Who are your top ten irish cyclists ever?

J Madone

morana wrote: »

well if kimmage is gone for doping that means others have to go too.

PEter crinion, Liam horner, peter doyle and if you put nicohlas roche above elliot then you must be new to the sport

Peter Doyle winner of 186 races incl Ras and Tour of Ireland , also national champion. Packed it in when he was 30

RobFowl

For all those throwing in top amateur and domestic cyclists look at the OP's post.....

padohaodha wrote: »

Hi, just debating last night who are the top ten professional irish cyclists ever?

Chuchote

RJ Mecredy
The brothers Walker

dastardly00

RobFowl wrote: »

Here I am

^^^^
D.O.B: 18-Dec-1963

I didn't realise that you were that old RobFowl! :pac:

RobFowl

dastardly00 wrote: »

^^^^
D.O.B: 18-Dec-1963

I didn't realise that you were that old RobFowl! :pac:

Not that far off .......

average_runner

I wouldn't have Sean Kelly in the list at all.
Sorry no time for anyone that failed drug test once, never mind twice.

Martin or Nico for me at the top of the list.

NeedMoreGears

I've said it before (around 6 or 7 years ago) and I'll say it again. :D

NeedMoreGears wrote: »

26 miles, six days per week, all weathers for 40 years on a fixie made of concrete with 2 or 3 stone of letters plus whatever shopping that the older people needed. One time we reckoned he travelled more or less 250,000 miles on that bike. Even after he retired he used to cycle the route. No wonder he made it to 96 in reasonable nick.


PS in the new money that's 42 km per day with around 12 -20 kg material with him. Letters were those things people used to communicate with before the interweb.

In terms of places 2 through 10

2 sean kelly
3 stephen roche
4 shay elliot
5 martin earley
6 dan martin
7 nicholas roche
8 sam bennett
9 martin irvine
10 philip deignan

robyntmorton

^ Pushing the definition a little, but I'd allow it. He cycled for a living. He was paid for it. He was a professional.

sparrowcar

Greg Callaghan

Irish - Yes
Cyclist - Yes
Professional - Yes

Has won 3 world events and currently leads the World Series. Has to be in the mix?

Macy0161

average_runner wrote: »

I wouldn't have Sean Kelly in the list at all.
Sorry no time for anyone that failed drug test once, never mind twice.

I thought we'd established by now that "never failed a drug test" didn't mean never doped?

Anyway, I have "A Man for All Seasons", and David Walsh explained one of them away...

mcgratheoin

average_runner wrote: »

I wouldn't have Sean Kelly in the list at all.
Sorry no time for anyone that failed drug test once, never mind twice.

Martin or Nico for me at the top of the list.

Give us your whole list so. I assume there's no Kelly, no Roche, no Elliot, no Kimmage?

morana

on mature reflection

1. Kelly
2. Roche
3. elliot
4. Martin
5. Earley
6. Man utd
7. Kimmage
8. Irvine
9. A McCormack
10. Sam Bennett




its just a joke

Beasty

morana wrote: »

on mature reflection

1. Kelly
2. Roche
3. elliot
4. Martin
5. Earley
6. Man utd
7. Kimmage
8. Irvine
9. A McCormack
10. Sam Bennett




its just a joke

Nice to see you putting sheer quality/class ahead of Kimmage....

Would have thought you could have pushed them up to no 3 at least though. 2 World Championships must count for something

rizzodun

sparrowcar wrote: »

Greg Callaghan

Irish - Yes
Cyclist - Yes
Professional - Yes

Has won 3 world events and currently leads the World Series. Has to be in the mix?

Agreed, but that's not the type of 'cycling' they're in to 'round these parts! :pac:

Wicklow, two weeks from now, is the place to be.

sparrowcar

rizzodun wrote: »

Agreed, but that's not the type of 'cycling' they're in to 'round these parts! :pac:

Wicklow, two weeks from now, is the place to be.

It was tongue in cheek..
Can't wait #fillthehill

maddness

MPFGLB wrote: »

Kimmage doped as a rider btw

That's unusual.....