A record-breaking 7,000 cyclists took to the streets of Dublin yesterday as part of the Great Dublin Bike Ride.
This was the first major event in this week’s Dublin Sportsfest which is gathering together a host of events from a wide range of sports and activities and will engage many thousands more over the course of the next seven days.
Yesterday’s routes of 70 and 105 kilometers were led off by Lord Mayor of Dublin Nial Ring on Baggot Street and wound their way North of the city along the coast road before swinging back through Fingal and finishing up at the Dublin Institute of Technology, soon to be D4U Campus at Grangegorman.
This was the biggest edition of the Ride which started out in 2015 with the backing of Sport Ireland, Cycling Ireland and Dublin City Council.
It is also a major kick-off event for the European Week of Sport and was a natural flagship occasion to include as part of Dublin SportFest.
Here are a selection of images shared through the day on social media…
Well done to everyone who did the @DublinBikeRide today! Our staff really enjoyed it. Take a bow guys! #CycleYourCity pic.twitter.com/xjroRuVtwt
— BearingPoint_IE (@BearingPoint_IE) September 23, 2018
Brilliant to have Clare, Tipperary & Limerick well represented by these three legends with us today with Martin Donnelly @SteedFiona & Bull Hayes @DublinBikeRide #CycleyourCity pic.twitter.com/GypTXvThUe
— TITAN EXPERIENCE (@TitanExperience) September 23, 2018
@DublinBikeRide #CycleYourCity Thanks for a wonderful day in Dublin, a great chance to experience the city and its surroundings. (& thanks to all the hard workers & volunteers who made it happen!) pic.twitter.com/AusJl2slB8
— Aideen (@AideenGibson) September 23, 2018
Team #PurpleHouse cycling team members Tony Salmon, Rory O’Moore, Eamon Breen & Stuart Dwyer taking part in the @DublinBikeRide today! Well done guys and thank you for your support! #purplehousecancersupport #greatdublinbikeride #cycleyourcity #dublin #cycling #cancer pic.twitter.com/Drb1olXSt4
— Purple House Cancer Centre (@PurpleHouseIRL) September 23, 2018
Don’t be fooled by ‘the gear’ on this lot, there are plenty of novices taking part in this cycle….it’s all about getting ‘on your bike’ and a getting out to see the city. #CycleYourCity Congratulations to all who got involved this year. @DublinBikeRide @sportireland pic.twitter.com/DIeRoS1kJl
— HealthyIreland (@HealthyIreland) September 23, 2018
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