After winning stage 1 in a bunch sprint at the Tour of Omagh, Barry Rogers lost the yellow jersey in Saturday morning's TT. But he regained it in the afternoon road stage. Above, Ronan Campbell wins stage 3, with Rogers at the head of the group just behind. He was 2nd on the stage and so took the race lead again due to his time bonuses after winning the opener and coming 2nd in stage 3 (Photo: Sharon McFarland)
Barry Rogers of Harps CC leads the Tour of Omagh after two stages and with just one day remaining, on Sunday.
Rogers was best in the bunch sprint that settled stage 1 on Friday evening. That meant he took the yellow jersey into Saturday morning's 4km TT.
However, the test was won by Gareth Donnelly of Island Wheelers and he took yellow.
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Donnelly clocked a time of 5mins 24secss in the test, some 10 seconds faster than David Irvine of Caldwell Cycles.
And rounding out the podium in the TT was Patrick Cahill of Harps CC, some 13.55 seconds off the winner.
Opening stage winner Rogers did well; placing 7th in the TT but losing 22 seconds. And so he went into stage 3 on Saturday afternoon with some time to make up.
But that's precisely what he did; finishing in a group numbering 27 riders after the 74km stage.
As the race split to pieces, the lead group put at least one minute into everyone else, with many much further back.
The composition of that lead group was interesting in that yellow jersey Donnelly was not there. Indeed, he finished in 30th some 1:15 back.
But in the lead group with Rogers were a number of riders who had beaten him in the morning TT. However, Rogers received a 10 second bonus for his stage 1 win.
And when he was 2nd in Saturday's afternoon road stage he took another six second bonus. It meant he was back in yellow due to the bonuses.
He won back the race lead even though four men who put time into him in the TT finished with him in that 27-man group on stage 3.
They were: TT runner-up Irvine and 3rd placed in the test Cahill. Samuel Foster (Ballymena RC) and Damien O'Hagan (Clogher Valley) had also beaten Rogers in the TT and were with him in the lead group.
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But because of his sprinting power in both road stages, Rogers was ahead of them all going into Sunday's final stage 4.
However, with just 47 seconds covering the top 27, it was all to play for going into that final stage.
Rogers took yellow after stage 3 by just four seconds from Irvine, with stage 3 winner Campbell in 3rd overall at just six seconds.
Then in 4th place comes Patrick Cahill, a team mate of Rogers meaning Harps CC will have two cards to play on the final stage.
July 27-29: Tour of Omagh
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Men’s Race
Stage 2: Time Trial 4.02km
1 Donnelly,Gareth Island Wheelers 05'24.09"
2 Irvine,David Team Caldwell C @10.42"
3 Cahill,Patrick Harps CC @13.55"
4 Downey,Stephen Carn Wheelers @19.17"
5 Foster,Samuel Ballymena RC @20.11"
6 O'Hagan,Damien Clogher Valley @22.08"
7 Rogers,Barry Harps CC @22.21"
8 McMahon,James Banbridge CC @22.43"
9 Campbell,Ronan Lakeland CC @22.45"
10 Tarnowski,Jakub Fixx Rouleurs @22.90"
11 Wensley,Steven East Tyrone CC @22.92"
12 McCauley,Jay Strabane Liffor @23.70"
13 Dougan,Padraig Carn Wheelers @24.70"
14 Gallagher,Donal Omagh Wheelers @25.35"
15 Beattie,Tim Oldcastle CC @25.58"
16 McBride,Peter Banbridge CC @25.76"
17 McDermott,Frank Oldcastle CC @26.32"
18 McBride,Richard Banbridge CC @26.45"
19 Somerville,Lee Lakeland CC @26.99"
20 Loughran,Marvin Harps CC @28.40"
21 Woods,Simon Keevan CC @29.13"
22 McDermott,Gavin Cuchulainn CC @29.52"
23 Maguire,Paddy Omagh Wheelers @29.73"
24 Maguire,Sean East Tyrone CC @30.05"
25 McGovern,Shane Smugglers CC @30.36"
26 Sinton,Mathew Keevan CC @31.64"
27 Knapcok,Tomas Clogher Valley @32.61"
28 Mackin,James Dromore CC @32.93"
--- McGavigan,Kevin Four Masters CC @ s/t
30 Carron,Paul Lakeland CC @32.95"
31 McEntee,Declan Emyvale CC @33.68"
32 Blissex,Peter Cork City @33.89"
33 Bradley,John Harps CC @33.96"
34 Delaney,Aidan Cuchulainn CC @34.83"
35 Browne,Danny Lakeland CC @34.89"
36 Hadden,Jonathan Island Wheelers @35.01"
37 Byrne,Kieran Lakeland CC @35.25"
38 Taylor,Jonathan North Down CC @35.38"
39 McMenemy,Andrew East Tyrone CC @35.58"
40 Dwyer,Evin Strabane Liffor @35.81"
41 Denning,Daragh St. Tiernans CC @35.86"
42 Traynor,Gavin Cuchulainn CC @36.26"
43 Hayes,Jonathan Keevan CC @36.47"
44 McComb,Brian East Tyrone CC @36.55"
45 Green,Andy North Down CC @36.94"
46 Cahill,Richard Oldcastle CC @37.19"
47 McEnteggart,John Team Cavan Raci @37.23"
48 McDaid,Shaun Errigal CC @37.77"
49 Flynn,Jimmy Cuchulainn CC @38.05"
50 McBride,Gareth North Down CC @38.92"
51 McQuillan,Paul Ballymena RC @39.51"
52 McCartan,Neil Dromore CC @39.59"
53 De Meester,Jules Scott Orwell @39.61"
54 Kerr,Barry Harps CC @39.63"
55 Green,Ashley East Tyrone CC @40.22"
56 Collins,Oliver Termoneeny CC @40.42"
57 McCambridge,John Apollo CT @40.59"
58 McCombe,Heath Team Caldwell C @40.64"
59 Gormley,Michael Ballymoney CC @40.68"
60 Tennant,Nigel Ballymena RC @41.45"
61 Coen,Jonathan Dromore CC @42.27"
62 Meehan,Kieran Clogher Valley @42.95"
63 Molloy,Eddie Smugglers CC @43.12"
64 Sellers,Bernard Scott Orwell @43.80"
65 Abernethy,Colin Cuchulainn CC @43.93"
66 Peake,Adrian Banbridge CC @44.14"
67 Coffey,Jonathan Scott Orwell @44.57"
68 Kelly,Brian Strabane Liffor @44.79"
69 McKeown,Paul Island Wheelers @45.10"
70 Boylan,Kenny Velo Cafe Magas @45.69"
71 Cunningham,Robert Carn Wheelers @46.65"
72 Moody,Marc Ballymoney CC @47.54"
73 Early,Marvin Island Wheelers @49.34"
74 Murray,Shane Oldcastle CC @49.39"
75 Wade,John Scott Orwell @49.65"
76 Greene,Garreth Velo Cafe Magas @49.69"
77 Sherry,Fintan Emyvale CC @49.87"
78 McFarland,Cameron Team Caldwell C @50.12"
79 Burnside,David Dromore CC @50.46"
80 Neill,Stephen Clogher Valley @51.59"
81 Kerr,Joel Keevan CC @52.08"
82 Ferguson,Ian Team Caldwell C @52.25"
83 Farrelly,Cian Oldcastle CC @53.44"
84 Holian,Damian Errigal CC @53.46"
85 Mallon,Shay Emyvale CC @53.71"
86 Cox,Trevor Strabane Liffor @54.00"
87 Holian,Shauni Errigal CC @56.57"
88 McKenna,Declan Carn Wheelers @57.45"
89 Cardy,Stephen North Down CC @59.36"
90 Watson,Colin Omagh Wheelers @01'00.18
91 Fleming,Kyle Ballymoney CC @01'00.56
92 McGovern,Dary Smugglers CC @01'01.33
93 Heferty,Troy Errigal CC @01'01.42
94 Burns,Chris Banbridge CC @01'02.56
95 Carr,Patrick K Errigal CC @01'03.07
96 Balmer,Leslie Ballymena RC @01'03.25
97 Dickson,Mark Clogher Valley @01'03.59
98 Toland,Eamon Strabane Liffor @01'07.27
99 McCormick,Andrew Velo Cafe Magas @01'08.49
100 Campbell,Jordan Ballymoney CC @01'09.92
101 Smyth,Ivor Omagh Wheelers @01'12.02
102 Atkinson,Karl Emyvale CC @01'13.83
103 McCann,Sean Island Wheelers @01'16.62
104 Gartland,Adrian Smugglers CC @01'28.43
Stage 3: Omagh-Omagh (73.97km)
1 Campbell,Ronan Lakeland CC 2h00'42"
2 Rogers,Barry Harps CC
3 Maguire,Sean East Tyrone CC
4 Foster,Samuel Ballymena RC
5 Wensley,Steven East Tyrone CC
6 McBride,Peter Banbridge CC
7 Tarnowski,Jakub Fixx Rouleurs
8 Knapcok,Tomas Clogher Valley Whls
9 Cahill,Patrick Harps CC
10 Greene,Garreth Velo Cafe Magasin
11 McCauley,Jay Strabane Lifford
12 Dougan,Padraig Carn Wheelers
13 McEntee,Declan Emyvale CC
14 Woods,Simon Keevan CC
15 Kerr,Barry Harps CC
16 McBride,Richard Banbridge CC
17 O'Hagan,Damien Clogher Valley Whls
18 Bradley,John Harps CC
19 Irvine,David Team Caldwell Cycles
20 McDermott,Frank Oldcastle CC
21 Mackin,James Dromore CC
22 Somerville,Lee Lakeland CC
23 Taylor,Jonathan North Down CC
24 Gallagher,Donal Omagh Wheelers CC
25 Holian,Damian Errigal CC
26 McComb,Brian East Tyrone CC
27 Maguire,Paddy Omagh Wheelers CC @06"
28 Dwyer,Evin Strabane Lifford @01'13"
29 Blissex,Peter Cork Tri Club @ s/t
30 Donnelly,Gareth Island Wheelers @01'15"
31 Delaney,Aidan Cuchulainn CC @ s/t
32 Green,Andy North Down CC @01'20"
33 McDermott,Gavin Cuchulainn CC @ s/t
34 Sinton,Mathew Keevan CC @01'25"
35 McCambridge,John Apollo CT @01'27"
36 Collins,Oliver Termoneeny CC @01'36"
37 Green,Ashley East Tyrone CC @ s/t
38 McBride,Gareth North Down CC @ s/t
39 McGavigan,Kevin Four Masters CC @ s/t
40 Downey,Stephen Carn Wheelers @01'45"
41 Browne,Danny Lakeland CC @02'04"
42 Sellers,Bernard Scott Orwell @02'22"
43 Mallon,Shay Emyvale CC @02'39"
44 Kerr,Joel Keevan CC @02'50"
45 McGovern,Shane Smugglers CC @03'19"
46 Coen,Jonathan Dromore CC @ s/t
47 McMenemy,Andrew East Tyrone CC @ s/t
48 McCartan,Neil Dromore CC @ s/t
49 Peake,Adrian Banbridge CC @03'29"
50 McMahon,James Banbridge CC @ s/t
51 Loughran,Marvin Harps CC @04'41"
52 Carron,Paul Lakeland CC @05'34"
53 McDaid,Shaun Errigal CC @ s/t
54 Atkinson,Karl Emyvale CC @ s/t
55 Early,Marvin Island Wheelers @ s/t
56 Carr,Patrick K Errigal CC @05'52"
57 De Meester,Jules Scott Orwell @05'57"
58 Gormley,Michael Ballymoney CC @06'02"
59 Neill,Stephen Clogher Valley Whls @07'47"
60 McKeown,Paul Island Wheelers @08'14"
61 Hayes,Jonathan Keevan CC @ s/t
62 Ferguson,Ian Team Caldwell Cycles @ s/t
63 Traynor,Gavin Cuchulainn CC @ s/t
64 Hadden,Jonathan Island Wheelers @ s/t
65 Burnside,David Dromore CC @ s/t
66 Murray,Shane Oldcastle CC @ s/t
67 Kelly,Brian Strabane Lifford @10'24"
68 Molloy,Eddie Smugglers CC @11'02"
69 McFarland,Cameron Team Caldwell Cycles @ s/t
70 Abernethy,Colin Cuchulainn CC @ s/t
71 Moody,Marc Ballymoney CC @11'08"
72 Balmer,Leslie Ballymena RC @ s/t
73 Denning,Daragh St. Tiernans CC @14'38"
74 Cardy,Stephen North Down CC @14'46"
75 McCann,Sean Island Wheelers @ s/t
76 Campbell,Jordan Ballymoney CC @15'15"
77 Dickson,Mark Clogher Valley Whls @ s/t
78 Meehan,Kieran Clogher Valley Whls @16'55"
79 Cunningham,Robert Carn Wheelers @ s/t
80 McQuillan,Paul Ballymena RC @ s/t
81 McGovern,Dary Smugglers CC @17'55"
82 McCormick,Andrew Velo Cafe Magasin @18'00"
83 Boylan,Kenny Velo Cafe Magasin @18'44"
84 McCombe,Heath Team Caldwell Cycles @19'29"
85 Heferty,Troy Errigal CC @19'39"
86 Burns,Chris Banbridge CC @19'52"
87 Farrelly,Cian Oldcastle CC @21'57"
88 Toland,Eamon Strabane Lifford @ s/t
89 Watson,Colin Omagh Wheelers CC @23'37"
90 Cox,Trevor Strabane Lifford @24'43"
General Classification after stage 3
1 Rogers,Barry Harps CC 2h00'42"
2 Irvine,David Team Caldwell Cy @04"
3 Campbell,Ronan Lakeland CC @06"
4 Cahill,Patrick Harps CC @07"
5 Foster,Samuel Ballymena RC @14"
6 O'Hagan,Damien Clogher Valley W @16"
7 Tarnowski,Jakub Fixx Rouleurs = s/t
8 Wensley,Steven East Tyrone CC @17"
9 McCauley,Jay Strabane Lifford = s/t
10 Dougan,Padraig Carn Wheelers @18"
11 Gallagher,Donal Omagh Wheelers C @19"
12 McBride,Peter Banbridge CC = s/t
13 Maguire,Sean East Tyrone C @20"
14 McDermott,Frank Oldcastle CC = s/t
15 McBride,Richard Banbridge CC = s/t
16 Somerville,Lee Lakeland CC @21"
17 Woods,Simon Keevan CC @23"
18 McComb,Brian East Tyrone CC @26"
19 Knapcok,Tomas Clogher Valley W = s/t
20 Mackin,James Dromore CC @27"
21 McEntee,Declan Emyvale CC = s/t
22 Bradley,John Harps CC @28"
23 Taylor,Jonathan North Down CC @29"
24 Maguire,Paddy Omagh Wheelers C = s/t
25 Kerr,Barry Harps CC @33"
26 Greene,Garreth Velo Cafe Magasi @43"
27 Holian,Damian Errigal CC @47"
28 Donnelly,Gareth Island Wheelers @01'09"
29 Blissex,Peter Cork Tri Club @01'40"
30 Dwyer,Evin Strabane Lifford @01'42"
31 Delaney,Aidan Cuchulainn CC @01'55"
32 Downey,Stephen Carn Wheelers @01'58"
33 McDermott,Gavin Cuchulainn CC @02'00"
34 McCambridge,John Apollo CT @02'01"
35 Sinton,Mathew Keevan CC @02'02"
36 McGavigan,Kevin Four Masters CC @02'03"
37 McBride,Gareth North Down CC @02'09"
38 Green,Ashley East Tyrone CC @02'10"
39 Collins,Oliver Termoneeny CC = s/t
40 Browne,Danny Lakeland CC @02'32"
41 Sellers,Bernard Scott Orwell @02'59"
42 Mallon,Shay Emyvale CC @03'26"
43 Kerr,Joel Keevan CC @03'36"
44 McGovern,Shane Smugglers CC @03'43"
45 McMahon,James Banbridge CC @03'45"
46 McMenemy,Andrew East Tyrone CC @03'48"
47 McCartan,Neil Dromore CC @03'52"
48 Coen,Jonathan Dromore CC @03'55"
49 Peake,Adrian Banbridge CC @04'07"
50 Loughran,Marvin Harps CC @04'57"
51 Carron,Paul Lakeland CC @06'01"
52 McDaid,Shaun Errigal CC @06'05"
53 Early,Marvin Island Wheelers @06'17"
54 De Meester,Jules Scott Orwell @06'30"
55 Gormley,Michael Ballymoney CC @06'36"
56 Atkinson,Karl Emyvale CC @06'41"
57 Carr,Patrick K Errigal CC @06'49"
58 Neill,Stephen Clogher Valley W @08'32"
59 Hadden,Jonathan Island Wheelers @08'43"
60 Traynor,Gavin Cuchulainn CC @08'44"
61 Hayes,Jonathan Keevan CC = s/t
62 Murray,Shane Oldcastle CC @08'57"
63 Burnside,David Dromore CC @08'58"
64 Ferguson,Ian Team Caldwell Cy @09'00"
65 Kelly,Brian Strabane Lifford @11'02"
66 Molloy,Eddie Smugglers CC @11'39"
67 McFarland,Cameron Team Caldwell Cy @11'46"
68 Moody,Marc Ballymoney CC @12'01"
69 Balmer,Leslie Ballymena RC @12'05"
70 Denning,Daragh St. Tiernans CC @15'07"
71 Dickson,Mark Clogher Valley W @16'12"
72 Campbell,Jordan Ballymoney CC @16'31"
73 Green,Andy North Down CC @17'07"
74 Meehan,Kieran Clogher Valley W @17'32"
75 McKeown,Paul Island Wheelers @18'17"
76 Cunningham,Robert Carn Wheelers @19'21"
77 Boylan,Kenny Velo Cafe Magasi @19'23"
78 McCombe,Heath Team Caldwell Cy @20'03"
79 Heferty,Troy Errigal CC @20'34"
80 Burns,Chris Banbridge CC @20'48"
81 Cardy,Stephen North Down CC @22'21"
82 McCormick,Andrew Velo Cafe Magasi @23'13"
83 Abernethy,Colin Cuchulainn CC @23'38"
84 McQuillan,Paul Ballymena RC @26'49"
85 McCann,Sean Island Wheelers @31'13"
86 Toland,Eamon Strabane Lifford @32'19"
87 Watson,Colin Omagh Wheelers C @33'57"
88 Cox,Trevor Strabane Lifford @34'57"
89 Farrelly,Cian Oldcastle CC @35'59"
90 McGovern,Dary Smugglers CC @43'18"
Stage 3 Climbers Primes
KOM Cat 3:
1 Irvine,D 3pt
2 McDermott,F 2pt
3 O'Hagan,D 1pt
KOM Cat 3:
1 Woods,S 3pt
2 Wensley,S 2pt
3 McCauley,J 1pt
Climbers' Classification
1 Irvine,D 8
2 Foster,S 4
3 Wensley,S 4
4 Woods,S 3
5 Mackin,J 3
6 Maguire,P 3
7 Maguire,S 2
8 McDermott,F 2
9 O'Hagan,D 1
10 McCauley,J 1
11 Taylor,J 1
U23 Rider Overall
1 Murray,S 3h59'56"
2 Moody,M 03'04"
3 Denning,D 06'10"
4 Campbell,J 07'34"
Team Overall
1 Harps CC 11h33'42"
2 East Tyro @ 25"
3 Lakeland @ 02'23"
4 Banbridge @ 03'39"
5 Keevan CC @ 04'48"
6 Dromore C @ 07'29"
7 Clogher V @ 08'21"
8 Emyvale C @ 09'25"
9 North Dow @ 10'26"
10 Cuchulain @ 11'37"
11 Strabane @ 12'16"
12 Errigal C @ 12'49"
13 Island Wh @ 15'20"
14 Carn Whee @ 19'06"
15 Team Cald @ 19'53"
16 Oldcastle @ 30'48"
17 Omagh Whe @ 33'58"
18 Ballymone @ 34'13"
19 Ballymena @ 38'01"
20 Velo Cafe @ 42'34"
21 Smugglers @ 57'55"
Points Competition
1 Rogers,B 29
2 Campbell,R 23
3 Foster,S 22
4 Loughran,M 14
5 McComb,B 13
5 Maguire,S 13
7 McMahon,J 12
8 Wensley,S 11
8 O’Hagan D 11
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