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Last Updated: 2 Apr 2018 - 8:45:17 PM |
P&O Irish Sea International Tour of the North Countdown
By Anthony Mitchell
13 Mar 2009,
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The 2009 P&O Irish Sea Tour of the North, now just four weeks away, is shaping up to be a truly International affair, with a total of 8 nations represented in this years full 110 rider field.
With riders from England, Ireland, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Norway on the start list, the event is shaping up to be a cracker with four days and five stages of racing to decide the eventual winner.
At the event launch in the Corrs Corner Hotel, P&O Irish Sea Marketing Executive Edel McMahon commented, `We are delighted with the response the organisers have had for this years event. Last year we had riders from Belgium, Holland and France and we are delighted to support this event yet again and bring riders in to race on Northern Ireland's roads`.
3-time winner and defending champion Ryan Connor was also on hand, and was undeterred by the international competition. Connor, the winner in 2004, 2006 and 2008 seems to have an aversion to odd numbers, but will nonetheless be going for a record-breaking fourth win in a months time, and having signed for the Dublin based Usher-Irish Road Club, he is relishing the upcoming Easter Challenge.
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| The 2009 P&O Irish Sea Tour of the North, now just four weeks away, is shaping up to be a truly International affair, with a total of 8 nations represented in this years full 110 rider field. |
`We have assembled a strong squad for the race, and with a little help from local knowledge I hope to be in Yellow again come Easter Monday` remarked the Ahoghill man.
With full route details due to be announced next week, Race Director Anthony Mitchell confirmed that the stage venues remain the same as last year, with the opening prologue at Stormont on Good Friday evening, followed by stages in Ballymena, Bangor and ending up in Castlereagh on Easter Monday.
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