Poles dig deep as Kenneally makes move

THERE was no change at the top of the General Classification as members of the Legia Bazylisek team from Poland filled the top two positions with Ireland’s Ryan Connor third at the end of yesterday’s fifth stage that took the FBD Insurance RÁS from Kilrush to An Ceathru Rua.

It was not all plain sailing, however, as Pilltown man, Brian Kenneally, riding for the Meath MyHome.ie/Cycleways team, was overall leader on the road as part of a 12-man group that went 7 mins 59 secs clear at one point.

At the end of the day Kenneally had clawed his way up to eight place overall but it could have been even better were it not for the fact that the group eased back on the throttle on the approach to an unknown obstacle in the form of the Seanafeistin climb which dug deep into their reserves seven miles from the finish.