A worker watches from the top of West Gate Clonmel
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Great Britain's Chris Newton (Recycling.co.uk) finished
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Irish rider David McCann (Colavita - Sutter Home) came
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Ukrainian Valeriy Kobzarenko (Navigators Insurance)
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American Aaron Olson (T-Mobile Team) took second
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The leading group arrived at the climb with a massive margin over the main bunch.
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Belgian Stijn Vandenberg (Unibet.com) pushed hard
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Riders faced an interesting challenge when the commissaires' BMW stalled
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Mark Cassidy (Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly)
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The main peloton arrives as thousands of spectators
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The break is in sight
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The peloton crosses the River Suir
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Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet)
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The peloton on the Vee climb
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Sean Kelly is a national hero
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With temperatures set to soar these Colavita Sutter Home
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A stimulating muscle rub or maybe some extra sun
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Andy and Frank Schleck (Team CSC) were very generous
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Paídi O’Brien (Murphy & Gunn/Sean Kelly Team) and Nicolas Roche (Irish National Team)
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Thumbs up from this young fan for the start
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The next Andy and Frank Schleck?
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Mark Cassidy (Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly/Sean Kelly Team)
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Unibet.com riders were at the head of affairs
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Racing began in earnest on the road to Carrick-on-Suir,
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After 40 kilometres Matti Breschel (Team CSC) took
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Rider 81 Nicholas Roche (Irish National Team) was active
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Craig Lewis (Team Slipstream) leads the decisive break
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Looking composed and focussed, Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)
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Giving every effort in hot and humid conditions, Glenn Bak
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Some riders use a compact chainset for challenging climbs,
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With nine of the teams represented in the ten man break,
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The break continue to work well together and have opened a significant gap
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Swedish rider Marcus Ljungqvist (Team CSC) in action
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Wesley Sulzberger (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) and Gabriel Rasch (Team Maxbo-Bianchi)
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Aaron Olson (T-Mobile Team) and Glenn Bak (Murphy & Gunn/Newlyn Group/M. Donnelly/Sean Kelly Team)
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Turning into a strong headwind with fifteen kilometres to go made life difficult
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The people of Cork City turned out in great numbers and gave the riders
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Before crossing the river Lee and reaching the finish line on the South Mall,
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All bets are off and it is every man for himself
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Belgian rider Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) attacked his breakaway
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To the victor belong the spoils: Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)
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Winner of Stage 1 and Race Leader Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)
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With leader of the Points Classification wearing yellow,
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Wesley Sulzberger (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) receives the white jersey
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At the last time check that they received, the breakaway had
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ProTour rider's legs. We can buy the shorts, the jersey, even the bikes,
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The Irish national team
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The Schleck Brothers
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Rob Patridge (recycling team)
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Cycling legend Sean Kelly
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The peloton ascending
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Eventual stage winner Stijn Vanenbergh
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Boy Van Poppel (Rabobank)
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The peloton on the ascent
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The ten-man breakaway
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Timothy Duggan (Team Slipstream) and Glen Bak (Murphy & Gunn)
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The first ascent
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Stijn Vandenbergh wins
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Glen Bak (Murphy & Gunn)
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Stage 1 winner and yellow jersey Stijn Vandenbergh
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Stage winner
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