Tom Mazzone claims day one honours

Tom Mazzone of the Isle of Man team will wear the first yellow jersey of this year’s Kerry Group Rás Mumhan after claiming a brilliant opening stage win last night in Killorglin.

The Manx rider galloped in ahead of runner-up Matteo Cigala (Aqua Blue Academy), the evergreen Páidí O’Brien (Killorglin CC) and the rest of the peloton after a ferociously fast opener that was completed in a little over two hours.

Not even the absence of three categorised climbs and some heavy rain could quell the speed of the bunch in what was one of the fastest opening days in recent years.