May 21, 2015 (Ballina, Ireland) – Team Canada’s Sean MacKinnon is the top Canuck in 30th overall after today’s 142.4km Stage 5 at Ireland’s 8-stage An Post Rás with four other Canadians on board including Alexander Cowan, who was 9th on Stage 3, Eric Johnstone, William Elliott, Aidan Caves and Reid McClure, all part of the new NextGen program (read more here). The epic stage race around Ireland that wraps up on Sunday is the country’s number one cycling event dating back to 1953.

Results (brief)

Stage 1 – May 17 – Dunboyne to Carlow – 54.4km
1. Francesco Reda (Ita) Team IDEA 2010 ASD 3:32:38
2. Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
3. Robert Partridge (Gbr) NFTO 0:55
4. Martyn Irvine (Irl) Madison Genesis
5. Marco Tizza (Ita) Team IDEA 2010 ASD
6. Josef Benetseder (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam
7. Jaap de Man (Ned) Team 3M
8. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) An Post Chain Reaction
9. Ryan Mullen (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction
10. Michael Cuming (Gbr) JLT Condor

21. William Elliott (Can) Canadian National Team 3:41
42. Sean MacKinnon (Can) Canadian National Team 6:37
86. Alexander Cowan (Can) Canadian National Team 12:38
88. Aidan Caves (Can) Canadian National Team
90. Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk
116. Eric Johnstone (Can) Canadian National Team

Stage 2 – May 18 – Carlow to Tipperary – 137.2km
1. Aaron Gate (Nzl) An Post Chain Reaction 3:29:26
2. Alex Frame (Nzl) New Zealand National Team
3. Davide Vigano (Ita) Team IDEA 2010 ASD
4. Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
5. Liam Holohan (Gbr) Madison Genesis
6. Jaap de Man (Ned) Team 3M
7. Elliott Porter (Gbr) Team 3M
8. Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam
9. Aurelien Daniel (Fra) Team Pays De Dinan
10. Erick Rowsell (Gbr) Madison Genesis

31. Alexander Cowan (Can) Canadian National Team 0:45
41. William Elliott (Can) Canadian National Team
42. Sean MacKinnon (Can) Canadian National Team
65. Eric Johnstone (Can) Canadian National Team 1:22
71. Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk 2:08
81. Aidan Caves (Can) Canadian National Team 2:11

Stage 3 – May 19 – Tipperary to Bearna – 155km
1. Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Team IDEA 2010 ASD 3:58:50
2. Alex Frame (Nzl) New Zealand National Team
3. Andreas Hofer (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam
4. Peter Hawkins (Irl) Down Nth Graham Powerhouse Sport
5. Aaron Gate (Nzl) An Post Chain Reaction
6. Michael Cuming (Gbr) JLT Condor
7. Jaap de Man (Ned) Team 3M
8. Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
9. Alexander Cowan (Can) Canadian National Team
10. Tom Barras (Gbr) NFTO

42. Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk
52. Aidan Caves (Can) Canadian National Team
85. Sean MacKinnon (Can) Canadian National Team
90. William Elliott (Can) Canadian National Team
111. Eric Johnstone (Can) Canadian National Team 2:11

Stage 4 – May 20 – Bearna to Newport – 55km
1. Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) An Post Chain Reaction 3:45:29
2. Davide Vigano (Ita) Team IDEA 2010 ASD
3. Ian Bibby (Gbr) NFTO
4. Martyn Irvine (Irl) Madison Genesis
5. Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team
6. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) An Post Chain Reaction
7. Ryan Mullen (Irl) An Post Chain Reaction
8. Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Hrinkow Advarics Cycleangteam 0:15
9. Erick Rowsell (Gbr) Madison Genesis 0:47
10. Robert Partridge (Gbr) NFTO

17. Eric Johnstone (Can) Canadian National Team 4:18
68. Aidan Caves (Can) Canadian National Team 8:31
70. Sean MacKinnon (Can) Canadian National Team
89. Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk 16:06
92. William Elliott (Can) Canadian National Team
136. Alexander Cowan (Can) Canadian National Team 23:08

Stage 5 – May 21 – Newport to Ballina – 142.4 km
1. Aaron Gate (Nzl) An Post-Chain Reaction 3:07:00
2. Marco Tizza (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD
3. Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD
4. Jaap De Man (Ned) Team 3M
5. Aidis Kruopis (Lit) An Post-Chain Reaction
6. Davide Vidano (Ita) Team Idea 2010 ASD
7. Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Team Krinkow Advarics Cycleang
8. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) An Post-Chain Reaction 0:03
9. Elie Gesbert (Fra)
10. Alex Frame (Nzl)

27. Sean MacKinnon (Can) Canadian National Team 6:11
31. Alexander Cowan (Can) Canadian National Team 7:57
78. Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk 21:21
93. Aidan Caves (Can) Canadian National Team 21:22
131 William Elliott (Can) Canadian National Team
137. Eric Johnstone (Can) Canadian National Team 30:30

GC after Stage 5
1. Lukas Postlberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team 17:53:48
2. Joshua Edmondson (Gbr) An Post-Chain Reaction 1:05
3. Ryan Mullen (Irl) An Post-Chain Reaction 1:52
4. Rob Partridge (Gbr) NFTO 3:10
5. Aaron Gate (Nzl) An Post-Chain Reaction 4:32
6. Jaap De Man (Ned) Team 3M 5:21
7. Aidis Kruopis (Lit) An Post-Chain Reaction 7:29
8. Alex Frame (Nzl) 7:34
9. Martyn Irvine (Irl) Madison Genesis 7:44
10. Sebastian Schonberger (Aut) Tirol Cycling Team 11:11

30. Sean MacKinnon (Can) Canadian National Team 22:11
64. William Elliott (Can) Canadian National Team 42:01
72. Alexander Cowan (Can) Canadian National Team 44:35
74. Aidan Caves (Can) Canadian National Team 44:49
82. Eric Johnstone (Can) Canadian National Team 51:06
84. Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk 52:20