Irish national team confirmed for home tour

Cycling Ireland today confirmed the Irish team for the forthcoming Tour of Ireland professional cycle race from August 22 to 26. Cycling Ireland High Performance director Frank Campbell will manage a mixed team of youth and experience in the inaugural tour sponsored by Fáilte Ireland.

Nicolas Roche (Dublin/Juan Les Pins), Phillip Deignan (Letterkenny), Paul Griffin (Tralee), Brian Kenneally (Dungarvan) and Dermot Nally (Cork / Valencia) make up the experienced group who all have international cycling experience. Roche and Deignan ride for the Pro Tour professional French teams Crédit Agricole and Ag2r respectively. Martyn Irvine (Newtownards)and Derek Burke (Tuam) are representative of the talent emerging through the under-23 ranks in Irish cycling.