Gardaí prepare for 'Tour de Force'

Forty-five gardaí from various Garda districts throughout the country left Dublin airport today for Madrid on their annual ‘Tour De Force’ cycle’.

Over the next five days, members of all ranks will cycle 600 kilometres from Madrid to Marbella, and will be ‘set off’ on their run from Madrid by the Irish Ambassador to Spain Peter Gunning. The Mayor of Marbella will welcome them on Friday when a civic reception will be held at Marbella town hall.