The event will visit Limerick on August 30, and An Post is calling on local men and women to get out and show their support for the former Irish professional and his team of ‘peddlers’.

In conjunction, An Post has launched a ‘Be Seen-Go Green’ initiative to show their support for the team and the race.

Limerick people are asked to support the team by wearing green, paint their faces in their native green colour at the sprint lines and the finish line.

The ‘Go Green’ team will be on hand at each sprint line with lots of prizes to give out to people who are decked out in green, from t-shirts to An Post-One4All Gift Vouchers.
“The An Post team received huge support when the Rás passed through towns around Ireland back in May” said Patrickwell Post Master Ann Coughlan and Adare Post Master Elizabeth Toomey.

“We thought it would be nice this time to reward that great support, so we launched Be Seen Go Green. And we are hoping that Limerick has the best show of green at the start of Stage 4 of the Tour and along the sprint lines and finish than any other county, so we are encouraging everyone to get out and showcase Limerick and show your support for the An Post boys in green.”

Stage 4: Limerick to Dingle, 186km–Saturday 30th August

THE tough penultimate stage starts at Clancy Strand on the banks of the River Shannon, overlooking King John’s Castle.

It is neutralised through the city and passes the O’Connell statue before heading southwest.

Racing will begin quickly with the first An Post sprint after only 3.6km in Patrickswell. The first 100km is reasonably flat as the race travels through the Limerick towns of Adare and Newcastle West.

The riders pass through Listowel and Tralee before reaching the bottom of the spectacular 8km Category One climb of the Conor Pass.

Descending into Dingle for the first time, the riders will pass through the finish line on Main Street and head out to Dunquin for a 36km loop of Slea Head.

The Conor Pass will be a crucial point in the race for yellow and there are more opportunities to escape on the 185m steep climb of Mam Clasach and the tough narrow roads that follow on to the finish line in Dingle for what is sure to be a dramatic finale.

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