1988 Liam Toolan Memorial Classic Cycle Race

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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

1988 Jack Woodcock Memorial Race in Phoenix Park

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In 1988 Joe McCormack and his Eagle club officials ran the Jack Woodcock Memorial on the Khyber Pass circuit in the Phoenix Park, It was the usually the first race of the year and in 1988, it was an Olympic year...

Mar 26, 1988 - 9:45:42 PM Read more

1986 Christmas Hamper Race in Carrick on Suir - Video

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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

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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 Dan Lennon Memorial CP - Cycle Race

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Some archive footage from the Eagle CC promotion the 'Dan Lennon' race, it starts in Finglas and goes out the North road, through Slane, then does a circuit around Collon...

Oct 5, 1986 - 5:26:18 PM Read more

1986 Irish Track Championships Weekend

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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

1986 Phoenix Park Evening Cycle Race - Video

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The Phoenix Races are badly missed by many, called the 'Park Gallop' they were 30 mile road race on a 2 mile circuit. Some were handicapped and others massed starts. They were on Tuesday evenings during the summer months...

Aug 12, 1986 - 3:57:02 PM Read more

1986 FBD Milk Ras, Stage 12, Dun Laoghaire Criterium - Video

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The final stage of the 1986 FBD Milk Ras, finished with a 1 hour Criterium circuit race in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin. The overall winner was Stephen Spratt of the Tipperary Team...

Jul 3, 1986 - 8:23:46 PM Read more

1986 Stephen Roche Grand Prix - Cycle Race Video

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Here is a video of the annual Stephen Roche GP a criterium road race in Dundrum which passes the house that Stephen Roche grew up in. The race is organised by the Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club...

Jun 30, 1986 - 3:42:55 PM Read more

1986 FBD Milk Ras, Stage 11, Enniskerry Finish - Video

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On a wet Sunday morning Stage 11 of the FBD Ras finished in Enniskerry, county Wicklow, Terry McManus of the Kerry team won the stage, but many riders crashed in the last 10 miles in the slippy conditions...

Jun 3, 1986 - 6:57:40 PM Read more