LIAM Holowesko won the white jersey for the second consecutive day in the Junior Tour of Ireland 2016. The event is being held in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, July 12-17.
Racing on the Hot Tubes Cycling Team, Holowesko won the white jersey in the Stage 1 Time Trial on Tuesday, July 12, and also in the 117.8km Stage 2 Road Race yesterday.
The white jersey is awarded to the first year tour rider with the fastest time.
The second stage on June 13 saw the riders take in East Care when they left Treacys West County Hotel at noon for a 120km stage towards Sixmilebridge, Killaloe, Scarriff, Killaneana, and with a finish in Barefield around 2:45pm. Holowesko placed 4th out of 100 riders, and had the fastest time of all first year riders. The remaining stages are:
Stage 3
Lahinch – 101.7km road race, July 14
Stage 4
Wild Atlantic Way – 109.9km road race, July 15
Stage 5
Gallows Hill – 101.3 km road race, July 16
Stage 6
Ennis Circuit Race – 77.5km road race, July 17
The Junior Tour of Ireland is in its 38th year in 2016. It has seen some of the biggest names of Irish and world cycling pass through over the years.
The junior tour has proven to be the event that defines cyclists at a very young age, and helps them determine how to approach international racing in the future. The tour is run under the Rules of Cycling Ireland and Union Cycliste Internationale.
Hot Tubes Cycling Team is the premier junior development cycling team in the US with more than a hundred national titles and two world champions over the last 20 plus years.
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