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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
This weekend, as well as the second of the Michelin Spring tours, Ards cycling club will hold their tour of the Ards peninsula road race. St Patrick’s parish centre on Victoria avenue Newtownards is the race HQ. The organiser is Bronagh Kirk. Contact bronaghkirk@gmail.comThere are no A4 category riders permitted in the Tour of Ards but they will get a race the next day in the Aghagallon cup event at Bartins bay where there is also youth and women’s racing from 10.30am. Contact Michael Murray 07860 608306.The following weekend sees the annual P&O Ferries Tour of the North stage race taking place over the Easter weekend. I will have full details of the route and time schedule for Easter Monday’s final stage, which starts and finishes in Ballymena, in next week’s column.