{"id":7598,"date":"2014-03-19T15:02:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T19:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/?p=7598"},"modified":"2014-03-19T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T19:05:40","slug":"reasons-to-be-very-excited-about-the-next-few-months-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/reasons-to-be-very-excited-about-the-next-few-months-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons to be very excited about the next few months: One &#8211; Be Part Of The Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/reasons-to-be-very-excited-about-the-next-few-months-one\/screenshot-2014-03-19-18-46-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20.png?fit=670%2C483&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"670,483\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2014-03-19 18.46.20\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20.png?fit=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20.png?fit=670%2C483&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7599\" alt=\"Screenshot 2014-03-19 18.46.20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20-160x160.png?resize=160%2C160\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20.png?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screenshot-2014-03-19-18.46.20.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">You&#8217;ve maybe noticed that Belfast is turning pink in 2014&#8230; The Giro D&#8217;Italia is coming to town for three days (9th-11th May) and two of them (9th and 10th) start right here in the Titanic Quarter. \u00a0We&#8217;re expecting massive crowds, loads of excitement, many many people on bicycles (I&#8217;ve even been inspired to extricate my rusty old Dawes from the shed) and lots of pink (the symbol of the Giro is the pink jersey &#8211; a la the yellow jersey in the Tour De France):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HZk7tEjpFOQ?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Make sure you call at The Dock in the middle of it all &#8211; we&#8217;ll be there with all the tea, coffee and buns in the world, pop-up markets galore, and loads of info about what&#8217;s happening and where. \u00a0And if you&#8217;re on two wheels, remember that The Dock has a handy railing to which you can chain your trusty steed while you refuel!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_5264.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7600\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2014\/reasons-to-be-very-excited-about-the-next-few-months-one\/img_5264\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_5264.jpg?fit=800%2C255&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,255\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1377948848&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.13&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00114416475973&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5264\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_5264.jpg?fit=300%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_5264.jpg?fit=800%2C255&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7600\" alt=\"IMG_5264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_5264.jpg?resize=800%2C255\" width=\"800\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_5264.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG_5264.jpg?resize=300%2C95&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve maybe noticed that Belfast is turning pink in 2014&#8230; 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