An Irish Kickoff for Tour de France
Associated Press
DUBLIN, Ireland —
It is still called the Tour de France, but the first three days of the 2,393-mile bicycle race will be held in Ireland, beginning with today’s 3 1/2-mile time trial in downtown Dublin.
The Irish government courted the tour and predicts it will bring more than $45 million in tourist trade, but downtown businesses have complained about congestion in a city already full of tourists.
The first two stages Sunday and Monday will take the cyclists 237 miles from Dublin and through the Wicklow Mountains to Cork.
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