Bevin shows star quality as he blazes a trail across Munster

New Zealand have a real star in the making in Patrick Bevin after he scorched to another stunning stage win on stage four of the An Post Rás in Caherciveen yesterday, ensuring he retains the leader’s yellow jersey at the halfway point.

The international track rider, who blitzed the field on Monday’s second stage from Roscommon to Lisdoonvarna and came in almost two minutes ahead of the next-best rider, was just as impressive on the road from Charleville to south Kerry yesterday when he led a fragmented peloton home after a brutally hard day.

The riders had to contend with 10 climbs and 183 kilometres and had the category one Coomanaspic near Portmagee to climb after 100 miles.