Top ten overall finish for Deignan in Spain

Philip Deignan has ended Ireland’s long wait for a top 10 finish at a Grand Tour by posting a ninth place overall in this year’s Tour of Spain which finished with a 110-kilometre trek from Rivas to Madrid today.

The Donegal rider, who celebrated his 26th birthday last week, equalled the same place finish registered by Stephen Roche at the Giro d’Italia back in 1993 courtesy of his stunning Stage 18 win on Thursday.