The Tour of the North has 120 riders taking to the start line and with this selection of top riders skin and hair will fly all weekend.
The Tour of the North looks set to be a great race, with strong Irish riders lining up against some very good teams from Britain.
Spirit Tifosi are returning having taken the yellow jersey twice in the last three years.
The team has a new line-up but will look to continue their great run in Northern Ireland.
Pro Vision are also back for the weekend battle; Ben Joughin having been one of the strongest in recent years and looking to get in the mix again this year.
The Ribble Continental team also have a selection in the race, featuring young Irish rider Jake Gray.
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He has been based in France in recent seasons and while he secured a place with Ribble for 2019, a training crash in Spain a couple of months ago sidelined him.
However, he has been getting back into racing shape in recent weeks and it will be interesting to see how he gets on this weekend.
There is also no shortage of riders from the home scene who can win stages or the overall.
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Kinning Cycles have put a handy line-up together which includes David Montgomery, Thomas Creighton and Glenn Kinning, among others.
The same can be said of Vitus-Chill-NRPT; the junior team of Aaron Wade, Dylan Traynor, Kevin McCambridge and Will Ryan capable of rattling cages.
Other fancied juniors include Archie Ryan and Shay Donley; the Irish teenagers riding with UK outfit Zappi Racing this weekend.
Powerhouse sport also looks very strong with a team of Brandon Douglas, Cathir Doyle, Lindsay Watson, Felix English and Xeno Young.
Caldwell Cycles can do serious damage as individuals and as a unit with Angus Fyffe, Calvin Moore, Craig McAuley, Darnell Moore and PJ Doogan.
And while Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo will be looking to win Rás Mumhan with defending champion Conor Hennebry or Sean Hahessy, they still have the resources to field an excellent team in Ulster.
It includes Ronan McLaughlin; a man who flew last year when taking a stage win. With him are Craig Rea, James Curry and Ryan Reilly.
Others to keep a close eye in include David Watson of The Bike House; a man who has won this race in the past in some style.
Donal Shearer of Phoenix CC and Ronan Killeen of Lucan CRC are both due a big win and will fancy their chances.
Shearer is breaking through of late and has looked willing and able. Killeen has been around longer and the time has come for him to convert very impressive consistency into a major win.
Tour of the North 2019
- George Clark Spirit Tifosi
- Jordan Peacock Spirit Tifosi
- Oliver Hennessy Spirit Tifosi
- Leon Mazzone Spirit Tifosi
- Tom Mazzone Spirit Tifosi
- Darragh McCarter Donegal Bay CC
- Marc Potts Donegal Bay CC
- Oisin Doherty Donegal Bay CC
- Danny Smith Donegal Bay CC
- Daniel Smith Cleveland-Catley Lakeman RT
- Ben Moody Cleveland-Catley Lakeman RT
- Ronnie Coleman Cleveland-Catley Lakeman RT
- Toby Tanfield Cleveland-Catley Lakeman RT
- John James McAnerney Harps CC
- Brian Mitchell Harps CC
- John Morton Harps CC
- Oliver Donnelly Harps CC
- Patrick Cahill Harps CC
- Glenn Kinning Kinning Cycles
- David Montgomery Kinning Cycles
- Drew McKinley Kinning Cycles
- Luke Joyce Kinning Cycles
- Thomas Creighton Kinning Cycles
- Nathan Keown North Down CC
- Paul McArthur North Down CC
- Stuart Henry North Down CC
- Sven Demeydts North Down CC
- Andrew Hedley North Down CC
- Aaron Wade NRPT Vitus Chill.ie
- Dylan Traynor NRPT Vitus Chill.ie
- Kevin McCambridge NRPT Vitus Chill.ie
- Will Ryan NRPT Vitus Chill.ie
- Brandon Douglas Powerhouse Sport
- Cathir Doyle Powerhouse Sport
- Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport
- Felix English Powerhouse Sport
- Xeno Young Powerhouse Sport
- Andrew Meek Ballymena Road Club
- Fergus Byrne Ballymena Road Club
- Jack Ferguson Ballymena Road Club
- Luke McMullan Ballymena Road Club
- Richard Maybin Ballymena Road Club
- Barry Russell Carn Wheelers
- Dean Lockhart Carn Wheelers
- Johnny Taylor Carn Wheelers
- Ryan Kelly Carn Wheelers
- Tony Odoherty Carn Wheelers
- Boris Tsukerman Colin Graham-Elevation Coaching
- Gary Donaldson Colin Graham-Elevation Coaching
- Mark McClure Colin Graham-Elevation Coaching
- Steven Jones Colin Graham-Elevation Coaching
- Toby Miles Colin Graham-Elevation Coaching
- Keith O'Donnell Four Masters CC
- Donal Walsh Four Masters CC
- Mark McGinley Four Masters CC
- Michael McGlynn Four Masters CC
- Mitchell McLaughlin Four Masters CC
- Alan Bingham Newry Wheelers
- Des Woods Newry Wheelers
- Mark McKinley Newry Wheelers
- Gareth O'Neill Newry Wheelers
- Jude Sands Newry Wheelers
- Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC
- Donal Shearer Phoenix CC
- Edward Kearney Phoenix CC
- Jody Wright Phoenix CC
- Karl Morgan Phoenix CC
- Alex Simmons Pro Vision Race Team UK
- Ben Joughin Pro Vision Race Team UK
- Farley Barber Pro Vision Race Team UK
- Jon Bourne Pro Vision Race Team UK
- Sam Beeston Pro Vision Race Team UK
- Jacob Tipper Ribble Pro Cycling
- Jack Rees Ribble Pro Cycling
- Jake Gray Ribble Pro Cycling
- Will Brown Ribble Pro Cycling
- Zeb Kyfin Ribble Pro Cycling
- Angus Fyffe Team Caldwell Cycles
- Calvin Moore Team Caldwell Cycles
- Craig McAuley Team Caldwell Cycles
- Darnell Moore Team Caldwell Cycles
- Patrick J Doogan Team Caldwell Cycles
- Craig Rea Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimio
- Frank Campbell Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimio
- James Curry Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimio
- Ronan McLaughlin Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimio
- Ryan Riley Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimio
- James Jobber Team Upshift Velo
- Marcus Cram Team Upshift Velo
- Peter Hawkins Team Upshift Velo
- Rafe Williams Team Upshift Velo
- Ross Walton Team Upshift Velo
- David Watson The Bikehouse
- James Ambrose The Bikehouse
- Keith Philips The Bikehouse
- William Larmour The Bikehouse
- Chris Richardson The Bikehouse
- Dan Brough VeloRunner Racing Team
- Grant Bigham VeloRunner Racing Team
- Jordan Hill VeloRunner Racing Team
- Steven Fidler VeloRunner Racing Team
- Will Corden VeloRunner Racing Team
- Shay Donley Zappi Racing Team
- Nathan Draper Zappi Racing Team
- Archie Ryan Zappi Racing Team
- Reece Wood Zappi Racing Team
- Paul Wright Zappi Racing Team
- Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Sean Flynn Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Andy Keogh Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Sean Feeney Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Saran Greene Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Aaron Watson Dromara CC
- Nathan Mullan Dromara CC
- David McKnight Dromara CC
- Gavin McGowan Dromara CC
- Gareth McKee Balloo House Cycleology
- Peter Hughes Balloo House Cycleology
- Phil Doyle Balloo House Cycleology
- Gareth McCullough Balloo House Cycleology
- Andrew McCullough Balloo House Cycleology
- Davy McFall Donegal Bay CC
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