Newton eyes third title to join Rás legends

CHRIS NEWTON can join a handful of legends who have won the FBD Insurance Rás three times when he lines up for the 2009 edition in Kilcullen next Sunday.

Newton won the Irish showpiece in 2003 and 2006 and won four stages and the points jersey when he was runner-up in 2002.

A former world champion, he won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 and last year he won a bronze in Beijing.