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The Rás : the story of Ireland's unique bike race / Tom Daly.

By: Publication details: Cork : Collins Press, 2003.Description: 330 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1903464374 : (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.6209415 23
Summary: September 1953, 52 riders at the GPO in Dublin, a wet Saturday afternoon, the start of the firs Rás. Founded by young visionaries, some leading IRA figures, at a time of fraught political and sporting divisions in Ireland, the firs Rás symbolysed nationalist aspirations and Irish culture, along with the concept of a national stage race. As they took to the roads the dream became a reality. The Rás quickly became a national sporting event of enormous popularity, characterised by lack of conventional practice, flamboyance, spontaneity and fierceness of competition. It became unique in bike racing.
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Loanable Book Library Oversized Reserve 796.6209415 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 000414039

Includes bibliographical references and index.

September 1953, 52 riders at the GPO in Dublin, a wet Saturday afternoon, the start of the firs Rás. Founded by young visionaries, some leading IRA figures, at a time of fraught political and sporting divisions in Ireland, the firs Rás symbolysed nationalist aspirations and Irish culture, along with the concept of a national stage race. As they took to the roads the dream became a reality. The Rás quickly became a national sporting event of enormous popularity, characterised by lack of conventional practice, flamboyance, spontaneity and fierceness of competition. It became unique in bike racing.

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