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Peter Purfield 2002

Junior Tour 2002 - Stage 4

Friday 9th August - Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary

Race start in the Sean Kelly Leisure Centre

Race favourites Nicolas Roche and Páidí O'Brien

Small breakaway 1 mile after start

Main bunch @ 10 seconds

The James Lawless fan club (Munster Branch)

Leading breakaway at 10 miles

Main bunch @ 25 seconds

The leaders at 18 miles

Main bunch @ 50 seconds

The scenic south east of Ireland

Leaders @ 25 miles

Main bunch @ 45 seconds

3rd KOH leaders still 25 seconds

Dutch rider catches & passes leaders to be first up Seskin Hill

Roche closing on leaders

Finish in Carrick-on-Suir

Stage winners

Jersey holders after stage 4

On behalf of the Junior Tour Mrs Roche (Stephen's mother)
and Philip Cassidy leave flowers at the monument to Joe Kelly
(Sean's brother) who was tragically killed of his bike at the
top of Seskin Hill in 1991 while returning home from a cycle.

M. Donnelly Junior Tour, stage 4 in Carrick On Suir

(stage sponsored by Wall’s Pub):

1, Anthony Esposito (Team Stephen Roche) 52 miles in 2 hours 9 mins 22 secs; 2, J. Elfares (VC La Pomme); 3, J. Van Leijen (Tempo BMV Veldhoven); 4, P. O’Brien (Stena Ireland); 5, R. Van Houts (Tempo BMV Veldhoven); 6, N. Roche (Team Stephen Roche) all same time

Primes (sponsored by Liam Walker): Prime 1: O’Brien; 2: O’Brien; 3, Esposito; 4: O’Brien

King of the Hills at Seskin Hill: 1, Van Houts; 2, O’Brien; 3, Esposito; 4, Roche; 5, T. Hardwick (Stena Ireland)

Eurotrek Raleigh Overall Classification: 1, Roche 6 hours 55 mins 15 secs; 2, Van Leijen at 41 secs; 3, Esposito at 42 secs; 4, T. Hardwick (Stena Ireland) at 48 secs; 5, Van Houts, same time; 6, Elfares at 50 secs

Eurotrek Raleigh Points Classification: Roche

Grant Thornton King of the Mountains: Roche

Terry Dolan best first year Junior: Esposito