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Stage 1 Results: Downing wins stage 1 as Astana, Saxo split peloton

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Results, Stage 1 – 2009 Tour of Ireland

  • 1. Russell Downing (GBR), Candi Tv-Marshalls Pasta, 196.4km in 5:10:37 (37.94kph)
  • 2. Alexander Kolobnev (RUS), Team Saxo Bank
  • 3. Matti Breschel (DEN), Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 4. Philip Deignan (IRL), Cervélo Test Team, s.t.
  • 5. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP), Astana, s.t.
  • 6. Marco Pinotti (ITA), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
  • 7. Frederik Wilman (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
  • 8. Oleksandr Kvachuk (UKR), Isd-Neri, s.t.
  • 9. Jakob Fuglsang (DEN), Team Saxo Bank at 0:07
  • 10. Denys Kostyuk (UKR), Isd-Neri at 0:16
  • 11. Igor Abakoumov (BEL), Isd-Neri, s.t.
  • 12. Mathias Frank (SUI), Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 13. Steven Kruijswijk (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
  • 14. Gabriel Rasch (NOR), Cervélo Test Team, s.t.
  • 15. Petter Nordhaug Lars (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
  • 16. Craig Lewis (USA), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
  • 17. Florian Stalder (SUI), Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 18. Daniel Lloyd (GBR), Cervélo Test Team, s.t.
  • 19. Karsten Kroon (NED), Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 20. Andrey Grivko (UKR), Isd-Neri, s.t.
  • 21. Janez Brajkovic (SLO), Astana, s.t.
  • 22. Stuart O'grady (AUS), Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 23. Lance Armstrong (USA), Astana, s.t.
  • 24. Alexander Kristoff (NOR), Joker Bianchi at 02:12
  • 25. Michael Van Staeyen (BEL), Rabobank, s.t.
  • 26. Davide Appollonio (ITA), Cervélo Test Team, s.t.
  • 27. Mark Mcnally (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
  • 28. Graham Briggs (GBR), Candi Tv-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
  • 29. Andrew Tennant (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
  • 30. Ramon Sinkeldam (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
  • 31. Robert Partridge (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
  • 32. Michael Matthews (AUS), Australian National Team, s.t.
  • 33. Ian Wilkinson (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
  • 34. Leigh Howard (AUS), Australian National Team, s.t.
  • 35. Erik Vold Svein (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
  • 36. Kristian House (GBR), Rapha Condor Cycling Team, s.t.
  • 37. Michael Schar (SUI), Astana, s.t.
  • 38. Jason Mccartney (USA), Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 39. Ian Mcleod (RSA), Mtn Cycling, s.t.
  • 40. Malcolm Elliott (GBR), Candi Tv-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
  • 41. Christoff Van Heerden (RSA), Mtn Cycling, s.t.
  • 42. Vicente Reynes Mimo (ESP), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
  • 43. Simon Richardson (GBR), Rapha Condor Cycling Team, s.t.
  • 44. Darren Lapthorne (AUS), Rapha Condor Cycling Team, s.t.
  • 45. G Sortveit Sondre (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
  • 46. Ronan Mc Laughlin (IRL), An Post Sean Kelly Team, s.t.
  • 47. Jesús Hernández (ESP), Astana, s.t.
  • 48. Mark O'brien (AUS), Australian National Team, s.t.
  • 49. Benny De Schrooder (BEL), An Post Sean Kelly Team, s.t.
  • 50. Jef Peeters (BEL), An Post Sean Kelly Team, s.t.
  • 51. Luis Rubiera Jose (ESP), Astana, s.t.
  • 52. Valeriy Kobzarenko (UKR), Team Type 1, s.t.
  • 53. Niko Eeckhout (BEL), An Post Sean Kelly Team, s.t.
  • 54. Matt Wilson (AUS), Team Type 1, s.t.
  • 55. Travis Meyer (AUS), Australian National Team, s.t.
  • 56. Roger Hammond (GBR), Cervélo Test Team, s.t.
  • 57. Bartosz Huzarsky (POL), Isd-Neri, s.t.
  • 58. Steven Van Vooren (BEL), An Post Sean Kelly Team, s.t.
  • 59. David Mccann (IRL), Irish National Team, s.t.
  • 60. Danilo Wyss (SUI), Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 61. Chris Newton (GBR), Rapha Condor Cycling Team, s.t.
  • 62. Asle Arvesen Kurt (NOR), Team Saxo Bank, s.t.
  • 63. Vegard Laengen Stake (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
  • 64. Yaroslav Popovych (UKR), Astana, s.t.
  • 65. Jetse Bol (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
  • 66. Martijn Keizer (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
  • 67. Martin Reimer (GER), Cervélo Test Team, s.t.
  • 68. Mark Cavendish (GBR), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
  • 69. Antonio Cruz (USA), Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 70. Martin Kohler (SUI), Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 71. Jack Bobridge (AUS), Australian National Team, s.t.
  • 72. Timothy Roe (AUS), Australian National Team, s.t.
  • 73. Sam Bennett (IRL), Irish National Team, s.t.
  • 74. Juan Van Heerden (RSA), Mtn Cycling, s.t.
  • 75. Stian Remme (NOR), Joker Bianchi, s.t.
  • 76. Thomas Frei (SUI), Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 77. Dennis Van Winden (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
  • 78. David Fletcher (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
  • 79. Frantisek Rabon (CZE), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
  • 80. Nicholas Walker (AUS), Australian National Team, s.t.
  • 81. Bradley Potgieter (RSA), Mtn Cycling at 02:33
  • 82. Adrien Niyonshuti (RWA), Mtn Cycling, s.t.
  • 83. Tom Southam (GBR), Rapha Condor Cycling Team at 05:20
  • 84. Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA), Isd-Neri at 06:24
  • 85. Paul Griffin (IRL), Irish National Team at 14:17
  • 86. Kenny Lisabeth (BEL), An Post Sean Kelly Team, s.t.
  • 87. Philip Lavery (IRL), Irish National Team, s.t.
  • 88. Sean Downey (IRL), Irish National Team, s.t.
  • 89. Robert Hayles (GBR), Team Halfords, s.t.
  • 90. Peter Williams (GBR), Candi Tv-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
  • 91. Fabio Calabria (AUS), Team Type 1, s.t.
  • 92. Dean Downing (GBR), Rapha Condor Cycling Team, s.t.
  • 93. James Sampson (GBR), Candi Tv-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
  • 94. Morris Possoni (ITA), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
  • 95. Dale Appleby (GBR), Candi Tv-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
  • 96. Jackson Stewart (USA), Bmc Racing Team, s.t.
  • 97. Jay Thomson (RSA), Mtn Cycling, s.t.
  • 98. Dan Craven (NAM), Rapha Condor Cycling Team, s.t.
  • 99. Shawn Milne (USA), Team Type 1, s.t.
  • 100. Mark Cassidy (IRL), An Post Sean Kelly Team, s.t.
  • 101. Maurice Vrijmoed (NED), Rabobank, s.t.
  • 102. Andrew Roche (IRL), Candi Tv-Marshalls Pasta, s.t.
  • 103. Martyn Irvine (IRL), Irish National Team, s.t.
  • 104. Jeremy Hunt (GBR), Cervélo Test Team, s.t.
  • 105. Ken Hanson (USA), Team Type 1, s.t.
  • 106. Michael Creed (USA), Team Type 1, s.t.
  • 107. Bernard Eisel (AUT), Team Columbia-HTC, s.t.
  • 108. Ino Ilesic Aldo (SLO), Team Type 1 at 21:10
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