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In pictures: Kerry gold for Mihalov with Rás stage victory

It was a finish in Castleisland at stage three this afternoon.
7.04pm, 24 May 2011
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NIKOLAY MIHALOV OF the France AVC Aix en Provence team wins today’s An Post Rás stage into Castleisland.

Gediminas Bagdonas of the Sean Kelly team takes yellow, holding a one minute 16 seconds lead over today’s runner-up, Oleksandr Sheydyk.

Here’s how it happened:

In pictures: Kerry gold for Mihalov with Rás stage victory
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  • The Rás: stage 3

    David Brennan of the Mayo Western Edge Medical Comm team gets a massage from David Sands before the race start in Kilrush this morning.

  • The Rás: Stage 3

    The Race leader Gediminas Bagdonas of the An Post Sean Kelly team.

  • The Rás: Stage 3

    Alex Coutts of the Asia Giant Kenda team gets some mechanical work done on the move.

  • The Rás: Stage 3

    On the way to Kerry.

  • The Rás: Stage 3

    The race makes it's way up the Corkscrew in Clare.

  • The Rás: stage 3

    The An Post Sean Kelly team work in unison to control the pace in the main bunch.

  • The Rás: Stage 3

    Shadows on the road during stage three.

  • The Rás: Stage 3

    The main bunch on the road to Castleisland.

  • The Rás: Stage 3

    The peleton on the road to Kilrush.

  • The Rás: stage 3

    Nikolay Mihaylov of the France AVC Aix en Provence team wins today's stage into Castleisland.
  • David Brennan of the Mayo Western Edge Medical Comm team gets a massage from David Sands before the race start in Kilrush this morning.
  • The Race leader Gediminas Bagdonas of the An Post Sean Kelly team.
  • Alex Coutts of the Asia Giant Kenda team gets some mechanical work done on the move.
  • On the way to Kerry.
  • The race makes it's way up the Corkscrew in Clare.
  • The An Post Sean Kelly team work in unison to control the pace in the main bunch.
  • Shadows on the road during stage three.
  • The main bunch on the road to Castleisland.
  • The peleton on the road to Kilrush.
  • Nikolay Mihaylov of the France AVC Aix en Provence team wins today's stage into Castleisland.

All images Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

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