Brian Connaughton (cyclist)

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

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

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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