Gallery: An Post Rás

Stage 8: Davide Ballerini takes the final stage of the An Post Rás in impressive fashion

Stage 7: Riders snake through through the Corabutt Gap

Stage 7: Motivation on the road

Stage 6: The peloton passes through the Jack Lynch Tunnel

Stage 6: The peloton leaves Kilmurriheen

Stage 5: The Charlie Chaplin statue in Waterville gets into the spirit of things

Stage 5: A breakaway group rides along the Caha Pass

Stage 5: The peloton rides over Kenmare Bridge

Stage 5: A lone rider passes by Derrynane Bay

Stage 2: If only it was that easy - Blackboard timekeeper Theresa Dowd

Stage 2: Hugh Wilson heads towards Athenry

Stage 2: Young spectators await the arrival of the peloton

Stage 2: The peloton rides past Dunguaire Castle

Stage 1: An Post Chain Reaction's Robert Jon McCarthy is an apt winner of the opening stage of the race the organisation sponsors