1992 Stephen Roche GP - Video

Posted in: Old Road Videos
1992 was a time when there were massive numbers of competitors racing and getting to race around the estate where the 1987 Tour de France winner Stephen Roche grew up was special...

Jun 30, 1992 - 8:57:17 PM Read more

1990 John McCormack Memorial Race - Video

Posted in: ROAD RACING, Old Road Videos
A short clip of the Tuesday evening Phoenix Park Cycle Race on the closed 2 mile circuit. The races were usually handy-capped and lasted around one hour long. This race started and finished at the Ashtown gate...

Nov 5, 1990 - 9:38:48 PM Read more

1990 Junior Tour of Ireland Video - 'Highs & Lows'

Posted in: Old Road Videos, Junior Tour
With the Junior Tour starting next week, I posted a video on YouTube of the Larch Hill team who took part in the 1990 Junior Tour of Ireland. The video is a collection of clips from inside the team, at race starts and finishes...

Nov 1, 1990 - 3:58:41 PM Read more

1990 Jack Woodcock Memorial Cycle Race

Posted in: Old Road Videos
Now we look back 30 years to the 'Jack Woodcock Memorial' in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. This race was run on the difficult Khyber Pass circuit with strong winds to make it one tough race...

Mar 26, 1990 - 7:16:38 PM Read more

1989 Hamper Cyclo Cross Race in Phoenix Park - Video

Posted in: Old Road Videos, Off-Road Videos, Off-road: Before 2000
A look back at the Eagle CRC Cyclo Cross promotion on St. Stephens Day in the Phoenix park...

Dec 31, 1989 - 12:27:07 PM Read more

Martin Earley in the 1989 Kellogg's Criterium Dublin - Video

Posted in: Old Road Videos, Road: Before 2000
I have been going through old cycling video tapes I have and this is a piece of history that's seems so long ago now. I'm sure it will spark memories for some...

Oct 1, 1989 - 9:46:26 AM Read more

1988 Liam Toolan Memorial Classic Cycle Race

Posted in: Old Road Videos
The Liam Toolan Memorial was a classic race on the Irish cycling calendar. The event used an 11 mile circuit around the small Naul climb and Ballyboughil in north county Dublin with the start / finish usually in Swords. The race distance was always close to 100 miles...

May 10, 1988 - 8:05:05 PM Read more

1986 Christmas Hamper Race in Carrick on Suir - Video

Posted in: Old Road Videos
This is a blast from the past, and ‘blast’ actually describes the race. Carrick-on-Suir was the epicenter of Irish cycling for years. With two good clubs in the area, the Carrick Wheelers Road Club and Cidona Carrick Wheelers...

Jan 20, 1987 - 12:39:16 PM Read more

1986 Balbriggan Criterium Cycle Race Video

Posted in: Old Road Videos
The 80's was a busy time for the Balbriggan Cycling Club led by Oliver McKenna they ran a lot of races and this was a gem of a race. The short circuit was south east of the town and the start/finish area on Hampton Street...

Jan 4, 1987 - 2:30:10 PM Read more

1986 Irish Track Championships Weekend

Posted in: Old Road Videos, Track Racing
This is an unedited video of the Championships. It is purposely left unedited to allow the many people involved in the sport see themselves and look back on cycling in the 1980's...

Sep 11, 1986 - 2:43:26 PM Read more