In-form champion Shaw ready to fight fire with fire

Reigning Kerry Group Rás Mumhan champion Damien Shaw believes he has the form to become the first man to win back-to-back titles on the country’s second biggest stage race.

Second only to the An Post Rás in terms of prestige, the four-day race which begins in Killorglin today continues to attract the cream of amateur talent from home and abroad, but Mullingar man Shaw is adamant he can match whatever is thrown at him.

“I’m definitely in the form to do it,” he said. “The only things you have to look for after that are luck and decision-making and I’d be a lot more confident in my decision-making this year than I was last year.”