Irish sports journalist and former cyclist (born 1962)
Paul Kimmage
Personal information
Full name
Paul Kimmage
Born
(1962-05-07) 7 May 1962 (age 62) Dublin, Ireland
Team information
Discipline
Road
Role
Retired
Amateur teams
1980–1983
Tara Road CC
1984
ACBB (France)
1985
CC Wasquehal (Belgium)
Professional teams
1986–1987
RMO
1988–1989
Fagor–MBK
Major wins
National Road Race Champion (1981)
Paul Kimmage (born 7 May 1962) is an Irish sports journalist and former amateur and professional road bicycle racer, who was road race champion of Ireland in 1981, and competed in the 1984 Olympic Games. He wrote for The Sunday Times newspaper and others, and published a number of books.
Kimmage was born into a cycling family. His father, Christy, cycled with the Dublin Wheelers, and his brothers Raphael and Kevin were also active. At schoolboy level (under 16) he and his brothers rode with the Orwell Wheelers, at the same time as Stephen Roche.
PaulKimmage (born 7 May 1962) is an Irish sports journalist and former amateur and professional road bicycle racer, who was road race champion of Ireland...
criticized for his disagreements with outspoken opponents of doping such as PaulKimmage and Christophe Bassons. Bassons was a rider for Festina at the time of...
the writing of such exposes - referred to as "spitting in the soup" by PaulKimmage, the former Tour de France professional cyclist, now an award-winning...
disagreements with outspoken opponents of doping, such as sports journalist PaulKimmage and cyclist Christophe Bassons. Bassons wrote a number of articles for...
broadcaster Danny Kelly and journalist and broadcaster Mark Lawson. PaulKimmage was the first author to win both the Irish (2011) and International awards...
president Hein Verbruggen, as well as the UCI itself, sued journalist PaulKimmage in Switzerland for defamation. In 2013, the President of Cycling Federation...
August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014. Kimmage, Paul (July 1, 2007). "Greg LeMond Interview : PaulKimmage". cyclingforums.com. Archived from the original...
[Sharapova, Maria] (in Russian). Lenta.ru. Retrieved 29 April 2013. PaulKimmage (13 January 2008). "The Big Interview: Maria Sharapova". The Times. London...
originally agreed to give an interview to sports journalist PaulKimmage of the Sunday Independent. Kimmage then agreed to let Tom Humphries of The Irish Times...
during my career and all were negative." Stephen Roche In May 1990, PaulKimmage – a former professional and teammate of Roche at Fagor, as well as a...
Tipperary Live. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2023. Kimmage, Paul (12 July 2015). "PaulKimmage meets Trevor Hogan: 'The worst of all things is not to...
Individual road race Martin Earley PaulKimmage Gary Thomson Séamus Downey Team time trial Philip Cassidy Martin Earley PaulKimmage Gary Thomson Women's 100m...
was to captain the side. In February 2009, he spoke out to journalist PaulKimmage investigating doping in rugby, stating that he was aware of it: "A couple...
certificate. The Judge also sentenced PaulKimmage to pay Hein Verbruggen 12.000 Swiss Francs; covering his legal fees. PaulKimmage was also ordered to publish...
a demotion to last place on the stage. In his book Rough Ride, rider PaulKimmage (RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic) revealed that during the final stage into Paris...
belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 April 2022. Kimmage, Paul (22 March 2015). "PaulKimmage on why Nicolas Roche is determined to be his own man...
newulsterbiography.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2024. "A Walk on the Wild Side - PaulKimmage meets Joe Brolly". Irish Independent. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 9 April...
Global Information
National Road Race Champion (1981)