In his first competitive race since finishing third in the Tour de France, Armstrong came home in a 14-strong group, 16 seconds behind Britain's Russell Downing, who won the stage.And Armstrong, who last rode in the Emerald Isle competitively in 1992, revealed on Twitter the conditions were not best suited to cycling.
"Up/down/left/right/windy!! I felt like I was breathing thru a straw. A small straw," he tweeted.
Russia's Alexander Kolobnev finished second, with Matti Breschel of Denmark in third - both one second behind Downing.
Saturday's 196km ride will head from Clonmel to Kilarney before the 576km race finishes in Cork.
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