Trim Castle the backdrop for the start of the 2010 An Post Meath Heritage Cycle Tour
Mary Murphy (Meath County Council Local Sports Co-Ordinator) briefs local Meath man and cycling legend Philip Cassidy who will drop the flag to start the event
And they are away to do the 2 main events 160K & 100
What a sight, cyclists for as far as you can see
A rider fixing mechanical problem at th roadside
After a while the cyclists settle into groups of their own pace
Passing the Hill of Tara site
On this tour there are loads of junctions, all of them were very well sign posted and marshalled.
Two veteran members of the An Post team
One of the leading groups on the road
Crossing the Boyne river at Slane
One of the water stops on route
The round tower on the way out of Kells
Decision time - will I do 100K or 160K
Race around Ireland winner Joe Barr was out the front on his own for the whole 160K tour, he was probably using this a a training run.
At the 110K point this was the first group on the road, there were only five individual riders in front of these
Approaching the finish back in Trim
Apart from the serious cycling runs, there was a 40K and 10K family tours
Pictures taken by Peter Purfield www.IrishCycling.com