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PICTURE GALLERY : Stephen McMahon Last Updated: 2 Apr 2018 - 8:45:17 PM
TOUR OF IRELAND - Stage 1 Pictures
By Stephen McMahon
28 Aug 2008,

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Grand Canal Square hosted the start of Stage 1 of the 2008 Tour of Ireland. Joshua Bell Curran from Lucan in County Dublin was prepared for the worst but thankfully no rain fell on his parade. ©: Stephen McMahon

The Pezula Racing Team was one of the first to sign on and obviously keen to get the show on the road. ©: Stephen McMahon

Tinkoff Credit Systems added yet more colour to the start along the banks of the Grand Canal. ©: Stephen McMahon.

The MTN Energade team travelled from South Africa to take the start of the 2008 Tour of Ireland. ©: Stephen McMahon

The Pinarello CandiTV team arrived ready for action. ©: Stephen McMahon.

The Karpin Galicia Cycling Team relax before the start. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Stephen O’Sullivan and Sean Lacey (Team Ireland) added another few shades of green to the start in Dublin’s Grand Canal Square. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Stephen O’Sullivan (Team Ireland) gives his stamp of approval to the ongoing rejuvenation works along the Grand Canal. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Sean Lacey (Team Ireland) at the Docklands departure. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Zakkari Dempster of the SouthAustralia.com/AIS team waits for the start in true Aussie fashion: No Worries. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Bernard Eisel (Team Columbia) was back again to rip it up on Irish roads. ©: Stephen McMahon.

The other teams will have their work cut out to get the better of this Dean/Martin combo. National Champions from different hemispheres on the same Garmin Chipotle H30 team. ©: Stephen McMahon

The serious business begins as the race rolled out on schedule and with 192 kilometres of racing ahead. ©: Stephen McMahon

A casual pace saw the peloton still together as the race passed over the third category Lower Sugar Loaf climb after 16 kilometres. ©: Stephen McMahon.

A break has gone clear as the race passes through the second sprint bonus of the day in Rathdrum with Martyn Irvine (Team Pezula Racing) taking the points from David George (MTN Energade) and Travis Meyer (SouthAustralia.com/AIS). ©: Stephen McMahon.

The peloton passed through over six minutes behind and seemed content to let the leading trio stay away. ©: Stephen McMahon

Having lost contact with the leading group Martyn Irvine (Pezula Racing Team) had a lonely ascent of the first category Mount Leinster. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Team Columbia set a steady pace as the peloton approach the summit some 3 minutes later. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Local Hero: Ciaran Power’s number one fan. The Pezula rider received every encouragement from the Waterford crowd. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia) showed the rest of the peloton a clean pair of cleats at the finish in Waterford. ©: Stephen McMahon.

The Manx Express strikes again, winning with ease ahead of Julian Dean (Garmin Chipotle H30). ©: Stephen McMahon.

The ease with which he took the victory belied the effort invested. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia) receives his Waterford Crystal trophy. ©: Stephen McMahon.

Mellow yellow: Cavendish receives the first race leader’s jersey of the 2008 Tour of Ireland. ©: Stephen McMahon.

The podium after Stage 1: Stage winner and Race Leader Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia), leader of the Mountains Classification Matt Wilson (Team Type 1 Cycling Team) and leader of the Points Classification Alexander Kristoff (Joker Bianchi Team). Boy Van Poppel (Rabobank) is third in the Under 25 Classification behind Cavendish and Kristoff and will wear the white jersey on Stage 2. ©: Stephen McMahon.


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