Drama to the end as Newton claims FBD Rás title

THOUGH the result was a foregone conclusion there was drama aplenty before Chris Newton (Recycling.co.uk) finally clinched the FBD Insurance Rás title in the Phoenix Park yesterday.

Newton joins a select group to have won the event more than once, but he was not the only rider enjoying the plaudits when the punishing event reached it’s conclusion.

The coveted final stage fought out before a huge gallery on Chesterfield Avenue went to the popular Stamullen man Bill Moore (Meath Martin Donnelly) who, after riding the race for 10 years, claimed his first stage win at the 101st attempt.