FBD Milk Ras Logo The eigth stage of the Rás was a 102 mile trip from Cootehill to Drogheda. It was won by Harm Jansen of the Netherlands, with Anthony Malarczyk in second, and Pelle Kil in third. This is Jansen's fourth stage win of the week. Philip Cassidy looks set to win the overall, after retaining his jersey on this the last road stage of the tour.

The results below were done up by a program created by Irish man Séamus Shortall, whose own personal cycling site hosts the official Rás site.

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FBD MILK RÁS 1999
Stage 8 Confirmed Results
Cootehill - Drogheda, 22/May/1999
Stage Result
Issued: 22 May 1999, 18:00
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          Winner's Time: 4h03'10" Deadline: 4h51'48"  (20%)                
Race Dist: 165.00 kms / 102.61 Mi Total Dist: 1242.40 kms / 772.59 miles   
     Speed: 40.71 kph / 25.32 mph Average: 41.61 kph / 25.88 mph           
          Number of Starters: 100 Number of Finishers:  99                 
                Did Not Start:  4 Did Not Finish:  1                       
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 PL No. UCI Code    Name                 TM  Team                       Time   Deficit 
  1  33 NED19671108 Jansen,Harm          NET Netherlands Prowinn    4h03'10"           
  2  39 GBR19750721 Malarczyk,Anthony    WAL Wales                  4h03'14" @     04" 
  3  34 NED19710526 Kil,Pelle            NET Netherlands Prowinn    4h03'15" @     05" 
  4  86 IRL19730212 Griffin,Paul         CAR Carlow/Dan Morrissey   4h03'20" @     10" 
  5  61 GBR19760315 Hobby,Richard        LIN Lincoln                    same           
  6  52 GBR19660224 Wright,Jeff          CHP Cheshire Peugeot           same           
  7 149 IRL19791012 Finnegan,Derek       AVO Meath/Avonmore         4h03'26" @     16" 
  8  50 GBR19780823 Downing,Russell      LMC Linda McCartney            same           
  9  12 EST19680818 Maasikmets,Alges     EST Estonia                    same           
 10 148 IRL19721106 Moore,Bill           AVO Meath/Avonmore             same           
 11 114 IRL19730906 Whelan,Simon         SWO Dublin Swords/McNally      same           
 12  89 IRL19710328 Fenlon,Joseph        CAR Carlow/Dan Morrissey       same           
 13 161 IRL19741126 O'Sullivan,Stephen   WIC Wicklow/Ang.Ir.Bank        same           
 14  76 IRL19771117 Gallagher,Keith      ANT Antrim/UCF                 same           
 15  48 GBR19791026 Reynolds-Jones,Rob   LMC Linda McCartney            same           
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Non starters/finishers/eliminated Riders
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Did Not Finish:  54-Lyons.A
Did Not Start:  18-Saad.K,  37-Rose.G,  46-Clay.J,  164-Kenneally.B
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General Classification
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 PL No. STG Time    Name                 TM  Team                GC Time      Deficit 
  1   2 4h03'26"    Cassidy,Philip       IRL Ireland/Clarke    29h55'50"              
  2 146 4h03'26"    Finnegan,Dermot      AVO Meath/Avonmore    29h58'01" @     02'11" 
  3  42 4h03'26"    Pearce,Colby         USE USA/Europe        29h58'14" @     02'24" 
  4  61 4h03'20"    Hobby,Richard        LIN Lincoln           29h59'17" @     03'27" 
  5  15 4h03'26"    Putsep,Erki          EST Estonia           30h00'34" @     04'44" 
  6  50 4h03'26"    Downing,Russell      LMC Linda McCartney   30h01'51" @     06'01" 
  7 161 4h03'26"    O'Sullivan,Stephen   WIC Wicklow/Ang.Ir.B  30h02'13" @     06'23" 
  8  31 4h03'26"    Dagelet,Erik         NET Netherlands Prow  30h04'26" @     08'36" 
  9   3 4h04'09"    Moriarty,Eugene      IRL Ireland/Clarke    30h04'38" @     08'48" 
 10 148 4h03'26"    Moore,Bill           AVO Meath/Avonmore    30h04'57" @     09'07" 
 11  16 4h03'26"    El Nady,Amr          EGY Egypt             30h06'42" @     10'52" 
 12  17 4h03'26"    Abdelfattah,Mohamed  EGY Egypt             30h07'11" @     11'21" 
 13  55 4h04'09"    Lovatt,Mark          CHP Cheshire Peugeot  30h08'49" @     12'59" 
 14   8 4h04'09"    Cuppens,Tjarco       BEL Belgium DCM ICS   30h12'06" @     16'16" 
 15  52 4h03'20"    Wright,Jeff          CHP Cheshire Peugeot  30h12'22" @     16'32" 
 16  41 4h04'09"    Steiner,Simon        USE USA/Europe        30h13'59" @     18'09" 
 17   5 4h03'26"    Moriarty,Paddy       IRL Ireland/Clarke    30h15'17" @     19'27" 
 18  12 4h03'26"    Maasikmets,Alges     EST Estonia           30h17'10" @     21'20" 
 19 119 4h03'26"    Healion,Paul         IRC Dublin IRC/Usher  30h17'59" @     22'09" 
 20  39 4h03'14"    Malarczyk,Anthony    WAL Wales             30h19'43" @     23'53" 
 21  82 4h06'42"    Easton,Denis         ARM Armagh/Planet X   30h20'16" @     24'26" 
 22  74 4h04'09"    Axford,Danny         SRL Surrey Racing Le  30h20'16" @     24'26" 
 23  95 4h04'09"    Mannix,John          CIA Cíarrai/Irish Ba  30h20'18" @     24'28" 
 24  73 4h04'41"    Morgan,Roger         SRL Surrey Racing Le  30h21'57" @     26'07" 
 25 149 4h03'26"    Finnegan,Derek       AVO Meath/Avonmore    30h22'01" @     26'11" 
 26  71 4h15'24"    Dodd,Gary            SRL Surrey Racing Le  30h22'38" @     26'48" 
 27  21 4h03'26"    Duclos,Sébastien     FRA France Bretagne   30h23'27" @     27'37" 
 28  88 4h04'09"    Hedderman,Adrian     CAR Carlow/Dan Morri  30h25'57" @     30'07" 
 29  34 4h03'15"    Kil,Pelle            NET Netherlands Prow  30h26'03" @     30'13" 
 30  14 4h04'09"    Ainsalu,Markku       EST Estonia           30h28'21" @     32'31" 
 31  48 4h03'26"    Reynolds-Jones,Rob   LMC Linda McCartney   30h28'41" @     32'51" 
 32  44 4h04'09"    Russell,Ken          USE USA/Europe        30h28'44" @     32'54" 
 33  76 4h03'26"    Gallagher,Keith      ANT Antrim/UCF        30h30'18" @     34'28" 
 34  89 4h03'26"    Fenlon,Joseph        CAR Carlow/Dan Morri  30h30'55" @     35'05" 
 35  33 4h03'10"    Jansen,Harm          NET Netherlands Prow  30h31'32" @     35'42" 
 36  13 4h03'26"    Kodanipork,Raido     EST Estonia           30h33'44" @     37'54" 
 37  79 4h04'09"    Greene,Christopher   ANT Antrim/UCF        30h34'06" @     38'16" 
 38  81 4h20'42"    Doherty,Brendan      ARM Armagh/Planet X   30h39'04" @     43'14" 
 39 120 4h05'59"    Peelo,David          IRC Dublin IRC/Usher  30h39'14" @     43'24" 
 40   4 4h04'09"    O'Loughlin,David     IRL Ireland/Clarke    30h39'40" @     43'50" 
 41  20 4h15'24"    Abass ,Mahmoud       EGY Egypt             30h41'21" @     45'31" 
 42  10 4h04'09"    Kestens,Dries        BEL Belgium DCM ICS   30h42'27" @     46'37" 
 43  86 4h03'20"    Griffin,Paul         CAR Carlow/Dan Morri  30h45'00" @     49'10" 
 44  53 4h04'50"    Evans,Phillip        CHP Cheshire Peugeot  30h45'04" @     49'14" 
 45   6 4h04'07"    Fox,Morgan           BEL Belgium DCM ICS   30h45'14" @     49'24" 
 46  91 4h03'26"    McCarthy,John        CIA Cíarrai/Irish Ba  30h45'15" @     49'25" 
 47 111 4h20'42"    Lynch,Cian           SWO Dublin Swords/Mc  30h49'55" @     54'05" 
 48  58 4h04'09"    Rowan,Tom            TWI Twickenham CC     30h50'59" @     55'09" 
 49  19 4h03'26"    Masry,Sayed          EGY Egypt             30h51'11" @     55'21" 
 50  72 4h04'09"    Berkeley,Dave        SRL Surrey Racing Le  30h53'45" @     57'55" 
 51 135 4h20'42"    Kiernan,Mark         KHE Kildare/Hire Equ  30h54'12" @     58'22" 
 52  84 4h20'42"    Graham,Brendan       ARM Armagh/Planet X   30h57'56" @   1h02'06" 
 53  65 4h20'42"    Maude,Paul           LIN Lincoln           31h00'02" @   1h04'12" 
 54  38 4h04'46"    Sheppard,Paul        WAL Wales             31h00'22" @   1h04'32" 
 55 117 4h05'59"    O'Leary,Frank        IRC Dublin IRC/Usher  31h00'34" @   1h04'44" 
 56   7 4h20'42"    Van Hoof,Peter       BEL Belgium DCM ICS   31h02'03" @   1h06'13" 
 57  93 4h20'42"    O'Shea,Denis         CIA Cíarrai/Irish Ba  31h03'31" @   1h07'41" 
 58 114 4h03'26"    Whelan,Simon         SWO Dublin Swords/Mc  31h04'04" @   1h08'14" 
 59  59 4h15'24"    Crow,Douglas         TWI Twickenham CC     31h05'36" @   1h09'46" 
 60 165 4h20'42"    Cahill,Richard       WIC Wicklow/Ang.Ir.B  31h07'30" @   1h11'40" 
 61  56 4h37'37"    Swettenham,Peter     TWI Twickenham CC     31h08'17" @   1h12'27" 
 62  11 4h10'20"    Aksin,Janno          EST Estonia           31h09'52" @   1h14'02" 
 63  90 4h03'26"    Finnegan,Philip      CAR Carlow/Dan Morri  31h11'52" @   1h16'02" 
 64  75 4h20'42"    Hoy,Justin           SRL Surrey Racing Le  31h21'20" @   1h25'30" 
 65   1 4h37'37"    Clarke,Raymond       IRL Ireland/Clarke    31h28'27" @   1h32'37" 
 66 142 4h20'42"    Healy,Dermot         MAY Mayo/NCF          31h28'29" @   1h32'39" 
 67 101 4h04'09"    McCrory,Myles        DOW Down              31h29'26" @   1h33'36" 
 68  25 4h52'34"    Fabien,Nicholas      FRA France Bretagne   31h32'59" @   1h37'09" 
 69 109 4h20'42"    Wall,Michael         RAV Dublin Ravens     31h34'01" @   1h38'11" 
 70 113 4h04'09"    Peppard,John         SWO Dublin Swords/Mc  31h40'29" @   1h44'39" 
 71   9 4h52'34"    Leukemans,Dave       BEL Belgium DCM ICS   31h41'37" @   1h45'47" 
 72  64 4h20'42"    Smith,Marcus         LIN Lincoln           31h43'29" @   1h47'39" 
 73  66 4h37'37"    Howells,Steve        STD Southend          31h46'03" @   1h50'13" 
 74 150 4h37'37"    Nolan,John           AVO Meath/Avonmore    31h47'00" @   1h51'10" 
 75 122 4h37'37"    Rogers,Erin          ORW Dublin Orwell     31h47'03" @   1h51'13" 
 76  45 4h20'42"    Humble,Ian           USE USA/Europe        31h47'37" @   1h51'47" 
 77 132 4h37'37"    Marrey,Padraig       KHE Kildare/Hire Equ  31h48'14" @   1h52'24" 
 78 163 4h20'42"    Crowley,Aidan        WIC Wicklow/Ang.Ir.B  31h50'11" @   1h54'21" 
 79  57 4h20'42"    Halpern,Vincent      TWI Twickenham CC     31h57'56" @   2h02'06" 
 80  23 4h04'09"    Mace,Erwann          FRA France Bretagne   32h01'41" @   2h05'51" 
 81  51 4h57'36"    Cosgrove,John        CHP Cheshire Peugeot  32h06'02" @   2h10'12" 
 82 110 4h37'37"    Hicks,Paul           RAV Dublin Ravens     32h13'57" @   2h18'07" 
 83  92 4h37'37"    Blackwell,John       CIA Cíarrai/Irish Ba  32h19'03" @   2h23'13" 
 84 143 4h52'34"    McMahon,Kieran       MAY Mayo/NCF          32h22'50" @   2h27'00" 
 85 127 4h20'42"    Conlon,Kenny         KNB Kildare Newbridg  32h24'55" @   2h29'05" 
 86  43 4h52'34"    Adams,Isaiah         USE USA/Europe        32h25'37" @   2h29'47" 
 87 144 4h37'37"    Devins,Michael       MAY Mayo/NCF          32h53'48" @   2h57'58" 
 88  68 4h57'36"    Woodcock,Tony        STD Southend          32h58'13" @   3h02'23" 
 89 102 4h37'37"    Hanna,Rodney         DOW Down              33h31'24" @   3h35'34" 
 90 104 4h20'42"    Hamilton,Michael     DOW Down              33h41'26" @   3h45'36" 
 91 151 4h52'34"    Howard,Seamus        MTH Meath             33h46'09" @   3h50'19" 
 92 130 4h20'42"    Kelly,Joseph         KNB Kildare Newbridg  33h58'44" @   4h02'54" 
 93 124 4h52'34"    Condon,John          ORW Dublin Orwell     34h07'47" @   4h11'57" 
 94 116 4h37'37"    Gallagher,Karl       IRC Dublin IRC/Usher  34h08'17" @   4h12'27" 
 95  69 4h37'37"    Brooks,Neil          STD Southend          34h16'52" @   4h21'02" 
 96 103 4h37'37"    McDonald,Aiden       DOW Down              34h32'06" @   4h36'16" 
 97 123 4h57'36"    Ennis,Patrick        ORW Dublin Orwell     34h50'27" @   4h54'37" 
 98 106 4h52'34"    Duffin,Andrew        RAV Dublin Ravens     35h23'03" @   5h27'13" 
 99  60 4h57'36"    Butterworth,William  TWI Twickenham CC     35h43'05" @   5h47'15" 
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Category 2 GC
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 PL No. Name                 TM       Deficit 
  1  95 Mannix,J             CIA =  30h20'18" 
  2  89 Fenlon,J             CAR @     10'37" 
  3 117 O'Leary,F            IRC @     40'16" 
  4 165 Cahill,R             WIC @     47'12" 
  5 101 McCrory,M            DOW @   1h09'08" 
  6 109 Wall,M               RAV @   1h13'43" 
  7 150 Nolan,J              AVO @   1h26'42" 
  8 110 Hicks,P              RAV @   1h53'39" 
  9 144 Devins,M             MAY @   2h33'30" 
 10 102 Hanna,R              DOW @   3h11'06" 
 11 151 Howard,S             MTH @   3h25'51" 
 12 130 Kelly,J              KNB @   3h38'26" 
 13 124 Condon,J             ORW @   3h47'29" 
 14 103 McDonald,A           DOW @   4h11'48" 
 15 123 Ennis,P              ORW @   4h30'09" 
 16 106 Duffin,A             RAV @   5h02'45" 
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Ben McKenna Mem. Trophy
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 PL No. Name                 TM       Deficit 
  1 119 Healion,P            IRC =  30h17'59" 
  2  95 Mannix,J             CIA @     02'19" 
  3 149 Finnegan,D           AVO @     04'02" 
  4  76 Gallagher,K          ANT @     12'19" 
  5  79 Greene,C             ANT @     16'07" 
  6   4 O'Loughlin,D         IRL @     21'41" 
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Points Classifications
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Points Competition       * Mountains Competition    * Sprints Competition     
                         *                          *                         
 PL|Name        |TM |Pts *  PL|Name        |TM |Pts *  PL|Name        |TM |Pts
  1|Jansen,H    |NET| 60 *   1|Wright,J    |CHP|102 *    |            |   |   
  2|Wright,J    |CHP| 56 *   2|Maasikmets,A|EST| 71 *    |            |   |   
  3|Kil,P       |NET| 55 *   3|Jansen,H    |NET| 47 *    |            |   |   
  4|Downing,R   |LMC| 47 *   4|Fox,M       |BEL| 43 *    |            |   |   
  5|Hobby,R     |LIN| 44 *   5|Kil,P       |NET| 41 *    |            |   |   
  6|Finnegan,D  |AVO| 38 *   6|Dagelet,E   |NET| 38 *    |            |   |   
  7|Pearce,C    |USE| 34 *   7|El Nady,A   |EGY| 35 *    |            |   |   
  8|Finnegan,D  |AVO| 34 *   8|Lovatt,M    |CHP| 28 *    |            |   |   
  9|Maasikmets,A|EST| 32 *   9|Finnegan,D  |AVO| 22 *    |            |   |   
 10|Lovatt,M    |CHP| 32 *  10|Cassidy,P   |IRL| 22 *    |            |   |   
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Primes
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KOM Cat 2 at Keady Mountain       | KOM Cat 2 at Newtownhamilton     
  1|Fox,M       |BEL 10pts |  0"| |   1|Fox,M       |BEL 10pts |  0"|
  2|Wright,J    |CHP  8pts |  0"| |   2|Maasikmets,A|EST  8pts |  0"|
  3|Maasikmets,A|EST  6pts |  0"| |   3|El Nady,A   |EGY  6pts |  0"|
  4|El Nady,A   |EGY  4pts |  0"| |   4|Wright,J    |CHP  4pts |  0"|
  5|Masry,S     |EGY  3pts |  0"| |   5|Malarczyk,A |WAL  3pts |  0"|
  6|Reynolds-Jon|LMC  1pts |  0"| |   6|Axford,D    |SRL  1pts |  0"|
 
KOM Cat 1 at Windy Gap            | Prime at Haggardstown            
  1|Kil,P       |NET 15pts |  0"| |   1|Cuppens,T   |BEL   pts |  0"|
  2|Lovatt,M    |CHP 12pts |  0"| | 
  3|Healion,P   |IRC 10pts |  0"| | 
  4|Moore,B     |AVO  8pts |  0"| | 
  5|Fox,M       |BEL  6pts |  0"| | 
  6|Dagelet,E   |NET  5pts |  0"| | 
  7|Maasikmets,A|EST  3pts |  0"| | 
 
KOM Cat 3 at Mount Oriel          | KOM Cat 2 at King Williams Glen  
  1|Jansen,H    |NET  5pts |  0"| |   1|Jansen,H    |NET 10pts |  0"|
  2|Aksin,J     |EST  4pts |  0"| |   2|Malarczyk,A |WAL  8pts |  0"|
  3|Malarczyk,A |WAL  3pts |  0"| |   3|Kil,P       |NET  6pts |  0"|
  4|Axford,D    |SRL  2pts |  0"| |   4|Hobby,R     |LIN  4pts |  0"|
                                  |   5|Wright,J    |CHP  3pts |  0"|
                                  |   6|Griffin,P   |CAR  1pts |  0"|
 
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Points & Bonuses
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Stg Prm Stg Prm                       
Pts Pts Bon Bon No.   Name            
 15             33    Jansen,H        
 14             39    Malarczyk,A     
 13             34    Kil,P           
 12             86    Griffin,P       
 11             61    Hobby,R         
 10             52    Wright,J        
  9             149   Finnegan,D      
  8             50    Downing,R       
  7             12    Maasikmets,A    
  6             148   Moore,B         
  5             114   Whelan,S        
  4             89    Fenlon,J        
  3             161   O'Sullivan,S    
  2             76    Gallagher,K     
  1             48    Reynolds-Jones, 
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International Teams Stage
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PL Name                       Time   Deficit 
 1 Netherlands Prowinn   12h09'51"           
 2 Estonia               12h10'18"       27" 
 3 Egypt                 12h10'18"       27" 
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County Teams Stage
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PL Name                       Time   Deficit 
 1 Carlow/Dan Morrissey  12h10'12"           
 2 Meath/Avonmore        12h10'18"       06" 
 3 Dublin IRC/Usher      12h15'24"    05'12" 
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International Teams GC
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PL Name                       Time   Deficit 
 1 Ireland/Clarke        90h07'46"           
 2 Estonia               90h11'31"    03'45" 
 3 Egypt                 90h26'06"    18'20" 
 4 Cheshire Peugeot      90h34'00"    26'14" 
 5 Netherlands Prowinn   90h40'30"    32'44" 
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County Team GC
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PL Name                       Time   Deficit 
 1 Meath/Avonmore        90h23'26"           
 2 Armagh/Planet X       91h37'27"  1h14'01" 
 3 Wicklow/Ang.Ir.Bank   91h37'32"  1h14'06" 
 4 Carlow/Dan Morrissey  91h40'49"  1h17'23" 
 5 Cíarrai/Irish Baltic  91h46'16"  1h22'50" 
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Communique of the College of Commissaires
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AMMENDMENTS TO STAGE 7 RESULTS
17: Abdelfattah,Mohamed  Egypt EGY19762011 finished 14th place with a time of 03:42:09.
66: Howells,Steve  Southend GBR19660427 re-instated to 81st place with a time of 04:10:38.
49: Clarke,Julian  Linda McCartney   DNF
 
APPEALS:
The appeals by Team Meath & Dublin IRC/Ushers regarding the disqualifications on Stage 7 have not been upheld.
 
MEDICAL CONTROL STAGE 9.
Note that this will be at "West County Hotel" and not at the Sports Centre, Dublin.
 
I thank all competitors and Officials for their co-operation in the controls.
Norman Shelmerdine, Anti-Doping Inspector.
The College of Commissaires
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Penalties
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Article Ras Reg. 2 - Prolonged holding of bottle
111: Lynch,Cian: IRL19710730 +20"
 
(in respect of above.)
Team Manager: Dublin Swords/McNally: SWO FINE: 20 Fs
 
The College of Commissaires
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Communique from the Race Organisation
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Cycleways Special Award nominated by the Race Media: 55: Lovatt,Mark  Cheshire Peugeot GBR19710812 for his aggressive performance throughout the Race so far.
 
RACE INSTRUCTIONS STAGE 9.
1) Lapped riders must retire to the pits at the Hugh Lane Gallery on the North end of the circuit when instructed of the Commissaire  travelling in front of the Race.
2) A lap out will be allowed for each individual mishap/incident up to 5 laps to go.
3) Neutral Service will supply mobile service to the race during the last 5 laps.
4) A mishap during the last lap will be treated the same as the last kilometre rule of a road stage.
5) Team cars should leave Race H/Q in adequate time to take up their position in North Earl St near the finish line.
6) Neutral Service crews will accompany the race from Race H/Q to take position at the three pits on the circuit.
 
WARNING:
Managers are advised not to leave vehicles with equipment unattended in the City Centre at any time.
 
The Race Organisation
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Category 2 Stage
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 PL No. Name                 TM       Deficit 
  1  89 Fenlon,J             CAR =   4h03'26" 
  2 101 McCrory,M            DOW @        43" 
  3  95 Mannix,J             CIA @        43" 
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