Racing legend sets pace as cyclists begin four-day Tour de Munster

Seán Kelly set the pace for 120 amateur cyclists out of Waterford yesterday on a tough four-day cycle through Munster’s six counties.

The cycling legend is an avid supporter of the charity Down Syndrome Ireland which benefits from the Tour de Munster cycle.

Tipperary-born Kelly will remain with the cyclists in a demanding 640km challenge which ends on Sunday in Cork —on the city’s iconic Patrick’s Hill.