Colm Nulty

{{short description|Irish cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Colm Nulty | image = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | discipline =Road bicycle racing | role =Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1=St. Patrick's Cycling Club | amateurteam2=Boyne Valley | amateurteam3 =Tailteann | amateurteam4 =Meath Nulty Providers | proyears1 = | proteam1 = | majorwins =Rás Tailteann, 1971 | updated = }}

'''Colm Nulty''' is an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1971.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>

==Early life== Nulty is a native of County Meath.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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

In 1974 Nulty won the Laragh Classic and the Rás Mumhan.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9677#uitslagen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205065036/http://cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=9677#uitslagen|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 December 2017|title=Colm Nulty|website=cyclingarchives.com}}</ref>

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