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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

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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