The Irish Thread

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
edited April 2017 in Pro race
We'll start here.

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and update as we go




NOTE: Discussion about the Frenchness or Brummieness or our boys will result in retorts about Belgians and Kenyans. Let's agree from the outset we aren't going there.....
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
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    Irish man Michael Hutchinson wins British TT title.


    I've had to think about that one for a while.....


    http://www.stickybottle.com/races-resul ... so-in-mix/
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
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    Philip Deignan in this years ToC.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Martyn Irvine - Track World Champion


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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pokerface himself actually:
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    Here demonstrating the wicked Ireland kit:
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Hey Frenchie. what about the Black and white pic of Kelly's Legs with the silver duct tape over His Adidas shoes when he was actually sponsored by Puma :D
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    I always thought it was to make the shoes be 'tighter' on his feet rather than hide the logo. On closer inspection, it does look like the tape would do little though as it doesnt even go all the way round. Interesting.
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Cheers frenchie. They look like Adidas Eddy Merckx shoes "Blacked" out ...sure there's another pic were you can clearlt see the puma logo badley stitched onto his shoes. 8) .
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Just a few :-)

    Paul Kimmage
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    Martin Early
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    Larry Roche
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    Ciaran Power
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  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
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    David McCann looking Fast
  • TONY.M
    TONY.M Posts: 94
    So many Brits racing for Ireland and even Irish riders racing for GB! 8) This is all much too funny, I suppose you can be Irish if you want to be - just ask 50% of Americans who think that are as Irish as Father Ted Crilly and yet have no idea that English is by far the main tongue or that technology beyond the industrial revolution has filtered through.

    You can't complain if world championships and major classics are being won though... say is Cav Irish yet? How about Sparticus? :lol:
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    David McCann looking Fast
    McCann always looked superb in TTs and could really shift. Similar in build and style to Wiggins.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    TONY.M wrote:

    You can't complain if world championships and major classics are being won though... say is Cav Irish yet? How about Sparticus? :lol:


    Well Cav ain't British. Certaintly.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    No Stephen Roche yet?

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    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Timoid. wrote:
    TONY.M wrote:

    You can't complain if world championships and major classics are being won though... say is Cav Irish yet? How about Sparticus? :lol:


    Well Cav ain't British. Certaintly.


    Manxmen (and women) are classified as British citizens. We're keeping the Cavster, thank you very much :)
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    What might have been...

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    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Roche junior: tob11-st3-roche-wins.jpg
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    ....

    Manxmen (and women) are classified as British citizens. We're keeping the Cavster, thank you very much :)


    Not correct. British people are "subjects" not "citizens" :D
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Alan McCormick - very old one... 1981 Coors Classic:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yxsb-eBQys

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_iQyVZB33Q


    Very "American Flyers"-like :-)
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Some highlights from 1987 Nissan Classic... pardon the chronically bad commentry... but the U2 soundtrack overlaying the Chris Lillywhite suffering is cool... Lots of incestuous banter between Roche and Fat Pat in the race directors car :-)

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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Deignan

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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Timoid. wrote:
    TONY.M wrote:

    You can't complain if world championships and major classics are being won though... say is Cav Irish yet? How about Sparticus? :lol:


    Well Cav ain't British. Certaintly.


    Manxmen (and women) are classified as British citizens. We're keeping the Cavster, thank you very much :)

    The Isle of Man was formed when Irish giant Finn McCool scooped up a clod of earth to throw at a rival Scottish giant. The clod of earth landed in the Irish Sea and became know as the Isle of Man, the hole left behind became Lough Neagh. Therefore Cavendish is undeniably Irish.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Probably ought to have at least one photo of this fella

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    Shay Elliott
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Agreed. How about Shay in yellow? (albeit a black and white photo) - I presume the other chappie is Stablinski?

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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Cycling Ireland
    Gold Medal for Colin Lynch and a Bronze for the new tandem pairing of Katie-George Dunlevy and Anne Dalton at the Time Trial at Round 2 of the Paracycling World Cup in Segovia today.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Deignan came 2nd in the Tour de Beauce GC. He was aggressive and instrumental in attacking with other GC numbers and piling on the pressure to Mancebo`s team who blew and although Mancebo came within 20 secs of bridging solo he eventually ended down 1.26 and lost his GC lead on the final day.

    http://www.steephill.tv/tour-de-beauce/

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    Cycling Ireland
    Gold Medal for Colin Lynch and a Bronze for the new tandem pairing of Katie-George Dunlevy and Anne Dalton at the Time Trial at Round 2 of the Paracycling World Cup in Segovia today.


    Nice one Colin, well done.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Not forgetting the Irish rider, whose name is on everyones' lips...