Full stage 1 and general classification results from Tour of the North, with photos

With the first riders that would form the winning move gone up the road on Tour of the North stage 1 yesterday, Saturday, Marcus Christie (front, left) and Peter Hawkins drive the chase in the bunch behind (Photo: Marian Lamb - Cycling Ulster)

April 19th to 21st: Tour of the North

Saturday 19th, stage 1: Ballymena 109km

Stage and general classification result

1	Duncan,Fraser	Northern CC-D Kane	2^h28^m32^s
2	Cullen,James	Velosure Giordana	2^h28^m32^s
3	Hepworth,Richard	Velosure Giordana	2^h29^m01^s	^@29^s
4	Morgan,Brad	Velosure Giordana	2^h29^m01^s	^@ s/t
5	Baylis,Sebastian	Champion Systems	2^h29^m01^s	^@ s/t
6	Dunbar,Eddie	Cycling Ireland Juniors	2^h29^m01^s	^@ s/t
7	Dredge,Chris	Spirit Bikes RT	2^h30^m35^s	^@2^m03^s
8	Stewart,Brian	Phoenix CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@2^m23^s
9	McMaster,James	North Down CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
10	Clements,Ed	Spirit Bikes RT	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
11	Bustard,Tom	Velosure Giordana	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
12	Whitehall,Andrew	Glasgow Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
13	Watson,Dave	North Down CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
14	Moss,James	Velosure Giordana	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
15	Byrne,Dillon	Champion Systems	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
16	Waller,Jack	Spirit Bikes RT	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
17	Watson,Lindsay	Shelbourne Orchard Wh	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
18	Millar,Mark	Velo Caf Magasin	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
19	Downey,Mark	Cycling Ireland Juniors	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
20	Griffiths,David	Glasgow Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
21	Hawkins,Peter	Cycling Ulster	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
22	McLaughlin,Ronan	North Pole CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
23	Stolwijk,Arian	WTOS Delft	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
24	O'Loughlin,Michael	Cycling Ireland Juniors	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
25	Beattie,Chris	Ballymena RC-CRC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
26	Kane,Bobby	Bann Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
27	Lowe,Dave	Dave Hinde RT	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
28	Clark,Niall	Cuchulainn CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
29	Ferguson,Paul	North Down CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
30	Reilly,Ryan	Cycling Ulster	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
31	Beezer,Jack	Glasgow Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
32	Hanna,Connor	North Down CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
33	Quigley,Nigel	Bann Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
34	Hargreaves,Jordan	Champion Systems	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
35	Morgan,Karl	Phoenix CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
36	Kane,Mark	Northern CC-D Kane	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
37	Woods,Des	Newry Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
38	Murphy,Conor	Northern CC-D Kane	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
39	Lawley,Steven William	Glasgow Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
40	Taylor,Jonathan	Carn Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
41	Baines,Mark	Spirit Bikes RT	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
42	Devlin,Rory	North Pole CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
43	Nijveldt,Thijs	WTOS Delft	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
44	Shanaghan,Stephen	Cycling Ireland Juniors	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
45	Buchanan,Mark	Cycling Ulster	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
46	McAllister,Conor	Cookstown CT	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
47	McAuley,Alastair	Phoenix CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
48	Petrie-Armstrong,Adam	Northern CC-D Kane	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
49	Delaney,Cian	Stamullen	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
50	O'Loughlin,Martin	Iverk-Carrick Wh	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
51	McCrory,Joseph	Carn Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
52	Kellett,Ben	Champion Systems	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
53	Belshaw,Philip	Audi-East Antrim CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
54	Gilmore,Curtis	Team Madigan	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
55	Blaney,Matty	North Down CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
56	McCullough,Gareth	Newry Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
57	Foppen,Tim	WTOS Delft	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
58	Neill,John	Team Madigan	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
59	Cranston,Gary	Audi-East Antrim CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
60	Millar,Mike	Phoenix CC	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
61	Butler,Michael	DMG	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
62	Featherstone,Sean	Newry Wheelers	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
63	Lavery,Colm	Stamullen	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
64	Butler,Stephen	DMG	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
65	O'Brien,Dylan	Cycling Ireland Juniors	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
66	Jackson,Samuel	Champion Systems	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
67	Fiddler,Steven	Dave Hinde RT	2^h30^m55^s	^@ s/t
68	McAllister,Leo	Cookstown CT	2^h31^m34^s	^@3^m02^s
69	McKinney,Bryan	BCC Biesty's Centra RT	2^h33^m48^s	^@5^m16^s
70	Gribbon,Alastair	Carn Wheelers	2^h42^m21^s	^@13^m49^s
71	Dunwoody,Glen	Shelbourne Orchard Wh	2^h43^m06^s	^@14^m34^s
72	Marriott,Andy	Spirit Bikes RT	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
73	McGlaughlin,John	Cookstown CT	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
74	Lagan,Damian	North Pole CC	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
75	Shields,Gary	Cuchulainn CC	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
76	McIntyre,Sean	Shelbourne Orchard Wh	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
77	Hutchinson,Stephen	Cookstown CT	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
78	Neill,David	Team Madigan	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
79	Christie,Marcus	North Pole CC	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
80	McKee,Gareth	Cycling Ulster	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
81	McGlaughlin,Cathal	Cookstown CT	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
82	Doyle,Cathal	Carn Wheelers	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
83	Mulholland,Declan	Clann Eireann	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
84	Sand,Jude	Cycling Ulster	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
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86	Finnegan,Derek	Audi-East Antrim CC	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
87	Rooney,Fergus	Phoenix CC	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
88	Vervloet,Bob	WTOS Delft	2^h43^m06^s	^@ s/t
89	Wilson,Kenny	Audi-East Antrim CC	2^h46^m26^s	^@17^m54^s
90	Clarke,Lee	Shelbourne Orchard Wh	2^h46^m26^s	^@ s/t
91	van den Eude,Ruben	WTOS Delft	2^h46^m26^s	^@ s/t
92	Laffin,Nigel	Team Madigan	2^h46^m26^s	^@ s/t
93	Irvine,Bryce	Team Madigan	2^h46^m26^s	^@ s/t
94	Simmons,Thomas	VC Glendale	2^h46^m31^s	^@17^m59^s
95	McAleese,Eunan	Carn Wheelers	2^h46^m35^s	^@18^m03^s
96	Brett,Giles	Dave Hinde RT	2^h47^m09^s	^@18^m37^s
97	McCabe,Tomas	Cuchulainn CC	2^h51^m23^s	^@22^m51^s
98	McGreevy,Sean	Velo Caf Magasin	2^h51^m23^s	^@ s/t
99	Kelly,Patrick	Carn Wheelers	2^h51^m23^s	^@ s/t
100	Henry,Joe	Velo Caf Magasin	2^h54^m53^s	^@26^m21^s
101	Brennan,Matthew	Ballymena RC-CRC	2^h54^m53^s	^@ s/t
102	Scott,Gordon	Audi-East Antrim CC	3^h02^m14^s	^@33^m42^s
103	Laverty,Stuart	BCC Biesty's Centra RT	3^h24^m01^s	^@55^m29^s
104	Patton,Ryan	BCC Biesty's Centra RT	3^h24^m01^s	^@ s/t
105	McAllister,Steven	BCC Biesty's Centra RT	3^h24^m01^s	^@ s/t
106	Grant,Clifford	Ballymena RC-CRC	3^h24^m01^s	^@ s/t

Riding for the Irish junior team at the Tour of the North this weekend, Eddie Dunbar went with the early move and mopped up enough climbers' points to take that jersey. He also lasted out front until the finish, taking 6th on the stage.

King of Hills Primes

Cat 2 Shane's Hill

1	Dunbar,Eddie	5pts
2	Hepworth,Richard	3pts
3	Cullen,James	2pts
4	Baylis,Sebastian	1pt

Cat 2 Munie Road

1	Dunbar,Eddie	5pts
2	Cullen,James	3pts
3	Baylis,Sebastian	2pts
4	Hepworth,Richard	1pt

Cat 3 Garron Tower

1	Hepworth,Richard	3pts
2	Duncan,Fraser	2pts
3	Cullen,James	1pt

Cat 1 Glenarrif

1	Cullen,James	8pts
2	Dunbar,Eddie	5pts
3	Duncan,Fraser	3pts
4	Hepworth,Richard	2pts
5	Morgan,Brad	1pt

Team Stage and General Classification

1	Velosure Giordana	7^h26^m34^s
2	Northern CC-D Kane	7^h30^m22^s
3	Cycling Ireland Juniors	7^h30^m51^s
4	Champion Systems	7^h30^m51^s
5	Spirit Bikes RT	7^h32^m25^s
6	North Down CC	7^h32^m45^s
7	Glasgow Wheelers	7^h32^m45^s
8	Phoenix CC	7^h32^m45^s
9	Cycling Ulster	7^h32^m45^s
10	WTOS Delft	7^h32^m45^s
11	Newry Wheelers	7^h32^m45^s
12	Carn Wheelers	7^h44^m11^s
13	North Pole CC	7^h44^m56^s
14	Team Madigan	7^h44^m56^s
15	Stamullen	7^h44^m56^s
16	Audi-East Antrim CC	7^h44^m56^s
17	Cookstown CT	7^h45^m35^s
18	Dave Hinde RT	7^h48^m59^s
19	Shelbourne Orchard Wh	7^h57^m07^s
20	Cuchulainn CC	8^h05^m24^s
21	Velo Caf Magasin	8^h17^m11^s
22	Ballymena RC-CRC	8^h49^m49^s
23	BCC Biesty's Centra RT	9^h21^m50^s

Now a Caldwell Cycles rider but competing for the all-conquering Dave Kane-Northern this weekend, Conor Murphy drives a group off the front (Photo: Marian Lamb - Cycling Ulster)

Good to see the Giordana boys back this year to defend James Moss's title (Photo: Marian Lamb - Cycling Ulster)

Peter Hawkins - a Madison Gensis rider but competing for Cycling Ulster this weekend - looks around for help in chasing down the early escape. The man on the right, Fraser Duncan would pounce from this bunch and catch those up the road to take the stage win and yellow jersey (Photo: Marian Lamb - Cycling Ulster)

Ronan McLaughlin, riding for North Pole CC this weekend, was also active on the front of the bunch (Photo: Marian Lamb - Cycling Ulster)

The Young Prince: Eddie Dunbar being interviewed on the podium, looking pretty slick in the Chainreactioncycles.com polka dot jersey (Photo: Marian Lamb - Cycling Ulster)

The Big Show: Fraser Duncan is presented with his stage winner prize and yellow jersey by race director Joan McCullough (Photo: Marian Lamb - Cycling Ulster)