The third stage of the Rás Tailteann saw the riders make the journey from Tipperary town to Listowel.
The 140-kilometre stage was won by Dutch rider Luuc Bugter in a sprint finish, while Ireland National Team's Robert-Jon McCarthy, the winner of Sunday's stage, was fourth.
Bugter, of the Netherlands Delta Cycling X team, remains second overall, 10 seconds behind Cyril Thiery of the Swiss national team, who finished in the bunch.
Damien Shaw of the Ireland Holdsworth Pro Racing Team is just a second further back in third, with Jake Gray sixth, 16 seconds off the pace.
Paidi O'Brien (Dublin Team Gerard DHL) is the leading county rider in 15th.
Wednesday's stage four is one of the most difficult of the race, with eight climbs littered along the 153 kilometres between Listowel and Glengarriff.
These include the second category climbs of Ladies View, Moll's Gap and Garranes, plus the first category Healy Pass.
