| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James McGahan |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Club | Glasgow Wheelers Scotia Sports CC Greenock RC |
James "Jamie" McGahan (born 1959) is a Scottish cyclist.[1][2]
Early life
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]
References
- ↑ Archives, Cycling. "Jamie McGahan". www.cyclingarchives.com.
- ↑ Mcardle, Jim. "Young British team for Ras". The Irish Times.
- ↑ Philip, Robert (1 September 2011). Scottish Sporting Legends. Random House. ISBN 9781780571669 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "1982 Dermot Gilleran Ireland Wins Tirolia Rás Tailteann". www.rastailteann.com.
- ↑ "Cyclisme sur route - Jamie McGahan (Grande Bretagne)". www.les-sports.info.
- ↑ Hood, Ed (13 January 2017). "Jamie McGahan - Scottish Winner of National Tours, definitely was 'Good Enough'! • VeloVeritas".
- ↑ "James McGahan". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ GROOM, GRAHAM (17 October 2017). THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780244940317 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Imogen Cotter on the special one that is Rás na mBan". Sticky Bottle. 19 September 2018.
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