RAS REACTION: McCANN AND NEWTON TIED ON TIME OVERALL

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As the Ras reached the halfway stage in Tralee on Wednesday evening it couldn?t be closer ? David McCann and Chris Newton are tied on time overall.

The leader this morning, Mark Cassidy of the An Post team, crashed heavily during the stage. He tried to continue for around 20 kilometres before the pain became too much and he reluctantly climbed off in tears with a suspected fractured elbow.

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McCANN v NEWTON

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.