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]

Early life

Connaughton is a native of County Meath and was a member of the Garda Síochána (Irish police).^[5]

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]

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]

^ "Brian Connaughton". Dunboyne Cycling Club. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ Archives, Cycling. "Brian Connaughton". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Rás Tailteann - 1960's". Rastailteann.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ 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.
^ The Irish Times (Monday, July 7, 1969), page 3.
^ 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.
^ Archives, Cycling. "Brian Connaughton". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ "Cycleways Strand of success". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ "About us". Base.ie. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ "Riders are ready for the Milk Ras". Independent.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

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