The 80’s and 90’s were boom years for Irish cycling. Here are a few images courtesy of Anthony and Dick O’Gormans collection of old images Barry www.thecyclingblog.com
Month: January 2015
When you are young and in school and someone asks for a loan of your bike it is a daunting predicament to find yourself in. You don’t want to appear mean, but your bike is your pride and joy, more important than your arm or leg. To just give it to someone else to make …
Weakness is not a word usually associated with cyclists. But it’s there. Sometimes it is a physical reality, other times it is a visible display that portrays a ‘sign of weakness’. Last Saturday evening the forecaster warned of icy conditions for Sunday morning. Half plans were made for the Sunday spin. At 10 pm the …
Drangan, a small village in a very rural part of rural Ireland. All that it shares in common with Dublin are the first and last letters of its name. The main street has a Church, a shop, a few houses and a garage with a petrol pump right outside on the street. However, just like …
One day I was out on the bike when the phone rang. On the other end of the line was one of the most famous cyclists of all time Sean ‘The King’ Kelly. As we chatted he mentioned that he was heading over to the Cycle Show in Birmingham in a few weeks, and if …
Many Irish cyclists are notoriasly ‘thick’. Not in the sense of not being the sharpest tools in the shed, but moreso in the sense of performing at their very best when angered by a particular situation, event or another person. Whilst Paul Kimmage may be the best known of the family of cyclists, his father …
In case you missed it last night, Bradley Wiggins was the highlight of The New Years eve Graham Norton show. Here are the best parts ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVxPrip5Glg Barry www.thecyclingblog.com