Some pictures from the event taken by Peter Purfield
Over half way through the first stage and 4 riders have about 30 sec lead
The main bunch
The bunch dropping through Tinahely
The leaders have about 40 secs gap on the bunch
As the leaders go up the only climb on stage one, they are caught and passed by a rider from the Isle of Man
Tim Kennaugh from the Isle of Man powers up the climb
The bunch is closing on the remaining four leaders
The main bunch
After a fast descent, the race caught the 4 riders and 3 new riders clipped away to catch the lone leader with about 20k to go
Now a new breakaway with 3 Isle of Man riders and Gerard Madden
The bunch
He's away again
Tim Kennaugh of the Isle of Man leads on his own with 8km to go
The chasing 3 are going to be picked up by the bunch
He is opening the gap
The bunch with 4km to go
Tim Kennaugh (Isle of Man) wins stage 1
The bunch 25M to go
Alan Burke (Murphy Surveys) holds off Colm Bracken (Leinster) for 2nd place
Mountains: Chris Whorrall (Isle of Man), Yellow Jersey: Tim Kennaugh (Isle of Man) and Points: Alan Burke (Murphy Surveys)
An Post Gorey 3 Day Stage 1
1st Tim Kennaugh Isle of Man
2nd Alan Burke Murphy Surveys
3rd Colm Bracken Leinster
4th Chris Whorrall Isle of Man
5th Martin Mizgayski Wexford Wheelers
6th Padraig Marrey Western Lakes CC
7th Shane Baker Usher IRC
8th Murt Doyle Slaney CC
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