Tour de Munster

Tour de Munster 2017 ready to hit the road

With the countdown on for the 17th annual Tour de Munster charity cycle in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland and individual beneficiaries, over 100 cyclists are geared up for the four-day cycle across Munster. This year's tour will be kicking off from City Hall in Cork City on Thursday, August 10th, and will return to Cork to see cyclist finish up the iconic and demanding St. Patrick's Hill on Sunday, August 13th.

Travelling over 600 km in just four days, the amateur cyclists will make their way through beautiful cities, towns and villages of all six counties of Munster. Joining them will be cycling legend Sean Kelly, who is a huge supporter of the event with this being his 12th year participating in the Tour de Munster. All funds raised from the charity cycle will go directly to the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI), now in its 8th year as the beneficiary of the cycle and to the individual beneficiaries involved. This is a new addition to this year's Tour de Munster and allows cyclists to select their own beneficiary to raise funds and awareness for it.

Since its inception in 2001, Tour de Munster has raised over €2.4 million for its beneficiaries with almost €1.9 million for DSI alone. Paul Sheridan, who established Tour de Munster, could not be prouder of the Tour and its many participants over the last 16 years.

The Irish Examiner, Red FM, Clare FM, Tipp FM, and WLR FM are the Official Media Partners of Tour de Munster 2017.  For route information and the latest information and news log onto www.tourdemunster.com, find it on Facebook, or follow the Tour on twitter @tourdemunster. For further information on Down Syndrome Ireland please see www.downsyndrome.ie.  

Stage 1 on Thursday, August 10th, visits the midwest including Tipperary at: Clogheen (Tipp DSI Pasta & Pastries: Clogheen Community Hall):  1.25pm – 2pm; Cahir: 2.30pm – 2.30pm; Tipperary Town: 3.30pm – 3.30pm; Limerick (DSI Centre, Castletroy): 5.20pm – 5.50pm; Ballykisteen (Lunch): 3.40pm – 3.30pm; Birdhill: 6.50pm – 6.50pm and Ballina-Killaloe (Lakeside Hotel): 7.05pm.

Stage 2 begins with cyclists departing the Lakeside Hotel on Friday, August 11th at 9am.

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