Archie Ryan put in a strong attacking ride on the final stage of the Junior Tour of Wales, claiming 5th on the day.
However, the Irish teenager saw his position in the general classification slip away after a time penalty of three minutes was imposed on the penultimate stage.
He was penalised by three minutes on Sunday having been judged to cross the white line.
And that meant when the final stage was completed today, Monday, rather than being in 8th place in the final standings he was back in 32nd at 7:03.
He went into the final stage on Monday knowing he had been docked the time and that his hopes of a general classification result were over.
However, when he attacked from the bunch with another rider up Tumble Mountain, where he won last year, it was a case of what might have been.
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A large breakaway had spent a significant portion of the final stage up the road.
And while Ryan and the rider he was with mopped up most of the remains of the escape, three riders held on to fight it out.
The stage victory went to Isaac Peatfield (Green Jersey RT) by 21 seconds from Samuel Watson (Fensham Howes-MAS Design).
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Logan Maclean, the Spokes Racing Team
man who won the Gorey Three Day this year, was 3rd another six seconds back.
In 4th place came Thomas Gloag (VC Londres), 41 seconds down on the winner.
Then came Archie Ryan (Zappi Racing) in 5th some 47 seconds off the winner, followed by Joe Pidcock (Fensham Howes-MAS Design), another four seconds back.
Had Ryan not received the penalty the
previous day he would have finished 8th overall, some 4:03 behind overall
winner Lewis Askey (Backstedt
Cycling).
While
Ryan was best of the Irish on that final stage, his twin brother Will Ryan
(Vitus-Chill-NRPT) was just behind; in 22nd place on the stage at 1:25.
Of the Irish, Finley Newmark (VC Londres) was next; in 28th place on the stage at 1:42.
Nathan Keown (Cycling Ulster) was 46th at 3:28, Ciaran Dixon (Cycling Ulster) was 48th at 3:37, Cathir Doyle (Cycling Ulster) was 54th at 4:41, Aaron Wade and Dylan Traynor (both Vitus-Chill-NRPT) were 75th and 76th at 20:57.
Best of
the Irish overall was Newmark; placing 20th some 5:18 behind overall winner Askey
after five stages. Will Ryan was next; 21st at 5:22.
You can view the final stage result to the Tumble Mountain finish by following this link. The final general classification is available here.
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