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Stage 1 Results: Downing wins stage 1 as Astana, Saxo split peloton
Read the race reportResults, 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


