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Stage 3 Pictures Mitchelstown To Enniscorthy 155.6.Kms
By Eddie Dawson
Jun 2, 2024, 13:49
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| The Start Of Stage 3 In Mitchelstown All Jersey To The Fronth |
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| Liam Flanagan USA, APS Pro Cycling Winning Stage 3 Of Ras Tailteann In Enniscorthy (Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| New Race Leader Tim Shoreman. UK. Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli ( Pic Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Liam Flanagan USA, APS Pro Cycling Winning Stage 3 Of Ras Tailteann In Enniscorthy (Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Liam Crowley, Team Ireland Mountains Leader (Pic Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Con Mc Dunphy USA APS Wearer Of Jersey For Tim Shoreman (Pic Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Matteo Cigala Dan Morrissey Wearer For Willem O'Connor O'Leary Stone Kanturk ( Pic Lorraine O'Sillivan ) |
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| Willem O'Connor O'Leary Stone Kanturk Best Under 23 Rider (Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Lindsay Watson Tyrone Caldwell Powerhouse Racing Festina Watch Winner ( Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Willem O'Connor O'Leary Stone Kanturk Best Under 23 Rider, Lindsay Watson Tyrone Caldwell Powerhouse Racing Festena Watch ,Matteo Cigala Dan Morrissey Wearer For Willem O'Connor O'Leary Stone Kanturk,Tim Shoreman. UK. Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli, Liam Crowley, Team Ireland Mountains Leader,Con Mc Dunphy USA APS Wearer Of Jersey For Tim Shoreman, Liam Flanagan USA, APS Pro Cycling Stage Winner (Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Adam Lewis USA Aps Pro Cycling In Action (Photo Lorraine O'Sillivan) |
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| The Rás Tailteann Passing Jerpoint Abbey, Thomastown on The Way To Enniscorthy ( Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
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| Jerpoint Abbey, Thomastown |
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| A Hug For The Stage Winner USA APS Pro Cycling Team Mates (Photo Lorraine O Sullivan) |
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| Nice To Get Some Food After The Stage Willem O'Conner Gets Strawberrys and Cream ( Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan} |
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| Race Leader Tim Shoreman And Mountains Leader Liam Crowley Being Interviewed (Photo Lorraine O'Sullivan) |
Stage 3 of the 2026 Rás Tailteann brought a fast and tactical day of racing from Mitchelstown to Enniscorthy, with the peloton covering over 155 kilometres across Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. After the brutal climbing of Stage 2, the tempo remained aggressive from the flag drop as teams looked to control the race ahead of the technical finale into Enniscorthy.
The stage featured repeated attacks and several attempts to establish a successful breakaway, but the pace in the bunch stayed consistently high. Crosswinds and rolling terrain stretched the peloton at various points, while general classification contenders remained alert after the time gaps created on the previous stage.
As the riders approached Enniscorthy, positioning became critical on the narrow and technical roads leading toward the uphill drag to the finish. Sprint teams and GC riders battled intensely for control entering the final kilometres, with the front of the race heavily reduced by the pace and constant accelerations.
Liam Flanagan of APS Pro Cycling powered to victory on Stage 3 after timing his effort perfectly on the uphill finish in Enniscorthy from a reduced leading group of 17 riders. The selective finale produced important time gaps and further reshaped the overall standings heading into the decisive mountain stages later in the race. Tim Shoreman of Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli now wears the leaders yellow jersey after his victory yesterday and second place finish today.
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