Northern Ireland: Sports Council Backs Rider

Nineteen-year-old Philip Giles, from Donaghadee, Co Down, is one of the latest talented young riders to receive financial backing from the Northern Ireland Sports Council, writes a correspondent.

Philip, a member of the Irish Young Riders Endurance Squad is currently on the long list and hoping to compete for Ireland at the Young Rider World Championships in Bahrain in December 2005.

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