Vital Stats: Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia Northern Ireland in numbers
Vital Stats: Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia Northern Ireland in numbers...
With more than 4,000 riders already signed up for the Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia Northern Ireland on Sunday, June 4th, the event will be the biggest ever.
Sign-on is closing this Sunday, April 30th. And the usual last minute surge of entries looks set to push numbers to 5,000 or beyond.
If you want to get in on the action and register, you can do so by following this link.
There are two routes on offer; the 175km Mourne Route and the 58km Strangford Route.
The event also has a new base this time around. The start-finish area has moved from the Titantic Quarter in Belfast to the Stormont Estate in the same city.
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The event Expo will also run in Stormont on Saturday, June 3rd, and the following day when the ride takes place.
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"We’re excited to move to Stormont Estate, which saw such big crowds during the 2014 Giro d’Italia Big Start opening stage,” said Darach McQuaid of ShadeTree Sports, the Gran Fondo’s organisers.
“In particular, the estate will offer our riders and their families a beautiful setting throughout the weekend to relax and enjoy the grounds.
“Also for Shadetree Sports, delivering on our economic impact aims for our key partner Tourism NI is very important, and this has been a success.”
There will be free parking within the grounds on Saturday and Sunday for Gran Fondo participants.
Tourism Northern Ireland’s director of business support and events, Aine Kearney, said the event’s economic impact on the North was still growing.
“The Gran Fondo is a major legacy event following 2014’s hugely successful Giro d’Italia Big Start,” she said.
“It showcases our beautiful landscape to riders and international media, increasing awareness of Northern Ireland as a premium cycling and tourism destination.”
Have a look at the event in numbers, below.
Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia NI in numbers
- 14,181: Total visitors/spectators in 2016
- Four: Number of times the event will have been held after 2017's is completed
- 3,887: Riders who took part last year
- Just over 4,300: Riders signed up so far for 2017 event with three days still remaining to sign up
- 86.5 per cent and 13.5 per cent: Male to female ratio signed on so far this year
- 2: Number of routes on offer to Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia Northern Ireland riders
- 175: Number of kilometres in Mourne Route
- 58: Number of kilometres in Strangford Route
- 16: Number of countries people travelling to Northern Ireland from to ride this year’s event. Those nations are: Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey, USA
- 7,750: Number of bed nights generated
- 65 per cent: Number of those who stayed in paid accommodation that chose hotels
- £1.5 million: Direct economic impact generated for Northern Ireland
- Almost £10: Return for every £1 invested by Tourism Northern Ireland
- 88 per cent: Number of visitors describing the event as ‘good’ or ‘extremely good’
- 97 per cent: Number who said the Gran Fondo Northern Ireland evoked a sense of civic pride
- Over 70 per cent: Number who said event made them feel “very proud” of Northern Ireland
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