Kildare people urged to get into gear for charity cycle

Kildare people are being urged to take part in a charity cycle raising funds for suicide awareness charity Pieta House.

The Meath-Kildare Tour tomorrow winds its way along a scenic route around Donadea Forest Park (pictured) and nearby Kilcock.

Pieta House, which has eight centres across the country, helps hundreds of people in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm.

The cycle event is being hosted by Summerhill Gaelic Football Club and funds will also go towards its Players' Injury Fund.

There are three different routes - 90K for elite athletes, 50K for keen cyclists and 15K for families.

The 50K route starts at Summerhill and heads out to Rathmolyon then turns for Baconstown.

You then head south in to Kildare and the first test of the day at Newtown Hill.

Then it’s on to Ballagh Cross and past Donadea Forest Park to the main Kilcock-Clane road where the route heads north again in through the town of Kilcock.

The route then take the cyclists back through Garadice and back in to Summerhill village and on to the clubhouse for some well-earned refreshments.