Ras de Cymru Stage Race

 

2nd July - 6th July, 2008

Jersey winners in the Ras de Cymru including the Worlds top female racer, Nicole Cooke in Pink.

 

One of the biggest stage races in Britain for lower category male riders and all category women is the Ras de Cymru Stage Race. At the race on a few of the days for British Cycling was Dave O'Nyons who has sent us reports and lots of pictures. We'll update these with the results when we get them from the organisers of the event.

 

STAGE 1 TT

Word from the www.cyclingbargains.com racing team who were in action was that Dave Palmer suffered drama before the event even started with a puncture 2 miles from the start line. Describing the opening stage, the team told British Cycling "The prologue was 3.4 miles long with the first 2.4 miles rolling before the final mile was up a 1 in 9 mountain climb." Weather for the race eas equally dramatic as riders got soaked before the race started but then sae the roads dry up as they left the start house.

 

1. Tim Wallis Red Kite Cycles 2 0:11:11
2. David Povall Cwmcarn Paragon RC 2 0:11:14
3. Tim Carter Team GB V3 0:11:24
4. Richard Harris Cwmcarn Paragon RC 2 0:11:29
5. Andrew Lane Cwmcarn Paragon RC 3 0:11:39
6. Emma Pooley Team GB W 0:11:43
7. Matt Blythe Newport Shropshire CC/ Geoff Thomas Foundation 2 0:11:44
8. Nino Piccoli API Metrow/Silverhook 2 0:11:49
9. Nicole Cooke Halfords Bikehut W 0:11:50
10. Will Fox Loughborough Students 3 0:11:52

 

 

STAGE 2 -- A misty morning with showers greeted the riders prior to signing on at the Abergavenny Tennis Club. Today’s stage was to contain 3 primes over a hilly course to the south east of Abergavenny with a distance of 52.6 miles. This would be a test for the yellow jersey holder, Tim Wallis riding for Red Kite Cycles ...

Report, Results and photo gallery

 

STAGE 3 -- Full stage results and pictures. This short stage which was over in just over half an hour was won by the Welsh team of Cwmcarn Paragon Road club (with a rider from API also in there) Team GB and race sponsor's team, Halfords Bikehut.

Results & Photo gallery

 

STAGE 4 -- Results only

1. Gareth McGuinness Clwb Egni/Rhos on Sea
2. Andrew Lane Cwmcarn Paragon RC
3. Tim Wallis Red Kite Cycles
4. Simon Thomas South Region Juniors
5. Kurt  Green Velo Club Montpellier
6. Jack Adams Loughborough Students
7. Jamie Treliving Team Certini/Felt Racing
8. John Fitzpatrick Cardiff JIF
9. Nino Piccoli API Metrow/Silverhook
10. Anthony Allan Macclesfield Wheelers/London Dynamo

 

STAGE 5 -- An early start led me Storey Arm's in the Brecon Beacon's for today's 68.5 mile stage. This is the scenery that Wales is proud of and the proof of this was the countless numbers of walkers turning up with the riders at the Outdoor Education Centre suitably dressed for the inclement weather to come. The race left on time trailing down a long decent between the peaks of Pen Y Fan and Fan Fawr toward four circuits of the Brecon/Defynnog route. ...

Report, Results and Photo gallery

 

Stage 6 (Final) -- It was back to the Abergavenny Tennis Club this morning for the final stage in this years Ras de Cymru. A pleasant morning with the look of achievement and relief on the riders faces as they signed on. The leaders jersey's were handed out including the yellow to Armstrong lookalike Tim Carter Team GB! ...

Report, results and photo gallery

 

RESULTS

 

FINAL OVERALL
1. Tim Carter Team GB
2. Tim Wallis Red Kite Cycles
3. Richard Harris Cwmcarn Paragon RC
4. David Povall Cwmcarn Paragon RC
5. Anthony Allan Macclesfield Wheelers/London Dynamo
6. Jamie Treliving Team Certini/Felt Racing
7. Jack Adams Loughborough Students
8. Andrew Lane Cwmcarn Paragon RC
9. Carl Dyson www.cyclingbargains.com RT
10. Nicole Cooke Halfords Bikehut
11. Neil Biggs Velo Club Montpellier
12. Joe Hemmant Macclesfield Wheelers/London Dynamo
13. Nino Piccoli API Metrow/Silverhook
14. Eelco Doctor Macclesfield Wheelers/London Dynamo
15. Gareth McGuinness Clwb Egni/Rhos on Sea
16. Jessica  Allen Team GB
17. Kurt  Green Velo Club Montpellier
18. James Ward Cambridge CC
19. Andy Hudson Cambridge CC
20. Stephen Barrett Newport Shropshire CC/ Geoff Thomas Foundation
21. Matt Blythe Newport Shropshire CC/ Geoff Thomas Foundation
22. John Fitzpatrick Cardiff JIF
23. Gordon Kenneway London Dynamo
24. Will Fox Loughborough Students
25. Michael Cowland www.cyclingbargains.com RT
26. Tom Worthington Ogmore Valley Wheelers/Glasgow Nightingale CC - GoSports Spex
27. Lee Tunnicliffe DHCycle Sport
28. Tom Crouch Team Certini/Felt Racing
29. Jonathan Ellis Team Certini/Felt Racing
30. Emma Pooley Team GB
31. Paul Bailey Newport Shropshire CC/ Geoff Thomas Foundation
32. Rob Jackson Cambridge CC
33. Simon Thomas South Region Juniors
34. Philip Murrell Team Han
35. Josh Ibbett Cardiff JIF
36. Toks Adesanya Team Han
37. Matt Bridge London Dynamo
38. Philip Peters South Region Juniors
39. Andy Gough Red Kite Cycles
40. David Palmer www.cyclingbargains.com RT
41. Jonny Cawley Clwb Egni/Rhos on Sea
42. Damian Sharp PSUK GB Cycling
43. Justin Callaway DHCycle Sport
44. Josh Yetman Loughborough Students
45. Andy Day PSUK GB Cycling
46. Ioan Williams Cwmcarn Paragon RC
47. Dave Andrews London Dynamo
48. Oliver Caddy Cambridge CC
49. Richard Cleaver Velo Club Montpellier
50. James Astbury South Region Juniors
51. Emma Trott Halfords Bikehut
52. Andrew Swain www.cyclingbargains.com RT
53. Dave Mundow Cardiff JIF
54. James Stout Red Kite Cycles
55. Joanna  Rowsell Halfords Bikehut
56. Meirion Davies Clwb Egni/Rhos on Sea
57. Peter Bolke DHCycle Sport
58. Thom Phillps Red Kite Cycles
59. Julian Wilkes Cardiff JIF
60. Adri Rouco Team Han
61. Luigi Baccerini Clwb Egni/Rhos on Sea
62. Jim Northway PSUK GB Cycling
63. Ben Goddard Newport Shropshire CC/ Geoff Thomas Foundation

KING OF THE MOUNTAINS
1. Tom Crouch Team Certini/Felt Racing
2. Lee Tunnicliffe DHCycle Sport
3. Anthony Allan Macclesfield Wheelers/London Dynamo
3. Carl Dyson www.cyclingbargains.com RT
5. Jamie Treliving Team Certini/Felt Racing

 

SPRINTS
1. Joe Hemmant Macclesfield Wheelers/London Dynamo
2. John Fitzpatrick Cardiff JIF
3. Simon Thomas South Region Juniors
4. Jonny Cawley Clwb Egni/Rhos on Sea
5. Jason Humphries Port Talbot Wheelers/Norwood Paragon CC
5. Carl Dyson www.cyclingbargains.com RT

 

TEAM
1. Cwmcarn Paragon RC
2. Macclesfield Wheelers/London Dynamo
3. Team GB
4. Team Certini/Felt Racing
5. www.cyclingbargains.com RT
6. Cambridge CC
7. Newport Shropshire CC/ Geoff Thomas Foundation
8. Loughborough Students
9. Velo Club Montpellier
10. London Dynamo
11. Red Kite Cycles
12. South Region Juniors
13. Cardiff JIF
14. Clwb Egni/Rhos on Sea
15. DHCycle Sport
16. Halfords Bikehut
17. PSUK GB Cycling
18. team Han

 

RELATED LINKS

FULL RESULTS:  http://www3.newport.ac.uk/displayPage.aspx?object_id=7627&parent_id=1252&type=SEC