Scanlon back in saddle for Rás

MARK SCANLON will make his return to international cycling in a familiar green jersey when he lines up with the Subway Eat Fresh Irish team for the start of the FBD Insurance RÁS in Naas on Sunday.

The 1998 world junior champion was making no predictions when the line-up for the event was announced by Race Director Dermot Dignam yesterday.

“I have not raced in two months, so I won’t be expecting an awful lot from myself,” he said. “The plan is to get back my race fitness and to do all I possibly can to help my team-mates.”