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56th FBD Insurance Rás - 2.2, Ireland, May 18-25, 2008

Stage 5 - May 22: Tralee - Skibbereen, 141 km

Race leader Ireland's David McCann with team-mates
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Keeping an eye on the race
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The race
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David O'Loughlin and Paul Griffin
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The peloton
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David O'Loughlin
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Ireland's Robin Seymour leads
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Race leader David McCann
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Irish National Champion David O'Loughlin
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Race leader Ireland's David McCann
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Race leader Ireland's David McCann chats to Evan Oliphant
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Kit Gilham of the Kinesis team leads Ireland's David O'Loughlin
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Ciaran Power leads the chasing bunch
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Simon Richardson of the Plowman Craven team wins
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Richardson moves up to sixth overall
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Stage 5 of the 2008 FBD Insurance Rás travelled south
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A prototype titanium model of team car
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To host a Rás stage finish is quite an event
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David O’Loughlin (Ireland Pezula Racing Team)
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The main field has fragmented and a select group begin to organize the pursuit
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Simon Richardson (Britain Plowman Craven)
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Simon Richardson (Britain Plowman Craven)
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The luck of the Irish was not in today.
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O’Loughlin’s disappointment was palpable
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Mateusz Komar (Poland National Team)
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Paidi O’Brien (Ireland - An Post - Sean Kelly Team)
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The stage winner’s mount:
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Denis Lynch (Cork Kanturk Town)
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The Cuchullainn Crystal award for Best Placed County Rider
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Mateusz Komar (Poland National Team)
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David O’Loughlin (Ireland Pezula Racing Team)
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Simon Richardson (Britain Plowman Craven)
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Dale Appleby (Britain - Stena - Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk)
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After taking maximum points on four out of the six climbs
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Dean Downing (Britain - Stena - Rapha - Condor - Recycling.co.uk)
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David O’Loughlin (Team Ireland) looks resplendent
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The men of the Rás after Stage 5:
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