Around 300 cyclists to take part in 160km charity cycle going through Kildare today

Around 3000 cyclists will be flooding through Kildare as they take on a 160km route in a bid to raise money for charity.

The cycle begins in Dublin and will go through Kildare, Meath and Westmeath before returning to the capital later on in the day.

The Willow Wheelers cycling club will undertake their annual cycle, and they will again be raising money for third-world projects this year. Since the formation of the cycle the club have raised more than €2 million for projects in Africa, South America and southeast Asia.

Founder Christy McDaid said: "These trips are at our own expense as it has been our policy from the start that 100% of funds raised go directly to the projects."