A lot has changed over the years, but even back then, the Ras was something special, great excitement and atmosphere, the organisation was second to none, thanks to brilliant Dermot Dignam's high standards. It's great to hear the commentary of 'the one and only' Ray Kennedy, but sadly there are many faces who are not with us any more and in some ways it's good that we can look back and remember them for the time we shared in the sport.
STAGE 1 - HOWTH HILLCLIMB
Archive footage from the first stage of the 1986 FBD Milk Ras which started with a hillclimb time trial in Howth. Won by Dermot Gilleran
STAGE 10 - LUGGALA KOM (Picture Slideshow)
STAGE 11 - ENNISKERRY FINISH
Archive footage from the FBD Milk Ras Stage Finish in Enniskerry, Stage was won by Terry McManus and Stephen Spratt was in the leaders jersey. With the final stage to be completed in the afternoon.
STAGE 12 - DUN LAOGHAIRE CRITERIUM
Archive footage from the final stage of the 1986 FBD Ras Tailteann cycle race which finished with a one hour criterium circuit race in Dun Laoghaire, south Dublin.
Stage 12: Criterium Result
1st John Shand (Britain Wang VC D’Or)
2nd Laurence Roche (Young Ireland)
3rd Andrew Crawshaw (Great Britain)
Final Overall Classification:
1. Stephen Spratt (Tipperary-Yoplait)
2. Michael Kinsella (Ireland Snowcream)
3. Andrew Hitchens (Tipperary-Yoplait)
4. Aidan Harrison (Ireland Snowcream)
5. David Spencer (British East Midlands)
6. Mick Kelly (Isle-Of-Man)
7. Cormack McCann (Ireland Snowcream)
8. Brian Osborne (Cork D. Dennehy Hino)
9. Paul Madden (Dublin Westinghouse)
10. Laurence Roche (Young Ireland)
Jersey Classification Winners:
Points: Andrew Hitchens (Tipperary Yoplait)
Mountains: Michael Kinsella (Ireland Snowcream)
Team Winners:
International Team: Ireland Team - Michael Kinsella, Cormac McCann, Aidan Harrison, Anthony O'Gorman
County Team: Tipperary Team - Bobby Power, Stephen Spratt, Larry Power, Vincent Kelly, Stephen Delaney, Andrew Hitchens
Apologies for the picture quality, video quality was good in 1986 and it was copied from an old VHS tape, however some people may like to see events from the past as not much video footage is available.
Race Director: Dermot Dignam
Video / Editing by Peter Purfield