1986 Jack Woodcock Memorial - Archive Video

Posted in: Old Road Videos
With the cycling season only weeks away, I resurrected this old video of what racing was like forty years ago, when the season opener was the Woodcock memorial in the Phoenix Park, sadly there is no cycle races in the park these days...

Jan 27, 2026 - 9:23:59 PM Read more

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...

Jan 15, 2000 - 8:05:05 PM Read more

1997 Junior Tour Video of Final Stage in Drogheda

Posted in: Junior Tour, Old Road Videos
Short Video of final stage of the 1997 Junior Tour of Ireland, a criterium in Drogheda, Co. Louth...

Aug 22, 1997 - 7:02:33 PM Read more

1997 Mid-East-Region Boot Inn Evening Race - Video

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In the 90's cycling was divided into 5 regions, each of them promote their own areas, Dublin was in the Mid East Region and the MER Committee ran a series of league races...

Aug 12, 1997 - 5:03:42 PM Read more

1997 FBD Milk Ras Start at GPO in Dublin - Video

Posted in: Archive , Old Road Videos
A look back at the Ras Tailteann in 1997 when the race started in O'Connell Street, Dublin. Stephen Roche was there to see it on it's way...

Jun 22, 1997 - 7:10:52 PM Read more

1997 Christy McManus Memorial Cycle Race

Posted in: Old Road Videos, Road: Before 2000
The annual Christy McManus Cycle Race was a popular event organised by the Bray Wheelers in county Wicklow. It always attracted a quality field and the terrain guaranteed good racing...

May 12, 1997 - 1:50:56 PM Read more

1996 MER Race on the Dorey's Forge Circuit - Short Video

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This video (in 1996 I think) is of one of those events, a handicapped race on a circuit around Dorey's Forge. I think the winner of this race was Keith Bannon...

Jun 14, 1996 - 3:00:43 PM Read more

1994 Early Season Racing - Some Video Clips

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Here's some video I found on an old VHS tape of Irish road racing from the early season in 1994. I've edited it down to 18 minutes...

Nov 22, 1994 - 11:22:14 PM Read more

1994 FBD Milk Ras - Some Video Clips

Posted in: Old Road Videos, Archive
This video captures some of the stage starts, stage finishes and some interviews with various riders and hopefully captures the atmosphere that is present on the magical Ras Tailteann...

Aug 20, 1994 - 8:14:16 PM Read more

1992 Rathangan Criterium in Co. Kildare - Video

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The small village of Rathangan in county Kildare, on the Grand canal hosted an evening cycle race around the town. These races on a short circuit usually lasted around an hour...

Aug 14, 1992 - 10:48:58 AM Read more