Irish riders were in action in France, above, and Dubai as the international pro scene really got going.
In the Dubai Tour (2.HC) Stephen Clancy (Novo-Nordisk) and Matt Brammeier (Aqua Blue Sport) were both in action today, with the latter helping teammate Adam Blythe to a top 10 on stage two.
Brammeier was a handful of seconds behind the British champion who was no match for stage winner Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors).
Clancy crossed the line in 92nd in the same time as the bunch and there was no change at the head of the General Classification with Kittel extending his lead to eight seconds over Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto-JumboNL).
Blythe is best of the Irish-registered Aqua Blue Sport team in 15th at 20 seconds.
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Meanwhile, at the Herald Sun Tour in Australia Leigh Howard posted a brilliant time i the 2.1-kilometre prologue, clocking 2:34.
That was good enough for fifth in a race won by Danny Van Poppel of Team Sky.
The only other Irishman in action was Conor Dunne and he was 11 seconds down on the Dutchman in 69th.
The race continues tomorrow with a flat run to Falls Creek and concludes on Sunday after three more road stages.
Elsewhere in the five-day Etoile de Bességes in France, Matt Teggart gave a good account of himself and finished 75th in the same time as stage winner Arnaud Demare (FDJ).
Jonas Bokeloh was their highest-placed finisher on the day as he came across the line in 18th.
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