McLay crowned junior national champ

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Hargroves Cycles junior Dan McLay was crowned the National Junior Road Race Champion after sprinting to victory at the end of a gruelling 75-mile title race in Wales on Sunday.

McLay, the 18-year-old from Leicester who was second in this year's Junior Paris-Roubaix, crossed the line about five yards ahead of his 17 rivals in a big sprint finish to the race in Brecon.

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