Colm Nulty

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Colm Nulty is an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1971.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QO7upwAACAAJ&q=%22Colm+Nulty%22|title=The Rás: The Story of Ireland's Unique Bike Race|first=Tom|last=Daly|date=25 January 2019|publisher=Collins Press|isbn=9781848891487|via=Google Books}}{{cite web |url=https://www.anpost.ie/NR/rdonlyres/7BE19FB0-6B9A-43BA-A097-7EEF1C420FFA/0/AnPostRas2017TechnicalGuideWeb.pdf |title=Tech guide |website=www.anpost.ie |access-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117174809/https://www.anpost.ie/NR/rdonlyres/7BE19FB0-6B9A-43BA-A097-7EEF1C420FFA/0/AnPostRas2017TechnicalGuideWeb.pdf |archive-date=17 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Early life

Nulty is a native of County Meath.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LFc0DwAAQBAJ&q=%22Colm+Nulty%22&pg=PT31|title=The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling's Golden Generation|first=Barry|last=Ryan|date=22 September 2017|publisher=Gill & Macmillan Ltd|isbn=9780717180264|via=Google Books}}

Career

Nulty began his career in 1965, racing with the St. Patrick's club.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BohermeenCyclingClub/posts/1106972252779723|title=Bohermeen Cycling Club|website=www.facebook.com}}The Irish Times (Tuesday, June 11, 1968), page 3. He won the 1971 Rás Tailteann, racing with the Meath A Team.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rastailteann/posts/695452603965838|title=Rás Tailteann|via=Facebook}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rastailteann.com/event/fbdras_449.shtml|title=Rás Tailteann - 1970's|website=rastailteann.com}}

In 1974 Nulty won the Laragh Classic and the Rás Mumhan.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishcyclingnews.com/irish-cycling-diary-1st-sept-2017-irishcycling/|title=Irish Cycling Diary 1st Sept 2017 #Irishcycling|work=Irish Cycling News|date=31 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://rasmumhan.com/race-info/winners/ |title=Winners - Kerry Group Rás Mumhan 2018 |publisher=Rasmumhan.com |date=2018-04-28 |accessdate=2019-01-25}}

Nulty won the Irish National Cycling Championships (NCA) 100-mile race in 1972, 1974 and 1976.

In 1977 he won the Rudge Cup and the Liam Toolan Memorial. His last title was the 1981 Midland Cup Road Race.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9677#uitslagen|title=Colm Nulty|website=cyclingarchives.com}}

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