Eoin Morton: ‘Cycling at this level isn’t a sport, it’s a lifestyle’
Almost 50 men were two hours (or more) down on overall winner Clemens Fankheuser and of the eight stage winners, just one was an amateur.
A whopping 11 riders were booted out because they were outside the time limit which is 20% of the stage winner’s time. This year, riders were eliminated on four of the eight stages; the highest ever. Some argue this is part and parcel of the Rás, while more believe it’s a step too far for an event traditionally known as the working man’s race.
