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Irish Junior Results Grand Prix Gooik in Belgium: (Sept 30) 1 Oliver Crison Ardennes 15 Tim Cassidy Ireland 28 Nicolas Roche Ireland 36 Philip Deignan Ireland 41 Paudi O'Brien Ireland
The parting of the ways comes at a time when speculation was running high that Bartoli was planning to join Fassa Bortolo. Squinzi neither confirmed nor denied that rumor, but added "Michele Bartoli can race for who he wants to, that includes Fassa Bortolo." Squinzi added that there had been a total breakdown in trust on both personal and professional levels with the 30-year-old former team leader, who started the season in good form winning the Het Volk Classic. Mapei team manager Alvaro Crespi added: "The relations with Michele Bartoli have never been easy." Crespi said Bartoli, from Pisa, had refused to run in several races and had recently excused himself from duty with laryngitis, certified by a doctor who was not authorized by the team. Mapei also announced that the team had signed France's Olympic and world mountain-bike world champion Martinez to a three-year contract. Martinez will switch to road-racing with his new team. Denis Whealan Memorial: 1 Mark Kiernan Provision 2 Craig Sweetman Stamullen 3 Brian Ahern Classic Walls 4 Brian Holmes Slane Cycles 5 Terry Ferris Dublin Whl. 1st B John Maguire Stagg Cycles 1st Vet Seamus Kennedy Navan Avonmore BALLYFORE
ROAD RACE: (By Jim Trainor) The final race of
the Northern road racing season at Ballyfore was won by
Jonathan Dempsey (Classic Walls RT) in a two up sprint
from Alastair Martin (Ards CC). At the end of a long
season there was a poor entry of 14 riders for the Team
Madigan event of whom only six finished. NICF RR League, Ballyfore, 36m.: 1, Jonathan Dempsey (Classic Walls RT) 1.29.15; 2, A. Martin (Ards CC) s.t.; 3, F. Duncan (Toyota North Down) at 1.19; 4, N. Campbell (unat.); 5, G. Cranston (Northern Dave Kane CC); 6, R. Connor (Ballymena Scott RC), all same time. McCann wins Tour of Hokkaido: (By Shane Stokes Sept 18) Professional cyclist David McCann today won the world-ranked Tour of Hokkaido race in Japan, completing what was one of the most successful overseas campaigns in years for the Irish team. The double national champion finished 7th in the tussling bunch sprint which decided the final stage, a high-speed criterium around the streets of Sapporo, and won the race outright by 1 minute and 43 seconds from the second-placed rider. His three stage victories also earned him victory in the points competition. In addition to the second-ever Irish
triumph in the event (Stephen Spratt won in 1992), there
was more success for the dominant squad, who had
effectively controlled the race throughout. McCann's
team-mate Paul Griffin took a stage victory, finished
third overall and won the mountains jersey, while Paddy
Moriarty repeated his fourth place of last year. The
quintet also came out on top in the best team
classification. Tour of
the Peak: Finally
Denis Lynch was best of the Irish in the Tour of the
Peaks, finishing 15th. Provision rider Mark Lovatt took
the honours for the fourth year in succession. <Full
Report by Gerry McManus Here> Irish Junior Team in Belgium: The Junior team who are on duty in the Acht Van Bladel in Belgium, had an unfortunite finish when Tim Cassidy who was 20th overall after the team trial, crashed out over the cobbles with 20km to go of the last stage. Stephen Enright and John O'Shea also failed to complete the stage and Philip Duignan and Nicholas Roche finished in the main bunch. Tour de Hokkaido Stage 5: (By Ciaran McKenna ICF PR Sept 16) Dave McCann with the help of his Irish team held on to the leaders jersey in today stage of the Tour de Hokkaido. The last climb of the day was with 60 km to go and it gave a chance for the race to come back together. Tommy Evans and Mark Scanlon held the race together before the climbs and the trio of McCann, Paul Griffin and Paddy Moriarty climbed comfortably. A big group came to the finish together and Griffin finished second, which increased his lead in the point's competition. Ireland is also leading the team award. Tomorrow 160 km stage features two 30km climbs. Results 162km 1 Jurgan Van Felt Team Marco Polo 4:20'27" 2 Paul Griffin Ireland @same 3 Chul Min Kim Korea @same 7 David McCann Ireland @same 28 Mark Scanlon Ireland @same 31 Paddy Moriarty Ireland @same 52 Tommy Evans Ireland @8'46" OVERALL 1 David McCann Ireland 15:39'35" 2 Paul Griffin Ireland @1'04 " 3 Shinichi F'shima Japan @1'14" 7 Paddy Moriarty Ireland @1'37 22 Mark Scanlon Ireland @15'35 49 Tommy Evans Ireland @41'04" <Check the ICF Website for latest news Go Here >> The Junior team who are on duty in the Acht Van Bladel in Belgium, had an unfortunite finish when Tim Cassidy who was 20th overall after the team trial, crashed out over the cobbles with 20km to go of the last stage. Stephen Enright and John O'Shea also failed to complete the stage and Philip Duignan and Nicholas Roche finished in the main bunch. John Haledene Mem Newry: (Sept 16) 1 Paul Kane Northern CC 1:52'46" 2 Tom Hughes Stamullen @same 3 Norman Campbell Unatt @same 4 Con Shortt Newry Haledane @same 5 Roger Aiken Banbridge Whl @04" 6 Eddie Crory Newry Haledane @same Tour of Ards: (Sept 15) 1 Paul Kane Northern CC 1:59'00" 2 Allister Martin Ards CC @same 3 Brian Holmes Slane Cycles @02" 4 John Mason Unatt @same 5 Norman Campbell Unatt @25" 6 Brendan Graham Provision @same McCann
1st Griffin 2nd in Japan: (By Ciaran
McKenna ICF PR Sept 15) David McCann had another great
day in stage 4 of the Tour of Hokkaido. The stage was
held on a tight circuit of 2.5km and they completed 24
laps, 1km of which was uphill. A group of 9 broke free
which also included Paul Griffin from Tralee and Paddy
Moriarty, they lapped the remaining bunch. In the
closing two laps McCann made his bid for victory and
held on to win by 2 seconds with Griffin taking the
sprint for second and Moriarty fifth. So going into
tomorrow difficult stage with several climbs, McCann
leads from Griffin, who also has the points jersey, and
Ireland are leading the team by 3'42" from the
Japanese Shimano team. (Sept 15) Meanwhile in the Junior Acht Van Bladel race in Belgium Tim Cassidy of the Irish team is currently in 6th overall after the third stage over 138 kilometres. There will be a team time trial later today, but the Irish team will be down one rider after Miceal Concannon crashed in yesterday stage. Griffin Wins, McCann Leads in Japan: (By Shane Stokes Sept 14) Irish success continued in the Tour of Hokkaido today when Paul Griffin's stage long efforts resulted in a fine stage victory. Griffin outsprinted Japanese rider Shinichi Sukfushima to take the honours, while Irish race leader David McCann finished safely amongst a group of 17 riders who crossed the finish line 11 seconds later. Paddy Moriarty and Mark Scanlon were also present in this bunch. Following this third stage, the Irish team holds the first two places overall in the world-ranked race. McCann leads Griffin by 1 minute and 2 seconds, with Scanlon also in the top ten, 7th at 1 minute 20 seconds. McCANN WINS STAGE 2 AND TAKES RACE LEAD: By Shane Stokes Sept 13) Double road race champion David McCann raced into an early lead in the world-ranked Tour of Hokkaido today when he won the second stage of the Japanese race. McCann stormed clear during the race and finished one minute clear of the main bunch, with fellow Ireland riders Tommy Evans and Paul Griffin prominent in third and fourth place respectively. Mark Scanlon, who was a fine fourth in the opening prologue time trial, and Paddy Moriarty also finished in the main bunch. Meanwhile Ciaran Power is currently 32nd overall in the Tour de L'Avenir race in France. Power finished 43rd yesterday, 3 minutes and 52 seconds behind stage winner Constantino Zaballa of the Kelme squad and is now ten and a half minutes off the race lead Florent Brard in the general classification. DAVID KOPP'S OFF TO TELEKOM: (By Gerard Cromwell Sept 12) Once again the FBD Milk Ras has proven to be a hunting ground for future professionl riders. Having seen the likes of Guiseppe Guerini (Telekom), Patrick Jonker (Big Mat), Wladimir Belli (Fassa Bortolo), Tjarco Cuppens (Flanders Prefetex) and our own Ciaran Power, Morgan Fox and David McCann go on to turn pro after riding the race, 25 year old German David Kopp, who won a stage in this year's FBD Milk Ras has just signed a professional contract with Telekom for next year. The baby faced German took the sprint ahead of David McKenzie and Eugene Moriarty into Castleisland this year. Kopp maintained his impressive results throughout the week and eventually took the green jersey of points winner home to Germany also. After the Ras, Kopp continued his successful season, winning stages in many top European races and taking the bunch sprint in the German championships for tenth place behind winner Jan Ullrich and second placed Erik Zabel. "We are all fast in the team, " Kopp said on the Ras, "But I am the fastest." Look out for the cherubic features of the German sprinter at the head of the Telekom train next year. Tour of Hokkaido Stage: (Sept 12) Result Mark Scanlon had a good start of the Tour of Hokkaido (Japan) in finishing 4th in the opening Prologue, the top 4 finishers finished within half a second of each other. Mark will be hoping to repeat last years first road race stage win tomorrow, and take over the yellow jersey in the process. 1 Marco Beernne Germany 2'00"73 2 Mir Van Velezen Canada 2'00"98 3 Kazuya Okaz Aki Japan 2'01"05 4 Mark Scanlon Ireland 2'01"38 15 Tommy Evans Ireland 21 Paddy Moriarty Ireland 27 David McCann Ireland 66 Paul Griffin Ireland HEALION WINS IN MEATH: Paul Healion raced to a solo victory in the Collins/Christle memorial race in Kilmessan today. The Usher IRC rider was part of a bunch of senior riders who started 8 minutes behind the juniors, veterans and women, but who overcame this handicap with 3 laps remaining. The Usher IRC rider finished with an advantage of 5 seconds over Corkman Tim Barry. <See Pictures Here> Earlier, Chris Jensen, Thomas Jensen and Keith Daly won their respective categories in the Leinster underage championships, also in Kilmessan.
Collins/Christle Mem in
Kilmessan: 1 Paul Healion
Usher IRC 2:38'12" 2 Tim Barry Douglas @05" 3
Greg Swinard Usher IRC @22" 4 Philip Cassidy Navan
Avonmore @24" 5 Thomas Hogan VC Plancoet @39"
6 Denis Lynch Kanturk Cedit Union @same 7 Denis Easton
Maryland CC @same 8 Colm Bracken Usher IRC @same POWER 11th on STAGE FIVE OF TOUR De L'AVENIR: (By Shane Stokes Sept 10) Irish rider Ciaran Power turned in another solid performance on today's fifth stage of the Tour de L'Avenir. The St. Quentin-Oktos professional was involved in a breakaway attempt 53 kilometres into today's 198 kilometre race to Ancerville, and although this move was reeled in 9 kilometres later, he retained his determination and placed 11th at the finish. Power crossed the line as part of the main bunch, 1 minute and 26 seconds behind stage winner and new overall leader Juan Miguel Cuenca of the Kelme team. The Waterford man is now 39th overall, and will continue to chase a stage win before the world-ranked race ends on September 16th. POWER 50th on Stage 4: (By Shane Stokes Sept 9) Ciaran Power was today 50th on the fourth stage of the Tour de l'Avenir, covering 170 kilometres stage to Epernay. The Waterford cyclist came home as part of the second big group on the road, finishing over one minute behind Mercury's victorious Matthew Wilson. As the race nears the mountains Power is now in 40th place overall, 1 minute and 24 seconds behind race leader Jean-Patrick Nazon of the Francaise Des Jeux squad. Meanwhile, Paul Healion raced to a solo victory in the Collins/Christle memorial race in Kilmessan today. The Usher IRC rider was part of a bunch of senior riders who started 8 minutes behind the juniors, veterans and women, but who overcame this handicap with 3 laps remaining. The Usher IRC rider finished with an advantage of 5 seconds over Corkman Tim Barry. <See Pictures Here> Earlier, Chris Jensen, Thomas Jensen and Keith Daly won their respective categories in the Leinster underage championships, also in Kilmessan. Leinster Underage Championships: U12 Chris Jensen IMBRC U14 Thomas Jensen Sorrento U16 Keith Daly Drogheda Whl. Northern Round-Up: (By Jim Traynor Sept 9) Jim McConnell (Kings Moss) retained his NICF Northern Ireland 100 miles title wth a 15 minute margin over Liam Nelson (Ballymena Scott RC). On a very windy day, McConnell recorded 4.08.11, 13 minutes slower than his time in a league 100 earlier this year. It was revenge over Nelson who just pipped him for the senior road race title a week earlier. Tommy Wilson (Ballymena Scott RC) took the
silver and Ballymena won the team with Nelson, Wilson
and Tommy Dowds. Gary McKeegan (Team Madigan) silver
medallist a year ago, retired before half-distance. POWER 7th In L'Avenir: (By Gerard Cromwell Sept 8) Ireland's Ciaran Power today recorded his best placing thus far of this year's Tour De L'Avenir. Power took third place in the bunch sprint to finish seventh on the 150 kilometre stage from Orgeres-en-Beauce to Chalettes-Sur-Loing. The stage was won by Mapei's Hungarian starlet Lazlo Bodrogi. Bodrogi is a strong time triallist and indeed all rounder and is one of the favourites for overall victory. The Hungarian now lies in third place overall just 55 seconds behind race leader Jean-Patrick-Nazon from La Francaise De Jeux. Power moves up to 26th overall at 1'22" and is hoping for a stage win before the race ends on the 15th. Beechmount Cup Kilmessan Co.Meath: (Sept 8) 1 Brian Ahern Classic Walls 2 Philip Cassidy Cycleways 3 Adrian Hedderman Cycleways 4 Jonathan Dempsey Classic Walls 5 John Horgan Trition St Finbarrs 6 Mark Kiernan Provision, 1st B John Horgan St Finbarrs, Jun Tim Cassidy Usher IRC, Vet Tosh Lavery Garda Motorway POWER FINISHES IN MAIN BUNCH: (By Shane Stokes Sept 7) For the second day running Irish professional cyclist Ciaran Power has finished in the main bunch of riders in the Tour de L'Avenir race in France. The St. Quentin-Oktos rider placed 32nd on the stage to Orgères-en-Beauce, 58 seconds behind winner Jean Patrick Nazon of the Francaise Des Jeux team. Because of time bounus on the stage, the Waterford cyclist is now 1 minute and 21 seconds behind Nazon in the overall standings. The Tour de L'Avenir, which is one of the most well-know races for young riders in cycling, continues tomorrow with a 150 kilometre leg from Terminiers to Chalette-sur-Loing. Power 72nd on first stage of Tour de L'Avenir: (By Shane Stokes Sept 6) St. Quentin-Oktos professional Ciaran Power today finished as part of the main bunch of riders on the opening stage of the Tour de L'Avenir in France. Power crossed the line in 72nd place, in the same time as winner Alexandre Usov of the Phonak team. The event is one of the most recognised contests for those of 25 years and younger, and is viewed as a good showcase for emerging talent. Power has had a year plagued by injury and bad luck, and is seeking a good end-of-season performance to try to secure an improved professional contract for next year. The Tour de L'Avenir continues tomorrow with a 220 kilometre stage to Ogeres-en-Beauce and finishes on September 15th. Power’s Tour of the Future: (By Gerard Cromwell Sept 6) It’s been an up and down year for Ciaran Power, one of Ireland’s only two professional cyclists. After an impressive first year in the colours of the Linda McCartney team saw the Waterford man gain plenty of top class results, including two 5th places on stages of the worlds second biggest three week tour, the Giro D’Italia, Power seemed destined for greatness in 2001. <Read More Here> ICF
Track League, Final overall after 7 events: IRISH
TEAMS:
Sprint victor Keith Bannon and 1 kilometre time trial winner Paul Doyle tied for second place in the omnium rankings, with Healion's efforts earning him a trip to train with the GB squad on the Manchester Velodrome this winter. Of the junior riders, Stephen Enright was in storming form, winning the 1 kilometre time trial, the pursuit and the points championships. James Lattimore won the sprint, while team mate Tim Cassidy was left rueing his luck after mechanical problems caused his withdrawal from the pursuit final. Lorraine Manning was the most successful of the women with gold in both the 500 metre time trial and the 6 lap scratch race, while Louise Moriarty overcame Gillian McDarby to win the sprint. All medal winners will form the basis for a national squad next season, further building on recent efforts to revive the discipline. The assistance of Dublin Corporation, the Irish Sports Council and capital grants funding has already led to good progress, with the recent Olympic and world championships successes of British cycling showing what is possible with the right support. Elsewhere, Mark Kenny rode well in the
world master's championship in Bromont, Canada. In a
field containing a number of professionals, the Rocky
Mountain rider finished in 32nd place in the 30-34 age
group. The race was won by Italian rider Pierluigi
Bettelli. EVANS RIDES WELL IN FRANCE: (By Shane Stokes Sept 4) Team Ireland rider Tommy Evans registered another strong ride of late with a good performance in the 3 day Tour de Landes near Bordeaux. Evans finished 10th on the first stage of the 2.12.1 ranked race, then took the lead in the king of the mountains competition with a strong ride on the third stage, where he also finished 4th. On the final day the former national champion attempted to win the race overall but his efforts were to no avail; Evans ended the 4 stage race 8th overall, 1 minute and 9 seconds off the race winner Adrian Gagala of the VS Chartres club. He was also 11th in the points ranking and ended up 4th in the king of the mountains classification. Fellow Irishman Aidan Duff finished 47th overall, 14 minutes and 55 seconds down. His best placing was 14th on stage 2. Northern Round-Up: (By Jim Traynor Sept 2) Liam Nelson scored a win for the promoting Ballymena Scott Rooftiles RC in the Northern Ireland Senior Road Race Championship at Broughshane. Nelson and Mark Lyttle (Crumlin Roadstars) chased for a lap to join a break of eight which went on the second of seven 10.1 mile laps. With two laps left Lyttle went away and stayed out in front for 10 miles but was caught with 8 miles left. In the sprint Nelson just won from Jim McConnell (Kings Moss) and Tim Walsh (Team Madigan). Norman Campbell folowed up his second place in the Irish Veterans RR Championship last weekend with victory in the Ulster Vets. Championship on the Nutts Corner citcuit yesterday. Campbell started the winning move on the second of five 8.2 mile laps and he was quickly joined by Mickey Gallen (Omagh Whs.), Con Shortt (Newry Haldane Fisher) and Phoenix CC pair Brendan Ellis and John Cole. A lap later Campbell attacked again and only Gallen could stay with him. On the final lap Campbell got rid of Gallen to win by 38 seconds. Cole led in the three chasers 3.30 behind with Brian Holmes (Slane Cycles) leading in the bunch 4.18 behind the winner. The Ladies championship was won by Lisa
Rodgers (Northern Dave Kane) 2.14 ahead of Sheila
Rafferty (Phoenix CC).
Leinster
Road Race Championships: (Sept
2) POWER 21st ON THIRD STAGE OF TOUR DE POITOU-CHARENTES: (By Shane Stokes Aug 31) St. Quentin-Oktos professional Ciaran Power yesterday finished 21st on the third stage of the Tour de Poitou-Charentes race in France, sprinting home as part of the main bunch which finished 49 seconds behind stage winner Jimmy Casper. Festina's Andy Flickinger was second on the stage, crossing the line in the same time as Casper. Power had previously finished 81st and 25th on the first two stages of the 2.4 ranked race. After considerable misfortune this year, the Irish professional is aiming for a strong end-of-season, with the forthcoming Tour de L'Avenir one of his biggest goals. |
Mapei
fires Bartoli and hires Martinez: (Sept
24) Martinez is hanging up the fat tires Citing "a
breakdown in trust," the Italian cycling team Mapei
has fired former world number one Michele Bartoli on
Monday. In an apparently unrelated move, the team also
announced that it had signed mountain-bike star Miguel
Martinez to a three-year road contract. In a statement
faxed to news agencies around Europe on Monday Mapei's
general manager Giorgio Squinzi said that "it would
be advisable for Bartoli to negotiate with his future
team right now." 
EUROCYCLES/EUROTREK
ALL IRELAND TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS:
(By Shane Stokes Sept 2) Usher IRC rider Paul Healion
redisplayed the speed which previously earned him the
2000 criterium championship when he was the overall
winner in the Eurocycles/Eurotrek All-Ireland Track
Championship on Saturday. Healion was a dominant victor
in the senior pursuit and also won the points race after
he, Richie Cahill, David Peelo and Shane Prendergast
lapped the field halfway through the 40 lap event.
Don
Travers (Banbridge
CC) wins ICF Mountainbike Cross Country
League Round 4 in Ballinastoe, Co. Wicklow
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