JAN-WILLEM VAN SCHIP of the Netherlands won today’s second stage of the An Post Rás after launching a late attack on the final kilometres from Longford Newport.
Van Schip was one of five riders who split from the peloton with 25km remaining, and then summoned a final burst to leave his breakaway rivals behind and ride clear to take the stage.
Monaghan’s Robert McCarthy was the best of the Irish in eight place, crossing the line at the head of the main group seven seconds behind Van Schip.
Denmark’s Nicolai Brochner Nielsen retains the yellow jersey and a nine-second lead in the general classification.
See the Stage 2 results in full here >
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Let me guess. Scotland are the dark horses for the championship.
Deja vue x 10 years.
@Stanley Marsh: they have the players to take it to the next step. Would love to see them competing for this year’s trophy by taking it up a notch, hopefully this 6 Nts is the most competitive tournament yet..
@Stuart: the game in Murrayfield will be a step up on the aviva game v England. Tuipulotu injury blunts them à but but still a very difficult fixture.
@Stuart: hopefully Italy beats them tomorrow !
If you say the same thing for 100 years eventually it might come true right? Finn Russell has one trophy to his name. The 2014-15 pro 14 title with Glasgow.
@Putland Road: or pro12 whatever it was called back then.
@Putland Road: That’s what we thought before 2009!
Be humble, they have a good side!
Lions 10. Followed by Smith and Prendergast.
King of the talkers. They’ll beat England and lose to Italy and Wales
Yeah yeah
Rugby’s Messi, if u believe Netflix, lol!