Clemens Fankheuser still man to beat in wide open Rás

An Post Chain Reaction took their first win of the Rás so far this week with a trademark sprint from Aaron Gate as Clemens Fankheuser retained the yellow jersey by the skin of his teeth once again.

The Tirol Cycling man came into the stage two seconds clear of Matt Holmes (Madison Genesis) and Damien Shaw (An Post Chain Reaction) but as the latter pair were also in that front group sprinting for the win, there was no change in the race for yellow.

It means Fankheuser is still the man to beat heading into the penultimate day today - but he reckons the race is still wide open, given so many are within one minute of him on the overall standings.