Winifred Sloan, Provost of South Ayrshire Council, presents race organiser Ian Sinclair with a plaque to mark the race's fortieth anniversary.
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Plowman Craven Madison's James Millard leads the charge for the Turnberry Hot Spot on Stage 1. (Copyright Mark Parlour) |
Stage 1. Maybole - the ancient Capital of Carrick - lies in the background as the riders head east to Kirkmichael.
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Stage 1. The peloton rounds the corner at Ballochbroe on the approach to the Endura Hot Spot Sprint at Kirkmichael.
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Stage 1. Gary Hand stakes his claim on the Carrick Gazette King of the Mountains by winning the opening hill prime at Blairquhan.
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The peloton near Pinmore on Stage 1. (Copyright Mark Parlour)
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Easy does it! The riders negotiate the hairpin left at Pinmore with just over ten miles remaining of Stage 1.
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The peloton in full flight down the Girvan Valley with four miles to go in the opening stage.
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The Stage 1 decider. Tom Murray sprints to victory ahead of Peter Williams and Marcin Bialoblocki.
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Peter Williams and Marcin Bialoblocki slug it out for second place behind Murray on the opening stage.
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The Stage 1 top threesome of
L to R, Peter Williams, Tom Murray, Marcin Bialoblocki.
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Stage 1. Tom Murray in the polka dots of Carrick Gazette King of the Mountains Leader.
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Stage 1. James Millard shows off his Endura Hot Spot Sprints leader's jersey. (Copyright Peter Foster) |
The one they all want to wear! Tom Murray resplendent in the Race Leader's yellow jersey after Stage 1.
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Pasta anyone? The Marshalls Pasta girls feed the CandiTV Pinarello team before Stage 2.
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The Stage 2 criterium gets underway with 'the jerseys' to the fore.
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Last year's race winner Russ Downing gets stuck in on Stage 2.
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Action from the Stage 2 criterium.
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Stage 2 Action
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Stage 2 Action
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Stage 2 Action
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Stage 2 Action
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Stage 2 Action
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The peloton lines out in pursuit of one of the many breakaway groups that attempted to get clear on the Stage 2 circuit race.
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After 16.5 miles at 26 mph, Graham Briggs takes Stage 2 from Ian Wilkinson and Kristian House.
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Stage 2 podium L to R: Martin Mathers of race sponsor ScottishPower Renewables, Kristian House, Graham Briggs and Ian Wilkinson.
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Graham Briggs acknowledges the applause for his win in the Active Office sponsored Stage 2 criterium.
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Tom Murray collected a second race leader's yellow jersey after successfully defending the ten second lead he'd earned from his Stage 1 win.
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Graham Briggs has 'urned' some more Marshalls Macaroni Cheese after winning Stage 1.
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Strathclyde's finest take a well earned breather after policing the road closure for the Stage 2 criterium.
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Stage 3. The Galloway Hills loom large in the spring sunlight as the main break of the day tackles the long drag out of Carsphairn towards Wether Hill.
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Stage 3. Simon Richardson takes maximum points on the Wether Hill King of the Mountains prime.
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Stage 3 and the massed ranks of the Plowman Craven Madison team drive the peloton in pursuit of the break on the Wether Hill climb.
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While the others hesitate, Graham Briggs pushes on to take the Corriedoo Forest hill prime on Stage 3.
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Stage 3. The peloton swoops into St John's Town of Dalry
at the foot of the descent from Corriedoo Forest.
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The stage 3 finale as Russell Downing, far right, launches the sprint that carried him to a stage victory in the 40th Girvan race.
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Russell Downing celebrates his win in the Dumfries & Galloway Council sponsored Stage 3.
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Simon Gaywood savours his second place on Stage 3.
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Tom Murray looks confident as he collects the yellow jersey he'll wear on the final stage.
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Smiles from the Stage 3 'men of the day' - stage winner Russell Downing, right and race leader Tom Murray.
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Gary Hand's Endura Racing Team are up front as the peloton ascends the first KoM climb of Stage 4 at Penkill. Gary's challenge for the King of the Mountains would end later in a crash which floored some twenty riders.
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Five miles into Stage 4 and the peloton is all together after the first KoM climb at Penkill.
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Stage 4. Hadyard Hill, in the far background, is still to come but for now the riders prepare to plummet down 'The Screws' into Barr.
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Ian Bibby takes the Glenalla KoM prime from Graham Briggs on his way to bagging the Carrick Gazette King of the Mountains title.
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With the Cat 1 climb of Glenalla behind them the riders head into Crosshill for the first Hot Spot Sprint of Stage 4.
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Stage 4. The peloton sweeps down towards the Stinchar valley after the Cat 1 climb of Hadyard Hill.
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Peter Williams leads from Andy Tennant over the KoM at Nick o' the Balloch on Stage 4.
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Will Bjergfelt, seen here on 'The Nick', rode a superb race in support of his race winning Sport Beans - Wilier team mate Marcin Bialoblocki.
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British Olympian Ed Clancy pops a wheely at the top of the Nick o' the Balloch to celebrate team mate Ian Bibby's King of the Mountains win.
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With under twenty miles of the 40th Girvan remaining, Kristian House takes the final Endura Hot Spot Sprint in Straiton to secure the overall win in the sprints classification.
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Russ Downing takes the Stage 4 win at Girvan's Victory Park ahead of breakaway companion Ian Wilkinson.
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Stage 4 winner Russ Downing. The look on his face tells the story - a second stage win is fine but a second Girvan race win would have been better.
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Will Bjergfelt (right) congratulates friend and team mate Marcin Bialoblocki on his race win.
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Stage 4 top trio L to R, Kristian House, Russell Downing and Ian Wilkinson.
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2009 Girvan team winners - Team Halfords Bikehut - on the podium.
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Kristian House in the green jersey of Endura Hot Spot Sprints winner.
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Ian Bibby in the distinctive polka dot jersey of Carrick Gazette King of the Mountains winner.
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Third spot on final GC went to Peter Williams, pictured here on his return from the podium.
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Race Organiser Ian Sinclair presents Andy Tennant with his award for second place overall.
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Marcin Bialoblocki, winner of the 40th Girvan Cycle Race flanked by Andy Tennant (left) in second place and third placed Peter Williams.
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