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Girvan Cycle Race - Main Placings - 1968 to 1979
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1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |

Special thanks to George Miller for digging up the 1968/69/70 results information from local newsaper archives. Thanks also to David Miller, Ian Sinclair, Dave Millar and Alasdair MacLennan for filling in gaps.

1968
Inaugural event run as the 'Ayrshire 3-Day' promoted by Ayrshire & Dumfriesshire Cycling Association
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Kilmarnock - Circuit Time Trial - Sat am
1st	Ronnie Boa	Edinburgh Comet Cycling Club
2nd	George Clare	Wallacehill Cycling Club
3rd	Brian Linklater	Stamperland Wheelers
Stage 2	Kilmarnock - Dumfries Road Race - Sat pm
1st	Ronnie Boa	Edinburgh Comet Cycling Club
2nd	Alastair McGilvary	Ivy Cycling Club
3rd	Hector McKenzie	Douglas Cycling Club
Stage 3	Dumfries - Ayr Road Race - Sun
1st	Tom Kayes	Glen Road Club
2nd	Gordon McNaught	Glenmarnock Wheelers Cycling Club
3rd	Hector McKenzie	Douglas Cycling Club
Stage 4	Ayr - Kilmarnock Road Race - Mon
1st	George Clare	Wallacehill Cycling Club
2nd	Alan Miller	Dunedin Cycling Club
3rd	Fraser Connell	Johnstone Wheelers
Overall:
1st	Ronnie Boa	Edinburgh Comet Cycling Club
2nd	A. McNaught (Gordon McNaught?)	Glenmarnock Wheelers Cycling Club
3rd	Jimmy Millar	Dundee Road Club
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1969
Stage Winners:
Stage 1
1st	Alan Miller	Dunedin Cycling Club
2nd	Sandy Gordon	Glasgow Wheelers
3rd	Alex McCulley	Glenmarnock Wheelers Cycling Club
Stage 2
1st	Jimmy Millar	Dundee Road Club
2nd	Andy Kirk	Central Scotland Wheelers
3rd	???
Stage 3
1st	Sandy Gordon	Glasgow Wheelers
2nd	Drew Robertson	Regent Cycling Club
3rd	George Clare	East Grinstead Cycling Club
Overall:
1st	Sandy Gordon	Glasgow Wheelers
2nd	Fred Whitton	Barrow
3rd	Andy Kirk	Central Scotland Wheelers
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1970
Stage Winners:
Stage 1
1st	Alex McCulley	Glenmarnock Wheelers Cycling Club
2nd	Drew Brunton	Scotland
3rd	???
Stage 2
1st	Tony Gornall	Clayton Velo
2nd	???
3rd	???
Stage 3
1st	Jim Peter	Douglas Cycling Club
2nd	???
3rd	???
Overall:
1st	Howard Walmsley	Clayton Velo
2nd	Drew Brunton	Scotland
3rd	A. Gornall	Clayton Velo
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1971
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Ian Jewell	Croydon Premier
Stage 2	George Clare	Wallacehill Cycling Club
Stage 3	Ronnie Boa	Edinburgh Comet Road Club
Stage 4	Jimmy Millar	Dundee Road Club
Overall:
1st	Jimmy Millar	Dundee Road Club
2nd	Norman Hewson	Kirkby Cycling Club
3rd	Colin Christie	34 Nomads
Team	Ivy Cycling Club
K.O.M.	N/A
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1972
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Tony Gornall	Clayton Velo
Stage 2	George Clare	Croydon Premier
Stage 3	Alan Mellor	Tame Valley CC
Stage 4	Noel Teggart	East Ulster
Overall:
1st	Alan Mellor	Tame Valley CC
2nd	Graham Harlock	North Midlands
3rd	Dave Beattie	Belfast
Team	Tame Valley CC
K.O.M.	Alan Fairhurst	Kirkby CC
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1973
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Doug Dailey	Liverpool
Stage 2	John Clewarth	Liverpool
Stage 3	Doug Dailey	Liverpool
Stage 4	Dave Vose	Kirkby CC
Overall:
1st	Doug Dailey	Liverpool
2nd	Peter Watson	West Yorkshire
3rd	John Clewarth	Liverpool
Team	Liverpool
Points	= D Dailey/J Clewarth	Liverpool
K.O.M.	Tony Gornall	Lakeland
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1974
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Robin Webb	London
Stage 2	Rene Byrgesen	Copenhagen
Stage 3	Paul Carbutt	Birmingham
Stage 4	Tony Gornall	Lakeland
Overall:
1st	Ivar Jacobsen	Copenhagen
2nd	Paul Carbutt	Birmingham
3rd	Theo De Vries	Amsterdam
Team	Teesside
Points	N/A
K.O.M.	Tony Gornall	Lakeland
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1975
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Bill Nickson	Great Britain
Stage 2	Henk Lubberding	Holland
Stage 3	Tony Gornall	Great Britain
Stage 4	Bill Nickson	Great Britain
Overall:
1st	Bill Nickson	Great Britain
2nd	Henk Lubberding	Holland
3rd	Ritchie Gregson	Merseyside
Team	Great Britain
K.O.M.	Ritchie Gregson	Merseyside
Points	Bill Nickson	Great Britain
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1976
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Des Fretwell	West Yorkshire
Stage 2	Dave Broadbent	Manchester
Stage 3	Sandy Gilchrist	Scotland
Stage 4	Des Fretwell	West Yorkshire
Overall:
1st	Tony Gornall	West Yorkshire
2nd	Adrian Collard	England
3rd	Ken Platts	England
Team	West Yorkshire
K.O.M.	Tony Gornall	West Yorkshire
Points	N/A
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1977
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Dave Cuming	Kirkby Cycling Club
Stage 2	Tony Gornall	Keighley RC - Tebro Toys
Stage 3	Des Fretwell	Keighley RC - Tebro Toys
Stage 4	Steve Lawrence	VC Olympia Sport - Simtech
Overall:
1st	Paul Carbutt	GS Strada - Lutz
2nd	Tony Gornall	Keighley RC - Tebro Toys
3rd	Doug Dailey	Kirkby Cycling Club
Team	Keighley RC - Tebro Toys
K.O.M.	Joe Waugh	GS Strada - Lutz
Points	Joe Waugh	GS Strada - Lutz
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1978
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	Des Fretwell	England
Stage 2	Bob Downs	England
Stage 3	Steve Lawrence	England
Stage 4	Phil Griffiths	England
Overall:
1st	Des Fretwell	England
2nd	Brian Pownall	Manchester
3rd	Steve Lawrence	England
Team	England
K.O.M.	Phil Griffiths	England
Points	Bob Downs	England
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1979
Stage Winners:
Stage 1	not on record - information required
Stage 2	not on record - information required
Stage 3	not on record - information required
Stage 4	Graeme Nisbet	Scotland
Overall:
1st	Des Fretwell	Keighley RC - ICS Magazine
2nd	Doug Dailey	Kirkby CC - Puch
3rd	Mike Williams	Altringham RC - Rotalac Plastics
Team	Keighley RC - ICS Magazine
K.O.M.	Des Fretwell	Keighley RC - ICS Magazine
Points	Des Fretwell	Keighley RC - ICS Magazine
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