Cyclist did not expect to contest park deer in race

Shane  O’Reilly began his cycle around Dublin’s Phoenix Park yesterday,  with the last thing on his mind, having  to compete with  one of the park’s 500 deer.

Once he got over the initial shock of what had happened, O’Reilly managed to pick himself up and finish the race in two hours, 25 minutes.

The incident left 30- year-old O'Reilly, from Blackrock, Co Dublin, with a cracked helmet.