The past week was a big one for Irish cycling, with the exact route of the Giro d'Italia, which starts in Ireland next May, being unveiled in Milan on Monday.
Belfast is getting the lion's share of the action, with the opening team time trial stage on Friday May 9th unfolding in the city, and the road stage the following day starting and finishing there.
Sunday's stage 3 takes the riders from Armagh to Dublin, where the three days of action in Ireland will come to a close and the race will immediately depart for Italy.
Toby Watson, whose excellent photos regularly appear on stickybottle, has put together for us a few fun shots showing how the race might look when it gets here next year. Enjoy!
The reigning champion Vincenzo Nibali is already in pink and Mark Cavendish is in the points jersey as the race waits to depart City Hall in Belfast (Photo: Toby Watson)
Mark Cavendish at Stormont (Photo: Toby Watson)
The prize presentation outside Belfast's City Hall, with the eyes of the world's media on the race and the city (Photo: Toby Watson)
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Vincenzo Nibali happy to pose before the 2014 start outside Belfast City Hall, with the jersey and trophy he won in 2013 (Photo: Toby Watson)
The Belfast backdrop should provide for plenty of iconic photos when the racing gets underway in May (Photo: Toby Watson)
Just in case you missed the route when announced on Monday
Stage 1: Friday, May 9th – Team Time Trial in Belfast City, 27.1km
Stage 2: Saturday May 10th – 218km road stage starting and finishing in Belfast
Stage 3: Sunday May 11th - Armagh to Dublin road stage of 187km
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