Start list AmberGreen Tour of Ulster 2017; fantastic field assembled
Ian Richardson of UCD FitzCycles.ie celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 2 of the AmberGreen Tour of Ulster 12 months ago. He is back this year with a strong team. But the south Dublin riders are just one of many strong outfits bound for The Moy this weekend (Photo: Stephen McMahon)
The AmberGreen Tour of Ulster 2017 gets underway on Saturday. A fantastic field will assemble for this year’s showdown.
Last year’s victor Conor Hennebry is not back this time around to defend his title. He has departed for the Continent to ride for An Post-Chainreaction this season.
However, given the strength in depth in the field, Hennebry’s absence simply makes way for a new winner and will not detract from the racing.
On Saturday, stage 1 is 90km and starts and finishes in The Moy. There are six categorised climbs along the way with the cat 1 Sion Finn Mountain among them.
Sunday’s second stage is almost 160km, with another six categorised ascents. Of those, the cat 1 Spelga and the final climb at Tandragee should both be decisive.
The final stage on Bank Holiday Monday sees the riders tackle a 16km circuit seven times with a climb in The Moy each time.
In the start list, X marks each rider competing in the U22 category. There are 29 riders in the U23 ranks, of the 121 riders scheduled to start.
April 29th-May 1st: Tour of Ulster
Sponsored by AmberGreen Energy
Moy, County Tyrone
- Matteo Cigala Aqua Blue Sport Academy
- Ronan McLaughlin Aqua Blue Sport Academy
- Seán Lacey Aqua Blue Sport Academy
- Mark O'Callaghan Aqua Blue Sport Academy X
- Anthony Walsh Aqua Blue Sport Academy
- Darnell Moore Caldwell Cycles Omagh X
- Adam Armstrong Caldwell Cycles Omagh
- Conor McCann Caldwell Cycles Omagh X
- Mark McClure Caldwell Cycles Omagh
- Craig McAuley Caldwell Cycles Omagh X
- Joseph McCrory Carn Wheelers
- Alastair Gribbon Carn Wheelers
- Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers
- Marc Heaney Carn Wheelers X
- Jamie Blanchfield Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club X
- Sean Yelverton Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club X
- Cathal Purcell Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club X
- Stephen Hutchinson CCT
- Aaron Parks CCT
- Andrew Reid CCT X
- Kevin McKinney CCT
- Liam Dolan Cuchulainn CC
- Raymond O'Shaughnessy Cuchulainn CC
- Niall Dwyer Cuchulainn CC
- Thomas McCabe Cuchulainn CC
- John Fitzpatrick Cuchulainn CC
- Angus Fyffe Cycling Ulster X
- Marc Potts Cycling Ulster
- Ryan Reilly Cycling Ulster X
- Chris McGlinchey Cycling Ulster
- Lyndsay Watson Cycling Ulster
- Darragh McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club
- Paul McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club
- Aaron Mc Bride Donegal Bay Cycling Club X
- Des Woods Newry Wheelers CC
- Jude Sands Newry Wheelers CC
- Niall Clarke Newry Wheelers CC
- Gareth McKee Newry Wheelers CC
- Ben Joughin Newry Wheelers CC
- Keith Phillips North Down CC
- David Hamilton North Down CC
- Andrew Chivers North Down CC X
- Javan Nulty North Down CC
- Stuart Henry North Down CC
- Stephen McKenna Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club
- Gary Donaldson Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club X
- David McFall Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club
- Ivan Reid Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club
- Gary Jeffers Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club
- Fergus Rooney Phoenix CC
- Craig Rea Phoenix CC
- Jody Wright Phoenix CC
- Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC
- Christian Nachtigall Phoenix CC
- Jamie Busher Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
- Manuel Fontan Garcia Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
- Bernard English Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
- Brian McArdle Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
- Odhran Connors Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
- James Quinn St. Tiernans Cycling Club
- Adam Greally St. Tiernans Cycling Club
- William McCormack St. Tiernans Cycling Club
- Brendan Moloney St. Tiernans Cycling Club
- Conn McDunphy Stagg Cycles Lucan Cycling Road Club X
- Ross Campbell Grogan Stagg Cycles Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Dermot Trulock Stagg Cycles Lucan Cycling Road Club X
- Mark Reilly Stagg Cycles Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Mark Dowling Strata3-Velorevolution Cycling Team
- James Davenport Strata3-Velorevolution Cycling Team
- Stephen Murray Strata3-Velorevolution Cycling Team
- Michael Fitzgerald Strata3-Velorevolution Cycling Team
- Simon Ryan Strata3-Velorevolution Cycling Team
- Adam Stenson Team Bikeworx Celbridge X
- Reece Young Team Bikeworx Celbridge X
- Sean Moore Team Bikeworx Celbridge X
- Stephen Bryan Team Bikeworx Celbridge X
- Diarmuid Kavanagh Team Bikeworx Celbridge
- David Brody Team iTAP X
- Jason Prendergast Team iTAP X
- Graham O'Brien Team iTAP X
- Nathan McGreehan Team iTAP X
- Gary McClune Team Madigan C.C.
- Richard Maybin Team Madigan C.C.
- Gary McCullough Team Madigan C.C.
- Gary McClune Team Madigan C.C.
- Aaron McQuaid Team Monaghan
- Patrick J Mc Kenna Team Monaghan
- Dave Reilly Team Monaghan
- Robert Jon McCarthy Team Monaghan
- Charles Prendergast Team Planet X Carnac
- Keith Finn Team Planet X Carnac X
- Eoin Lynch Team Planet X Carnac X
- Keith Fox Team Planet X Carnac
- Aaron Kearney Team Planet X Carnac X
- Toni Ballester Llobera Team Sportactive Racing
- Christopher Birney Team Sportactive Racing
- Paul Vaughan Team Sportactive Racing
- Myles Connor Team Sportactive Racing
- David Watson The Bike House CC
- James Ambrose The Bike House CC
- Lewis Ferguson The Bike House CC
- Cian O'Reilly UCD Cycling Club
- Eoin Morton UCD Cycling Club
- Ian Richardson UCD Cycling Club
- Louis Carnec UCD Cycling Club
- Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club X
- Mark Millar Velo Cafe Magasin
- To Be Confirmed Velo Cafe Magasin
- Neville O'Neill Velo Cafe Magasin
- Paul Stenson Velo Cafe Magasin
- Ben Cady Velo Cafe Magasin
- Seán Ó Tuathail Verge GMV
- John Lynch Verge GMV
- Matthew McCullagh Verge GMV
- Cathal Dillane Verge GMV
- Ciaran Murphy Verge GMV
- Constantin Bartels Waterford Racing Club
- Robin Kelly Waterford Racing Club
- Shane Power Waterford Racing Club
- Dwayne Kirwan Waterford Racing Club
- Darragh O'Mahony Waterford Racing Club X
