Tag Archives: Kelly

Ireland’s best World Championship performances

September 25, 2011

The cycling road race world championships takes place in Copenhagen today where the winner is awarded the famous rainbow jersey. This year’s race will be 266km and will be over relatively sprinter-friendly terrain. Ireland will have three entrants in the … Continue reading →

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Dan Martin – Is he the first Irish rider to….?

August 29, 2011

On the first day for two years that an Irish rider wins a stage of a Grand Tour…I decided to skip the cycling and go to the pub to watch the football. Murphy’s law! In fairness, there are worse games … Continue reading →

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Green jersey points breakdown: Is the system actually geared towards Cavendish?

July 19, 2011

Stephen Roche wrote in an article yesterday that he thought it would be an interesting exercise to calculate who would be leading the green jersey competition if the intermediate sprints were ignored and the points were assigned on the stage … Continue reading →

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Philip Lavery – Geared up and talented

June 21, 2011

Philip Lavery is a 20-year old Irish cyclist currently riding for the An Post-Sean Kelly team. For a number of years now he has been talked about as a future star of Irish cycling. Having seen success in domestic races … Continue reading →

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A race named after a beer?

April 14, 2011

Of all the major races that make up the top tier of the professional cycling calendar there are relatively few which have not been won by either Stephen Roche or Sean Kelly back in the eighties. Roche was a thoroughbred … Continue reading →

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