Tommy Evans all but wrapped up the event today, winning both the morning road stage by about 10 seconds and the afternoon time trial by the same margin. For a few photos of the road stage and some pained expressions on the hill climb CLICK HERE

A perfect evening for the short circuit race at Kirkistown. Won by Peter Hawkins from Matthew Ward in a sprint from an early breakaway of 7 riders. Pictures are here - PHOTOS

Here’s a link to a really good touring event coming up on 27 August.  www.lapthelough.org and if you require a little practice for it there are a number of other challenging touring events detailed on North Down’s touring calendar - Touring Events