Clarke claims yellow jersey in Rás Mumhan

RAYMOND CLARKE (Dan Morrissey/Carrick Wheelers) will wear the race leader’s yellow jersey when Rás Mumhan leaves Killorglin today on the first of the three road stages.

The Clonmel man earned the right to wear the coveted golden fleece when he won last evening’s four-mile time trial in Killorglin in 8 mins 35 secs and that was three seconds faster than one of the big race favourites, Brian Kenneally (myhome.ie/cycleways), who won the title back in 1998.

Clarke, a former bronze medallist at the world track championships was one of the heroes of last year’s FBD Insurance Rás without actually making the podium.