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2009 Tour of Ireland Stage One Results

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The 2009 Tour of Ireland kicked off this morning with a 196.40 kms / 122.13 mile stage. Due to finincial concerns the 2009 Tour will only be a three day stage race instead of the usual five. Sixteen teams are competing over the 576km course that started today from County Wicklow and finishing in Cork city on Sunday.

Lance Armstrong, one of the biggest names in this years race, last raced in Ireland in 1992 in his first year as a professional cyclist. Also riding this year is Mark Cavendish, the renouned sprinter from team Columbia-HTC. Click HERE for a list of all teams and their riders in the 2009 Tour of Italy.

Stage One Results after the break…

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British cyclist Russell Downing, team CandiTV-Marshall’s Pasta, won the opening stage and took the yellow jersey today in Waterford. He finished two seconds ahead of team Saxo Bank duo Alexandr Kolobnev and Matti Breschel.

Lance Armstrong, still riding for Astana, finished in the main group at 23rd only 16 seconds behind the leader. Mark Cavendish finished 68th, 2:12 off the pace.

STAGE ONE RESULTS

1 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta 5:10:37
2 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank 0:00:01
3 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank
4 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam
5 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
6 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC
7 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi
8 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank 0:00:07
10 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD 0:00:16
11 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD
12 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
13 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank
14 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam
15 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi
16 Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC
17 Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team
18 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
19 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank
20 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD
21 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
22 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank
23 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
24 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi 0:02:12
25 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank
26 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeam
27 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords
28 Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
29 Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords
30 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank
31 Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords
32 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team
33 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords
34 Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team
35 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi
36 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
37 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
38 Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo Bank
39 Ian McLeod (Rsa) MTN Cycling
40 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
41 Christoff Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling
42 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC
43 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
44 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
45 Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi
46 Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
47 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana
48 Mark O’Brien (Aus) Australian National Team
49 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
50 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
51 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana
52 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
53 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
54 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1
55 Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team
56 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
57 Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD
58 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
59 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team
60 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
61 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
62 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank
63 Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi
64 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
65 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank
66 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank
67 Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam
68 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTC
69 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
70 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
71 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team
72 Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team
73 Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team
74 Juan Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling
75 Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi
76 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team
77 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
78 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords
79 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC
80 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team
81 Bradley Potgieter (Rsa) MTN Cycling 0:02:33
82 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling
83 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team 0:05:20
84 Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD 0:06:24
85 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team 0:14:17
86 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
87 Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team
88 Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National Team
89 Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords
90 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
91 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
92 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
93 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
94 Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC
95 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
96 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
97 Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling
98 Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
99 Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1
100 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
101 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank
102 Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
103 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team
104 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
105 Ken Hanson (Usa) Team Type 1
106 Michael Creed (Usa) Team Type 1
107 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-HTC
108 Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 0:21:10
DNF Ed Clancy (GBr) Team Halfords

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE ONE

1 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta 5:10:27
2 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank 0:00:05
3 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank 0:00:07
4 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam 0:00:11
5 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
6 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC
7 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi
8 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank 0:00:17
10 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD 0:00:24
11 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam 0:00:25
12 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD 0:00:26
13 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD
14 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
15 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank
16 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam
17 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi
18 Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC
19 Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team
20 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank
21 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
22 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank
23 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
24 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi 0:02:18
25 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC
26 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team 0:02:19
27 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank 0:02:22
28 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeam
29 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords
30 Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
31 Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords
32 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank
33 Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords
34 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team
35 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords
36 Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team
37 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi
38 Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
39 Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo Bank
40 Ian McLeod (Rsa) MTN Cycling
41 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
42 Christoff Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling
43 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC
44 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
45 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
46 Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi
47 Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
48 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana
49 Mark O’Brien (Aus) Australian National Team
50 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
51 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
52 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana
53 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
54 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
55 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1
56 Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team
57 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
58 Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD
59 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
60 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team
61 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
62 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
63 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank
64 Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi
65 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
66 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank
67 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank
68 Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam
69 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTC
70 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
71 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
72 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team
73 Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team
74 Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team
75 Juan Van Heerden (Rsa) MTN Cycling
76 Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi
77 Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team
78 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank
79 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords
80 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team
81 Bradley Potgieter (Rsa) MTN Cycling 0:02:43
82 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling
83 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team 0:05:30
84 Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD 0:06:34
85 Jay Thomson (Rsa) MTN Cycling 0:14:24
86 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team 0:14:27
87 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
88 Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team
89 Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National Team
90 Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords
91 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
92 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
93 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
94 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
95 Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC
96 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
97 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
98 Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
99 Shawn Milne (Usa) Team Type 1
100 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post – Sean Kelly Team
101 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank
102 Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
103 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team
104 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam
105 Ken Hanson (Usa) Team Type 1
106 Michael Creed (Usa) Team Type 1
107 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-HTC
108 Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 0:21:19
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