Sherlock digs in to deliver in Mullingar

Ryan Sherlock (Cycleways CC) won the Mullingar two-day yesterday for the second year in a row after he won the 3.3-kilometre time trial by more than 20 seconds ahead of David Walsh (Slaney CC) and limited his losses in the afternoon’s third and final stage — but boy did he do it the hard way.

The Monaghan man lost the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan on the final day over the Easter weekend when he allowed a rival rider up the road — unbeknownst to himself — and yesterday a similar incident played out.

DID Dunboyne duo Timmy O’Regan and Fiachra O’Mhuire were close to Sherlock on GC going into the final 110-kilometre stage around Mullingar yesterday and though Sherlock was active himself, he allowed a dangerous break up the road that at one stage led by more than three minutes.