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Maracycle

August 2016

Competitors Bruce Anstey and Guy Martin racing at the Ulster Grand Prix near the site of the proposed cemetery

Graveyard proposal for Dundrod circuit 'could spark race day chaos'

Plans for a new cemetery on the site of the Ulster Grand Prix have been blasted by the motorcycle race organisers.

June 2014

Riders on the road during last year's Maracycle

Maracycle: 800 cyclists to hit road again for cross-border trek

Hundreds of cyclists will be taking the long road to Dublin – and back – this weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Co-operation Ireland Maracycle.

July 2013

Press Eye - Belfast - 29th June 2013 - Picture by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye
Competitors take part in the Co-operation Ireland Maracycle bike ride between Belfast and Dublin covering covering over 218 miles

Co-Operation Ireland cyclists sit tall in the saddle after charity effort

Almost 1,000 keen cyclists battled heavy rain to cross the finish line of a gruelling cross-border run between Belfast and Dublin yesterday.

June 2013

Through rain and hail in aid of Brolly charity

AFTER a bit of a lay-off for a trip to visit the folks Down Under, it was back in the saddle this past week in preparation for the Co-operation Ireland Maracycle.

'We're riding to Dublin and back in aid of little Ronan'

While I'm doing the Maracycle mainly for the physical challenge and to get fit again, other people are taking it on for more altruistic reasons.

Belfast Telegraph Journalist Colin O'Carroll.
Picture by Brian Thompson / Press Eye.

'I'm hooked on cycling and I've been all over world on my bike'

FRANK Herron is a veteran of 15 Maracycles – not missing one since his first in 1998. He's also toured the world with Co-operation Ireland, raising money as he goes.

Belfast Telegraph Journalist Colin O'Carroll.

How former top cop is getting on his bike for peace

Former senior police officer and community worker Peter Sheridan is the current chief executive of Co-operation Ireland and is totally focused on his mission to build the peace.

My family's day by the sea was totally ruined by drunken morons... It's time these louts were severely punished

There we sat in the glorious sunshine, surrounded by garbage, watching drunks stagger around and listening to so-called adults curse and swear in front of their children. Just a normal day at the beach in Northern Ireland.

April 2013

Belfast Telegraph news editor Colin O'Carroll picks up his new bike from Halfords in Newtownabbey ahead of the Maracycle from Belfast to Dublin and back. Colin is pictured with store manager Jonathan Revill and Cooperation Ireland's Janet Brennan.

Maracycle challenge: Cyclists urged to saddle up for big cross-border run

Cross-border charity Co-operation Ireland, in partnership with the Belfast Telegraph, is calling for all keen cyclists to join this year's Maracycle challenge.

February 2013

Katie Scarbrough with her daughter Sophie

I must be strong for my kids ... former ice queen Katie Scarbrough on the fight of her life

Katie Scarbrough once inspired with powerful sporting talent, as a champion ice skater who competed on an international stage.

June 2012

Phoenix Cycling Club are the first home led by Peter Stuart

Smiles all round as Maracyclists roll home

Saddle sore but triumphant. That was the feeling of the successful Maracyclists who filed back into Queen’s Sports Centre in south Belfast after completing the annual 220-mile Co-operation Ireland cross-border odyssey.

April 2012

20.04.12. PICTURE BY DAVID FITZGERALDGeorge McGrath pictured with his Bicycle at his house on the Malone Road, Belfast as he is participating in this years Maracycle from Belfast to Dublin and back.

Company teams urged to saddle up for Maracycle

As people across the country begin training for this year’s Maracycle, an Assembly department is joining forces with Co-operation Ireland to encourage people to get on their bikes.

June 2011

Co-Operation Ireland Dublin to Belfast Maracycle. Cyclists arrive at the Queens PEC centre in Belfast on Saturday

In Pictures: Sore but happy, 700 take the strain to complete Maracycle

They came in their hundreds - pedalling a gruelling 200-mile journey from Dublin to Belfast and back again to help break down sectarian barriers.

Maurice Bracken with Corinne Robinson of the Irish Red Cross

Maurice ready to ride to rescue again at Maracycle

With just days to go before the first leg of the Co-Operation Ireland Maracycle starts, organisers are running through last minute preparations making sure everything is in place.

October 2010

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text here from Johnny eputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged to look again at the level of spending cuts proposed in Northern Ireland. The commitment from the Liberal Democrat leader comes amid claims from Stormont ministers that a major raid on the region's capital expenditure budget would break a deal struck during the peace process

June 2010

Kim Anderson and Donna Savage from Belfast

Grand effort by 1,000 riders in Belfast-Dublin Maracycle

Up to 1,000 weary cyclists were nursing saddle sores today after cycling from Belfast to Dublin and back to herald the welcome return of the Co-Operation Ireland Maracycle.

Co-Operation North. Maracycle.Ballymena's Olympic cyclist Billy Kerr, with some of the competitors in the Co-operation North Maracycle. 20/7/1984

Maracycle memories as bike event makes its return

With the final countdown on until the Co-Operation Ireland Maracycle returns, the Belfast Telegraph has delved into its archives for snapshots of the event over the years.

Ulster man's £1,000 memory challenge

The managing director of a local company has thrown down the gauntlet in a unique challenge - prove you've a better memory than mine and I'll give you £1,000!

.Cyclist Alison Edgar from Jordanstown, Co Antrim with her husband Leonard and son Ben.

Mum Alison keeps Maracycle challenge in the family

One woman is making the |Co-operation Ireland Maracycle a family affair next month.

May 2010

Brendan Graham who is the first winner of the Maracycle in 1984.

Cycling helped me deal with my brother’s death

The winner of the first Co-operation Ireland Maracycle has spoken about how his love for cycling helped him overcome the pain of losing his brother two years after his success in 1984.

April 2010

Editor's Viewpoint: Get on your bike

The return of the Cooperation Ireland Maracycle between Belfast and Dublin after an absence of 12 years is indeed welcome.

Make a break for the border: Belfast to Dublin Maracycle returns

Dust down your bike, pump up the tyres and saddle up for the ride of your life — the Belfast/Dublin Maracycle is back after 12 years.

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