The Post Man Starts The Stage

Two Of Our Top Cyclist Stephen O'Sullivan Meath Dectek & Eugene Moriarty Meath 53 Drerees North Took Time Out From The Rás To Visit The Secondry School In Portumna Before We Got On Our Way

No 81. Alistair Rutherford Britain Scienceinsport.com No.70 Steve Lampier Britian Sigmasport No. 41 Jose Carrasco KTM Mercia Greece

Christian Varley Isle Of Man

Dean Downing Going Over On Of THe Primes on the Way To Kilrush Where He Lost His Yellow Jersey

Anatoliy Pakhtusov Ukraine ISD Lampre

Mark Cassidy An Post Sean Kelly Belgium Team

Shane Archbold New Zealand In Blue Leads Dean Downing Rapha Condor sharp In Yellow

Martyn Irvine Aisa Giant Kenda Cycling

Wonder If I Could Swap Bikes With The Marshall Robin Kelly Kildare Newbridge

Ronan McLaughlin An Post Sean Kelly Team

Gediminas Bagoonas An Post Sean Kelly Belgium Wins The Stage

Stage Winner Gediminas Bagdonas An Post Sean Kelly Belgium In The Blue Jersey

Shane Archbold New Zealand 2nd On Stage

Stuart Shaw Australia Drapac Team 3rd On Stage

Martyn Irvine Aisa Giant Kenda Cycling

Tobyn Horton Britain Motorpoint

Irish Sports Council Under 23 White Jersey HolderBob Rodriguze France AVC Aix en Provence

Adam Armstrong Eurocycles First County Rider Home Today

Shane Archbold New Zeland National Team Took Over The Vellow Jersey

Shane Archbold Yellow Gediminas Bagoonas Stage Winne Tobyn Horton Green Jersey Martyn Irvine Moyntains

Thr Skoda Irish Team

An Post Chief Executive Donal Connell

Race Announcer Ray Kennedy With Assistant Announcer Pat O'Shaughnessey

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