IrishCycling.Com

Junior Tour Information

Peter Purfield 2002

Junior Tour 2002 - Stage 6

Sunday 11th August - Outside WIT, Waterford

Nicolas Roche with Yellow Jersey sponsor Emmet O'Callaghan of Eurotrek Raleigh Group

Leading Stena Team Ireland members Theo Hardwick and Paidi O'Brien

5 miles after start

The bunch

At 14 miles the bunch is all-together

Passing the stage sponsors factory - Waterford Crystal

One of the motorbike marshals John Galvin who all did a brilliant job

2nd KOM at 21 miles

Roche takes 3rd

At 25 miles no breakaway

Hmm.. Where did I see that style before ....looks familiar

3rd KOM Roche takes 2nd and wraps up the Mountains jersey

Finish of stage

Joy as Roche crosses the finish line

Stage winner with Mylo Lavery of Waterford Crystal Stage sponsors

The Final Jersey Winners
- and juniors Don't worry there's not 2 Nicolas Roche's out there

M Donnelly Junior Tour stage 6:

1, Geraint Thomas (Wales) 43 miles in 1 hour 42 mins 26 secs; 2, J. Van Leijen (Tempo BMV Veldhoven A) at 2 secs; 3, M. Cavandish (North West Division); 4, S. Roach (Wales); 5, P. O’Brien (Stena Ireland); 6, P. Johnston (Team South West); 7, J. Elfares (VC La Pomme); 8, M. M. Deboer (District Noord Holland)

Grant Thornton King of the Mountains Primes: Prime 1: Roche (Team Stephen Roche); 2, O’Brien; 3, A. Esposito (Team Stephen Roche)

Prime 2: 1, Elfares; 2, D. Bellemakers (Tempo BMV Veldhoven); 3, Roche

Prime 3: Rudi Van Houts (Tempo BMV Veldhoven A); 2, Roche; 3, M. M. Deboer

Team: 1, North West Division; 2, Tempo BMV Veldhoven; 3, VC La Pomme

Final General Classification (sponsored by Eurotrek Raleigh); 1, Roche 11 hours 1 minute 36 secs; 2, Van Leijen at 41 secs; 3, T. Hardwick at 48 secs; 4, Van Houts same time; 5, Elfares at 50 secs; 6, L. Heimans (District Noord Holland) at 52 secs; 7, O’Brien at 54 secs; 8, A. Murphy (Scotland) at 58 secs; 9, A. Esposito (Stephen Roche team) at 1 min 2 secs; 10, S. Lampier (Team South West) same time

Eurotrek Raleigh points classification: 1, Van Leijen 73 points; 2, Roche 59 points; 3, Elfares 51 points

Grant Thornton mountains classification: 1, Roche; 2, Van Houts; 3, O’Brien

Terry Dolan young rider classification: 1, Hardwick; 2, Elfares; 3, Heimans