August 22/09 12:11 pm - Tour of Ireland: Stage 1 and 2
Posted by Editoress on 08/22/09
Columbia-HTC's Mark Cavendish sprinted to his twenty-first victory of the season in stage two of the Tour of Ireland on Saturday.
"It's always good to win," Cavendish said afterwards, "and though it was a tough finish we managed to take control of things with two kilometres to go.
"It was a team win, one guy crosses the line with his arms in the air, but it's a success for everybody."
The winner of six stages in the Tour de France this summer, Cavendish said, "This is the first time I've gone really deep since July.
"I'm not going to be going for the overall here, but for sure it's an objective for the team. We won it last year with an amazing ride on the last day, and I think we can do it again."
After Ireland, Cavendish's next race will be the Tour of Missouri in the USA.
"My objective there is a stage win. After that, I'll go on to the World Championships, where I'll be going to support my team-mates, and then I want to do Paris-Tours."
Saturday's triumph was Cavendish fourth stage victory of his career in the Tour of Ireland, and brings the tally of 2009 wins for Columbia-HTC's men's team to 68.
Report courtesy Team Columbia-HTC
Results from the first 2 stages in Ireland
| Stage 1 (August 21st): Powerscourt to Waterford ,196km | |
| 1 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 5:10:37 |
| 2 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank | at 0:01 |
| 3 Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank | |
| 4 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam | |
| 5 Haimar Zubeldia (Esp) Astana | |
| 6 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC | |
| 7 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 8 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | all s.t. |
| 9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank | 0:07 |
| 10 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | 0:16 |
| 11 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD - Neri | |
| 12 Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 13 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 14 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | |
| 15 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 16 Craig Lewis (USA) Columbia-HTC | |
| 17 Florian Stalder (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 18 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
| 19 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank | |
| 20 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) ISD - Neri | |
| 21 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | |
| 22 Stuart O:Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank | |
| 23 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | all s.t. |
| 24 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | 2:12 |
| 25 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 26 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo TestTeam | |
| 27 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 28 Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 29 Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 30 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 31 Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 32 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 33 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 34 Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 35 Svein Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 36 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 37 Michael Schär (Sui) Astana | |
| 38 Jason McCartney (USA) Saxo Bank | |
| 39 Ian McLeod (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 40 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 41 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 42 Vicente Reynes (Esp) Columbia-HTC | |
| 43 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 44 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 45 Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 46 Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| 47 Jesús Hernández (Esp) Astana | |
| 48 Mark O:Brien (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 49 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| 50 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| 51 José Luis Rubiera (Esp) Astana | |
| 52 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
| 53 Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| 54 Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
| 55 Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 56 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
| 57 Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD - Neri | |
| 58 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| 59 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 60 Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 61 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 62 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank | |
| 63 Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 64 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | |
| 65 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 66 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 67 Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam | |
| 68 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTC | |
| 69 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 70 Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 71 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 72 Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 73 Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 74 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 75 Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 76 Thomas Frei (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 77 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 78 David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 79 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC | |
| 80 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team | all s.t. |
| 81 Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Cycling | 2:33 |
| 82 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling | s.t. |
| 83 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | 5:20 |
| 84 Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD - Neri | 6:24 |
| 85 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team | 14:17 |
| 86 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| 87 Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 88 Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 89 Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 90 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 91 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
| 92 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 93 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 94 Morris Possoni (Ita) Columbia-HTC | |
| 95 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 96 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 97 Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 98 Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 99 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1 | |
| 100 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| 101 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental Team | |
| 102 Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 103 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 104 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam | |
| 105 Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1 | |
| 106 Michael Creed (USA) Team Type 1 | |
| 107 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Columbia-HTC | all s.t. |
| 108 Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 21:10 |
| DNF Ed Clancy (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| Stage 2: Clonmel to Killarney, 196km | |
| 1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - HTC | 5:07:33 |
| 2 Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank | |
| 3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 4 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 5 Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | |
| 6 Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team | |
| 7 Ian Wilkinson (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 8 Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 9 Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD - Neri | |
| 10 Juan Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 11 Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 12 Martin Kohler (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 13 Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 14 Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | |
| 15 Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 16 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | |
| 17 Russell Downing (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 18 Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 19 Andrey Grivko (Ukr) ISD - Neri | |
| 20 Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 21 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 22 Michael Schar (Sui) Astana | |
| 23 Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 24 Malcolm Elliott (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 25 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 26 Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 27 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Esp) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 28 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | |
| 29 Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | |
| 30 Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | |
| 31 Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 32 Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 33 David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 34 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 35 Dale Appleby (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 36 Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | |
| 37 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test Team | |
| 38 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 39 Haimar Zubeldia (Esp) Astana | |
| 40 Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1 | |
| 41 Mathias Frank (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 42 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | |
| 43 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD - Neri | |
| 44 Peter Williams (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 45 Graham Briggs (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 46 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 47 Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 48 Florian Stalder (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 49 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team | |
| 50 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 51 Mark McNally (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 52 Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 53 Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 54 Bernard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 55 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo Test Team | |
| 56 Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 57 Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 58 Simon Richardson (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 59 Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 60 Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 61 Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 62 Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 63 Chris Newton (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 64 Ian McLeod (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 65 Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1 | |
| 66 Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 67 Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 68 Mark O'Brien (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 69 Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
| 70 Michael Creed (USA) Team Type 1 | |
| 71 Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1 | |
| 72 Ronan Mc Laughlin (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team | |
| 73 Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 74 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | |
| 75 Robert Partridge (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 76 Jose Luis Rubiera (Esp) Astana | |
| 77 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervélo Test Team | |
| 78 Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 79 Thomas Frei (Sui) BMC Racing Team | |
| 80 Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Cycling | |
| 81 Jesús Hernández (Esp) Astana | |
| 82 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - HTC | |
| 83 Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 84 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 85 Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 86 Tom Southam (GBr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team | |
| 87 Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD - Neri | |
| 88 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank | |
| 89 Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank | |
| 90 Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 91 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team | |
| 92 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test Team | |
| 93 Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team | |
| 94 Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team | 0:16 |
| 95 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - HTC | 0:30 |
| 96 James Sampson (GBr) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | 9:18 |
| 97 Robert Hayles (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| 98 Svein Erik Vold (Nor) Joker Bianchi | |
| 99 Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team | all s.t. |
| 100 Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team | 9:31 |
| 101 Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling | 10:08 |
| 102 Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 | 16:40 |
| 103 Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV - Marshalls Pasta | |
| 104 Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1 | both s.t. |
| DNF David Fletcher (GBr) Team Halfords | |
| DNF Niko Eeckhout (Bel) An Post - Sean Kelly Team | |
| DNF Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri | |
| DNF Sean Downey (Irl) Irish National Team |
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