Swift in fifth at World Championships

Kennaugh is leading Manxman

Island resident Ben Swift was fifth in yesterday’s (Sunday) World Road Race Championships in Norway.

He was one of four Manx based cyclists included in Great Britain’s team for the elite men’s road race in Bergen.

Manxman Peter Kennaugh finished 36^th, Mark Christian 98th, while Ian Stannard didn’t finish.

Slovakia's Peter Sagan became the first cyclist to win three road race world championship titles in a row.