Tour of Ireland stage 1: Dublin to Waterford

The opening stage of the 2008 Tour of Ireland is 192 km long and best described as undulating. The race heads south to County Wicklow, well known as the ‘Garden of Ireland’, through Enniskerry and into Roundwood.

Proceeding through Rathdrum, the race crosses into County Carlow and the town of Bunclody before reaching the major climb of the day the 6 km first category climb of Mount Leinster. Two further climbs, including Inistioge will be encountered on the way to the finish in the historic port city of Waterford finishing on the Quays just several yards from where the Tour de France sprint line was located when that famous race visited Ireland in 1998.

Team Garmin-Chipotle H3O roster
*Rosters are subject to change.*
11 David Millar
12 Dan Martin
14 Magnus Backstedt
15 Julian Dean
16 Martijn Maaskant
17 Trent Lowe
18 Chris Sutton

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