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Ciarán Power

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Ciarán Power
Personal information
Born (1976-05-08) 8 May 1976 (age 48)
Waterford, Ireland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1997Pédale Nantaise
1998VC Saint-Quentin
Professional teams
2000Linda McCartney Foods
2001Saint-Quentin–Oktos
2002–2007Navigators
2008Pezula 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

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2008 – Pezula Racing
2007 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
2006 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
2004 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
2003 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
2002 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
2001 – St. Quentin-Oktos team
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)
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