Barry peaking for Milk Rás bid

TIMMY BARRY got the perfect boost in advance of the FBD Milk Rás when he reclaimed the Tour of Ulster over the bank holiday weekend – a title he won in magnificent style two years ago.

This time he had set the race as one of his targets in the lead-up to the Rás, which gets under way in Dublin on Sunday week.

The other event was Ras Mumhan in which he eventually finished second despite going to the line with a painful boil on his foot.