8 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁G iro ▁d ' Italia ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Country . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁world ▁road ▁championship ▁that ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁by ▁Stephen ▁Ro che . ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁rode ▁for ▁Kas ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Dutch ▁P DM ▁team ▁of ▁Se an ▁Kelly . ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁a ▁stage ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁when ▁he ▁broke ▁clear ▁of ▁three ▁rid ers ▁ 7 5 0 m ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 5 7   km ▁from ▁Lab ast ide - d ' Arm agn ac ▁to ▁P au . ▁Ear ley ▁completed ▁five ▁of ▁his ▁eight ▁T ours ; ▁his ▁highest ▁finish ▁was ▁ 4 4 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁P DM ▁left ▁the ▁sport , ▁he ▁rode ▁for ▁Fest ina , ▁then ▁switched ▁to ▁mountain ▁b ik ing ▁by ▁r iding ▁for ▁R ale igh ▁and ▁then ▁for ▁individual ▁spons ors . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ▁bi ke ▁race ▁and ▁finished ▁ 2 5 th . ▁ ▁Career ▁after ▁racing ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁practice ▁as ▁a ▁phys i other ap ist ▁and ▁chi rop ractor . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁coach ▁to ▁cycl ists