August 22, 2009 (Killarney, Ireland) – Russell Downing (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta took the opening Stage 1 from Powerscourt to Waterford, 196km and is the race leader after Stage 2 from Clonmel to Killarney, 196km, won by top pro speedster Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Team Columbia – HTC. Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana is 20th overall – no Canadians are competing.

Results

Stage 1 – August 21 – Powerscourt to Waterford 196km

1. Russell Downing (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta 5:10:37
2. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank 1
3. Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank
4. Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam
5. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
6. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Columbia-HTC
7. Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi
8. Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) ISD
9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank 0:07
10. Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD 0:16

Stage 2 – August 22 – Clonmel to Killarney 196km

1. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Team Columbia – HTC 5:07:33
2. Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental
3. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
4. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi
5. Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team
6. Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team
7. Ian Wilkinson (Gbr) Team Halfords
8. Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling
9. Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD – Neri
10. Juan Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling

GC after Stage 2

1. Russell Downing (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta 10:18:00
2. Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank 0:05
3. Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:07
4. Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo Test Team 0:10
5. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia – HTC 0:11
6. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
7. Frederik Wilman (Nor) Joker Bianchi
8. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:17
9. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:22
10. Andrey Grivko (Ukr) ISD – Neri 0:23
11. Daniel Lloyd (Gbr) Cervélo Test Team 0:25
12. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Continental 0:26
13. Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD – Neri
14. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Joker Bianchi
15. Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia – HTC
16. Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
17. Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD – Neri
18. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
19. Florian Stalder (Swi) BMC Racing Team
20. Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
21. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank
22. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test Team
23. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Team Columbia – HTC 2:12
24. Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Continental 2:14
25. Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Rabobank Continental 2:16
26. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Joker Bianchi 2:18
27. Kristian House (Gbr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team 2:19
28. Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team 2:21
29. Ian Wilkinson (Gbr) Team Halfords 2:22
30. Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental
31. Christoff Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling
32. Michael Matthews (Aus) Australian National Team
33. Michael Schar (Swi) Astana
34. Steven Van Vooren (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team
35. Malcolm Elliott (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
36. Leigh Howard (Aus) Australian National Team
37. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team Columbia – HTC
38. Graham Briggs (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
39. Mark McNally (Gbr) Team Halfords
40. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
41. Andrew Tennant (Gbr) Team Halfords
42. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Cervélo Test Team
43. Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
44. Antonio Cruz (USA) BMC Racing Team
45. Juan Van Heerden (RSA) MTN Cycling
46. Roger Hammond (Gbr) Cervélo Test Team
47. Jef Peeters (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team
48. Sam Bennett (Irl) Irish National Team
49. David McCann (Irl) Irish National Team
50. Valeriy Kobzarenko (Ukr) Team Type 1
51. Benny De Schrooder (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team
52. Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank
53. Simon Richardson (Gbr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
54. Ian McLeod (RSA) MTN Cycling
55. Robert Partridge (Gbr) Team Halfords
56. Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
57. Mark O’Brien (Aus) Australian National Team
58. Ronan McLaughlin (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team
59. Stake Vegard Laengen (Nor) Joker Bianchi
60. Matt Wilson (Aus) Team Type 1
61. Sondre G Sortveit (Nor) Joker Bianchi
62. Chris Newton (Gbr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
63. Jetse Bol (Ned) Team Type 1
64. Jose Rubiera (Spa) AST Astana
65. Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana
66. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
67. Stian Remme (Nor) Joker Bianchi
68. Bartosz Huzarsky (Pol) ISD – Neri
69. Travis Meyer (Aus) Australian National Team
70. Kurt Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank
71. Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental
72. Thomas Frei (Swi) BMC Racing Team
73. Timothy Roe (Aus) Australian National Team
74. Jack Bobridge (Aus) Australian National Team
75. Nicholas Walker (Aus) Australian National Team 2:38
76. Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Cycling 2:43
77. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia – HTC 2:48
78. Tom Southam (Gbr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team 5:30
79. Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) ISD – Neri 6:34
80. Svein Vold (Nor) TMB Joker Bianchi 0:11:40
81. Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwa) MTN Cycling 0:12:51
82. Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN Cycling 0:14:24
83. Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) An Post Sean Kelly Team 0:14:27
84. Dean Downing (Gbr) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
85. Maurice Vrijmoed (Ned) Rabobank Continental
86. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
87. Dale Appleby (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
88. Peter Williams (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
89. Philip Lavery (Irl) Irish National Team
90. Dan Craven (Nam) Rapha Condor Cycling Team
91. Bernard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia – HTC
92. Fabio Calabria (Aus) Team Type 1
93. Shawn Milne (USA) Team Type 1
94. Michael Creed (USA) Team Type 1
95. Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia – HTC
96. Paul Griffin (Irl) Irish National Team
97. Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Cervélo Test Team
98. Robert Hayles (Gbr) Team Halfords 0:23:45
99. James Sampson (Gbr) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta
100. Martyn Irvine (Irl) Irish National Team
101. Mark Cassidy (Irl) An Post Sean Kelly Team 0:23:51
102. Andrew Roche (Irl) Candi TV – Marshalls Pasta 0:31:07
103. Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1
104. Ino Ilesic Aldo (Slo) Team Type 1 0:37:59