Enthusiast Rodney follows the Giro route
It was a route starting at Belfast’s Titanic Quarter and taaking the riders over 200km of Northern Ireland’s roads, through counties Antrim, Londonderry and Down, before finishing back at Belfast City Hall late on the Saturday afternoon.
Supporter Rodney Martin, 47, from Lisburn, looked on having already completed the Chain Reaction Cycles Big Italian Bike Ride Gran Fondo , which took in parts of the Giro route.
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Rodney, who competed in the bike-ride alongside his cycling buddies Stephen Coogan, from Belfast, and Naomi McLaughlin, from Derry/Londonderry, said: “It is a very gruelling ride for us all but it was an amazing experienceto cycle in the footsteps of the professionals.
“The Giro coming to Northern Ireland is the chance of a lifetime and I am delighted to be a part of it.”
He added: “Seeing the pros in action and knowing we have cycled parts of the route they have covered is an experience on a whole new level - what a fantastic event.”
The Giro D’Italia is the world’s second largest bike race.