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FBD Insurance Rás 2009 - Stage 3 Results, Cobh to Cahirciveen
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FBD Insurance Rás Stage 3 Cobh To Caherciveen
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| Jaan Kirsipuu Giant Veolia Norway Wins Stage 3 Into Caherciveen With Chris Newton Rapha Condor Second |
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Wilkinson Grabs Stage And Yellow Jersey
Three weeks ago he won the East Midlands CiCLE Classic in Rutland, vanquishing the opposition on rough, farm-track roads. Today, British rider Ian Wilkinson (Halfords Bike Hut) redisplayed that toughness when... More>>>
FBD Insurance Rás 2009 - Stage 2 Results, Wexford to Cobh
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FBD Insurance Rás Stage 2 Wexford To Cobh
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| Ian Wilkinson Halfords Bike Hut Takes Stage Two Into Cobh And Also The Race Leaders Yellow Jersey |
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Eeckhout Wins Opening Stage Of FBD Rás, Takes Race Lead
Former Belgian road race champion Niko Eeckhout got the Irish-registered An Post M. Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly team’s FBD Rás campaign off to the best possible start today when he won the opening stage of the race... More>>>
FBD Insurance RAS 2009 - Stage 1 Results, Kilcullen to Wexford
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FBD Insurance Rás Stage 1 Kilcullen To Wexford
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| Niko Eeckhout An Post Sean Kelly Wins stage One Of The FBD Insurance Rás In Wexford |
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List Of Competitors FBD Insurance Rás 2009
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Highly Experienced Field Ready To Go For FBD Rás
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Hailing this year’s foreign line-up as perhaps the most experienced to take part in the FBD RÁS, race organiser Dermot Dignam has said that it’s all systems go for a gripping edition of the round-Ireland tour, which begins in Kilcullen on Sunday.
“I think this has to be one of the highest, if not the highest, level of experience we’ve yet seen from overseas riders,” he enthused today. “The field includes former Tour de France yellow jersey and multiple stage winner Jaan Kirsipuu, another stage winner Leon Van Bon, former Olympic champion Luke Roberts, world championship gold medallist Chris Newton...the list goes on and on. There are some very strong international teams and also a very good level of Irish competitors. That, plus a varied and testing course, points to a great eight days of racing. We think it’s going to be particularly memorable edition, and that there will be a very worthy winner in Skerries on Sunday week.”
The nature of the race as an excellent way to develop young riders was underlined this week when Thomas Lovkvist, who had several high stage placings and won the best young rider award back in 2003, took the race leader’s jersey in the Giro d’Italia. The Columbia Highroad rider was third overall heading into Thursday’s stage and appears poised for his best-ever finish in a Grand Tour. More>>>
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