Brian Connaughton
Personal information
Born1942/43
Dublin
Team information
RoleRider
Amateur teams
White Cross Road Club
Navan Road Club
Meath
Garda Cycling Club
Dunboyne Cycling Club[1]
Major wins
Rás Tailteann, 1969
Tour of Ulster, 1971

Brian Connaughton (born 1942/43 in Dublin, Ireland[2]) is an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1969.[3][4]

Early life

Connaughton is a native of County Meath and was a member of the Garda Síochána (Irish police).[5]

Career

Connaughton began cycling competitively in 1962 and first competed in the Rás Tailteann in 1966. He won it in 1969 with five minutes to spare.[6]

He also won the 1971 Tour of Ulster. In 1981, he raced his last Rás, earning his only stage win in that year.[7]

Later life

In 1984 he opened the Cycleways shop with Philip Cassidy, another Rás winner.[8] In 1993, they founded Base Active Distribution Ltd.[9]

Connaughton later managed the Meath Lee Strand Team.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Connaughton". Dunboyne Cycling Club. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Brian Connaughton". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rás Tailteann - 1960's". Rastailteann.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Lavery, Tosh (7 May 2015). Tosh: An Amazing True Story Of Life, Death, Danger And Drama In The Garda Sub-Aqua Unit. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781844883592.
  5. ↑ The Irish Times (Monday, July 7, 1969), page 3.
  6. ↑ Daly, Tom (25 January 2019). The Rás: The Story of Ireland's Unique Bike Race. Collins Press. ISBN 9781848891487. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Brian Connaughton". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Cycleways Strand of success". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "About us". Base.ie. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "Riders are ready for the Milk Ras". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2019.


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