Wetterhall’s crowning glory

ALEXANDER WETTERHALL (Sweden Team Sprocket Pro) left many of the big names scratching their heads in wonderment after he built on his midweek escape to claim overall victory in the FBD Insurance Rás which concluded before a huge crowd that turned out in glorious sunshine in Skerries yesterday.

Maybe the victory was not totally unexpected – after all he was the Swedish time trial champion – but he did not have a tour pedigree.

In fact the former mountain bike specialist made his tour debut alongside Ireland’s David O’Loughlin on the Irish Pezula team in the Tour of Ireland two years ago.