Ciarán Power
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1976 Waterford, Ireland |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1997 | Pédale Nantaise |
| 1998 | VC Saint-Quentin |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000 | Linda McCartney Foods |
| 2001 | Saint-Quentin–Oktos |
| 2002–2007 | Navigators |
| 2008 | Pezula Racing |
Ciarán Power (born 8 May 1976) is an Irish former professional racing cyclist, the first Irish cyclist to ride in a major tour since Stephen Roche in 1993. Power turned professional in 2000 with the Linda McCartney Racing Team and rode the 2000 Giro d'Italia, gaining 2 top ten stage finishes. When the McCartney team folded in 2001, Power joined the French Saint-Quentin–Oktos team before moving to the US the following season and joining Navigators.
After placing 3rd in the 1999 World 'B' road championship, Power came 74th in the 2000 Summer Olympics road race. In the 2004 Summer Olympics road race, he finished 13th, the highest placing by an Irish cyclist.
He retired from professional racing at the end of the 2008 season.
Major Results
[edit]- 2008 – Pezula Racing
- 1st, East Midlands International Cicle Classic (2.1)
- 1st, Rás Mumhan
- 3 Stage wins
- Points winner
- 7th, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 8th, Ronde van Overijssel (1.2)
- 10th, Philadelphia International Championship (1.HC)
- 12th, Reading Classic (1.HC)
- 18th, Commerce Bank Triple Crown (1.HC)
- 37th, Tour of Ireland (2.1)
- 7th, Stage 3
- 8th, Stage 2
- 19th, Stage 1
- 37th, FBD Insurance Rás (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 6
- Points: 2nd
- 41st, Lehigh Valley Classic (1.HC)
- 51st, Tour de Beauce (2.2)
- 2nd, Stage 2
- 4th, Stage 6
- 77th, Tour of Qinghai Lake (2.HC)
- 8th, Stage 10
- 10th, Stage 7
- 1st,
Irish National Criterium Championship (CN) - 4th, Rund um Köln (1.HC)
- xxth, FBD Insurance Rás (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1st, Stage 7
- 1st, Mengoni Cup (USA)
- xx, FBD Insurance Rás (2.2)
- 1st, Stage 4
- 1st, Stage 7
- Mountains class: 1st
- 2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 1st, Stage 5a, GP Cycliste de Beauce (2.3)
- 5th, Wachovia Invitational (1.3)
- 6th, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 13th, 2004 Olympics Road Race (Athens)
- 1st, Stage 3, FBD Milk Rás (2.5)
- 1st, Stage 7, FBD Milk Rás (2.5)
- 1st, Stage 3, Nature Valley Grand Prix
- 6th, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 1st overall, FBD Milk Rás (2.5)
- 2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 3rd, Stage 3, GP Cycliste de Beauce (2.3)
- 4th, First Union Classic (1.3)
- 4th, Grand Prix de la Ville de Rennes (1.3)
- 2001 – St. Quentin-Oktos team
- 3rd, Irish National Criterium Championship (CN)
- 7th, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 2000 – Linda McCartney Cycling Team
- 9th overall, Herald Sun Tour (2.4)
- 2nd, Stage 12
- 10 top 10 stage finishes
- 23rd overall, Tour of Langkawi
- 74th, Olympics Road Race
- 122nd overall, Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour)
- 5th, Stage 3
- 6th, Stage 16
- 13th, Stage 21
- 18th, Stage 10
- Points class: 42nd
- First Grand Tour completed
- 1999 – Comeragh CC (amateur)
- 6th overall, Tour of Egypt (part of Irish team)
- 1st, Stage 7
- 2nd, Stage 3
- 10th, Prologue (ITT)
- 7th overall, Tour of Rhodes (part of Irish team)
- 6th, Stage 2
- 10th, Stage 4
- 8th, Irish National Road Race Championship (CN)
- 1998 – (amateur)
- 1st overall, FBD Milk Rás
- 1st, Irish National Under 23 Road Race Champion (CN)
External links
[edit]- Ciarán Power at UCI
- Ciarán Power at Cycling Archives
- Ciarán Power at ProCyclingStats
- Ciarán Power at Cycling Quotient
- Ciarán Power at Olympedia
- Power bio @ Navigators official site
