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  With less than a week to go until the Giro d’Italia cycle race we reckon it will be a ‘sparkling’ event on and off the course. We have in stock the Astoria 9.5 wine, which is the official wine of the Giro d’Italia cycle race. This wine is cutting edge and presented in specially branded bottles that will add to the taste of Italy that the Giro d’Italia is bringing to Northern Ireland. Giro d’Italia is coming to Northern Ireland from 9 - 11 May 2014. The Big Start kicks off three days of excitement, drama and time trials from Titanic Belfast,through the magnificent Causeway Coastal Route and Glens and the historic city of Armagh To get in the mood check this video out – supberb! Andrei Burton, one of the world's top trials bike athletes, displays his finest cycling tricks along the 3 day route of the start of the Giro d'Italia in Northern Ireland. 

Taking in some of Northern Ireland's most beautiful locations, watch as Andrei hops along the stones of the Giant's Causeway, wheelie's across the Carrick-a-Rede Rope bridge, and balances along the famous Titanic sign at Titanic Belfast. 

In just over one week the Giro d'Italia will be arriving on Northern Ireland shores for the 'Grande Partenza' cycling race, one of the world's most prestigious sporting events. 

The Big Start kicks off three days of excitement, drama and time trials from Titanic Belfast, through the magnificent Causeway Coastal Route and Glens and the historic city of Armagh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7f7Hk1mf54