Cyclists to pedal 500km to Paris in aid of hospice

MORE than 100 cyclists left Dublin yesterday for a 500km bike ride to Paris to raise vital funds for the hospice movement.

Mon, 20 Jul, 2009 - 01:00

Sarah Stack

The cyclists, who will travel an average 100km a day in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), are due to arrive in the French capital on Thursday.

Eugene Murray, of the IHF, said the cycle was not a challenge for the faint-hearted.

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Courts Place: Paris Place: Dublin Place: French Place: Ireland Place: Europe Place: Normandy countryside Place: Bayeaux Place: Lisieux Place: Bernay Place: Evreux Place: Palace of Versailles Person: Eugene Murray Person: Murray Person: Eamon Ryan Organisation: Irish Hospice Foundation Organisation: IHF Organisation: Irish Cycling Safaris Organisation: Green Party

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