| 词条 | Ben McKenna (cyclist) |
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| name = Ben McKenna | image = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = Gentle Ben | birth_date = 1939 | birth_place = Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland | death_date = {{Death date|1992|3|26}} (age 52) | death_place = Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland | height = | weight = | discipline =Road bicycle racing | role =Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 =1955–77 | amateurteam1= St. Patrick's East Meath | amateurteam2= | amateurteam3 = | amateurteam4 = | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins =Rás Tailteann, 1959 Tour of Ulster, 1960 | updated = }}Ben McKenna (1939 – 26 March 1992)[1] was an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1959.[2][3] Early lifeMcKenna was born at Cottage Hill, Stamullen in 1939; his family later moved to Julianstown.[4] CareerMcKenna was a founding member of St. Patrick's East Meath cycling club in 1955. He first competed in the Rás Tailteann in 1956, and won the competition in 1959.[5] He finished second in 1961 and 1964. McKenna also won the Rás Laighean in 1958,[6] the Mick Beggan Memorial in 1959 and the Tour of Ulster in 1960.[7] He retired from cycling in 1977. Personal and later lifeMcKenna was Chief Commissaire for the 1983 Rás.[8] He also had a role in the reunification of the politically divided Irish cycling world, which culminated in the creation of Cycling Ireland in 1987. McKenna married Grace Bosonnet and had six children; he died in 1992 aged just 52. LegacyThe Ben McKenna Memorial is an annual cycling race held in Balbriggan.[9][10][11] McKenna was inducted into the Cycling Ireland Hall of Fame in 2017.[12] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/news/plaque-unveiled-to-honour-the-achievements-of-local-cyclist-27137677.html|title=Plaque unveiled to honour the achievements of local cyclist|website=Independent.ie}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:MacKenna, Ben}}{{Ireland-cycling-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2014/06/15/4030900-meath---the-spiritual-home-of-cycling|title=Meath Chronicle - Meath - the spiritual home of cycling|website=Meath Chronicle}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=QO7upwAACAAJ&dq=%22Ben+McKenna%22+(cyclist)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwil3o6b_47gAhUVu3EKHaJpD3MQ6AEIMjAB|title=The Rás: The Story of Ireland's Unique Bike Race|first=Tom|last=Daly|date=27 January 2019|publisher=Collins Press|via=Google Books}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=Crns_Bi4dtYC&pg=PT298&dq=%22Ben+McKenna%22+meath&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiIuNOg_47gAhW1UhUIHSy1B0QQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=%22Ben+McKenna%22+meath&f=false|title=From Borroloola to Mangerton Mountain: Travels and Stories from Ireland's Most Beloved Broadcaster|first=Micheál Ó|last=Muircheartaigh|date=31 May 2007|publisher=Penguin UK|via=Google Books}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rastailteann.com/event/printer_424.shtml|title=1959 Ben McKenna The Hard Way To Win The Rás|website=www.rastailteann.com}} 6. ^The Irish Times (Tuesday, May 27, 1958), page 7. 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=5822|title=Ben McKenna|first=Cycling|last=Archives|website=www.cyclingarchives.com}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/gardacc/posts/1827671213970597|title=Garda Cycling Club|website=www.facebook.com}} 9. ^{{cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/cycling/2001/0408/155265-cycling/|title=Cassidy takes Ben McKenna Memorial|date=8 April 2001|publisher=|via=www.rte.ie}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.orwellwheelers.org/home/tags/ben-mckenna|title=Ben McKenna - Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club|website=www.orwellwheelers.org}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcycling.com/web/publish/tommycampbell/ARMSTRONG_TAKES_BEN_McKENNA_MEMORIAL_CUP_4686.shtml|title=ARMSTRONG TAKES BEN McKENNA MEMORIAL CUP|website=www.irishcycling.com}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingireland.ie/page/about/hall-of-fame|title=Cycling Ireland - Hall of fame|first=Website design and website development by Blue|last=Cubes|website=www.cyclingireland.ie}} 5 : Irish male cyclists|Rás Tailteann winners|Sportspeople from County Meath|1939 births|1992 deaths |
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