Claire Keenan of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) is pictured with Giuseppe Scordo of Italian cycling specialist magazine Cicloturismo, who was visiting Northern Ireland as a preview to Giro 2014. The Grande Partenza of the Giro d’Italia, one of the world’s foremost cycling spectacles, will take place in Northern Ireland in May next year and the Italian cycling journalist was hosted by NITB on a tour which included visits to a number of top attractions across Northern Ireland. The Giro d’Italia will once again focus the eyes of the world on Northern Ireland and excitement is already building for the world-class event, with exact details of the route being announced next week.
In May 2014 the focus of the cycling world will be on Ireland and the Giro d’Italia Big Start with three days of pre-race celebrations in Belfast, followed by spectacular opening stages in Northern Ireland before racing from Armagh to Dublin.
The Giro’s choice of an Irish Grande Partenza is historic. The famous landscapes of Ireland, North and South will be on view via the global television broadcast the Giro achieves and the economic benefits that the event will generate will be immediate.
In the months ahead the Big Start 2014 will announce exciting stage details, festivals of “pink and green” and volunteer opportunities.
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