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In what is a hectic period for cycling within the county, a huge event which will see over two thousand cyclists take part will return this Saturday. The return of ŠKODA Ring of Clare Cycle will see 2,500 cyclists visit Ennis this weekend. The event is one of the largest mass participation events in Ireland bringing visitors from all over Ireland with international participants from 10 countries also signed up. With the Junior Tour of Ireland underway after stages in Barefield on Tuesday and Ennis on Wednesday, the ŠKODA Ring of Clare Cycle will continue to showcase the best of what Clare has to offer. This sportive returns for the first time since 2019 as a result of Covid-19 restrictions and is estimated to be worth €1 million to the Clare tourism economy. The ŠKODA Ring of Clare Cycle is part of the international ŠKODA Celtic Cycling Series, starting and finishing in Ennis. Cyclists have the option of 160km and …

IN what has been described as a blow to local tourism, organisers of the ŠKODA Ring of Clare Cycle have announced its 2020 event due to be hosted in Ennis has been cancelled due to Covid-19. The event is the largest mass participation sport tourism event held in the region, generating thousands of bednights, and is part of the country’s largest national cycling leisure series. The event is now rescheduled to take place on Saturday July 17, 2021.  The leisure cycling event attracts in excess of 4,000 participants and visitors to Clare annually representing a significant tourism event in the Clare events calendar.  Event organiser Mark O’Connell outlined it was a very difficult decision to take outlining how the event is one of the largest national mass participation events in the country.  He said, “We feel this is the wisest option at the moment with such a level of uncertainty around social distancing, venue capacities and how events need to react …