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1979 Irish Cycling - Picture Archive No 3
12 Jun 1998
Here are some pictures I took at the 1979 Dublin to Drogheda CP Road Race. This was one of the first races of the season which went over the Naul hills on the way back to the finish in Dublin. More
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1980 Irish Cycling - Picture Archive No 2
5 Jun 1998
Here are some pictures I took at the 1980 All Ireland Youth Championships in Mondello park Kildare. This was an annual cycling festival in late August which was organised for many years by Muiris O'Ceallaig from Waterford Cycling Club... More
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1978 Irish Cycling - Picture Archive No.1
4 Jun 1998
Here's some pictures I managed to get from old B&W negatives I had found in the attic. As it's now 42 years ago, it would be of interest to some people. Guess who this young lad is here out training (answer at end of article)... More
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1983 Tour de France - Spectator Pictures
11 Mar 1998
I did get the chance to take a trip on my motorbike to see the Tour in France in 1983, a new force in sprinting was emerging with Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche was also making waves... More
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Old Tour of Ireland Pictures 1976/1981 - Part 6
26 Feb 1998
The old Tour of Ireland was an 8 Day stage race around Ireland, I found pictures I took at the event from over 40 years ago, while quality is not great I'm sure many people will be glad to see them - It was impossible to sort the pictures, so I've divided it into six pages... More
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Old Tour of Ireland Pictures 1976/1981 - Part 5
25 Feb 1998
The old Tour of Ireland was an 8 Day stage race around Ireland, I found pictures I took at the event from over 40 years ago, while quality is not great I'm sure many people will be glad to see them - It was impossible to sort the pictures, so I've divided it into six pages... More
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Old Tour of Ireland Pictures 1976/1981 - Part 4
24 Feb 1998
The old Tour of Ireland was an 8 Day stage race around Ireland, I found pictures I took at the event from over 40 years ago, while quality is not great I'm sure many people will be glad to see them - It was impossible to sort the pictures, so I've divided it into six pages... More
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Old Tour of Ireland Pictures 1976/1981 - Part 3
23 Feb 1998
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| Sean Kelly on the left sprinting for the line on the final stage, Pat McQuaid in the Yellow Jersey wins the overall |
The old Tour of Ireland was an 8 Day stage race around Ireland, I found pictures I took at the event from over 40 years ago, while quality is not great I'm sure many people will be glad to see them - It was impossible to sort the pictures, so I've divided it into six pages... More
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Peter Purfield
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Old Tour of Ireland Pictures 1976/1981 - Part 2
22 Feb 1998
The old Tour of Ireland was an 8 Day stage race around Ireland, I found pictures I took at the event from over 40 years ago, while quality is not great I'm sure many people will be glad to see them - It was impossible to sort the pictures, so I've divided it into six pages... More
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Peter Purfield
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Old Tour of Ireland Pictures 1976/1981 - Part 1
21 Feb 1998
The old Tour of Ireland was an 8 Day stage race around Ireland, I found pictures I took at the event from over 40 years ago, while quality is not great I'm sure many people will be glad to see them - It was impossible to sort the pictures, so I've divided it into six pages... More
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Irish Team in Tour of Britain 1977/1978 - Part 4
14 Feb 1998
Here is a collection of pictures I found from over 40 years ago of the Irish team's participation in the 'Tour of Britain' or better known as the Milk Race - There was a lot of unsorted pictures, so I've divided it into four pages... More
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Peter Purfield
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Irish Team in Tour of Britain 1977/1978 - Part 3
13 Feb 1998
Here is a collection of pictures I found from over 40 years ago of the Irish team's participation in the 'Tour of Britain' or better known as the Milk Race - There was a lot of unsorted pictures, so I've divided it into four pages... More
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Peter Purfield
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Irish Team in Tour of Britain 1977/1978 - Part 2
12 Feb 1998
Here is a collection of pictures I found from over 40 years ago of the Irish team's participation in the 'Tour of Britain' or better known as the Milk Race - There was a lot of unsorted pictures, so I've divided it into four pages... More
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Peter Purfield
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Irish Team in Tour of Britain 1977/1978 - Part 1
11 Feb 1998
Here is a collection of pictures I found from over 40 years ago of the Irish team's participation in the 'Tour of Britain' or better known as the Milk Race - There was a lot of unsorted pictures, so I've divided it into four pages... More
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1983 Irish Team in Tour de l'Avenir
9 Feb 1998
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| The team was (L-R) David Gardener, Paul Kimmage, Philip Cassidy, Alan McCormack (Riding on American team), John McQuaid, Gary Thompson and Raphael Kimmage. |
In 1983 I was mechanic for the Irish Team in the Tour de l'Avenir along with John McCarthy (Manager) and Paddy Doran (Masseur) we were the support staff for the two week long stage race across France... More
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1981 Youth Championships in Mondello Park
10 Jan 1998
One of the great events of the 1980's was the Youth Championships held in August in Mondello park, Co. Kildare... More
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1981 Cyclo Cross Race in Balbriggan
1 Jan 1998
Some pictures from a Cyclo Cross Race in Balbriggan organised by Oliver and Ben McKenna in the early 80's... More
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1979 Junior Tour of Ireland - Pictures
1 Jan 1998
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| On the final stage in Tullamore, a young Martin Earley (Ireland) broke away to finish on his own and take both stage and overall GC... |
Some old pictures of the first ever Junior Tour organised by Joe McCormack and the Eagle Cycle Racing Club. Sadly the picture quality is quite poor, however I reckon people will be glad to see pictures even so... More
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