Following his win in today`s (Saturday) stage two of the Newry 3-day, last year`s event winner, Jake Gray (Nicolas Roche Performance Team) takes over the leader`s Yellow jersey going in to tomorrow`s final stage.
Gray held on to win the stage by 15 seconds from a hard-charging 35 rider bunch, with his winning margin giving him a slender 8 second cushion on overnight leader Cathal Smyth, with Liam Wilson (Powerhouse) a further 9 seconds back.
With less than 30 seconds separating the top 20, there is still all to play for in tomorrow`s 73 mile stage, with Gray keen to be the first back-to-back race winner in the event`s 28 year history.
McKinley Contracts Newry 3-day Overall Classification after 2 stages.
| Pos | Cat | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jun | Jake Gray | NRPT | 3.54.31 |
| 2 | A2 | Cathal Smyth | Phoenix CC | @8sec |
| 3 | Jun | Liam Wilson | Powerhouse | @17sec |
| 4 | Jun | Cameron McIntyre | NRPT | @24 sec |
| 5 | A2 | Klaus Aurelusz | Stamullen | @25 sec |
| 6 | Jun | Stewart Thompson | Spires | s.t. |
| 7 | A3 | Ciaran Handley | Swords | @26 sec |
| 8 | A1V | Craig Sweetman | Stamullen | @27 sec |
| 9 | A2 | Finbar McGurren | Swords | s.t. |
| 10 | A2V | Chris Richardson | VC Glendale | s.t. |
| 11 | A1V | Stephen Hutchinson | CCT | s.t. |
| 12 | Jun | Marc Heaney | NRPT | s.t. |
| 13 | A2 | James Ambrose | NDCC | s.t. |
| 14 | A2 | Stephen Cunningham | Shimna | s.t. |
| 15 | A1V | Colin McElderry | Maryland | s.t. |
