Maracycle again?

Dublin and Belfast are gettin further apart - well they are if I get my way and reinstate the Belfast - Dublin Maracycle over the last weekend in June. Instead of incurring the wrath of Police forces, North and South by cycling on motorways, we'll be asking cyclists to take a more leisurely approach on rural country roads avoiding city centres and heavy traffic ( hope thats what you want ). We want people to enjoy the shared friendship and fun of the flagship cross border bike ride Maracycle which attracted 45, 000 participants over its previous 15 year history. I got out for a cold and slow 25 miles on Sunday morning, I have a fair bit of improvement ahead of me if my ambition to do take on three great bike rides can actually become reality in the year ahead.
 
In addition to Maracycle, there's two brilliant trips in September, one around the hills and loughs of counties Derry and Donegal with our friends from Marie Keating Foundation and Ulster Cancer Foundation and the other through the Italian lakes and a bit of Switzerland.
 
I've always had a fascination to visit Vietnam and might just get a chance to do so if I can get fit enough and raise the dosh to join our team for a trip there in February 2011. Back to Maracycle, we'll be doing all we can to attract first timers and experienced bikers alike with loads of options at keen prices. My original statement that Belfast and Dublin are getting further apart, guess the distance between the two capitals on our planned new route I look forward to talking to you over the next few months and sharing our plans as they progress, keep on spinning ,Terry