Day three of the Herald Sun Tour in Australia, and the Irish quintet
continues to ride well. 1999 national champion Tommy Evans broke clear with
two other riders in the closing miles of the washed-out 49 kilometre 4th
stage to Korumburra and was third in the sprint to the line, while team-mate Ciaran Power took sixth. Then, in the afternoon’s second stage Olympian David McCann made a brave bid for victory as he raced clear alone. However the Belfast cyclist was recaptured with just 5 kilometers to go, paving the way for a bunch sprint in which Eugene Moriarty was 4th and Power 7th.
Evans is best placed of the Irish overall in 5th place, one minute and 7
seconds behind Australian Henk Vogels. He is also up to second in the
mountains classification, a valuable boost before tomorrow’s toughest stage
of the race which takes in nine climbs.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
