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Results Stage 4 Charleville To Cahersiveen
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An Post Rás Stage 3 Pictures Lisdoonvarna To Charleville
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| Jan Sokol Of Synergy Baku Azerbaijan, Winning Stage 3 Of The An Post Rás in Charleville |
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Results Stage 3 Lisdoonvarna To Charleville
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An Post Rás Stage 2 Pictures Roscommon To Lisdoonvarna
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| Patrick Bevin New Zealand Cycling Team Winning Stage 2 Of The An Post Rás in Lisdoonvarna |
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Results Stage 2 Roscommon To Lisdoonvarna
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An Post Rás Stage 1 Pictures Dunboyne To Roscommon
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| Robert John McCarthy An Post Chain ReactionTakes 1 Into Roscommon From Team Mate Shane Archbold. |
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Results Stage 1 Dunboyne To Roscommon
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Last Year’s Runner-Up McConvey Aiming To Go One Better For 2014 An Post Rás
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| Connor McConvey Last Year’s Runner-Up Aimin To Go One Better For 2014 An Post Rás |
Last year’s runner-up Connor McConvey has been confirmed as spearheading the Azerbaijan Synergy Baku team for the 2014 An Post Rás, which begins in Dunboyneon Sunday.
The 25 year old rider has a strong history in the event, netting fourth overall in 2010, seventh in 2012 and then clocking up three top five stage finishes last year plus an excellent second overall. He finished deadlocked on time with the Polish rider Marcin Bialoblocki, who took the general classification victory by virtue of better stage placings.
The Synergy Baku team has two more Irish riders within its ranks but both of those will unfortunately miss the race due to illness. National champion Matt Brammeier had been pencilled in to ride the race for the second time in his career but while he has been in fine form this season, he has had to withdraw due to chicken pox.
Also out is the rider who finished second behind him in last year’s championships, Philip Lavery. He currently has an infection and has told the team he will not have recovered in time.
The team will include four overseas riders, namely the Germans Christoph Schweizer and Daniel Klemme plus the Austrian duo Markus Eibegger and Jan Sokol.
All have good results to their credit: Schweizer won a stage in the 2013 Tour of Azerbaijan and was second this year on a stage of the Tour of Taiwan while Klemme clocked up a stage win in the Tour of China last season. Eibegger won a stage in the recent Tour de Bretagne and Sokol was second and third on stages of the Mzansi Tour.
McConvey had been below his usual level earlier this year but general manager David McQuaid states that he has turned things around. More>>>
Strong Irish Presence In Ambitious An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly Team For An Post Rás
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| Sean Downey An Post |
Selecting a team that he believes can chase both stage wins and the overall classification, An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly manager Kurt Bogaerts has named a strong lineup for the An Post Rás in advance of Sunday’s start.
Bogaerts has today named two Irish riders, another with strong Irish connections plus a Briton and a New Zealand competitor to the team.
The Irish duo are Jack Wilson, the national under 23 champion, plus the 2010 Commonwealth Games team pursuit bronze medallist Sean Downey.
Also in the lineup is the talented young rider Robert Jon McCarthy, who grew up in Ireland but changed to Australian nationality after moving to that country with his family.
The team is completed by two riders who have already had success in the race; the Briton Owain Doull and the Kiwi Shane Archbold.
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| Jack Wilson An Post |
Doull won the points classification twelve months ago while Archbold was first on stage two and third on the final stage to Skerries.
“The team will start with similar goals to last year,” states Bogaerts. “I have looked at the route and I think it is a tougher one than last year. You have three category one climbs close to the finale of stages, and so I don’t think we will have many bunch sprints.
“The riders I have selected should ride well on the course. We will start with the aim of winning stages. I think we have guys who can also take the overall, but things need to fall into place for that to happen. I’m not going to say which guys I think can ride for general classification as then they’ll simply be marked by the other teams, but I know who they are.”
Bogaerts explained the selections, saying that he believes Downey is showing good progress and is at a higher level to last year. He said that Wilson had a tough start to the season but that his form is building well and that he believes his participation in the Tour of Azerbaijan will see him start the An Post Rás in good condition. More>>>
Fear Of Failure Drives Centra Sponsored Cycling Team For An Post Rás.
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| L To R Pat Coyle Manager, Felix Jackson Mechanic,Sean McInerney,Paul Keenan Enniscrone Centra Sponsor,Padraig Marrey,Garry Higgins Kilkelly Centra Sponsor,Patrick Clarke & Derek Joyce |
Mayo Centra team will be the only Connacht Team been represented in the 2014 An Post Ras.
The Glengarrif controversy on 22th May 2013, was to change Irish Cycling forever, after 28 amateur’s riders was eliminated from Stage 4 of Irelands biggest International cycle race after falling outside the time limit for the stage.
The commissaire of the 8 day UCI 2.2 event was perfectly within his rights and rigorously enforced rules 2.6.032 and reduce the once 182 rider field to just 143,
with 15 Connacht riders heading home early. That 160km stage over the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Listowel to Glengariff, was completed at an average speed of 46kph by Synergy Bakuy professional rider, Pozdnyakov, meaning all riders needed to complete the stage at over 40kph. With 8 categorized climbs including the famous Ladies View, Molls Gap and the Healy's Pass.
The list of Connacht riders committing to the 2014 event were few and far between, with Cycling Ireland bringing in stricter qualification rules. The once amateur race has seen more professional teams enter over the last 5 years, and it’s only a few years away from being a fully professional event. More>>>
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