Jamie McGahan

James "Jamie" McGahan (born 1959) is a Scottish cyclist.[1][2]

Jamie McGahan
Personal information
Born1959 (age 60–61)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport
SportCycling
ClubGlasgow Wheelers
Scotia Sports CC
Greenock RC

Early life

Jamie McGahan is a native of Glasgow.[3]

Career

McGahan won the Rás Tailteann in 1981, finished second in 1982 and third in 1983.[4][5] Other wins include the Scottish Road Race Championships, Scottish Health Race and the Davie Bell Memorial.[6]

He also represented Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in the road race and team time trial events.[7][8]

Personal life

His niece, Imogen Cotter, participated in the Rás na mBan (women's race) in 2017.[9]

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References
  1. Archives, Cycling. "Jamie McGahan". www.cyclingarchives.com.
  2. Mcardle, Jim. "Young British team for Ras". The Irish Times.
  3. Philip, Robert (1 September 2011). "Scottish Sporting Legends". Random House – via Google Books.
  4. "1982 Dermot Gilleran Ireland Wins Tirolia Rás Tailteann". www.rastailteann.com.
  5. "Cyclisme sur route - Jamie McGahan (Grande Bretagne)". www.les-sports.info.
  6. Hood, Ed (13 January 2017). "Jamie McGahan - Scottish Winner of National Tours, definitely was 'Good Enough'! • VeloVeritas".
  7. "James McGahan". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. GROOM, GRAHAM (17 October 2017). "THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES". Lulu.com – via Google Books.
  9. "Imogen Cotter on the special one that is Rás na mBan". Sticky Bottle. 19 September 2018.
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