Matteo Cigala stormed into an early lead in the Cycling Ireland A1 rankings 2017. He held it all the way with an incredible run of results through the full season. Above, taking stage victory in Kerry Group Rás Mumhan (Photo: George Doyle)
Cycling Ireland A1 rankings 2017, Cigala top
Former Italian U23 international Matteo Cigala (Aqua Blue Academy) has ended the season top of the Cycling Ireland A1 rankings for 2017.
He collected 285 points during the year, with Mark Dowling (Unattached) on 204 points.
And in 3rd place is hurler turned cyclist Paul Kennedy. The Newcastle West CC man was just behind Dowling on 200 points.
Cigala was 2nd in the Travers Engineering Annaclone GP, to Dowling. He’s score points for minor placings in six more races before winning the Bobby Power GP on St Patrick’s Day.
He was then 8th the Des Hanlon before taking 2nd or 3rd in his next five races into the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend.
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Kerry Group Rás Mumhan saw him win place 2nd in the opening and win stage 4. Another run of six placings, including three 2nd spots would follow before his next win.
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Dowling on his way to the Suir Valley Three Day overall win. Kennedy rides towards a stage at Rás Mumhan (Photos by Conor Coleman and GeorgeDoyle)
Cigala took the Brian McNamara Memorial and followed up immediately with victory at the Mondello Series in Co Kildare.
Victory in the Ballivor GP would follow before another two Mondello wins. And they were followed by 3rd overall in the Suir Valley Three Day.
In total, Cigala was on the podium 21 times during the road season; including seven wins and placing runner-up eight times.
Dowling would start the year with three podiums; winning the Annaclone, placing 3rd in the Cycleways Cup and 2nd in the Newbridge GP.
He would then win the Visit Nenagh Classic, place 3rd on stage 2 of the Tour of Ulster and win a round in Mondello.
The next podium came at the Shay Elliott where he was 3rd, followed by four 2nd places.
And in the latter part of the season he’d win three times in quick succession; a stage and the overall at the Suir Valley and Ras Cill Mocheallog.
Rounding out the podium in the rankings this year, Paul Kennedy got off to a great start with victory at the Mick Lally Memorial at the start of the year.
He’d go on to win stage 2 of Rás Mumhan and then a round at the Greenmount Criteriums. He would make the podium a total of 10 times this year.
In the rankings below, every A1 with points at the end of the year is listed.
Cycling Ireland A1 rankings 2017
1 Matteo Cigala Aqua Blue Sport Academy 285
2 Mark Dowling Un-Attached Leinster 204
3 Paul Kennedy Newcastle West Cycling Club 200
4 Dermot Trulock Lucan Cycling Road Club 178
5 Seán Lacey Aqua Blue Sport Academy 164
6 Eoin Morton UCD Cycling Club 143
7 Angus Fyffe Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 133
8 Mark O'Callaghan Aqua Blue Sport Academy 133
9 Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport 132
10 Conn McDunphy Team Raleigh GAC 130
11 Darragh O'Mahony O'Leary Stone Kanturk 128
12 Philip Lavery H&R Block Pro Cycling Team 127
13 Darnell Moore Caldwell Cycles Omagh 121
14 Adam Stenson TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 120
15 Christopher McGlinchey Chain Reaction Cycles 117
16 Ronan McLaughlin Aqua Blue Sport Academy 101
17 Marc Potts Neon Velo 99
18 David Watson The Bike House CC 98
19 Mark Reilly Lucan Cycling Road Club 85
20 Cathal Moynihan Tralee Manor West iBike 84
21 Sean Moore TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 84
22 Cian Delaney Stamullen RC 81
23 Javan Nulty North Down CC 80
24 Matthew Teggart An Post Chain Reaction 72
25 Jamie Blanchfield Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 71
26 James Davenport STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 70
27 Craig McAuley Caldwell Cycles Omagh 68
28 Richard Maes Killarney Cycling Club 67
29 Darragh McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 63
30 Alan Bingham Cuchulainn CC 60
31 Paul McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 59
32 Eoin O'Connell Killarney Cycling Club 58
33 Anthony Doyle STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 57
34 Ryan Reilly Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 55
35 Craig Rea Phoenix CC 54
36 John Hodge Dungarvan CC 53
37 Dermot Radford Tipp Wheelers 52
38 Jude Sands Newry Wheelers CC 51
39 Jarlath Hassett Burren Cycling Club 47
40 Des Woods Newry Wheelers CC 44
41 Gary Donaldson Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 41
42 Simon Ryan STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 40
43 Damien Shaw An Post Chain Reaction 40
44 Michael O'Loughlin Team Wiggins 39
45 Cian Sutcliffe Aqua Blue Sport Academy 38
46 Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club 38
47 Louis Carnec UCD Cycling Club 37
48 Christopher Birney Team Sportactive Racing 33
49 Liam Dolan Cuchulainn CC 31
50 Conor McCann Inspired Cycling 31
51 Robin Kelly Waterford Racing Club 30
52 Ryan Mullen Cannondale Drapac 30
53 Greg Swinand Aqua Blue Sport Academy 29
54 Kevin McKinney Armagh City Cyclists 28
55 Sean McKenna An Post Chain Reaction 28
56 Jody Wright Phoenix CC 28
57 Paidi O'Brien Un-Attached Munster 28
58 David Hamilton North Down CC 25
59 Charles Prendergast Team Planet X Carnac 24
60 Shane Smith Moynalty Cycling Club 24
61 Cathal Purcell Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 23
62 John Madden Inspired Cycling 22
63 Alastair Gribbon Carn Wheelers 20
64 Richard Meaney Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 19
65 Roger Aiken Un-Attached Ulster 19
66 Dominic Mc Cartan Apollo Cycling Team 19
67 Aaron O'Brien Newcastle West Cycling Club 18
68 Adam Armstrong Caldwell Cycles Omagh 18
69 Gary Cranston Kinning Cycles 18
70 Cormac Daly Tralee Manor West iBike 18
71 Karl Morgan Phoenix CC 18
72 Mark McClure Caldwell Cycles Omagh 18
73 Ian Inglis Black Rose Racing 16
74 Keith Phillips North Down CC 16
75 Fintan Ryan TrackProject.ie 16
76 Constantin Bartels Waterford Racing Club 16
77 Frank Dunne STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 15
78 Nathan Mullan Dromara Cycling Club 15
79 Shane Kenny Newcastle West Cycling Club 15
80 Michael Storan Greenmount CA 15
81 Cormac McGeough Phoenix CC 15
82 Cian O'Reilly UCD Cycling Club 15
83 Stephen Murray STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 14
84 Jason Prendergast Team iTAP 14
85 Cameron McIntyre Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 14
86 Gareth McKee Banbridge CC 13
87 Keith Finn Team Planet X Carnac 13
88 Seán Hahessy Aqua Blue Sport Academy 13
89 Paul O'Reilly UCD Cycling Club 11
90 Seán O'Malley Western Lakes CC 11
91 Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club 11
92 Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC 11
93 David Brody Asfra Racing Team 11
94 Richard Maybin Team Madigan C.C. 11
95 Aaron Parks CCT 10
96 Brian McNally Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 10
97 Andrew Chivers North Down CC 10
98 Kieran Crean Blarney Cycling Club 10
99 Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 10
100 Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers 10
101 Marcus Christie PerformanceSBR 10
102 Simon Kelly Burren Cycling Club 10
103 Timothy O'Regan Aqua Blue Sport Academy 9
104 Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers 9
105 Joseph McCrory Carn Wheelers 9
106 Paul Wilkinson West Down Wheelers 9
107 Sean Yelverton Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 9
108 Colm Sheahan Blarney Cycling Club 9
109 James McGreevy Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 9
110 Craig Sweetman Stamullen RC 9
111 Conor kissane Killarney Cycling Club 9
112 Anthony Murray Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 9
113 Daniel Bresnan Tipp Wheelers 9
114 colin robinson Stamullen RC 8
115 Calvin Moore Caldwell Cycles Omagh 8
116 john clarke Navan Road Club 8
117 Daryl Kearns Dungarvan CC 7
118 Stephen Shanahan Limerick Cycling Club 7
119 Bobby Coleman Newcastle West Cycling Club 7
120 Gary Gorman Stamullen RC 7
121 Gary Scully Nenagh Cycling Club 7
122 Gavin Magowan Dromara Cycling Club 7
123 DAVID MCINTYRE Maryland Wheelers 7
124 Martin Cullinane Comeragh CC 7
125 David Walsh STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 7
126 Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club 6
127 Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC 6
128 Raymond O'Shaughnessy Cuchulainn CC 6
129 David Casserly Longford Cycling & Racing Club 6
130 Dwayne Kirwan Waterford Racing Club 6
131 Aureliusz Klus Stamullen RC 5
132 lewis ferguson The Bike House CC 5
133 Sean Featherstone Newry Wheelers CC 5
134 Michael Crowley Blarney Cycling Club 5
135 Paul O'Connell Newcastle West Cycling Club 5
136 Matthew Brennan CCT 5
137 JAMES MADDOCK Waterford Racing Club 5
138 Glenn Kinning Kinning Cycles 5
139 Christopher Reilly Bohermeen CC 5
140 Anthony Walsh Aqua Blue Sport Academy 5
141 Edward Barry Greenmount CA 5
142 Declan Egan Velo Cafe Magasin 5
143 Reece Young TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 5
144 Alan Cawley Team Gerry McVeigh Cars 5
145 Adrian Kirby Greenmount CA 5
146 Jack Wilson Un-Attached Ulster 4
147 Eoin Lynch Team Planet X Carnac 4
148 Jason Henry Un-Attached Ulster 4
149 Mark Millar Velo Cafe Magasin 4
150 Ronan O'Flynn Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 4
151 Gareth McCullough Newry Wheelers CC 4
152 Paul Woods Carlow RCC 3
153 James Ambrose The Bike House CC 3
154 Shane Power Waterford Racing Club 3
155 Niall Clarke Newry Wheelers CC 3
156 Mark Quigley Team Planet X Carnac 3
157 David Brennan Castlebar Cycling Club 3
158 Mark Scanlon J2P Cycling Team 2
159 Andrew Maguire Rossbury Racing 2
160 Aidan Crowley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 2
161 Kenny Wilson Un-Attached Ulster 2
162 Ian Richardson UCD Cycling Club 2
163 John Lynch Murphy Surveys Kilcullen CC 2
164 Michael Lucey STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 2
165 Ronan McDonnell Dublin Wheelers 2
166 Owen Cummins Blarney Cycling Club 2
167 Luke Kearney South-East Road Club 2
168 Freddie Stevens Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 2
169 Clinton O mahony MSL Mercedes-Benz Cork Giant 1
170 John Lee Trim Cycling Club 1
171 John O Fitzpatrick CKR Cycling Club 1
172 Stephen McKenna Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 1
173 Vincent Gleeson Greenmount CA 1
174 Paul Norton STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 1
175 Martin Rice Sundrive Track Team 1
176 Marcus Flavin Dungarvan CC 1
177 Darragh Zaidan Arcane Cycling Team 1
178 Bobby Kane Bann Wheelers CC 1
179 Bryan McCrystal STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 1
180 Aaron McBride Donegal Bay Cycling Club 1
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