McCann wins FBD Milk Ras

Murphy and Gunn’s Malcolm Elliott may have taken the stage win in a Phoenix Park sprint finish, but the spoils went to Belfast amateur David McCann as he claimed his first ever FBD Milk Rás title this evening, crossing the finish in the main field.

Murphy and Gunn’s Malcolm Elliott may have taken the stage win in a Phoenix Park sprint finish, but the spoils went to Belfast amateur David McCann as he claimed his first ever FBD Milk Rás title yesterday evening, crossing the finish in the main field.

Thornton’s Recycling rider’s previous best was a second place in the 1996 race, but two stage wins in the past week, including Saturday’s breakway win from Carrick-on-Suir to Tullow saw him lead the overall classification by 36 seconds ahead of yesterday's’s eighth and final stage in Dublin.