Saturday the 5th of September is the date for the Investec sponsored Shabra Charity Cycle.

There are a few different distances;

• 10k family fun route
• 50k cycle – relatively flat course
• 100k cycle – a more challenging test but very manageable

The event starts and finishes at the Glencarn Hotel in Castleblayney – (all distances) and both the 50k and 100k have a food and water stop at the Shabra Stables.

Entry fee is just €25 and this goes entirely to the charity and will be used to source a specialist DNA testing machine which amongst other things can detect the genetic mutations that cause Sudden Infant Death and Sudden Adult Death. This equipment is not currently available in Ireland and testing for these genetic defects can take up to 36 months currently – and obviously that is too long!

So a great cause!