120 Michael Hamilton (GBr) Armagh UCF 24.34
121 Ian Samuel (GBr) England Southend 34.59
122 Adam Kelly (Irl) Dublin UCD
123 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry
124 John Wall (Irl) Tipperary
125 Paul Johnson (USA) USA California AVTS 38.13
126 Andrew Windsor (GBr) England York Cycleworks
127 Paul Kane (Irl) Antrim Planet X
128 John Rooney (Irl) Armagh UCF
129 Eamon McConvey (Irl) Down
130 Keith O'Sullivan (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire
131 Duffin Andrew (Irl) Dublin Ravens
132 Michael O'Donnell (Irl) Dublin Ravens
133 Brian Hammond (Irl) Dublin UCD

General classification after stage 8:

1 Julian Winn (GBr) Wales 30.27.14
2 Wayne Randle (GBr) England Pro-Vision P-Bar 1.11
3 Mark Lovatt (GBr) England Pro-Vision P-Bar 1.24
4 Patrick Moriarty (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire 1.37
5 David O'Loughlin (Irl) Mayo NCF 2.18
6 David McCann (Irl) Derry Clarke Contracts 3.16
7 Kristoffer Ingeby (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi 3.35
8 Tommy Evans (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs. 4.10
9 Gethin Butler (GBr) England Surrey Racing 4.35
10 John Tanner (GBr) England Pro-Vision P-Bar 5.04
11 Roddy Riddle (GBr) Scotland Union Transport 8.17
12 Pelle Kil (Ned) Netherlands Energiewacht 10.25
13 Samuel Faruhn (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich 10.50
14 Eugene Moriarty (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs. 11.49
15 Alastair Kay (GBr) England York Cycleworks 13.34
16 Shane Baker (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations 14.45
17 Oscar Stenstrom (Fin) Sweden Malarenergi 14.58
18 Raido Kodanipork (Est) Estonia 16.28
19 Fergus McCauley (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs. 16.54
20 Magnus Albertsson (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi 18.26
21 Andrew Meehan (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles 18.40
22 Janno Aksin (Est) Estonia 20.17
23 Mike Harrison (GBr) England Rochdale 20.36
24 Brian Lennon (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles 20.36
25 Hamish Haymes (GBr) GB Prickett 21.16
26 Tom Vleugels (Bel) Belgium DMC 21.42
27 Jonathon Muir (GBr) England York Cycleworks 24.27
28 Keith Gallagher (Irl) Armagh UCF 24.48
29 Mattias Carlsson (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi 25.50
30 Aidan Crowley (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles 27.36
31 Margus Salumets (Est) Estonia 28.50
32 Jeff Wright (GBr) GB Prickett 28.53
33 Tim Barry (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux 29.08
34 Mark Kiernan (Irl) Antrim Planet X 31.07
35 Denis Easton (Irl) Antrim Planet X 31.40
36 John McCarthy (Irl) Kerry 32.58
37 Stephen O'Sullivan (Irl) Derry Clarke Contracts 37.59
38 Roger Morgan (GBr) England Surrey Racing 38.49
39 Philip Brown (GBr) Scotland Union Transport 39.08
40 Dermot Healy (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire 40.47
41 Joshua Ansell (GBr) England Surrey Racing 41.06
42 Tobias Nilsson (Swe) Sweden Malarenergi 41.19
43 John Crowley (Irl) Kerry 42.32
44 Tjarco Cuppens (Ned) Belgium DMC 43.47
45 Dermot Finnegan (Irl) Meath Avonmore 43.58
46 Neil Brown (GBr) Scotland Union Transport 44.20
47 David Rand (GBr) England Surrey Racing 47.37
48 Raymond Clarke (Irl) Derry Clarke Contracts 48.10
49 Andrew Donnellan (Irl) Dublin UCD 49.58
50 James Hodnett (USA) Meath East 50.05
51 Craig Sweetman (Irl) Meath East 50.21
52 Ronny Jahn (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich 52.15
53 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations 52.36
54 David Peelo (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations 52.36
55 Richard Cahill (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux 54.13
56 Ken Russell (GBr) Scotland East 54.47
57 Greg Roche (GBr) England Rochdale 55.04
58 Paul Pickup (GBr) England Surrey Racing 55.20
59 Benjamin Bohner (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich 57.03
60 Gregor Willwohl (Ger) Germany Telecom J Ullrich 59.11
61 John Horgan (Irl) Mayo NCF 1.00.38
62 Paul Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore 1.01.18
63 Peter Hey (GBr) England Rochdale 1.01.35
64 Jeroen Slagter (Ned) Netherlands Energiewacht 1.02.22
65 William Byrne (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey 1.02.44
66 Bill Moore (Irl) Ireland Int. Cargo Svs. 1.03.13
67 Paul Griffin (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey 1.04.37
68 Brendan Doherty (Irl) Antrim Planet X 1.04.55
69 Andree Aduson (Est) Estonia 1.04.59
70 Callum MacGregor (GBr) Scotland East 1.05.38
71 Martin Maguire (Irl) Kildare Hire Equip 1.05.38
72 Bradley Saul (USA) USA Peoples Cycling 1.06.16
73 Steven Small (GBr) England Rochdale 1.06.17
74 Tom Hughes (Irl) Meath East 1.07.00
75 Adrian Hedderman (Irl) Tipperary 1.07.31
76 David Smyth (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles 1.07.36
77 Kieran MacMahon (Irl) Carlow Dan Morrissey 1.08.57
78 Colm Bracken (Irl) Dublin Usher Insulations 1.08.57
79 Rory Wyley (Irl) England Southend 1.09.40
80 Eddy O'Donoghue (Irl) Tipperary 1.10.30
81 Neil Cameron (GBr) Scotland Union Transport 1.11.03
82 Philip Finnegan (Irl) Kildare Cahill Cycles 1.12.09
83 Brendan Graham (Irl) Antrim Planet X 1.12.09
84 Christopher Greene (Irl) Armagh UCF 1.13.12
85 Mark McLeavy (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire 1.17.14
86 Wim Renders (Bel) Belgium DMC 1.17.33
87 Gareth Sheppard (GBr) Wales 1.20.12
88 Mick Gray (GBr) England Southend 1.20.14
89 Michael Pluckrose (GBr) GB Prickett 1.21.34
90 Ben Kaplan (USA) USA California AVTS 1.23.14
91 Stephen Howells (GBr) England Southend 1.23.53
92 David O'Reilly (Irl) Team Garda Motorway 1.25.14
93 John Paul Hilliard (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire 1.26.02
94 Russell Treacy (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux 1.27.39
95 Simon Kelly (Irl) Mayo NCF 1.29.23
96 Padraig Lynch (Irl) Down 1.29.27
97 John Leonard (Irl) Meath Avonmore 1.32.18
98 Paul West (GBr) Wales 1.32.18
99 Paul Sheppard (GBr) Wales 1.32.46
100 Eugene Kooi (Ned) Netherlands Energiewacht 1.34.22
101 Brian Stewart (Irl) Armagh UCF 1.34.27
102 Niall McCarthy (Irl) Cork Triton Ventilux 1.37.41
103 John Nolan (Irl) Meath Avonmore 1.39.37
104 Barry Donnelly (Irl) Kildare Newbridge 1.47.45
105 Colin Leahy (Irl) Kerry 1.48.53
106 Fintain McCormack (Irl) Kildare Newbridge 1.49.31
107 Tim Allan (GBr) Scotland East 1.49.47
108 Keith O'Sullivan (Irl) Dublin Skip Hire 1.49.56
109 Eamon McConvey (Irl) Down 1.55.05
110 Karl Gallagher (Irl) Team Garda Motorway 1.58.20
111 Matt Slattery (Irl) Kerry 1.58.36
112 John Wall (Irl) Tipperary 1.59.55
113 Alex Ferguson (USA) USA Peoples Cycling 2.00.02
114 Stuart MacGregor (GBr) Scotland East 2.00.53
115 Andrew Windsor (GBr) England York Cycleworks 2.01.00
116 Ian Samuel (GBr) England Southend 2.02.37
117 Hanno Kross (Est) Estonia 2.04.58
118 Denis O'Shea (Irl) Kerry 2.06.03
119 Robert Moore (Irl) Meath East 2.06.24
120 Isiaih Adams (USA) USA Peoples Cycling 2.12.09
121 Michael Hamilton (GBr) Armagh UCF 2.13.25
122 Michael Devins (Irl) Mayo NCF 2.22.22
123 Michael O'Donnell (Irl) Dublin Ravens 2.31.42
124 Paul Kane (Irl) Antrim Planet X 2.45.42
125 Andrew Davies (GBr) Scotland East 2.48.18
126 John Ferry (Irl) Team Garda Motorway 2.53.34
127 Chris Harnish (USA) USA Peoples Cycling 3.09.03
128 Adam Kelly (Irl) Dublin UCD 3.38.26
129 Shane Connaughton (Irl) Team Garda Motorway 3.44.42
130 Brian Hammond (Irl) Dublin UCD 3.48.48
131 Paul Johnson (USA) USA California AVTS 3.53.37
132 Duffin Andrew (Irl) Dublin Ravens 4.12.50
133 John Rooney (Irl) Armagh UCF 4.28.43


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