Post by numpty on Jun 7, 2010 14:10:27 GMT 1
The Halfords Tour Series Belfast and The Halfords Tour Series Dublin
The thrill and excitement of top-class professional cycle racing comes to Belfast and Dublin city centres on June 18th and 19th, in The Halfords Tour Series.
Taking place on Friday 18th June in Belfast and Saturday 19th June in Dublin, The Halfords Tour Series Belfast and The Halfords Tour Series Dublin are based on the hugely successful Halfords Tour Series in the UK, and will bring fast paced, competitive cycling and top name professional cyclists into the heart of each city.
Ten teams will battle it out on the streets of Belfast and Dublin for the right to be crowned Champions of the two-race Series. Among them will be the An Post Sean Kelly Cycling Team and teams from Cycling Ulster – Slane Cycles, Munster, Leinster and Connacht, along with five English teams from the main Halfords Tour Series, including the Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta team of Olympic and World Champion Ed Clancy and the CyclePremier.com – Metaltek team of former World and Commonwealth Games medallist Tony Gibb, who recently took The Halfords Tour Series win at Canary Wharf.
The Halfords Tour Series Belfast takes place on Friday 18th June. The main race starts at the front of City Hall at 19:30 and will for 60 minutes plus 5 laps of racing, based upon a one kilometre circuit taking in many central Belfast streets including Donegall Square South, May Street, Seymour Street and Chichester Street.
The Halfords Tour Series Dublin takes place on Saturday 19th June, beginning on Lord Edward Street at 18:00, and lasting again for 60 minutes plus five laps of racing. The 1.3km circuit includes Dame Street, Eustace Street
The website for the Belfast and Dublin events will soon be launched at www.tourseries.ie and will contain more detailed information including circuit maps.
The thrill and excitement of top-class professional cycle racing comes to Belfast and Dublin city centres on June 18th and 19th, in The Halfords Tour Series.
Taking place on Friday 18th June in Belfast and Saturday 19th June in Dublin, The Halfords Tour Series Belfast and The Halfords Tour Series Dublin are based on the hugely successful Halfords Tour Series in the UK, and will bring fast paced, competitive cycling and top name professional cyclists into the heart of each city.
Ten teams will battle it out on the streets of Belfast and Dublin for the right to be crowned Champions of the two-race Series. Among them will be the An Post Sean Kelly Cycling Team and teams from Cycling Ulster – Slane Cycles, Munster, Leinster and Connacht, along with five English teams from the main Halfords Tour Series, including the Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta team of Olympic and World Champion Ed Clancy and the CyclePremier.com – Metaltek team of former World and Commonwealth Games medallist Tony Gibb, who recently took The Halfords Tour Series win at Canary Wharf.
The Halfords Tour Series Belfast takes place on Friday 18th June. The main race starts at the front of City Hall at 19:30 and will for 60 minutes plus 5 laps of racing, based upon a one kilometre circuit taking in many central Belfast streets including Donegall Square South, May Street, Seymour Street and Chichester Street.
The Halfords Tour Series Dublin takes place on Saturday 19th June, beginning on Lord Edward Street at 18:00, and lasting again for 60 minutes plus five laps of racing. The 1.3km circuit includes Dame Street, Eustace Street
The website for the Belfast and Dublin events will soon be launched at www.tourseries.ie and will contain more detailed information including circuit maps.