![]() ![]() The event started and finished at Lough Derg Yacht Club where the RNLI lifeboat the Jean Spier is based. Both routes gave participants the opportunity to delight in the outstanding beauty of the lake and the River Shannon. The shorter route took cyclists to just beyond Killaloe, to a turnaround point at the Twomilegate lakeside amenity park. The longer route took participants on a full circuit of Lough Derg, giving entrants the chance to cycle through three counties, Tipperary, Clare and Galway. ![]() ![]() Some 304 cyclists took part in the event, a significant increase in numbers from last year with the new option to either complete a 120km route or a shorter 65km course. Following the success of the inaugural ‘Lap the Lake’ cycle to raise funds for the RNLI’s local lifeboat station on Lough Derg, this year Lough Derg RNLI’s fundraising committee raised €24,000 with the popular charity cycle held on Saturday 6 May. ![]()
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