Giro d'Italia Comes To Ireland

Today marks the start of the second most prestigious cycling event in the world, the Giro d'Italia. The world's greatest cyclists have descended on Ireland for the first three stages of the Giro, the first of which is a 21km time trial through Belfast's Titanic Quarter under lights and the second being a 218km trek to the north Antrim coast, taking in the Giant Causeway before returning again to Belfast city centre. The Giro will then travel across boarders, starting in Co. Armagh before travelling south and ending in Dublin's Merrion Square.

Stage 1 route looks like this:

Stage 2 is a little longer, taking in some of the breath-taking views of the north Irish coastline:

Stage 3 travels across the boarder in the Republic of Ireland, with the finished point at Merrion Square, Dublin

The favourite going into the event is the Columbian Nairo Quintana, but the 2012 runner-up Joaquim Rodriguez will also be part of the peloton and expected to be in the shake up on May 22nd when the race ends on May 21st. 

Of course if all this cycling is getting you thinking of dusting the cobwebs off your bike for the summer, then make sure you pop on over and take a look at our range of bicycle carriers, we have ones to suits all bikes and budgets. Wondering where to go cycling this summer!? Then look no further, this is a must for all cycling enthusiasts! 

Words by John Smyth, MicksGarage Marketing Guru!