Curtis Neill comes of age with huge win on Kerryman's Table

Curtis Neill wins stage 3 at Dornan Rás Mumhan with a powerful finish. His decision to turn his back on the French scene in favour of a new team is now really paying off (Photo: Caroline Kerley)

Having decided to opt out of racing in France mid-season last year, Curtis Neill has since switched teams, to Velo Performance, and has seen his career shoot forward. Today at Dornan Rás Mumhan he came of age with a huge win on the Kerryman's Table climb.

He went early from the remains of the peloton on the final ascent to the finish line, opening a gap and simply continuing to drive it to the chequered flag.

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He told stickybottle recently he believed his strong performance at Tour of Rhodes (UCI 2.2) was a baseline to judge further progress. But now he'll need to recalibrate that baseline considering he has won the uphill finish stage in one of the biggest races of the country.

He did so competing against the best Irish riders, and strong visiting teams from the Netherlands and Great Britain, and by riding away from all of them when the road kicked up.

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When Neill attacked in the final today and opened his gap, the scatter after him saw the field string out, before gaps appeared. Neill's finishing effort saw him cross the line 15 seconds up on 2nd placed Gabriel Dellar (Ride Revolution Coaching).

Another young Irish rider who has really impressed today - and marked himself out among the very best in the country - was Fionn Killeen (Shay Murphy Leinster Development).

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He was 3rd today, at 18 seconds - an incredible ride by the 17-year-old. That performance, coming after dominating the National Cyclocross Championships suggests he is a special talent – perhaps not fully appreciated before now.

Yellow jersey Danylo Riwnjy (Foran CT) was 4th, at 27 seconds. He keeps his race lead, but now stage winner Neill is up to 2nd overall, some 56 seconds down in the British rider.

More to come.

 

April 3rd-6th | Dornan Rás Mumhan

Stage 3 | Kerryman’s Table

  1. Curtis NEILL* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM 17:24 2h49'03''
  2. Gabriel DELLAR RIDE REVOLUTION COACHING   +15''
  3. Fionn KILLEEN* SHAY MURPHY LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT   +18''
  4. Danylo RIWNYJ FORAN CT   +27''
  5. Nick HOORSMAN WEST FRISIA   +32''
  6. Felix EARTH* O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT   +35''
  7. Josh CALLALY* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM   +36''
  8. Tadhg KILLEEN* CYCLING LEINSTER
  9. Hugh Óg MULHEARNE* DORNAN CYCLING MUNSTER (JNR)
  10. Ruairi BYRNE* UCD CYCLING CLUB   +42''
  11. Jip SCHOUREN* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION   +45''
  12. Rory CONDON* O'LEARY STONE KANTURK   +47''
  13. Pim FRANSEN* WEST FRISIA   +52''
  14. Igor BAARS WEST FRISIA   +1'04''
  15. Max DUCKWORTH O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT
  16. Darragh BYRNE* SHAY MURPHY LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT   +1'08''
  17. Nathan LEVITT* FORAN CT   +1'10''
  18. Harry HOWLETT* HALESOWEN ACADEMY - MAPEI   +1'11''
  19. Bruno ROSA TEAM DAN MORRISSEY   +1'12''
  20. Darnell MOORE CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING   +1'19''
  21. Ollie HUCKS FORAN CT   +1'25''
  22. Magnus FLATERUD* TEAM NORTH   +1'28''
  23. Joseph MULLEN* MONALTY CYCLING CLUB   +1'30''
  24. Charlie KELLY* WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC   +1'32''
  25. Liam CROWLEY PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS   +1'36''
  26. Caleb MCGREEVY* CYCLING ULSTER   +1'41''
  27. Jack CONROY* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM   +2'02''
  28. Conor DOONEY GALWAY BAY CYCLING CLUB   +2'06''
  29. Sven JOOSTEN* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION   +2'10''
  30. Padraig MORAN PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS   +2'11''
  31. Callum MCCAFFREY* UCD CYCLING CLUB   +2'23''
  32. David HARRINGTON* CYCLING LEINSTER   +2'27''
  33. Oliver O'SHAUGHNESSY* SHAY MURPHY LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT   +2'32''
  34. John O'MAHONY* DORNAN CYCLING MUNSTER (JNR)   +2'34''
  35. Brodie DUNCAN* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT   +2'51''
  36. Eoin KELLY UCD CYCLING CLUB   +2'53''
  37. Zach BARBOUR* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT
  38. Juul HENDRIKX* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION
  39. Archie PEET O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT
  40. Ben MURPHY O'LEARY STONE KANTURK
  41. Patrick O'LOUGHLIN* O'LEARY STONE KANTURK
  42. Daragh MCGEE* O'LEARY STONE KANTURK
  43. Louis THORNLEY* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT   +3'08''
  44. Jamie MOSS* KILLARNEY CYCLING CLUB
  45. Luke SMITH CYCLING LEINSTER   +3'15''
  46. Daire FEELEY BURREN CYCLING CLUB   +3'25''
  47. Jake HALES RIDE REVOLUTION COACHING
  48. Luke MANNINGS* HALESOWEN ACADEMY - MAPEI   +3'33''
  49. James ARMSTRONG* CYCLING ULSTER   +3'41''
  50. Daniel STONE CYCLING LEINSTER
  51. Sebastian ROBLES LARSEN WEST FRISIA   +3'44''
  52. Seán FEENEY TEAM NORTH   +3'47''
  53. Rian CAHILL* COMPOSITE BLUE   +3'56''
  54. Lindsay WATSON CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING   +4'22''
  55. James O'SHEA VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN   +4'31''
  56. Elliott MCKEEGAN* CYCLING ULSTER   +4'51''
  57. Oisin FERRITY* CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING   +5'04''
  58. Mitchell MC LAUGHLIN BURREN CYCLING CLUB
  59. Eoghan LATTIMORE* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM
  60. Anders WÆHRE* TEAM NORTH   +5'06''
  61. Iwan CLARK* O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT   +5'09''
  62. Ben AREY* HALESOWEN ACADEMY - MAPEI   +5'19''
  63. Fraser GEMMELL* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT   +5'31''
  64. Niall MCLOUGHLIN* WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC   +5'41''
  65. Odhran DOOGAN CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING   +5'43''
  66. Travis HARKNESS* WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC
  67. Telman TRONSTAD TVEIT* TEAM NORTH   +5'45''
  68. Tijs DEKKER WEST FRISIA   +7'28''
  69. Andrew CONNOLLY* DORNAN CYCLING MUNSTER (JNR)   +9'00''
  70. Huw CRESSEY-ROGERS* O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT   +10'13''
  71. Liam KILKENNY GALWAY BAY CYCLING CLUB   +10'38''
  72. Camiel KLIGNET* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION   +11'00''
  73. Lars ROUFFAER LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION   +11'08''
  74. Aaron RAFFERTY MONALTY CYCLING CLUB
  75. Evan KEANE PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS
  76. James MCKENNY VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN
  77. Fraser CORFIELD* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT   +11'34''
  78. Raphael JACQUEMET-ROSS* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT   +12'14''
  79. Kristupas MARTINKUS* MUNSTER DORNAN JUNIORS
  80. Paul KENNEDY BURREN CYCLING CLUB   +12'16''
  81. Sean LENEHAN MONALTY CYCLING CLUB
  82. Hugh BUTLER* UCD CYCLING CLUB
  83. Ewan BUCKLEY KILLARNEY CYCLING CLUB
  84. Luke CULLEN VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN
  85. Euan CAMPBELL RIDE REVOLUTION COACHING
  86. Jared TRITSCHLER VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN
  87. Bren BROEKAART WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC
  88. Jason KENNY UCD CYCLING CLUB
  89. Mikey FLAHERTY* MONALTY CYCLING CLUB
  90. Eoin CLIFFORD VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN
  91. Darragh MCCARTER CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING
  92. Daniel LYNCH CYCLING MUNSTER DEVELOPMENT
  93. Frank DOHERTY KILLARNEY CYCLING CLUB
  94. Luca HOLMES* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM
  95. Brian KAVANAGH* SHAY MURPHY LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT
  96. John BULLER BURREN CYCLING CLUB   +12'23''
  97. Mark MCGARRY TEAM DAN MORRISSEY   +12'52''
  98. Dom JACKSON FORAN CT
  99. James DAVENPORT COMPOSITE BLUE   +13'07''
  100. Luke KEANEY PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS   +14'19''

General Classification

  1. Danylo RIWNYJ FORAN CT 7h57'32''
  2. Curtis NEILL* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM +56''
  3. Nick HOORSMAN WEST FRISIA +1'20''
  4. Josh CALLALY* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM +1'28''
  5. Hugh Óg MULHEARNE* DORNAN CYCLING MUNSTER (JNR) +1'43''
  6. Nathan LEVITT* FORAN CT +2'04''
  7. Gabriel DELLAR RIDE REVOLUTION COACHING
  8. Igor BAARS WEST FRISIA +2'10''
  9. Liam CROWLEY PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS +2'15''
  10. Fionn KILLEEN* SHAY MURPHY LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT +2'40''
  11. Felix EARTH* O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT +2'51''
  12. Ruairi BYRNE* UCD CYCLING CLUB +2'52''
  13. Rory CONDON* O'LEARY STONE KANTURK +2'57''
  14. Tadhg KILLEEN* CYCLING LEINSTER +2'58''
  15. Harry HOWLETT* HALESOWEN ACADEMY - MAPEI +3'18''
  16. Jip SCHOUREN* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION +3'22''
  17. Ollie HUCKS FORAN CT +3'26''
  18. Juul HENDRIKX* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION +3'39''
  19. Joseph MULLEN* MONALTY CYCLING CLUB +3'52''
  20. Jack CONROY* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM +4'10''
  21. Pim FRANSEN* WEST FRISIA +4'24''
  22. Darnell MOORE CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING +4'47''
  23. Darragh BYRNE* SHAY MURPHY LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT +6'31''
  24. Sebastian ROBLES LARSEN WEST FRISIA +6'34''
  25. Magnus FLATERUD* TEAM NORTH +6'39''
  26. Sven JOOSTEN* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION +6'43''
  27. Lindsay WATSON CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING +6'56''
  28. Caleb MCGREEVY* CYCLING ULSTER +7'01''
  29. Daire FEELEY BURREN CYCLING CLUB +7'36''
  30. Eoin KELLY UCD CYCLING CLUB +7'38''
  31. Conor DOONEY GALWAY BAY CYCLING CLUB +7'41''
  32. Jamie MOSS* KILLARNEY CYCLING CLUB +7'50''
  33. Daniel STONE CYCLING LEINSTER +7'53''
  34. Patrick O'LOUGHLIN* O'LEARY STONE KANTURK +7'59''
  35. Daragh MCGEE* O'LEARY STONE KANTURK
  36. Ben MURPHY O'LEARY STONE KANTURK
  37. David HARRINGTON* CYCLING LEINSTER +8'08''
  38. Zach BARBOUR* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT +8'19''
  39. Ethan SQUIRES* HALESOWEN ACADEMY - MAPEI +8'20''
  40. Luke SMITH CYCLING LEINSTER +8'33''
  41. Luke MANNINGS* HALESOWEN ACADEMY - MAPEI +8'40''
  42. Jake HALES RIDE REVOLUTION COACHING +8'46''
  43. James ARMSTRONG* CYCLING ULSTER +9'01''
  44. Seán FEENEY TEAM NORTH +9'17''
  45. Niall MCLOUGHLIN* WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC +10'00''
  46. Oisin FERRITY* CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING +10'24''
  47. Telman TRONSTAD TVEIT* TEAM NORTH +10'50''
  48. John O'MAHONY* DORNAN CYCLING MUNSTER (JNR) +11'26''
  49. Padraig MORAN PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS +11'50''
  50. Travis HARKNESS* WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC +12'04''
  51. Odhran DOOGAN CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING +12'12''
  52. Brodie DUNCAN* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT +12'13''
  53. Lars ROUFFAER LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION +13'36''
  54. Archie PEET O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT +13'51''
  55. Tijs DEKKER WEST FRISIA +13'56''
  56. Anders WÆHRE* TEAM NORTH +14'00''
  57. Mitchell MC LAUGHLIN BURREN CYCLING CLUB +14'18''
  58. James MCKENNY VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN +16'30''
  59. Aaron RAFFERTY MONALTY CYCLING CLUB
  60. Hugh BUTLER* UCD CYCLING CLUB +17'52''
  61. John BULLER BURREN CYCLING CLUB +18'56''
  62. Bruno ROSA TEAM DAN MORRISSEY +19'44''
  63. Evan KEANE PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS +19'47''
  64. Seán O'KANE* PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS +20'17''
  65. Paul KENNEDY BURREN CYCLING CLUB +21'29''
  66. Bren BROEKAART WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC +22'27''
  67. Camiel KLIGNET* LIMBURG CYCLING SELECTION +23'14''
  68. Mark MCGARRY TEAM DAN MORRISSEY +25'07''
  69. Dom JACKSON FORAN CT +25'38''
  70. Charlie KELLY* WESTPORT COVEY WHEELERS CC +26'05''
  71. Riley SMITH* CYCLING ULSTER +26'40''
  72. Mikey FLAHERTY* MONALTY CYCLING CLUB +29'07''
  73. Elliott MCKEEGAN* CYCLING ULSTER +29'12''
  74. Thomas DOIG FORAN CT +30'18''
  75. Fraser GEMMELL* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT +31'57''
  76. Ben AREY* HALESOWEN ACADEMY - MAPEI +32'29''
  77. Oliver O'SHAUGHNESSY* SHAY MURPHY LEINSTER DEVELOPMENT +32'32''
  78. Huw CRESSEY-ROGERS* O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT +33'00''
  79. Darragh MCCARTER CALDWELL POWERHOUSE RACING +33'35''
  80. Eoghan LATTIMORE* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM +33'43''
  81. Raphael JACQUEMET-ROSS* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT +33'55''
  82. James O'SHEA VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN +34'01''
  83. Louis THORNLEY* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT +34'32''
  84. Kristupas MARTINKUS* MUNSTER DORNAN JUNIORS +34'33''
  85. Ewan BUCKLEY KILLARNEY CYCLING CLUB +36'14''
  86. Iwan CLARK* O'NEILLS SPIRIT RT +37'42''
  87. James LOGUE* DORNAN CYCLING MUNSTER (JNR) +37'49''
  88. Andrew CONNOLLY* DORNAN CYCLING MUNSTER (JNR) +38'56''
  89. Jason KENNY UCD CYCLING CLUB +43'19''
  90. Eoin CLIFFORD VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN +43'21''
  91. Sean LENEHAN MONALTY CYCLING CLUB +43'31''
  92. Keir GAFFNEY* RIDE REVOLUTION COACHING +47'51''
  93. Luke CULLEN VELO REVOLUTION/SPEED QUEEN +49'14''
  94. Luca HOLMES* VELO PERFORMANCE RACING TEAM +51'28''
  95. Callum MCCAFFREY* UCD CYCLING CLUB +51'35''
  96. Rian CAHILL* COMPOSITE BLUE +53'52''
  97. Luke KEANEY PINERGY - ORWELL WHEELERS +54'30''
  98. Fraser CORFIELD* SPOKES RT - OSCAR ONLEY DEVELOPMENT +1h00'13''
  99. Liam KILKENNY GALWAY BAY CYCLING CLUB +1h00'18''
  100. Frank DOHERTY KILLARNEY CYCLING CLUB +1h02'07''

More to come

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