The biggest event of the Irish cycling calendar, the Rás Tailteann, will begin from Drogheda tomorrow, with an international field battling over eight days. The race, in its 66th year, will see the top domestic riders take on teams from the United States, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and Britain.

ONE of the unfortunate side effects from Sunday’s dismal Leinster hurling final was that it overshadowed Dublin’s defeat of Kilkenny in the minor final.