On yer bike: Soccer supporters gear up to pedal to Poland

It’s one thing packing yourself into an impossibly small caravan with nearly a dozen people to make the trek to see Ireland in Poland, but it’s quite another to pedal your way there.

Ireland’s qualification for any major sporting event always attracts diehards determined to make it there in as physically demanding a manner as possible, and Euro 2012 will be no different.

The Pedal to Poland challenge will see an 11-strong team of cyclists leave Dublin on May 30 and cycle through Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany to make it on time for Ireland’s clash with Spain on June 14.