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2010 Tour of Ireland dates August 18-22, 2010. Update: Cancelled for 2010.
June 2 update:
2010 Tour of Ireland cancelled — cyclingnews
September 25 update:
Irish Tour expands for 2010 — velonews
Stage 3 Results
Delight for Downing with Tour win — itv
Downing sticks it to ProTour teams, wins Tour of Ireland — velonews
Nordhaug wins final stage in Ireland — cyclingnews
Full Official Results — tourofireland.ie
Stage 3 Photos — tourofireland.ie
Stage 3 Video Highlights (02:57) — tourofireland.ie
Stage 2 Results
Aug 22 update:
Cavendish scores win in Irish Tour — velonews
Cavendish wins in Killarney — cyclingnews
Full Official Results — tourofireland.ie
Live Text Archive — irishcycling
Cavendish Wins, Downing Holds Lead, Cassidy Attacks — irishcycling
Stage 2 Photos — tourofireland.ie
Stage 2 Video Highlights (03:25) — tourofireland.ie
... more to come...
Stage 1 Results
Aug 21 update:
Stage 1 Live Text Updates — irishcycling
Downing wins Tour of Ireland stage and takes overall lead — cyclingnews
Downing wins stage 1 as Astana, Saxo split peloton — velonews
Downing beats the big guns to take stage one in Ireland — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Stage 1 Video Highlights (02:56) — tourofireland.ie
Spectator Stage 1 Photos — flickr
Stage 1 Photos — itv
Stage 1 Photos — tourofireland.ie
Aug 20 update:
Pre-race press conference in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Powerscourt, Co. Wicklow — irishcycling
Race Preview
Aug 18 update:
Preview: Cavendish and Armstrong headline Tour of Ireland in 2009 — cyclingnews
2009 Tour Of Ireland Is Go — irishcycling
Aug 17 update: Team Rosters now posted. Also see the interactive stage maps from bikemap.net (maps links in the race summary table) — Steve
2009 Route Announced
IRELAND (July 17, 2009 updated July 27th) --- The Tour of Ireland event organisers have finalised route details for this year’s race. The three day race, in association with Fáilte Ireland, takes place on 21st to 23rd August with seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong (Astana) and eight time Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia-HTC) already confirmed as entries.
“We had to slim the race to three days in view of the economy and we have found a route that provides a real challenge for the teams,” said Event Organiser Alan Rushton: “It was important to ensure that each of the stages will be a proper challenge, given the quality of the field we have attracted to Ireland. It will also showcase Ireland as a fine holiday destination and I think in this respect too, the route will show the country off well.
The stages have been confirmed as:
• Stage One - Friday 21st August – The Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt, Enniskerry to Waterford – 196km
• Stage Two – Saturday 22nd August – Clonmel to Killarney - 196km
• Stage Three – Sunday 23rd August – Bantry to Cork City – 184km
“We will be issuing more details of the route next week,” continued Rushton: “However we felt it was important to let people know about the start and finishing locations as soon as possible. Many fans have contacted race headquarters looking for information so they can make travel and accommodation plans.”
“We are delighted to confirm that the last stage finishes on the same tough city circuit that we used last year in Cork. We are completing three circuits which include the famous 25% gradient climb of St Patrick’s Hill and there are three other climbs on each lap. It will be a great spectacle to watch.” Stage one has already been announced with the race climbing over Mount Leinster on tough scenic route to Waterford from The Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt, Enniskerry.
Stage two from the Tipperary town of Clonmel will take in three categorised climbs offering the riders spectacular views of the countryside as well as king of the mountains points. The race zigzags across the counties of Waterford, Cork and Kerry heading to the finish in the centre of Killarney. Stage three starts in the historic market town and port of Bantry on a pretty coastal route on the way across to Cork City where the final yellow jersey will be presented to the race winner.
The race leaders yellow jersey is being sponsored by Fáilte Ireland, the green sprints jersey is again sponsored by An Post and the white jersey for the best U25 rider is sponsored by the Department of Transport’s Smarter Travel campaign. The fleet of race vehicles is provided by Fiat Group Automobiles Ltd.
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