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The third stage was a 177 km road stage from Winchester to Bristol, which was won by Benoit Joachim, seeing Leon Van Bon lose his red leader's jersey to the stage winner. On the Irish front, Ciaran Power finished 42nd, while both Les McKay and Paul Butler were eliminated for finishing outside the time limit. Fitzgerald and McNena both featured in some of the time bonus sprints along the route, picking up 1 and 2 seconds respectively.

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[Stage 1]     [Stage 2a]     [Stage 2b]     [Stage 3]     [Stage 4]    
[Stage 5]     [Stage 6]     [Stage 7a]     [Stage 7b]    

1. Benoit Joachim US Postal 4h16'36"
2. David McKenzie Linda McCartney @ 14 "
42. Ciaran Power Ireland @ 04'16"
82. Padraig Quinn Ireland @ 12'06"
84. Michael Fitzgerald Ireland @ 19'24"
92. Michael McNena Ireland @ 50'49"
Finished after Deadline of 5h07'55" (20%), and therefore emilinated:
93. Paul Butler Ireland @ 55'13"
94. Les McKay Ireland @ 55'13"
Overall G.C.
1. Benoit Joachim US Postal 10h35'13"
2. Marc Wauters Rabobank @ 13"
40. Ciaran Power Ireland @ 05'01"
80. Padraig Quinn Ireland @ 13'35"
83. Michael Fitzgerald Ireland @ 21'10"
92. Michael McNena Ireland @ 51'43"

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