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.
FBD MILK RÁS 1999 Stage 8 Confirmed Results Cootehill - Drogheda, 22/May/1999 Stage Result Issued: 22 May 1999, 18:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non starters/finishers/eliminated Riders ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did Not Finish: 54-Lyons.A Did Not Start: 18-Saad.K, 37-Rose.G, 46-Clay.J, 164-Kenneally.B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Classification ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category 2 GC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben McKenna Mem. Trophy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points Classifications ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 * | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Primes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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"| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points & Bonuses ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Teams Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PL Name Time Deficit 1 Netherlands Prowinn 12h09'51" 2 Estonia 12h10'18" 27" 3 Egypt 12h10'18" 27" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- County Teams Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PL Name Time Deficit 1 Carlow/Dan Morrissey 12h10'12" 2 Meath/Avonmore 12h10'18" 06" 3 Dublin IRC/Usher 12h15'24" 05'12" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Teams GC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- County Team GC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Communique of the College of Commissaires ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Penalties ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Communique from the Race Organisation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Category 2 Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PL No. Name TM Deficit 1 89 Fenlon,J CAR = 4h03'26" 2 101 McCrory,M DOW @ 43" 3 95 Mannix,J CIA @ 43" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------