Charlie Prendergast tops 227-strong Cycling Ireland A1 rankings for 2019

Charlie Prendergast has won the battle to be top ranked A1 rider of 2019 in the Cycling Ireland rankings (Photo with thanks to Michael Buckley Photography)

Charlie Prendergast has topped the A1
Cycling Ireland rankings for the year after taking 12 victories and scoring
points no fewer than 30 times through the year.

The Castlebar Cycling Club man ended the
season with 253 points. Lindsay Watson (Powerhouse Sport) was next on 220
points and Conor Hennebry (Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo) was 3rd on 210 points.

Prendergast was on a podium 23 times
during the year, including one-day races, stage race general classifications
and stages within those races.

It was
on home roads, at Rás Mhaigheo, that Prendergast got his winning run underway,
claiming a stage and the overall at that race back in the spring.

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He then
went on to take the Waller Cup and Deanside Cup in quick succession followed by
the Newbridge GP, John Holian Cup and Paddy Flanagan Memorial.

Prendergast
continued his run with more wins at the Meath GP, Challenge CC GP, Tourmakeady
Festival race, Connacht Road Championships and Galway County Championships.

Rankings runner-up Watson won nine races
this year including: Tour of Ards, PJ Logan Cup, Bann Valley Classic, Hilltown
GP, Alistair McSorley
Race, Canal Criterium ,Tommy Givan Memorial, Galway Classic and J G Memorial
Road Race.

Conor Hennebry claimed 10 wins: Rás Luimni, NTW Open Road Race, Des
Hanlon Memorial, Tour of Ulster overall, Brian McNamara Memorial, Collins
Christie Memorial, Rás Cill Mocheallog, Munster Road Race Championships, Kilmessan
GP and Laragh Classic.


Cycling Ireland A1 Rankings 2019


  1. Charles Prendergast Castlebar Cycling Club 253
  2. Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport 220
  3. Conor Hennebry Team Dan Morrissey 210
  4. Darnell Moore Team Caldwell Cycles 166
  5. Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club 139
  6. Liam Curley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 139
  7. Donal Shearer Phoenix CC 126
  8. Mark Dowling Un-Attached Leinster 125
  9. Paul Kennedy Foran CCC 116
  10. Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 115
  11. Cian Keogh Ciclotel Travel fueled by YPB 113
  12. Richard Maes STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 108
  13. Darragh McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 105
  14. James Curry Team Dan Morrissey104
  15. Angus Fyffe Team Caldwell Cycles 103
  16. Gareth O Neill Newry Wheelers CC 90
  17. Jody Wright Phoenix CC 88
  18. Ronan McLaughlin Team Dan Morrissey 87
  19. Seán Hahessy Team Dan Morrissey 86
  20. Paul Forristal Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 86
  21. Matthew Sparrow Team Dan Morrissey 86
  22. Eoghan McArdle Ruane Galway Bay CC 86
  23. David Montgomery Un-Attached Ulster 83
  24. Luke Smith Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 74
  25. Fintan Ryan Kingspan-TrackProject.ie 69
  26. Mark Quigley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 68
  27. Greg Swinand Team Dan Morrissey 67
  28. John Buller Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 67
  29. Stephen Murphy Black Rose Racing 62
  30. Conor Kissane Killarney Cycling Club 61
  31. Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club 60
  32. Craig McAuley Team Caldwell Cycles 59
  33. Seán O'Malley Western Lakes CC 58
  34. Dermot Trulock Lucan Cycling Road Club 57
  35. James Davenport STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 55
  36. David Watson The Bike House CC 55
  37. Alan Bingham Newry Wheelers CC 52
  38. David Brody Castlebar Cycling Club 48
  39. Gareth McCullough Armagh Down CC 47
  40. Sean Moore Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 47
  41. Sean McKenna Team Dan Morrissey 46
  42. Jack Bernard Murphy Murphy Surveys Kilcullen CC 45
  43. Adam Ward Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 45
  44. Jarlath Hassett Burren Cycling Club 44
  45. Dillon Corkery Verge Sport PI Cycles 43
  46. Christopher McGlinchey Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brothers UK 41
  47. Andy Maguire Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 41
  48. Conor McKenna UCD Cycling Club 38
  49. Dermot Radford Club Rothaiochta Na Sionainne 37
  50. Jamie Blanchfield Panduit Carrick Wheelers 33
  51. Richard Maybin Ballymena Road Club 32
  52. Conor McCann Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 30
  53. Anthony Doyle STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 29
  54. Richard Meaney Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 28
  55. Jack Caldwell Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 28
  56. Xeno Young Powerhouse Sport 28
  57. Edward Dunbar Team Ineos 27
  58. Ryan Mullen Trek - Segafredo 26
  59. John Morton Harps CC 26
  60. Marc Potts EvoPro Racing 25
  61. David Walshe Castlebar Cycling Club 25
  62. Cian May Lucan Cycling Road Club 25
  63. Jason Kenny UCD Cycling Club 25
  64. John Brosnan Killarney Cycling Club 24
  65. Keith Gater Waterford Racing Club 24
  66. Arminas Meskauskas Panduit Carrick Wheelers 22
  67. Paul O'Reilly Team Dan Morrissey  21
  68. Colm Sheahan Blarney Cycling Club 21
  69. James O'Sullivan Blarney Cycling Club 20
  70. Bobby Coleman Greenmount CA 19
  71. Paidi O'Brien Verge Sport PI Cycles 18
  72. Ryan Reilly Team Dan Morrissey 18
  73. Cathal Purcell Panduit Carrick Wheelers 17
  74. Aaron Doherty Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 17
  75. Stephen Murray STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 17
  76. Freddie Stevens Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 16
  77. Keith Phillips The Bike House CC 16
  78. Chris Richardson The Bike House CC 16
  79. Karl Morgan Phoenix CC 15
  80. Mark McGinley Four Masters CC 15
  81. Aaron Kearney EvoPro Racing 14
  82. Damien Shaw STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 14
  83. Craig Sweetman Stamullen RC 14
  84. Michael Storan Greenmount CA 13
  85. Tom Regan Un-Attached Connacht 12
  86. Daniel Bresnan Greenmount CA 12
  87. James McGreevy Westport Covey Wheelers 12
  88. Conor Gallagher Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 12
  89. Dale Walker Phoenix CC 12
  90. Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers 12
  91. Constantin Bartels Waterford Racing Club 12
  92. Simon Jones UCD Cycling Club 11
  93. Ronan McDonnell Dublin Wheelers 11
  94. Sean Landers UCD Cycling Club 11
  95. Ronan Tuomey Un-Attached Munster 11
  96. Martin Birney Team Sportactive Racing 10
  97. Craig Rea Team Dan Morrissey 10
  98. Cathal Moynihan Tralee Manor West BC 10
  99. Paul Norton STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 10
  100. Sean Feeney South Dublin CC 10
  101. Mitchell Mc laughlin Four Masters CC 10
  102. Drew McKinley Newry Wheelers CC 9
  103. Mark Heather Un-Attached Leinster 9
  104. Edward Kearney Phoenix CC 9
  105. Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers 9
  106. Shane Thomas Baker Lucan Cycling Road Club 9
  107. Simon Kelly Burren Cycling Club 9
  108. Cian Sutcliffe Team Bioracer-DHL-FR Services 9
  109. DAVID MCINTYRE Maryland Wheelers 9
  110. Gordon Boland Tullamore CTC 9
  111. Gareth McKee Banbridge CC 8
  112. Nathan Mullan Dromara Cycling Club 8
  113. Marcus Christie Black Rose Racing 8
  114. Timothy O'Regan Team WORC 7
  115. John Hodge Panduit Carrick Wheelers 7
  116. Michael O'Loughlin Wiggins Le Col 6
  117. Matthew Teggart EvoPro Racing 6
  118. Ciaran Handley McNally Swords CC 6
  119. Bryan Geary Panduit Carrick Wheelers 6
  120. Frank Dunne Rossbury Racing 6
  121. John Aherne De Ronde Van Cork CC 6
  122. Anthony Walsh Team Dan Morrissey 6
  123. Tomas McCabe Un-Attached Leinster 6
  124. Daire Feeley EvoPro Racing 5
  125. Adrian Kirby Greenmount CA 5
  126. Callum O'Toole Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 5
  127. Stuart Henry North Down CC 5
  128. Michael Fitzgerald STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 5
  129. Gary Donaldson Team Caldwell Cycles 5
  130. Neil Hodges Killarney Cycling Club 5
  131. Jack Ferguson McConvey Cycles 4
  132. Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC Loughrea 4
  133. Matthew Mc Cullagh Sundrive Track Team 4
  134. Liam Dolan Cuchulainn CC 4
  135. James Maddock Slaney Cycling Club 4
  136. Andrew Chivers Ciclotel Travel fueled by YPB 4
  137. Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC 4
  138. Jude Sands Newry Wheelers CC 4
  139. Aureliusz Klus Stamullen RC 4
  140. Connor Lambert Mysenlan-Baboco 3
  141. Keith Hughes Clonard RC 3
  142. Peter Leahy Collins Cycle Centre Race Team 3
  143. Javan Nulty Stamullen RC 3
  144. Jason Earls South-East Road Club 3
  145. Tomas Walsh Comeragh CC 3
  146. Rhys Kenny Comeragh CC 3
  147. Darren Allison Raparee Cycle Club 2
  148. Daryl Kearns Panduit Carrick Wheelers 2
  149. James Ambrose The Bike House CC 2
  150. Thomas Creighton McConvey Cycles 2
  151. Michael McGlynn Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 2
  152. Bradley Turner Murphy Surveys Kilcullen CC 1
  153. Denis Dunworth Un-Attached Munster 1
  154. Peter McColgan St. Tiernans Cycling Club 1
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