Top international cyclists who will compete in next month’s Tour de France have been confirmed as participants in what is believed to be Ireland’s first closed-road cycling event, to be held in Co Clare in August.
Italian riders Dario Cioni and Davide Vigano will join an estimated 2,000 cyclists from throughout Ireland and abroad in the Sky Ride Etape Hibernia, which will be held over 128km (82-mile) course of closed roads on August 22nd.
The event is being organised by IMG, with Sky, Fáilte Ireland, Shannon Development, the Shannon Region Conference and Sports Bureau and Clare County Council.
Jo Dytch of IMG saidit was delighted to confirm such high-profile cycling names for the inaugural race.