Christopher McGlinchey enjoyed something of a breakthrough ride in last year's Tour of the North, but David Watson lifted the yellow jersey from his shoulders and retained it during what was a fantastic run of form while lasted for the full season (Photo: Marian Lame - Cycling Ulster)
The scene is firmly set for a fantastic weekend’s racing at the Tour of the North over Easter with the publication of the start list for the 2016 event.
A field of 110 riders from across Ireland as well as England, Scotland, Wales and Holland will battle it out over five stages to decide who takes the title won by the flying David Watson of North Down CC 12 months ago.
The racing gets underway on Good Friday, March 25th, with a short sharp lung bursting effort around Kirkistown Motor Racing Circuit in Newtownards which will see stage honours and the first yellow jersey settled over one hour plus 5 laps.
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The following day the riders face the 92-mile stage 2 starting and finishing in Portaferry and taking in Windmill Hill three times.
Easter Sunday sees a split stage; the field tackling a 5 mile TT from 9am which finishes on the Mountain Road climb.
And in the afternoon there are 66 miles on the menu, with the action unfolding from Portaferry to Newtownards, into the Castlereagh Hills and then to Donaghadee for the finish.
The final general classification will then be settled with the concluding stage 5 on Easter Monday over 78 miles.
Starting at Bangor Rugby Club, the racing heads for Comber and takes in four laps of a hilly circuit in the Killinchy area before finishing with a tough climb up Bradshaw's Brae and the Holywood Road towards Craigantlet.
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However, the organisers have stressed that some teams entered must clarify their starting line-ups before the event.
Race director Joan McCullough has requested that those teams who need to replace their junior rider contact her via email by tomorrow night, Thursday March 10th, with the name and details.
“There are 117 riders on the start list, the PSNI let 110 ride,” she added.
“By the start date of the race there are usually some people who drop out for various reasons. Only riders from the bottom of the list will be used as substitutes.”
The woman at the helm of the event, McCullough said she believed by publishing a start list of 117 – seven riders above the permitted 110 – the natural rate of attrition before the race gets underway should mean that everyone entered who wants to ride will get to compete.
If you are one of the few will be need to withdraw before the start or if you need to replace a junior rider, Joan McCullough can be contacted on [email protected].
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Start list for 2016 event
- Jake Hales Spirit Bikes
- Ed Clements Spirit Bikes
- Jack Waller Spirit Bikes
- Cam Woosley Spirit Bikes
- Oli Barbieri Spirit Bikes
- Aaran Swann Ballymoney CC
- Ryan Bankhead Ballymoney CC
- Steven McAllister Ballymoney CC
- Ryan Wallace Ballymoney CC
- Chris McKeown Ballymoney CC
- Arian Stolwiik Wtos
- Nander De Vette Wtos
- Thijs Nijveldt Wtos
- Daniel Langereis Wtos
- Lars Adriaansen Wtos
- Cian Delaney Stamullan Road Club
- Craig Sweetman Stamullan Road Club
- Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Andrew Keoh Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Michael Leonard Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Ross Campbell Grogan Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Fraser Duncan Asea Wheelworx
- Bryan McCrystal Asea Wheelworx
- Mark Reilly Asea Wheelworx
- Neil Delahaye Asea Wheelworx
- Niall Clarke Asea Wheelworx
- Gareth McKee Banbridge CC
- James Curry Banbridge CC
- Matthew Adair Banbridge CC
- Lindsay Watson Banbridge CC
- Davy McKnight Banbridge CC
- Daragh McCarter Donegal Bay CC
- Paul McCarter Donegal Bay CC
- Conor Murphy Caldwell Cycles
- Paul Mulligan Caldwell Cycles
- Darnell Moore Caldwell Cycles
- Craig McAuley Caldwell Cycles
- Sean McIntyre Caldwell Cycles
- Damian Lagan Inishowen Wheelers
- Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers
- Mark Buchanan Inishowen Wheelers
- Mark McClure Inishowen Wheelers
- Rodney Orr Inishowen Wheelers
- Craig Rea Belgian Project
- Aaran Mc Grady Belgian Project
- Ryan Reilly Belgian Project
- Gary Donaldson Belgian Project
- Matthew Brennan Belgian Project
- Stuart Monroe East Kilbride RC
- Sean Gordon East Kilbride RC
- Martin Loney East Kilbride RC
- Peter Anderson East Kilbride RC
- TBC East Kilbride RC
- Gareth McCullough Newry Wheelers
- Mark McKinley Newry Wheelers
- Sean Featherstone Newry Wheelers
- Andrew Bye Newry Wheelers
- Des Woods Newry Wheelers
- Angus Fyffe Omagh Wheelers
- Stevie McKenna Omagh Wheelers
- Davy McFall Omagh Wheelers
- Lorcan Healy Omagh Wheelers
- To Be Confirmed Omagh Wheelers
- John Brady Team Smartlamp
- Martin Loney Team Smartlamp
- Noel Thompson Team Smartlamp
- Robert Staunton Team Smartlamp
- Mick Sully Team Smartlamp
- Fergus Rooney Phoenix CC
- Karl Morgan Phoenix CC
- Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC
- Niall O Gorman Phoenix CC
- Jody Wright Phoenix CC
- Derek Finnegan Keevan CC
- Luke Hylands Keevan CC
- Kevin McKinney Keevan CC
- Glenn Dunwoody Keevan CC
- Emmet Vallely Keevan CC
- Brian McArdle Orwell Wheelers
- Vaidis Andersons Orwell Wheelers
- Odhran Connors Orwell Wheelers
- Jamie Busher Orwell Wheelers
- Finn Sheridan Orwell Wheelers
- Jordan Doiq Pro Vision Team
- RabFriel Pro Vision Team
- Ruan Grant Pro Vision Team
- Harry Johnston Pro Vision Team
- Kyle Johnston Pro Vision Team
- Ali Gribbon Carn Wheelers
- Alan Bingham Carn Wheelers
- Johnny Taylor Carn Wheelers
- Joe McCrory Carn Wheelers
- Ronan McGlaughlin Carn Wheelers
- Dave Watson North Down CC
- Dave Hamilton North Down CC
- Lewis Ferguson North Down CC
- James Ambrose North Down CC
- Willie Larmour North Down CC
- Andrew Gregg Kinning Cycles
- Glenn Kinning Kinning Cycles
- Chris Lawlor Kinning Cycles
- Ben Joughin Kinning Cycles
- Philip Bremner Lakeland CC
- Curtis gilmore Madigan CC
- Alastair steel Cookstown CT
- John McGlaughlin Cookstown CT
- Stephen Hutchinson Cookstown CT
- Aaran Parks Cookstown CT
- Andrew Reid Cookstown CT
- Sean McGreevy Velo Cave Magasin
- Joe Henry Velo Cave Magasin
- Mark Millar Velo Cave Magasin
- Brian Begley Velo Cave Magasin
- Neville O'Neill Velo Cave Magasin
- Paul Ferguson Powerhouse Sport
- David Neill Powerhouse Sport
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