Tony Lally
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Lally |
| Born | 26 October 1953 Dublin, Ireland |
Anthony Lally (born 26 October 1953)[1] is an Irish former road-racing cyclist, who competed in the individual road race event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2]
Life[edit]
Lally comes from Cabra, an inner suburb west of central Dublin.[3]
Cycling career[edit]
Lally raced nationally and internationally from 1971 to 1983.[1]
Lally's father was Mick Lally, honoured by an annual memorial race, or sometimes series of races, by the Dublin Wheelers cycling club, and his elder brothers, Sean and Jimmy, also raced,[4] as did a grandson, Connor.[5]
Later life[edit]
Lally retired from competitive cycling and moved to Australia shortly after his Olympic appearance, living in Sydney and working in insurance and pensions, and in 2015 applied for and secured a post on the board of Cycling New South Wales[3] for six months.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tony Lally". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Tony Lally Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Irish Olympian Lally lands new post in Australian cycling". StickyBottle.com. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "MicK Lally Race - more details..." Dublin Wheelers. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Mick Lally road race a big success". The Fingal Independent. 14 March 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
External links[edit]
- Anthony Lally at Cycling Archives
- Anthony Lally at ProCyclingStats
- Anthony Lally at Olympedia
