Scanlon shapes up for world title bid

MARK SCANLON will go to the line this morning as one of the medal favourites for the U23 race at the world cycling championships in Belgium and, according to Ciaran McKenna who put the plan in place for this year’s bid, he is in the best shape of his life.
Scanlon shapes up for world title bid

Hundreds of Irish people will line the route in Brussels to support the young Sligo man, who finished 13th in Tuesday's time trial.

"There is a full planeload due in this evening," McKenna said. "We have not had excitement like this since the days of Kelly and Roche. It is just unbelievable."

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