Fermoy’s Barrett (right) beats Visit Nenagh’s Butler for the final stage in Kanturk today (Photo: Jim McSweeney)
By Brian Canty
Marc Flavin of Dungarvan Cycling Club has taken a remarkable overall win at the Corkman Three-Day in Kanturk this afternoon, Monday.
Flavin went into this morning’s stage in fifth position, trailing overnight race-leader Alan Galavan (Slaney CC) by 14 seconds. But when he escaped on the fourth and final lap today with Olan Barrett (Fermoy CC) and Mick Butler (Visit Nenagh-DMG) it was clear he had more than the stage win in mind.
Barrett too had designs on the yellow jersey as he lined up for the start in Kanturk in ninth place, some 19 seconds off the lead, while Butler was only 49 seconds off the yellow jersey.
So it was little surprise when they attacked - just after the day’s break had been caught on the final lap – that they stayed away to the finish.
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The slight tailwind on the final half-lap worked in their favour and they managed to hold off a rapidly closing bunch.
Barrett rocketed up the hill to the finish the quickest and he just edged out Butler by half a wheel for the stage win, with Flavin third just behind.
Though he lost four seconds in the final metres up the hill, the Dungarvan man just did enough to wrestle the yellow jersey from Galavan.
Barrett will rue a missed opportunity for outright victory, despite taking an impressive stage win. Had he pulled out just two more seconds he would have won the overall but it wasn't to be and he can look back on a very good weekend.
Barrett is a brother of Stephen Barrett who rode for the national team for a number of years and is most famous for going on the longest solo break in the history of the FBD Rás, in 2009. He now does some work with Forme Coaching; no doubt having an input in his sibling’s success today.
Bryan Long (Finance First Wills Wheels Cork County) led in the bunch sprint with a devastating burst of speed with Barry Twohig of Blarney just behind him.
But the day belonged to Flavin and though he might have come into the race under the radar, he profited from some selfless work by his team-mates; the evergreen Damian Travers just one of several who rode a steady tempo at the front when the early break went up the road.
That early move, incidentally, was very promising as it featured Simon Ryan (Visit Nenagh-Team DMG) who started the day in 10th, Cathal Moynihan (Tralee CC) who was sixth and Dermot Radford (Tipp Wheelers) in 13th.
That trio were no more than 28 seconds off the race lead and when they went up the road at the end of the second lap and quickly gained over a minute, it looked like Moynihan was going to snatch the GC win, as he was leader on the road closely followed by Ryan.
But Blarney CC and their numerical advantage went to work at the front, as did Dungarvan -protecting the interests of Flavin, while St Finbarr's (looking after Dylan Foley) and Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers) looking after Sean Hahessy, also did some big turns.
But it was Blarney who brought that trio back into sight and Simon Ryan was first to sit up, sensing the breakaway's race was run and leaving Radford and Moynihan to go it alone. But their attempts at staying away were in vain.
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As soon as they were absorbed, Butler initiated the attack on the latter half of the third lap with Barrett and Flavin sensing an opportunity. That was, in short, the winning of the race.
Full results below photos.
The early move, L to R: Cathal Moynihan, Dermot Redford and Simon Ryan
Stage 3 winner Matt Slattery leads the chase in the bunch (Photo: Jim McSweeney)
Flavin was third on the stage but took the final GC (Photo: Jim McSweeney)
Yellow jersey Galavan almost took the overall win (Photo: Jim McSweeney)
Kanturk – Kanturk 90km
1 Barrett,Olan FER Fermoy CC 2h19'37"
2 Butler,Michael VN Visit Nenagh 2h19'37"
3 Flavin,Marc DUN Dungarvan CC @04"
4 Long,Bryan FIN Finance First CC @18"
5 Twoig,Barry BLA Blarney CC @20"
6 Slattery,Matt KIL Killarney CC @ s/t
7 McGrath,Stephen FER Fermoy CC @ s/t
8 Murphy,John FER Fermoy CC @ s/t
9 O'Dwyer,Senan LIM LIMERICK CC @24"
10 Dumoulin,Laurent OLK O'Leary Stone Kanturk @26"
11 Loftus,Alan BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
12 Ryan,Simon VN Visit Nenagh @ s/t
13 McCawley,Alistair PHO Phoenix CC @ s/t
14 Foley,Dylan FIN St Finbars CC @ s/t
15 Robinson,Jeoffrey BRA Bray Wheelers @ s/t
16 Rimmer,Peter DUF Lakeside Wheelers Mul @ s/t
17 McCarthy,David FER Fermoy CC @ s/t
18 Hasshey,Sean IVE Iverk Produce Carric @ s/t
19 Harte,Brian LIM LIMERICK CC @ s/t
20 Moynighan,Cathal TRA Tralee CC @ s/t
21 Fallon,Thomas BRR Black Rose Racing @ s/t
22 Burke,Alan MUR Murphy Survey @ s/t
23 O'Brien,Peter FER Fermoy CC @ s/t
24 Foolkes,Ronan BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
25 Yerverton,Mike LIM Limerick CC @ s/t
26 Tubridy,Fergal BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
27 Lawlor,Maurice FIN St Finbars CC @ s/t
28 Forrest,Robert BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
29 O'Mahony,Michael BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
30 Cox,Stuart BRR Black Rose Racing @ s/t
31 McCarthy,Brian MBC MBCC @ s/t
32 McConville,Sean OLK O'Leary Stone Kanturk @ s/t
33 Steed,Ciaran MUR Murphy Survey @ s/t
34 Canty,Brian FIN Finance First CC @ s/t
35 Galalvan,Alan SLA Slaney CC @ s/t
36 Gallery,Aidan BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
37 Doyle,Paul FER Fermoy CC @ s/t
38 Trihy,Conor COM Comeragh CC @ s/t
39 Gibson,Jonathan U/A U/A @ s/t
40 Millar,Mike PHO Phoenix CC @ s/t
41 Crowley,Paul DUF Lakeside Wheelers Mul @ s/t
42 Radford,Dermot TIP Tipp Whls @ s/t
43 Power,Cian IVE Iverk Produce Carric @ s/t
44 Ortiz,Sara BRR Black Rose Racing @ s/t
45 Staunton,Robert McNally Swords @ s/t
46 McWilliams,Stephen PHO Phoenix CC @ s/t
47 Maloney,Brendan MIC South Dublin CC @ s/t
48 White,Eoin YOU Youghal CC @ s/t
49 Crowley,Henry McNally Swords @ s/t
50 O'Connell,Brian BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
51 Power,Finbar COM Comeragh CC @ s/t
52 Barry,Richard FIN St Finbars CC @46"
53 McLoughlan,Bernard BLA Blarney CC @ s/t
54 McDonnell,Gary DOL Dolmen CC @ s/t
55 O'Sullivan,Vincent SSD Speedy Spokes Dan Mor @ s/t
56 Cullen,Ray IVE Iverk Produce Carric @51"
57 Travers,Damien DUN Dungarvan CC @59"
58 Gargan,John MUR Murphy Survey @01'00"
59 Treacy,Russell FIN St Finbars CC @ s/t
60 Deedy,Eamonn SSD Speedy Spokes Dan Mor @ s/t
61 Prendergast,Jason CUN Cunga CC @26"
62 Whelan,William GAL Galtee Whls @03'27"
63 Williams,Mike BLA Blarney CC @03'43"
64 Dwyer,Cian DUN Dungarvan CC @04'13"
65 Forrest,Aidan BLA Blarney CC @04'38"
Final General Classification
1 Flavin,Marc 3 Dungarvan CC 6h34'17"
2 Barrett,Olan 2 Fermoy CC 6h34'18" @01"
3 Galalvan,Alan 2 Slaney CC 6h34'25" @08"
4 Hasshey,Sean J Iverk Produce C 6h34'28" @11"
5 Foley,Dylan J St Finbars CC 6h34'28" = s/t
6 Rimmer,Peter 2 Lakeside Wheeler 6h34'33" @16"
7 Long,Bryan 3 Finance First CC 6h34'40" @23"
8 Moynighan,Cathal 3 Tralee CC 6h34'41" @24"
9 Cox,Stuart 2 Black Rose Racin 6h34'42" @25"
10 Gibson,Jonathan 2 U/A 6h34'43" @26"
11 Ryan,Simon 2 Visit Nenagh 6h34'46" @29"
12 Butler,Michael 2 Visit Nenagh 6h34'47" @30"
13 Dumoulin,Laurent 2 O'Leary Stone Ka 6h34'51" @34"
14 Radford,Dermot 2 Tipp Whls 6h34'53" @36"
15 McWilliams,Stephen 3 Phoenix CC 6h34'54" @37"
16 Canty,Brian 2 Finance First CC 6h34'57" @40"
17 Slattery,Matt 2 Killarney CC 6h34'59" @42"
18 Gallery,Aidan 2 Blarney CC 6h35'05" @48"
19 Millar,Mike 3 Phoenix CC 6h35'07" @50"
20 Yerverton,Mike 3 Limerick CC 6h35'14" @57"
21 Loftus,Alan 2 Blarney CC 6h35'15" @58"
22 Steed,Ciaran 2 Murphy Survey 6h35'15" = s/t
23 Maloney,Brendan 2 South Dublin CC 6h35'15" = s/t
24 Crowley,Henry 2 McNally Swords 6h35'19" @01'02"
25 Prendergast,Jason J Cunga CC 6h35'20" @01'03"
26 Barry,Richard 3 St Finbars CC 6h35'20" = s/t
27 Lawlor,Maurice 3 St Finbars CC 6h35'20" = s/t
28 Crowley,Paul 3 Lakeside Wheeler 6h35'23" @01'06"
29 O'Connell,Brian 3 Blarney CC 6h35'26" @01'09"
30 O'Mahony,Michael 2 Blarney CC 6h35'26" = s/t
31 White,Eoin 3 Youghal CC 6h35'28" @01'11"
32 Robinson,Jeoffrey 3 Bray Wheelers 6h35'30" @01'13"
33 Harte,Brian 3 LIMERICK CC 6h35'30" = s/t
34 Twoig,Barry 3 Blarney CC 6h35'31" @01'14"
35 Fallon,Thomas J Black Rose Racin 6h35'33" @01'16"
36 McGrath,Stephen 3 Fermoy CC 6h35'39" @01'22"
37 Staunton,Robert 3 McNally Swords 6h35'41" @01'24"
38 O'Dwyer,Senan 3 LIMERICK CC 6h35'45" @01'28"
39 Forrest,Robert V Blarney CC 6h35'45" = s/t
40 McCawley,Alistair 3 Phoenix CC 6h35'47" @01'30"
41 Cullen,Ray 3 Iverk Produce C 6h35'47" = s/t
42 Murphy,John V Fermoy CC 6h35'57" @01'40"
43 Power,Cian 3 Iverk Produce C 6h35'57" = s/t
44 Foolkes,Ronan 2 Blarney CC 6h35'58" @01'41"
45 McConville,Sean J O'Leary Stone Ka 6h36'05" @01'48"
46 Tubridy,Fergal 3 Blarney CC 6h36'10" @01'53"
47 Travers,Damien 2 Dungarvan CC 6h36'12" @01'55"
48 McCarthy,David J Fermoy CC 6h36'16" @01'59"
49 Power,Finbar 3 Comeragh CC 6h36'20" @02'03"
50 McDonnell,Gary 3 Dolmen CC 6h36'22" @02'05"
51 O'Sullivan,Vincent 3 Speedy Spokes Da 6h36'23" @02'06"
52 Treacy,Russell V St Finbars CC 6h36'45" @02'28"
53 O'Brien,Peter 3 Fermoy CC 6h36'48" @02'31"
54 Ortiz,Sara L Black Rose Racin 6h37'23" @03'06"
55 Deedy,Eamonn 3 Speedy Spokes Da 6h37'41" @03'24"
56 McLoughlan,Bernard 2 Blarney CC 6h38'01" @03'44"
57 Whelan,William 3 Galtee Whls 6h38'35" @04'18"
58 Dwyer,Cian J Dungarvan CC 6h38'58" @04'41"
59 Williams,Mike 3 Blarney CC 6h39'16" @04'59"
60 McCarthy,Brian 3 MBCC 6h44'12" @09'55"
61 Gargan,John 2 Murphy Survey 6h50'33" @16'16"
62 Doyle,Paul 3 Fermoy CC 6h51'18" @17'01"
63 Trihy,Conor J Comeragh CC 7h03'34" @29'17"
64 Burke,Alan 2 Murphy Survey 7h05'06" @30'49"
65 Forrest,Aidan 3 Blarney CC 7h09'13" @34'56"
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