The Irish team included Michael Walker, his brother John, also a long-distance cyclist; Francis Guy, 'Arjay' Mecredy; Matthew Walsh and Bernard Doyle.)
The Irish Times, describing the race, wrote: "M Walker came over [fell] twice during the event and he had the mistortune to be compelled to ride for the greater part of the journey on a leaking tyre.
F Guy of Belfast rode excellently, and despite three falls of a puncture, he finished within five minutes of Walker, who was the fastest of the Irishmen.
With his brother John Walker, also an Olympic cyclist, he fought in the 1916 Rising for Irish independence.
He was a member of the Irish Volunteers, G Company, 2nd Battalion, Jacob's Garrison, under the command of Thomas MacDonagh.