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Sat 05 May 2010Clare cyclists gear up to show off their county from the saddle
ECOTOURISM:THE RISE IN mass-participation sports is generating a new breed of entrepreneur who seeks to combine a love of the outdoors with a profitable tourism business. The latest entrant is Go Cycle Ireland, in Co Clare, which offers short breaks for leisure cyclists, mountain bikers and elite athletes.
Directors Peter Clifford and Tom Enright, who are keen cyclists, decided to go into ecotourism after they were made redundant recently. “We were talking one morning and realised we had little choice in rural Clare. But we knew we were surrounded by this real beauty on our doorstep. That was the catalyst for establishing the company,” says Enright.
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