Here's a fantastic set of photos from yesterday's stage 3 of the Junior Tour of Ireland shot by the excellent Stephen McMahon of Sportsfile.

Stephen Shanahan of the Irish team leads the breakaway with team mate and leader tucked in just behind as the field heads for the Cliffs of Moher (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

The riders approach the summit of Castle Hill (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

Nice shot of landscape as the peloton approaches Carron (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

Race leader Mr Edward Dunbar (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

A leading trio hits the cat 1 climb of Castle Hill at the head of affairs. Left to right, Craig McAuley, US rider Jack Maddux and Dunbar (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

Aaron Swan, Nicolas Roche Performance Team, leads the peloton. Their man Matthew Teggart would go on to win the stage (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

The depleted bunch on cat 1 Corkscrew Hill (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

Daire Feeley of the Irish national team leads the field (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)

Matthew Teggart takes victory from the breakaway having finished 2nd to Dunbar the previous day (Photo: Stephen McMahon - Sportsfile)
