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1986 Hamper Cycle Race in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary

This is a blast from the past, and ‘blast’ actually describes the race. Carrick-on-Suir was the epicentre of Irish cycling for years. With two good clubs in the area, the Carrick Wheelers Road Club and Cidona Carrick Wheelers, both of whom produced many successful cyclists over the years. This race, in 1986 was an annual event put on by Dan Grant and his Carrick Wheelers Road Club to have an open event where cyclists could get the opportunity to race with their club member Sean Kelly in his hometown while he was home with his family over the winter break. Nothing compared to Carrick-on-Suir in those cycling days of the past. I’m glad I had a video camera to capture some of the atmosphere, that we don’t seem to have these days. The race centred around the small town of Carrick-on-Suir, start and finish were in ‘Sean Kelly Square’. Almost any racing cyclist could enter the race, which was split into a couple of groups: a limit group for newcomers and less experienced riders, back to the scratch group with the best of Irish cyclists and the professionals. Everybody did the same race, which first went out of the town into the countryside towards Clonmel for 3 or 4 laps of a big circuit. After that, it then did 10 laps of a very small circuit in the town. It was great for spectators, as you got to see the race about 15 times. The Christmas Hamper Race in Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary - Organised by Dan Grant and the Carrick Wheelers Road Club Result 1. Sean Kelly - KAS 2. Paul Kimmage - RMO 3. Martin Earley - Fagor Thanks for watching Video / Editing Peter Purfield More archive pictures and video on https://www.IrishCycling.com