
The Thai national team leads Astana at the Tour of India; Johnny Murray’s Lakeside jersey can be seen midway down the group
Teams from UCD CC and Lakeside Mullingar have given a good account of themselves in the first two races in the Tour of India series in recent days.
UCD’s Con Colis managed to get into 9th place in the 130km second race in Srinagar on Tuesday. In the opening event in the series last Sunday in Mumbai, the best Irish finisher was Ciaran O’Conluain who finished 13th after 128km.
The two Irish teams are riding the three-day in the cities of Mumbai, Srinagar and Delhi. While the event is billed as a three-day it is effectively a series of three one-day races.
David McQuaid, a former UCD student and member of the club, has secured the invite for the team.
The UCD team is Con Collis, Ciaran O’Conluain, Ian Richardson and Barrick Parker, with Jason O’Callaghan having travelled in a managerial capacity.
Lining up for Lakeside Wheelers in India is club member Johnny Murray and guests Dan Clifford (DID Dunboyne) and Chris Reilly (Bohermeen). The support and management crew is Shay O’Toole and Mick Reynolds.
The Irish riders have enjoyed some attacking racing in the first two events, with both teams well represented in the breakaways that have gone clear and mostly been overhauled before the finish (see full results below).
The first two stages took place last Sunday and on Tuesday in Mumbai and Srinagar respectively. The final race in the series unfolds this coming Sunday in Delhi.
The field is made up of many national teams, including Thailand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. There is also a Continental team from Germany and the Astana Continental squad.
Tour of India - Stage 1, Mumbai (128km), Sunday Dec 2nd
| Rank | Bib | Name | Club | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Liphongyu Navuti | THA | THA | 03:17:32 |
| 2 | 14 | Panassenko Nikita | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 3 | 4 | Plarre Matthias | LKT | GER | " |
| 4 | 19 | Boonratanathanakorn, Thurakit | THA | THA | " |
| 5 | 16 | Zhaksylyk Pazylbek | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 6 | 36 | R T Chandana Dayanandana | SRI | SRI | " |
| 7 | 2 | Deckert Sebastian | LKT | GER | " |
| 8 | 35 | W D Buddhika Warnakulasooriya | SRI | SRI | +33 |
| 9 | 23 | Sanikwathi Thanawut | THA | THA | +1:30 |
| 10 | 1 | Bormann Maximilian | LKT | GER | " |
| 11 | 40 | Pilippenge J Manjula Jayasinghe Silva | SRI | SRI | " |
| 12 | 21 | Changpad Kritsada | THA | THA | " |
| 13 | 10 | O' Conluain Ciaran | UCD | IRE | " |
| 14 | 22 | Sirironnachai Sarawut | THA | THA | " |
| 15 | 50 | Singh Sarpreet | IND | IND | " |
| 16 | 52 | Panwar Arvind | IND | IND | " |
| 17 | 7 | Collis Con | UCD | IRE | " |
| 18 | 49 | Singh Harpreet | IND | IND | " |
| 19 | 15 | Gaineyev Robert | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 20 | 43 | Kumar Atul | IND | IND | " |
| 21 | 8 | Richardson Ian Williams | UCD | IRE | " |
| 22 | 39 | Wijelath Pedige Lakshman Wijeratn | SRI | SRI | " |
| 23 | 3 | Knepper Udo | LKT | GER | " |
| 24 | 12 | Clifford Daniel | LWM | IRE | " |
| 25 | 28 | Murad Ali Rashed | UAE | UAE | " |
| 26 | 29 | Lozovoy Dmitriy | UZB | UZB | +2:00 |
| 27 | 53 | N Lokesh | KYN | IND | " |
| 28 | 58 | Onkar Jadhav | KYN | IND | " |
| 29 | 48 | Kumar Amit | IND | IND | " |
| 30 | 30 | Golovin Dmitriy | UZB | UZB | " |
| 31 | 27 | Almansoori Ahmed | UAE | UAE | +2:34 |
| 32 | 61 | Rajesh C | DEP | IND | " |
| 33 | 24 | Kawaothong Ritthiroek | THA | THA | " |
| 34 | 44 | Singh Gurmeet | IND | IND | +2:44 |
| 35 | 37 | Mahamalage Nipuna Shiran Fernando | SRI | SRI | +2:53 |
| 36 | 32 | Gumerov Timur | UZB | UZB | " |
| 37 | 41 | Singh Amresh | IND | IND | " |
| 38 | 51 | Kumar Sachin | IND | IND | " |
| 39 | 33 | Abramov Nikita | UZB | UZB | " |
| 40 | 55 | Sangamesh Mallappa Talwar | KYN | IND | " |
| 41 | 62 | Chareen C | DEP | IND | " |
| 42 | 25 | Almansoori Jaber | UAE | UAE | " |
| 43 | 57 | Savanur Sridhar | KYN | IND | " |
| 44 | 46 | Sombir | IND | IND | " |
| 45 | 42 | Kumar Pankaj | IND | IND | " |
| 46 | 34 | Fedorov Ruslan | UZB | UZB | " |
| 47 | 17 | Kabdash Askhat | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 48 | 47 | Tomar Munesh Singh | IND | IND | " |
| 49 | 11 | Murray, John Paul | LWM | IRE | " |
| 50 | 54 | Naveen Thomas John | KYN | IND | " |
| 51 | 18 | Gainulin Bakyt | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 52 | 5 | Schiewer Franze | LKT | GER | " |
| 53 | 63 | Ashish K | DEP | IND | " |
| 54 | 9 | Parker Barrick Ben | UCD | IRE | " |
| 55 | 60 | Ram Jetha | DEP | IND | " |
| 56 | 13 | Reilly Christopher | LWM | IRE | +4:59 |
| 57 | 26 | Albalooshi Mansoor | UAE | UAE | " |
Tour of India - Stage 2, Srinagar (130km), Tuesday Dec 4th
| Rank | Bib | Name | Club | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Almansoori Ahmed | UAE | UAE | 2:52:59 |
| 2 | 54 | Naveen Thomas John | KYN | IND | +3 |
| 3 | 22 | Sirironnachai Sarawut | THA | THA | +1:03 |
| 4 | 16 | Zhaksylyk Pazylbek | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 5 | 31 | Akparov Abdullo | UZB | UZB | +1:20 |
| 6 | 20 | Liphongyu Navuti | THA | THA | +2:46 |
| 7 | 23 | Sanikwathi Thanawut | THA | THA | " |
| 8 | 14 | Panassenko Nikita | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 9 | 64 | Collis Con | UCD | IRE | " |
| 10 | 25 | Almansoori Jaber | UAE | UAE | " |
| 11 | 53 | N Lokesh | KYN | IND | " |
| 12 | 4 | Plarre Matthias | LKT | GER | " |
| 13 | 24 | Kawaothong Ritthiroek | THA | THA | " |
| 14 | 34 | Fedorov Ruslan | UZB | UZB | " |
| 15 | 10 | O' Conluain Ciaran | UCD | IRE | " |
| 16 | 40 | Pilippenge J Manjula Jayasinghe Silva | SRI | SRI | " |
| 17 | 33 | Abramov Nikita | UZB | UZB | " |
| 18 | 17 | Kabdash Askhat | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 19 | 29 | Lozovoy Dmitriy | UZB | UZB | " |
| 20 | 15 | Gaineyev Robert | KAZ | KAZ | +2:54 |
| 21 | 52 | Panwar Arvind | IND | IND | " |
| 22 | 19 | Boonratanathanakorn, Thurakit | THA | THA | " |
| 23 | 8 | Richardson Ian Williams | UCD | IRE | " |
| 24 | 63 | Ashish K | DEP | IND | +2:58 |
| 25 | 61 | Rajesh C | DEP | IND | +3:02 |
| 26 | 48 | Kumar Amit | IND | IND | " |
| 27 | 32 | Gumerov Timur | UZB | UZB | " |
| 28 | 46 | Sombir | IND | IND | " |
| 29 | 30 | Golovin Dmitriy | UZB | UZB | " |
| 30 | 18 | Gainulin Bakyt | KAZ | KAZ | " |
| 31 | 42 | Kumar Pankaj | IND | IND | " |
| 32 | 11 | Murray, John Paul | LWM | IRE | " |
| 33 | 58 | Onkar Jadhav | KYN | IND | " |
| 34 | 44 | Singh Gurmeet | IND | IND | " |
| 35 | 43 | Kumar Atul | IND | IND | " |
| 36 | 51 | Kumar Sachin | IND | IND | " |
| 37 | 13 | Reilly Christopher | LWM | IRE | " |
| 38 | 50 | Singh Sarpreet | IND | IND | " |
| 39 | 28 | Murad Ali Rashed | UAE | UAE | +3:20 |
| 40 | 60 | Ram Jetha | DEP | IND | +5:44 |
| 41 | 55 | Sangamesh Mallappa Talwar | KYN | IND | " |
| 42 | 41 | Singh Amresh | IND | IND | " |
| 43 | 21 | Changpad Kritsada | THA | THA | " |
| 44 | 38 | W M Sudeera Nilanga | SRI | SRI | " |
| 45 | 49 | Singh Harpreet | IND | IND | " |
| 46 | 35 | W D Buddhika Warnakulasooriya | SRI | SRI |