Road Racing Back in the Phoenix Park

Following agreement with Duchas the Heritage Service of the Department of the Environment Cycling Ireland is pleased to announce that an extensive series of cycling races and events will be held on the triangle circuit in the Phoenix Park during 2003.

Duchas the Heritage service have agreed to nine road closure orders and the list of events is as follows:

Tuesday April 29th,
Tuesday May 13th,
Saturday May 25th,
Saturday June 14th,
Tuesday July 1st,
Tuesday July 15th,
Tuesday July 22nd,
Tuesday August 19th
Sunday September 21st.

Alice Sherratt of Cycling Ireland said we are delighted to resume cycle racing in the Phoenix Park and we are very grateful to John McCulllen and Margaret Gormley of Duchas the Heritage Service who are very supportive of cycling.

It is a great boost to have nine dates for racing on closed roads in the Phoenix Park. The Phoenix Park roads will also be closed for the week of the Special Olympics where Cycling Ireland is coordinating the cycling events.