Result: Rás na mBan Stage 4 TT

Ryedale Grand Prix winner Claire Steels (Brother UK/Fusion RT) winner of the stage 4 time trial at the Rás na mBan Stage race for women in Ireland – Steels now leads overall

Result: Rás na mBan Stage 4 TT

Claire Steels of Brother UK Fusion RT has taken victory in the stage four individual time trial at Tullaroan. The Briton beat Anna Shackley of Team GB by five seconds at the end of the 6.7km solo race against the watch with Molly Patch (Brother UK Fusion RT) third at 11 seconds. Race leader Josie Knight (Team GB) was fourth, 13 seconds behind Steels who now takes over the overall race lead from Knight by six seconds. Maeve Gallagher was best of the Irish in seventh to confirm her position as best Irish rider in sixth place overall.

General Classification: Claire Steels, Brother UK/Fusion RT
Points Classification Josie Knight Gbr
Queen of the Mountains: Natalie Grinczer, Brother UK Fusion RT
Best Young Rider: Josie Knight Gbr
Best Domestic Irish Rider : Maeve Gallagher
Stage Winner: Claire Steels, Brother UK Fusion RT

Stage 4 TT
1 STEELS Claire BFU @ 13:49.67
2 SHACKLEY Anna GBR @ 0:05
3 PATCH Molly BFU @ 0:11
4 KNIGHT Josie GBR @ 0:13
5 BACKSTEDT Elynor STO @ 0:16
6 GRINCZER Natalie BFU @ 0:38
7 GALLAGHER Maeve IRL @ 0:59
8 SHARPE Alice IRL @ 1:01
9 CLAFFEY Maire UCD @ 1:07
10 GILLESPIE Lara IRL @ 1:17
11 THOMPSON Poppy VLV @ 1:17
12 TACEY April BFU @ 1:22
13 SMYTH Katharine IRL @ 1:25
14 GJØS Martine VIC @ 1:29
15 HARLEY-JEPSON Beth VLV @ 1:30
16 FINDROVÁ Mariana SVK @ 1:31
17 ELLIS Isabel STO @ 1:34
18 ENEVER Sophie VLV @ 1:35
19 TINDLEY Jo VPF @ 1:36
20 OLSEN Elise Marie TVB @ 1:36
21 BENTLEY Olivia TW @ 1 1:38
22 BURNS Eileen ULS @ 1:38
23 MATHISEN Silje TVB @ 1:40
24 HOLL Jenny GBR @ 1:40
25 BIRD Sharon ULS @ 1:42
26 LUTRO Amalie SOR @ 1:42
27 BENT Olivia VLV @ 1:45
28 JONES Jasmine STO @ 1:46
29 HAYES Connie LIV @ 1:52
30 HART Louise TW1 @ 1:53
31 BOYLAN Lydia TAM @ 1:56
32 LEEUWEN Marianne van @ TNH 2:01
33 KJØRAAS Mirijam VIC @ 2:03
34 JOHNSON Ione ONF @ 2:09
35 BARKER Ellen LIV @ 2:17
36 SNORTHEIM Stine Marie@ VIC 2:23
37 MCDERMOTT Ellen @ TNH 2:26
38 BULLARD Georgia @ BFU 2:27
39 HOWITT Hannah @ IOM 2:27
40 MIDTSVEEN Natalie Irene @ TVB 2:28
41 HRTÁNKOVÁ Júlia SVK @ 2:34
42 DOCHERTY Anna GBR @ 2:36
43 BAYES Hannah LIV @ 2:41
44 HOMER Gabriella ONF @ 2:46
45 GADD Lucy STO @ 2:46
46 JØRGENSEN Tiril TVB @ 2:47
47 O’DONNELL Lucy VPF @ 2:52
48 COX Florence VPF @ 2:54
49 CAMPBELL Laura ULS @ 2:57
50 ALBERTS Nikky TNH @ 2:58
51 BROWN Lexi TNH @ 2:58
52 WOOTTON Kate ONF @ 2:59
53 MCKINNEY Michelle WIR @ 3:00
54 ŠVRCKOVÁ Barbora SVK @ 3:00
55 FLATAAS Marie VIC @ 3:00
56 DORAN Yvonne LEI @ 3:01
57 SILVA Soraia TCR @ 3:04
58 STEENS Rebecca IOM @ 3:10
59 HERMANOVSKÁ Hana TAM @ 3:10
60 MACHÁLKOVÁ Petra SVK @ 3:18
61 WOZNIAK Agnieszka UCD @ 3:18
62 BRENNAN Eva WIR @ 3:21
63 FELDMANN Pernille Larsen SOR @ 3:25
64 HAVERN Ciara ULS @ 3:37
65 O’DWYER Niamh TCR @ 3:38
66 HANESOVA Livia SVK @ 3:39
67 CALLANDER Rhona GBR @ 3:43
68 WILDMAN Poppy LIV @ 3:55
69 HAMMOND Claire TW1 @ 3:58
70 LOOKER Emily IOM @ 4:02
71 SALVADOR Márcia TCR @ 4:07
72 NEENAN Jennifer LEI @ 4:14
73 FOX Arron LEI @ 4:16
74 TAGGART Nikki WIR @ 4:19
75 KRISTIANSEN Hedda SOR @ 4:25
76 NÍ REACHTAGÁIN Claire WIR @ 4:27
77 ENGEBRETSEN Hennie TVB @ 4:39
78 MACLEOD Kate TW1 @ 4:45
79 POLS Sandy van der TNH @ 4:54
80 HILLIARD Faith TCR @ 5:09
81 MAHONEY Catherine UCD @ 5:11
82 O’BRIEN Caoimhe LEI @ 5:29
83 HINE Jayati TAM @ 5:47

… continued after advert

BEST BRITISH RIDERS
1 STEELS Claire BFU 13:49.67
2 SHACKLEY Anna GBR 13:54.17 0:05
3 PATCH Molly BFU 14:00.59 0:11
4 KNIGHT Josie GBR 14:02.97 0:13
5 BACKSTEDT Elynor STO 14:05.80 0:16
6 GRINCZER Natalie BFU 14:27.41 0:38
7 THOMPSON Poppy VLV 15:06.80 1:17
8 TACEY April BFU 15:11.77 1:22
9 HARLEY-JEPSON Beth VLV 15:19.47 1:30
10 ELLIS Isabel STO 15:23.19 1:34
11 ENEVER Sophie VLV 15:24.73 1:35
12 TINDLEY Jo VPF 15:25.35 1:36
13 BENTLEY Olivia TW1 15:27.21 1:38
14 HOLL Jenny GBR 15:29.94 1:40
15 BENT Olivia VLV 15:34.32 1:45
16 JONES Jasmine STO 15:35.04 1:46
17 HAYES Connie LIV 15:41.84 1:52
18 HART Louise TW1 15:42.30 1:53
19 BARKER Ellen LIV 16:06.49 2:17
20 BULLARD Georgia BFU 16:16.37 2:27
21 HOWITT Hannah IOM 16:16.56 2:27
22 DOCHERTY Anna GBR 16:25.29 2:36
23 BAYES Hannah LIV 16:30.81 2:41
24 HOMER Gabriella ONF 16:35.49 2:46
25 GADD Lucy STO 16:35.89 2:46
26 COX Florence VPF 16:43.30 2:54
27 WOOTTON Kate ONF 16:48.14 2:59
28 HERMANOVSKÁ Hana TAM 16:59.90 3:10
29 CALLANDER Rhona GBR 17:32.65 3:43
30 WILDMAN Poppy LIV 17:44.92 3:55
31 HAMMOND Claire TW1 17:47.74 3:58
32 LOOKER Emily IOM 17:51.13 4:02
33 MACLEOD Kate TW1 18:34.71 4:45
34 HINE Jayati TAM 19:36.59 5:47

… continued after advert

OVERALL
1 STEELS Claire Brother UK Fusion RT 7:41:59
2 KNIGHT Josie National Team Great Britain 7:42:05 0:06
3 SHACKLEY Anna National Team Great Britain 7:42:15 0:16
4 GRINCZER Natalie Brother UK Fusion RT 7:42:50 0:51
5 BACKSTEDT Elynor Storey Racing 7:43:19 1:20
6 GALLAGHER Maeve National Team Ireland 7:43:51 1:52
7 PATCH Molly Brother UK Fusion RT 7:44:02 2:03
8 SHARPE Alice National Team Ireland 7:44:22 2:23
9 TACEY April Brother UK Fusion RT 7:47:36 5:37
10 OLSEN Elise Marie Team Region TeVeBU 7:48:17 6:18
11 TINDLEY Jo Velo Performance 7:49:05 7:06
12 CLAFFEY Maire UCD Cycling 7:49:20 7:21
13 GILLESPIE Lara National Team Ireland 7:49:23 7:24
14 BENTLEY Olivia TW1 Racing 7:49:42 7:43
15 MATHISEN Silje Team Region TeVeBU 7:50:17 8:18
16 ELLIS Isabel Storey Racing 7:50:39 8:40
17 THOMPSON Poppy Jadan-Weldtite Vive le Velo 7:50:42 8:43
18 LUTRO Amalie Team Region Sør 7:50:43 8:44
19 JONES Jasmine Storey Racing 7:50:45 8:46
20 BENT Olivia Jadan-Weldtite Vive le Velo 7:50:52 8:53
21 HARLEY-JEPSON Beth Jadan-Weldtite Vive le Velo 7:50:55 8:56
22 ENEVER Sophie Jadan-Weldtite Vive le Velo 7:51:00 9:01
23 BOYLAN Lydia Torelli-Assure-Madison 7:51:00
24 MIDTSVEEN Natalie Irene Team Region TeVeBU 7:51:05 9:06
25 GJØS Martine CK Victoria 7:51:09 9:10
26 LEEUWEN Marianne van Team Noord-Holland 7:51:31 9:32
27 FINDROVÁ Mariana National Team Slovakia 7:51:48 9:49
28 MCDERMOTT Ellen Team Noord-Holland 7:51:51 9:52
29 FLATAAS Marie CK Victoria 7:52:30 10:31
30 COX Florence Velo Performance 7:52:43

POINTS
1 KNIGHT Josie GBR 10 10 10 30
2 STEELS Claire BFU 9 4 9 22
3 BACKSTEDT Elynor STO 1 9 5 15
4 SHACKLEY Anna GBR 5 8 13
5 GRINCZER Natalie BFU 6 7 13
6 GALLAGHER Maeve IRL 7 6 13
7 BENTLEY Olivia TW1 4 4
8 PATCH Molly BFU 3 3
9 GILLESPIE Lara IRL 3 3
10 TACEY April BFU 2 2
11 CLAFFEY Maire UCD 1 1

Queen of the Mountains
1 GRINCZER Natalie Brother UK Fusion RT 35
2 BACKSTEDT Elynor Storey Racing 31
3 STEELS Claire Brother UK Fusion RT 24
4 KNIGHT Josie National Team Great Britain 18
5 PATCH Molly Brother UK Fusion RT 12
6 GALLAGHER Maeve National Team Ireland 12
7 SHACKLEY Anna National Team Great Britain 8