Three breakaway riders
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David O'Loughlin
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The peloton
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The peloton
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David O'Loughlin (Navigators) and Marco Marcato (LPR)
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The breakaway riders
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Stijn Vandenbergh will surely take the yellow jersey now
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David O'Loughlin
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Marco Marcato (LPR)
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Marco Marcato (LPR)
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Thomas Berkhout (Rabobank)
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Irish National Champion David O'Loughlin (Navigators)
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Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet)
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Marco Marcato (LPR), stage winner,
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Roger Beuchat (LPR)
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The podium
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Stage 5 winner Marco Marcato (LPR) drinks champagne on the podium
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Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet) drinks champagne
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Riders cross a bridge on a clear, sunny day
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The peloton rolls along.
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David O'Loughlin (Navigators)
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Marco Marcato (L.P.R)
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Stijn Vandenberg (Unibet)
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All the jersey winners
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This handy trophy
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On the banks of the River Shannon, the town of Athlone in County Westmeath
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Baden Cooke (Unibet.com) was involved in one of the crashes
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Stephen Roche checks out the weight of fellow Irishman Stephen Gallagher's
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Australian rider Glen Chadwick (Navigators Insurance) ponders the road ahead
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With a lead of just one point over Matti Breschel (Team CSC), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Maxbo-Bianchi) needs
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After the rain and wind of Stage 4, blue skies and warm sunshine returned
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With a short stage and a slight tail wind the pace was fast and furious.
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Frank Schleck (Team CSC) sets a brisk but steady tempo at the head
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Jeremy Hunt (Unibet.com) is on police duty today for a change.
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Francesco Tomei (Ceramica Panaria Navigare) leads the breakaway
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Best placed Irish rider on the GC David McCann (Colavita Sutter Home Cycling)
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With no representatives in the leading group, the Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly/Sean Kelly Team
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Matti Breschel (Team CSC) is on the hunt for points
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Feeding time for Team Maxbo-Bianchi. Despite the pressure to retain it, Edvald Boasson Hagen
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Three riders have gone clear after 62 kilometres. Irish National Champion David O’Loughlin
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Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) is looking good for the overall race win
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Team Maxbo-Bianchi led the chasing peloton through Lucan village
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As the peloton enter the Phoenix Park in Dublin City the breakaway
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The peloton are running out of time and road. With 10 laps of a 2.4 kilometre circuit ahead
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The breakaway trio have succeeded in lapping the main field.
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It is now guaranteed that the victory will go to one of the trio.
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Marco Marcato (Team LPR) takes victory on Stage 5 of the Tour of Ireland 2007.
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O'Loughlin (Navigators Insurance) had to settle for third place
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A very happy Marco Marcato (Team LPR).
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With two stage wins and overall victory in the King of the Mountains Classification,
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Matti Breschel (Team CSC) secured overall victory in the Points Classification
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Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) took the yellow jersey
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The final podium got very messy when the champagne arrived.
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Matti Breschel (Team CSC) used all his tactical know how to avoid
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Order was eventually restored on the podium. With the racing finished
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…share a celebratory swig of champagne and toast a fantastic five days of racing
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O'Loughlin attack's.
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The break away in the streets of Dublin.
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Working well together.
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Pheonix Park.
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The peloton making thier way through Dublin.
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The peloton was brought to a stop
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Vandenbergh finished the tour as winner.
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Marcato saluting the crowd.
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Breschel on the podium
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Vandenberg on the final podium.
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A demonstration of a paceline.
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The crowds in Dublin
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The mountain jersey winner Beauchat
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Points winner Matti Breschel (Team CSC)
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Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)
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The final podium
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Champagne is sticky enough
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Cooke protected Vandenbergh very well
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The break lapped the field
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David O'Loughlin is the Irish champion
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Marcato won his first
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