Daire Feeley has topped the end of season Cycling Ireland A1 rankings by a very significant margin, with a prolific run once racing resumed after the Covid-19 lock-down imposed back in March.

The Strata 3-VeloRevolution rider enjoyed a very strong season in Europe last year with Irish Continental team EvoPro Racing before returning back to Ireland for this season.

He got his campaign off to a strong start with 2nd place at the Mick Lally Memorial followed by victory at the Seamus Kennedy Memorial the next day back in March.

Based on that opening weekend's form it looked like Feeley was in ominous form for the season ahead and was due for some big results.

However, the Covid-19 pandemic then intervened and riders across the country had a lengthy delay before racing resumed in the summer. Feeley (23) still won nine races despite so much of the domestic campaign being wiped out.

As well as the Seamus Kennedy he also won the Athenry GP, Peter Bidwell Memorial, Galway Open Champs, Leinster Autumn Classic, Connacht Road Championships, Denis Kennedy Road Race, Bobby Power Memorial and Rás Cill Mocheallog.

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Feeley ended the season on 140 points, almost double the next best; Darnell Moore (Vitus Pro Cycling) runner-up in the rankings on 74 points.

Andy Maguire was 3rd on 65 points; the Spellman Dublin Port rider taking big wins before this season but really enjoying a breakthrough to the top tier in 2020.

John Buller (Banbridge CC) was in 4th place in the Cycling Ireland 2020 A1 rankings on 60 points, with Cian Keogh (Spellman Dublin Port) in 5th on 55 points.

Last year's most prolific winner on the home road scene, Charlie Prendergast (Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo), was 6th in the A1 rankings this time around on 54 points.

Rankings runner-up rider Darnell Moore amassed most of his points total with a win in the PJ Logan Cup, 2nd place at the National Criterium Championships and 4th in the elite men’s race at the National Road Championships.

The 3rd highest ranked rider, Andy Maguire, took three wins; two of those in championship events.

He won gold at the National Criterium Championships and also at the Leinster Road Race Championship. He was also victorious in the Stagg Cycles Lucan GP.

Cycling Ireland A1 Rankings 2020

1. Daire Feeley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 140
2. Darnell Moore Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 74
3. Andy Maguire Spellman-Dublin Port 65
4. John Buller Banbridge CC 60
5. Cian Keogh Spellman-Dublin Port 55
6. Charles Prendergast Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo 54
7. Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport 47
8. Richard Maes STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 47
9. Richard Meaney Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 47
10. Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club 46
11. Mark Dowling STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 44
12. Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 42
13. Marc Potts Team Caldwell Cycles 36
14. Paul Forristal STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 35
15. Gareth O Neill Team Caldwell Cycles 33
16. Fintan Ryan Kingspan-TrackProject.ie 32
17. Darragh O'Mahony SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 30
18. Christopher McGlinchey Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 28
19. Darragh McCarter Spellman-Dublin Port 27
20. Dermot Radford Club Rothaiochta Na Sionainne 27
21. Adam Ward Antiga Casa Bellsolà Club Ciclista 23
22. Greg Swinand Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo 23
23. Conor Kissane Killarney Cycling Club 22
24. Dermot Trulock Lucan Cycling Road Club 21
25. Tom Regan Echelon CC 20
26. Tomas Walsh Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo 20
27. Karl Morgan Phoenix CC 20
28. Kevin McCambridge Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 19
29. Jason Kenny UCD Cycling Club 18
30. Jack Bernard Murphy Arabay Team 16
31. David Walshe Castlebar Cycling Club 15
32. Leo Doyle TWC TEMPO Veldhoven 15
33. Conor McCann Inspired Cycling 13
34. Sean Landers UCD Cycling Club 13
35. Stephen Gillman O'Leary Stone Kanturk 12
36. Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club 11
37. Mark McGirr Lakeland 11
38. Angus Fyffe Team Caldwell Cycles 11
39. Simon Kelly Burren Cycling Club 10
40. Jack Caldwell STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 10
41. Eoghan McArdle Ruane Galway Bay CC 10
42. Matthew Sparrow Team Dan Morrissey-MIG-Pactimo 10
43. Nathan Mullan Dromara Cycling Club 9
44. Ryan Reilly Team Dan Morrissey_Pactimo 9
45. Conor Hennebry Team Dan Morrissey-Pactimo 9
46. Matthew Teggart Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 8
47. Mark Quigley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 8
48. Ronan McLaughlin Team Dan Morrissey-Pactimo 8
49. James Curry Team Dan Morrissey-Pactimo 8
50. Aaron Kearney EvoPro Racing 7
51. Cathal Moynihan Tralee Manor West BC 7
52. Bryan Geary Panduit Carrick Wheelers 6
53. Christopher Reilly Bohermeen CC 6
54. Paul Kennedy Spellman-Dublin Port 6
55. Cillian Murphy Galway Bay CC 6
56. Timothy O'Regan Team WORC 5
57. Ben Walsh EvoPro Racing 4
58. Mitchell Mc Laughlin Zappi Racing Team 4
59. Mark McGinley Four Masters CC 4
60. Conor McKenna Team Dan Morrissey-Pactimo 4
61. Mathew Mackay Un-Attached Munster 4
62. Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC Loughrea 3
63. Paul Wilkinson West Down Wheelers 3
64. Liam Curley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 3
65. Marcus Christie Performance SBR 3
66. Edward Kearney Phoenix CC 2
67. Rhys Kenny UCD Cycling Club 2
68. Mark McKinley Newry Wheelers CC 2
69. Colm Sheahan Blarney Cycling Club 2
70. James McGreevy Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 2
71. Luke Smith Antiga Casa Bellsolà Club Ciclista 2
72. Donal Shearer Phoenix CC 2
73. Davoren Fallon Bottecchia Racing Club 2
74. Archie Ryan Jumbo-Visma Development Team 1
75. Daniel Bresnan Greenmount CA 1
76. Bryan McCrystal Bellurgan Wheelers 1
77. Seán O'Malley Western Lakes CC 1