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Rás Dhun na Gal

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal - 22nd July 2001


Fri 20th July Stage 1 Start 38 miles

Stage 1 Winner 1 Michael Devins Connaught, KOH Leader Tim Cassidy Usher IRC


Sat 21st July Stage 2 Start - 68 Miles


Chasing group at 45 mils 1˝ minutes down


Stage 2 Winner John O'Shea Kanturk CU, New KOH Leader Joe McGill Ravens CRC  


Sun 22nd July Stage 3 Start - 64 miles


Yellow Jersey Michael Devins Connaught Team


Yellow jersey punctures after 12 miles


Connaught team helps him back 


The bunch stays together over the hard mountain climbs


At the finish Joe McCall holds onto the KOH jersey


New overall winner after stage 3 Ray Dunlap Lakeland CC 
at the prize presentation with race organiser Cathal McDaid 


1st Junior Philip Duignan Fourmasters & 1st Vet: Jim Cassidy Motorway

RESULTS:
Stage 3
64 miles: 1 Michael O'Donnell Dublin Skip 2:38'57" 2 Philip Marshal Noth Down @12" 3 Stephen Enright Usher IRC @23" 4 Philip Duignan Fourmaster @26" 5 Tim Cassidy Usher IRC @same 6 Ray Dunlop Lakeland CC @same
Stage 2 66 miles: 1 John O'Shea Kanturk Credit Union 2:47'25" 2 Michael Devins Connaught @same 3 Raymond Dunlop Lakeland CC @same 4 Stewart Gibson Orwell Whl @same 5 Matt Dempsey IMBRC @same 6 David Brennan Connaught @same
Stage 1 38 miles: 1 Michael Devins Connaught 1:26'20" 2 Philip Duignan Fourmasters @01" 3 Paudi O'Brien Kanturk Credit Union @02" 4 Tim Cassidy Usher IRC @03" 5 Brian Nugent Classic Walls @same 6 Darren McCullough Newry Haledane @same
Final Overall: 1 Ray Dunlop Lakeland CC 6:53'11" 2 Aidan Yeats Usher IRC @01" 3 Joe McGill Ravens @01" 4 Matt Dempsey IMBRC @25" 5 David Brennan Connaught @28" 6 John O'Shea Kanturk C.U. @33" KOM: Joe McGill Ravens Junior: Philip Duignan Fourmaster Vet: Jim Cassidy Garda Motorway

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