Tourism chiefs defend Giro promo

Tourism Ireland chiefs have hit back at Sean Kelly’s critical comments surrounding the promotion of the Giro d’Italia which starts in Belfast on May 9th.

Kelly, who spent four years as the world’s number one cyclist throughout an illustrious career told this newspaper last month that: “we’ve heard almost nothing about the Giro coming.

“There’s so little about it. It’s going to be a long time before we get to host a big stage race again in Ireland. I think it’s a scandal that Tourism Ireland are not doing something.”