Brilliant Bevin blitzes field to snatch race lead

Patrick Bevin is the new race leader of the An Post Rás after he stormed to a solo win on the second stage of the race into Lisdoonvarna, Clare, yesterday.

The 23-year-old rising star, representing the New Zealand national team, blitzed the field at the end of 160 kilometres of racing and had almost two minutes on a group of four chasers by the finish.

He pulled clear in the last hour with UK-born Irish international Dominic Jelfs (Madison Genesis). The pair built a lead of almost one minute on a four-man chase group that emerged behind after a break of 17 had spent much of the stage up the road.