1982 Beaver Bosch Cycle Race

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The Garda Cycling Club promotion in the Phoenix Park Dublin. A massed start race covering 25 laps of the two mile circuit finishing on the Main road...

1981 Youth Championships in Mondello Park

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One of the great events of the 1980's was the Youth Championships held in August in Mondello park, Co. Kildare...

1981 Coast to Coast 3 Day Cycle Race

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This was a good stage race in it's day and great to see JJ McCormack, John Lackey and Ben McKenna, 3 men who contributed so much to the sport over the years who are with us no more...

1979 Irish Cycling Picture Archives No 12

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Here are some pictures I took in the late 1970's, A few from the start of the Dublin Drogheda at the back of Dublin Airport and various other pictures I came across...

1979 Irish Cycling Picture Archives No 11.

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Here's a collection of pictures from the first race of the season in 1979, the "Jack Woodcock Memorial" organised by the Eagle CRC in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. This race was an important race for any riders with international aspirations...

1979 Irish Cycling - Picture Archives No 10

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Here are some pictures I took in 1979 (approx) a few pictures of the sadly missed Phoenix Park races, Red Island GP in Skerries and the finish of the first All Ireland Road Race Championships in Navan...

1979 Junior Tour of Ireland - Pictures

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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...

1979 Irish Cycling - Picture Archive No 6

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Here are some pictures I took of the 1979 Coast to Coast 3 day stage race. There are also a few pictures of a junior league Paddy Sullivan used to organise at the rear of Dublin Airport.

1979 Irish Cycling - Picture Archive No 3

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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.

1979 Irish Cycling - Picture Archives No 9

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Neutral service team of Billy Maguire and Sonny Cullen

Here are some pictures I took on the 1979 Tour of Ireland 8 day stage race. The race finished with a TT up St. Patricks Hill in Cork. The overall winner was Ron Hayman of Canada...