Tiernan-Locke wins fifth stage of FBD Rás

Jon Tiernan-Locke of the Rapha Condor Sharp team won today’s fifth stage of the FBD Insurance Rás from Tipperary Town to Seskin Hill, Carrick-on-Suir.

The 25-year-old British rider soloed to victory up the category-one summit finish on Seskin Hill in front of a huge gathering, besting Peter Williams of the Motorpoint Marshalls Pasta team by a mere nine seconds.