1970s Irish Cycle Racing - Some Random Pictures

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These are some pictures that were on negatives I dug out from old boxes in my garage. A couple of years ago I bumped into an old friend of mine Peter Morton, basically he started me doing this...

Tom Daly's Ras Book 2003 Launch - Picture Compilation

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In 2003, Tom Daly wrote a book on the Ras Tailteann, he held a book launch in Dublin and invited many of the Rás winners and volunteers. This get-together was an important event in Irish cycling, having so many of our great riders assemble for the launch...

2003 Irish Road Race Championships - Picture Slideshow

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Eire Og in Sligo hosted the 2003 Irish National Road Race Cycling Championships. Local professional cyclist Mark Scanlon was the man of the day when he was first across the finish to great applause from the local Sligo crowd...

1986 FBD Rás, Stage 10 - Luggala KOM Picture Slideshow

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Here are some old pictures I found on film negatives, the quality is not great, I've re-published them with some improvements. However, there is very little from those years in Irish cycling, I felt it was better to share them than let them get lost...

1986 Irish Road Race Championships - Picture Slideshow

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Some pictures of the Senior Men's Irish National Road Race Championships by Peter Purfield. Promoted by Toyota North Down in Bangor, the race is 9 laps of the Bangor, Newtonards circuit...