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While the Tour of Ireland has been reduced from five days to three this year, the line-up for the 2009 race has shaped to be the best yet in the three-year history of the re-launched event. Ten-time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish (Columbia HTC), seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong (Astana) and a host of other big names will this week compete in the Irish event, which appears to be punching well above its ranking as a 2.1 national tour. Last year Cavendish won the first three stages ...

Lars Petter Nordhaug (Joker Bianchi) wins the stage three of the Tour of Ireland beside him Russell Downing (CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta) secures the general classification

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