Giro d'italia - Comes to Belfast

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Ok, flights booked.

Did a quick wee check around and found a few locations , cheapest so far is £35 a night and thats 1 mile away from the start point of the Giro.... what Airport would you be planning to fly into? if its the Belfast Int then i could get you a very nice B&B at £30 but your 26+ mile from Belfast ...

Just booked flights to Belfast City.
And there is a hostel in University Street for £15 pppn - which looks close enough, but I have never been to Belfast so not sure

 

[Ernie_RBR]

No worries mate, whats it called, I can check it out or have you booked that already... Uni street is also not far away from the start line

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Global village. For me and my late teen daughter; it looks not bad.

 

[thom]

Global village. For me and my late teen daughter; it looks not bad.

Near Botanic Avenue and the University - you'll be good there, it is one of the nicer livelier parts of Belfast and in good striking distance of the Town centre and the latter parts of the TTT route.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I'm quite excited now that I have booked and know that I'll be there!

I've not seen the Giro before; I know it's not in Italy but the flags are similar Haha

 

[SWSteve]

Just wear pink

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Loving the forum countdown @Shaun

Club kit has arrived in Giro Pink Let's do this!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Loving the forum countdown @Shaun

Club kit has arrived in Giro Pink Let's do this!

OK, let's see pics!

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Pardon the blanked logos

Found a good guess of the route last night. Will be riding that! http://connect.garmin.com/course/4940377

 

[thom]

Pardon the blanked logos

Found a good guess of the route last night. Will be riding that! http://connect.garmin.com/course/4940377

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Good effort - I came through Belfast a couple of weeks ago, staying in South Belfast near the TT route.

Personally I think people are missing a trick - there was no visible sign of the Giro coming. At Belfast City - George Best airport there is no advertisement for the Giro but there is plenty about the G10 in Enniskillen last year. Walking around the city I saw nothing and even speaking to people living near lower Ormeau they were oblivious to what was about to come (admittedly I was staying in a bastion of late middle aged lesbian feminists and divorcees). Just seems to me that in a town desperate to fly flags of one sort or another, pink ones about one of the biggest bike races in the world would make a nice change.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Good effort - I came through Belfast a couple of weeks ago, staying in South Belfast near the TT route.

Personally I think people are missing a trick - there was no visible sign of the Giro coming. At Belfast City - George Best airport there is no advertisement for the Giro but there is plenty about the G10 in Enniskillen last year. Walking around the city I saw nothing and even speaking to people living near lower Ormeau they were oblivious to what was about to come (admittedly I was staying in a bastion of late middle aged lesbian feminists and divorcees). Just seems to me that in a town desperate to fly flags of one sort or another, pink ones about one of the biggest bike races in the world would make a nice change.

Indeed. If you want a £40 sportive to ride there are 3 routes for different abilities though, all with chip timing and sections that will have winners.(therefore a race in the middle of a leisure run )

NI just aren't behind this at all, funding was only announced last week(I think) and the reality is, the councils will spend most of it on administration.

 

[LarryDuff]

What sportive are you talking about?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

http://www.chainreactionhub.com/giro-20114/1251-the-chain-reaction-cycles-big-italian-bike-ride

 

[LarryDuff]

Thanks. I heard a rumour that there was to be something like this.
Have to decide which route to do and get some training in.

 

[The Jogger]

That's not my Fleg, They have taken it, and my indentity

pst's going to be awesome

Italian?