Retro pics from Balbriggan races

RobFowl

www.balbriggan.net regularly posts pictures from the area past and present.

With the opening of a new Tesco's they posted this pic of a race passing the site back in 1986



Fairly sure the yellow jerseys were Lesjeunes

Also Stephen Roche rode and won his last race as an amateur here (a cross race) on a site where the passport office is now located





Have to say he looks fairly cool there

morana

looks like cassidy on the front and Finn O'sullivan fiurther back

GlennaMaddy

Think I see myself in a Skyline Swords jersey about 8-9 places back, but can't be certain.
Not me if it's a senior or junior race.

RobFowl

The lead rider does look like Phil Cassidy to me but was only 15 in 1986 so

Here are some more from a race in Balrothery (no dates available)

RobFowl

And another one from 1986 which is listed as the Harry Reynolds memorial race (not clear if it's the same race as the first one though)

emtroche

RobFowl wrote: »

The lead rider does look like Phil Cassidy to me but was only 15 in 1986 so

Here are some more from a race in Balrothery (no dates available)

I'd swear thats my dad on the far right!

andy69

omg! i would swear that i'm in that first photo (like 99.99% certain!!).
first IRC rider there halfway down bunch on the outside. Wife reckons it's me too.
wow! thanks for posting those photos.... some great memories coming back!
jeez, I wonder where my poor old Gitane bike is now...

GlennaMaddy

what age would you have been andy69?

ragazzo

@Robfowl Definitely Casso on the front. He would have been 25ish in 1986. 15 in 1986 = 40 now!

Looks like Richie McSharry in the Ace Rosengren green jersey and maybe Paul Keogh behind him.

andy69

GlennaMaddy wrote: »

what age would you have been andy69?

I think about 18....and turning 19 later that year if I'm not mistaken