The Tour de Munster, held over four days during the summer, raised a phenomenal €522,201 for charity. It was the largest amount it has achieved in its 21-year history.
In 2020 the event, which is run in four stages over a large loop of the Munster region, pulled in €340,000, meaning the money raised surged by more than 50 per cent this year.
The money will go towards funding the Munster branches of Down Syndrome Ireland. The sportive took place from August 5th to 8th this year and involved 150 riders completing a total of 640km.
The riders went through towns and villages in Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary, Limerick and Clare, with Seán Kelly the star turn on the event.
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A major fundraising drive takes place around Tour de Munster, which results in such large sums of money being raised even though a relatively modest number of cyclists, for a sportive event, take part.
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Paul Sheridan established Tour de Munster in 2001 and he said at the cheque presentation on Saturday that he was "over the moon" with the success of this year's event.
"None of this would have been possible without the huge dedication and efforts made by cyclists, volunteers and supporters," he said.
"We are very grateful to the many companies and the public who have supported the Tour in the past 21 years, in particular this year’s main sponsors u-blox and UPS for their continued support.”
