Milk Ras riders begin Clifden-Ballina stage

The riders in this year's FBD Milk Ras are due to begin their third stage - a 173km stretch from Clifden to Ballina - later today.

Ireland's Tommy Evans leads the race by four seconds from Ari Hojgaard of Denmark after winning the opening stage from Dublin to Roscrea.

20-year-old Swede Jonas Holmkvist won yesterday's 188km stage from Roscrea to Clifden, with almost all the main contenders involved in a 35-man sprint to the line.