1979

All from the 1979 Junior Tour, where the Irish team featured 3 Orwell Wheelers. All photos thanks to Eddie Butler (you may have already seen these on Facebook).


L-R: Jim Murphy - manager (Orwell Wheelers), Martin Earley (future TdF stage winner), Vincent Murphy (Orwell Wheelers), Ted Flaherty, Eddie Butler (Orwell Wheelers), Martin Kelly.


At the start in O'Connell Street
L-R: Gay Byrne, Ted Flaherty, Martin Kelly, Martin Earley, Eddie Butler


Irish team getting the team award

Rás team 1979, stolen from a post on Facebook by Damien Long.

Dublin Irish House Tipp. ( race info )
56. P. Tansey
57. L. Keenan
58. S. O’Grady
59. D. Long
60. R. Gleeson
Managed by Noel O'Neill I presume.

Eddie Butler sent on this piece of archive material: