![]() The race heads into the Wicklow mountains today, the weather is dry but very windy
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![]() Race leader Chris Newton is close to the front as they climb Slieveman Cat 1 KOM at 19 Kms
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![]() The riders are well spread out on this 4.5 Kms climb
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![]() The eventual KOM winner is a long way back on this the second climb of the day
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![]() More riders
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![]() Now at 25Kms and after 3 KOM's the race is split into several groups
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![]() A couple of riders jump clear of the front group at 30 Kms
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![]() A few more riders get accross to the leaders
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![]() This is the leading group at 50 Kms
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![]() The Welsh team have joined in to drive the bunch
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![]() The leaders at 80 Kms
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![]() Mark Lovatt is now grabbing valuable points to take the KOM jersey
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![]() The Recycling Team push it up a gear and start to haul the leaders back
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![]() On the road to Sally Gap the chasers are lines out
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![]() The leading group splits as the approach the top of Sally Gap at 103 Kms
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![]() The yellow jersey group is very close to the front group
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![]() A great crowd of supporters came our to Sally Gap
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![]() The fast descent of Sally Gap
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![]() 3 riders are still out front as they climb to the last KOM of the day 'Lugalla'
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![]() A few more riders have joined up with the chasers
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![]() Heading for Roundwood 188 Kms the leads still have 30 secs
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![]() The chasers caught up at 2 Kms to go and Morten Hegreberg of Norway wins
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![]() Newton finishes 10th and holds the jersey
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![]() Stage Winner - Morten Christiansen (Norway – Sparebanken Vest)
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![]() Another yellow jersey for Chris Newton (GB – Recycling.co.uk)
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