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The three-day Tour of Ireland will get underway from Powerscourt tomorrow with arguably its finest field yet.

Two of the sport's biggest stars, Lance Armstrong and Mark Cavendish, will certainly draw the crowds but, in the likes of defending champion Marco Pinotti, Stuart O'Grady, Matti Breschel and Yaroslav Popovych, the race can also boast several other big-name attractions.

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