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45km heading into Hacketstown
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The leaders
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The gap is almost 2 minutes now
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57km The bunch at Tinahealy
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62km the leaders are all working in the break
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Race organiser Sam Darcy leading the bunch on his motorbike
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66km The leaders start the KOH
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67km Still together as they approach the top of the KOH
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The front of the bunch on the KOH
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The bunch is lined out heading for Carnew
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80km The leaders at Cranford start KOH
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Left turn and it's a 5km straight run to the finish
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The leaders with 3km to go
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100M to the finish and a woman walks across in front of the leaders
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50M to go
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The bunch finish
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The Lord Mayor of Gorey with the Race leaders and Sam Darcy
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Results Stage 1 Blessington to Gorey
1st Michael Barry Barnardos 2hrs 19m 44 sec
2nd Dave Wherity McNally Swords @ st
3rd Conor McIlwaine Team Skoda Ireland @ st
4th Shane Hurley Barnardos @st
5th Paul Dolan Usher IRC @ 3 secs
6th Dave Cassidy Stevens Cycleogical @ 5 secs
7th Tom Mazzone Isle of Man @ 1'03
8th Alan Burke Murphy Surveys @st
Points: Dave Wherity McNally Swords
Mountains: Paul Dolan Usher IRC
Tomorrows Stage starts at 9am and is a TT in Gorey.