Ciarán Power a.k.a powershower (born 8 May 1976 in Waterford

Waterford

Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

) is a former professional cyclist. He is a member of the Irish Pezula Racing

Pezula Racing

Pezula Racing were a UCI Continental cycling team registered in Ireland that participated predominantly in races on the UCI Europe Tour...

 Team. Power turned professional in 2000 with Linda McCartney Racing Team

Linda McCartney Racing Team

The Linda McCartney Racing Team was a British professional road bicycle racing team.-History:The team began in 1998 with Linda McCartney Foods, maker of vegetarian food, sponsoring vegetarian riders and staff. The company was started by Sir Paul McCartney's wife, Linda...

 and rode the 2000 Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia

The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

, gaining 2 top ten stage finishes. He was the first Irish cyclist in a major tour since Stephen Roche

Stephen Roche

Stephen Roche is a retired professional road racing cyclist. In a 13-year professional career, he peaked in 1987, becoming only the second cyclist to win the Triple Crown of victories in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia stage races, plus the World road race championship...

 in 1993. When Linda McCartney folded in 2001, Power joined the French St Quentin 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

2000 Summer Olympics

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 road race. In the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 road race, he finished 13th, the highest placing by an Irish cyclist.

He retired from prefessional racing at the end of the 2008 season.

Major Achievements

2008 – Pezula Racing

Pezula Racing

Pezula Racing were a UCI Continental cycling team registered in Ireland that participated predominantly in races on the UCI Europe Tour...

• 1st, East Midlands International Cicle Classic‎ (2.1)
• 1st, Ras Mumhan
  • 3 Stage wins
  • Points winner
• 7th, Irish National Road Race Championship
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (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
  Tour of Ireland
  The Tour of Ireland is a bicycle stage race held in August. The first race debuted in 1953 and ran until 1957. It was revived in 1965 and ran until 1985. In 1985 the 5 day Nissan International Classic took over as the Tour of Ireland. This lasted for 8 years until 1992...
  
   (2.1)
  • 7th, Stage 3
  • 8th, Stage 2
  • 19th, Stage 1
• 37th, FBD Insurance Ras (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
  Tour of Qinghai Lake
  Tour of Qinghai Lake is an elite men's professional road bicycle racing event held annually near Qinghai Lake, China. The race is rated at the highest level for a multi-day stage race by the Union Cycliste Internationale and since 2005, has been part of the UCI Asia Tour.- Past results :...
  
   (2.HC)
  • 8th, Stage 10
  • 10th, Stage 7

2007 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...

• 1st, Irish National Criterium Championship
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)
• 4th, Rund um Köln
  Rund um Köln
  The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race which is based around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race . It is one of the oldest cycling races still running in Germany, just after Rund um die Hainleite, which was first held in 1908...
  
   (1.HC)
• xxth, FBD Insurance Ras (2.2)
  • 1st, Stage 4
  • 1st, Stage 7

2006 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...

• 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
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)

2004 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...

• 1st, Stage 5a, GP Cycliste de Beauce (2.3)
• 5th, Wachovia Invitational (1.3)
• 6th, Irish National Road Race Championship
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)
• 13th, 2004 Olympics Road Race (Athens)

2003 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...

• 1st, Stage 3, FBD Milk Ras (2.5)
• 1st, Stage 7, FBD Milk Ras (2.5)
• 1st, Stage 3, Nature Valley Grand Prix
• 6th, Irish National Road Race Championship
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)

2002 – Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focuses on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events...

• 1st overall, FBD Milk Ras (2.5)
• 2nd, Irish National Road Race Championship
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (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
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)
• 7th, Irish National Road Race Championship
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (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
  Giro d'Italia
  The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
  
   (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
  Ireland National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
   (CN)

1998 – (amateur)

• 1st overall, FBD Milk Ras
• 1st, Irish National Under 23 Road Race Champion
  Irish National Cycling Championships
  The Irish National Cycling Championships are annual cycling races to decide the Irish cycling champion for several disciplines, across several categories of rider....
  
  (CN)

External links

• Power bio @ Navigators official site