Sean McKenna had the kind of season most domestic riders would give their right arm for (Photo: Sean Rowe)
Sean McKenna has emerged the highest ranked A1 rider of the 2015 season after a terrific campaign that saw him dominate the early season and continue that form for much of the year.
The Team Aquablue man not only won 11 races over the seven-month road season but also represented Ireland at home and abroad; all while studying in university.
In the first weeks of the season – the 3½ week period from February 22nd to March 17th to be precise – the Dubliner took a staggering six wins.
These included the Lacey Cup in Co Kerry, Mick Lally Memorial in Co Meath, Rás Naomh Finian in Co Meath, Newbridge GP in Co Kildare, Boyne GP in Co Meath and the St Patricks Day Race, also in Co Meath.
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He then went on to win the Dungarvan Open Race, the Peter Bidwell Memorial in Co Louth, the Moynalty GP in Meath and a round of the BikeWorx Series in Co Kildare.
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McKenna won Rás Mumhan riding for the Irish development team and was also selected to ride abroad for the national team in the U23 Nations Cup in France in April.
McKenna took a total of 225 points at the top of the rankings. He was ahead of Mark Dowling (DID Dunboyne) and Damien Shaw (Team Asea), who scored 203 and 182 points respectively.
We reported on the end of season rankings a couple of months ago but all of the results are now added for all riders to give the full and final order, which was not available before.
Final A1 Rider Rankings 2015
- Sean McKenna Team Aquablue 225
- Mark Dowling Dunboyne Cycling Club 203
- Damien Shaw Team Asea 182
- Robin Kelly Waterford Racing Club 164
- Eoin Morton UCD Cycling Club 158
- Paidi O'Brien Team Osborne Meats/McCarthy Cycles 151
- David Watson North Down CC 135
- Bryan McCrystal Team Asea 127
- Alastair Macaulay Team Asea 124
- Martyn Irvine Madison Genesis 122
- Angus Fyffe Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 108
- Conor Hennebry Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 106
- Stephen Murray STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 92
- Daire Feeley Team iTAP 89
- Colm Cassidy Team Aquablue 87
- Seán Lacey Team Aquablue 84
- Simon Ryan Team Hennebont Cyclisme 79
- Marcin Mizgajski Rossbury Racing 75
- Derek Joyce Galway Bay CC 67
- David Hamilton North Down CC 59
- Greg Swinand Team Aquablue 55
- Dermot Radford Tipp Wheelers 54
- Craig Sweetman Stamullen M Donnelly RC 50
- Des Woods Newry Wheelers CC 50
- Cathal Moynihan Team Aquablue 49
- Darnell Moore Caldwell Cycles Omagh 49
- Patrick Clarke Ballina Cycling Club 49
- Ronan McLaughlin Foyle CC 49
- Christopher Reilly Team Asea 48
- Michael Storan Liquidworx Fitscience 47
- Connor McConvey Team 3M 46
- Cian Delaney Stamullen M Donnelly RC 45
- Ian Richardson UCD Cycling Club 44
- Anthony Walsh Team Aquablue 41
- Joseph Breheny UCD Cycling Club 41
- Ryan Sherlock Un-Attached Leinster 37
- Craig McAuley Caldwell Cycles Omagh 36
- David Nugent Seven Springs CC 35
- Paul O'Reilly Fixx Rouleurs 35
- Mark Reilly Liquidworx Fitscience 34
- Edward Barry MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 32
- Gareth McCullough Newry Wheelers CC 32
- Conor Murphy Caldwell Cycles Omagh 30
- Roger Aiken Team Asea 30
- Seán O'Malley Western Lakes CC 30
- Eoin O'Connell Blarney Cycling Club 28
- Seán Hahessy Liquidworx Fitscience 27
- Fraser Duncan Team Asea 26
- Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers 26
- Paul McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 26
- Ryan Reilly Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 26
- Jarlath Hassett Burren Cycling Club 25
- John Hodge Dungarvan CC 25
- Marc Potts Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 25
- Peter Hawkins C.T. Tomacc 24
- Keith Gater Waterford Racing Club 23
- Michael Fitzgerald STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 23
- Eoghan Clifford Galway Bay CC 20
- Glenn Kinning Kinning Cycles 20
- John Heverin Clann Eireann CC 20
- Ken Tobin TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 20
- Cathal Smyth Phoenix CC 19
- Chris Troy Castlebar Cycling Club 19
- Javan Nulty Dunboyne Cycling Club 19
- Liam Dolan Cuchulainn CC 19
- Mark Downey Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 19
- Michael Millar Phoenix CC 19
- Sean McIntyre Caldwell Cycles Omagh 19
- Conor McIlwaine AAA Cycling 18
- Derek Finnegan Keevan CC 18
- Gareth McCormack Castlebar Cycling Club 18
- Gavin Magowan Dromara Cycling Club 18
- Ryan Mullen An Post Chain Reaction 18
- Shane Scully Nenagh Cycling Club 18
- Daniel Stewart Phoenix CC 17
- John Madden Dig Deep Coaching - Inspired Cycling 17
- Mark O'Callaghan Limerick Cycling Club 17
- Paul Mulligan Caldwell Cycles Omagh 17
- Joe Christian Gorey Cycling Club 16
- John Brosnan MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 16
- Joseph Fenlon Team Asea 16
- Craig Rea C.T. Tomacc 15
- Darragh McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 15
- David Brennan Castlebar Cycling Club 15
- Denis Dunworth MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 15
- Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 15
- Aaron Buggle Fixx Rouleurs 14
- Michael Crowley Team Osborne Meats/McCarthy Cycles 14
- Derek Cunningham TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 13
- Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club 13
- Jason Henry Un-Attached Ulster 13
- Neill Delahaye Team Asea 13
- Aaron McGrady Phoenix CC 12
- Aidan Crowley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 12
- Anthony Murray Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 12
- Stephen Clancy Team Novo Nordisk 12
- Anthony Doyle STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 11
- Lindsay Watson PLUSHmtb 11
- Shane Power Waterford Racing Club 11
- Liam Curran Curran Racing 10
- Mark McGauley Scott Donnybrook Landscape Co. 10
- Steven McAllister Ballymoney CC 10
- Adam Armstrong Northern CC 9
- Gary Cranston EAST ANTRIM CC 9
- Gary Jeffers East Tyrone Cycling Club 9
- Jack Wilson An Post Chainreaction 9
- Jason Prendergast Liquidworx Fitscience 9
- Keith Finn Lakeside Wheelers CC 9
- Marcus Christie Bissell ABG Giant 9
- Michael Ahern Dungarvan CC 9
- Elmer Pieterse Liquidworx Fitscience 8
- Darragh Bailey Team iTAP 7
- Dave Reilly South Dublin CC 7
- David Montgomery Team 3M 7
- Chris Jeuken Burren Cycling Club 6
- Colm Laverty Stamullen M Donnelly RC 6
- Eoin McCarthy An Post - Chain Reaction 6
- Fergus Rooney Phoenix CC 6
- Mark McKinley Newry Wheelers CC 6
- Mark Millar Velo Cafe Magasin 5
- Michael Hennessy Fermoy Cycling Club 5
- Brian Stewart Phoenix CC 4
- Christopher McGlinchey Chain Reaction Cycles 4
- Matt Slattery STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 4
- Michael Devins Un-Attached Connacht 4
- Neil Long Dublin Wheelers 4
- Paul Kennedy STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 4
- Ryan O'Donovan Cork Giant Team 4
- Stephen Shanahan Limerick Cycling Club 4
- colin robinson Stamullen M Donnelly RC 3
- David Coughlan STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 3
- Fintan Ryan Dunboyne Cycling Club 3
- Gary Gorman Stamullen M Donnelly RC 3
- Hugh Mulhearne Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 3
- Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club 3
- David Brody Team iTAP 2
- Eugene T Moriarty Dunboyne Cycling Club 2
- David Walsh STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 1
- John Kenny Navan Road Club 1
- Paul Wilkinson West Down Wheelers 1
- Philip Lavery Scott Donnybrook Landscape Co. 1
- Adrian Hedderman Un-Attached Munster 0
- Alex Donald Phoenix CC 0
- Andrew Meehan Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
- Barry Horgan Tralee Manor West BC 0
- Ben Delaney Black Rose Racing 0
- Bobby Coleman Mego Racing Team 0
- Brian Canty Liquidworx Fitscience 0
- Brian McArdle Orwell Wheelers CC 0
- Cathal Doyle Carn Wheelers 0
- Christopher Beattie Un-Attached Ulster 0
- Ciaran Clarke Ballina Cycling Club 0
- Ciaran Kelly TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
- Con Collis UCD Cycling Club 0
- Cormac Clarke ILLI-Bikes Cycling Team 0
- Danny Bruton Stamullen M Donnelly RC 0
- Darragh Zaidan Adamstown Cycling Team 0
- Darren Lynas West Down Wheelers 0
- David McCann Phoenix CC 0
- David McKnight Team Vision Racing 0
- Desmond Foley Phoenix CC 0
- Dylan Foley Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 0
- Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC 0
- Eric Downey Orwell Wheelers CC 0
- Gareth Mc Gonagle Dublin Wheelers 0
- Gareth McKee Banbridge CC 0
- Gary Crory VC Glendale 0
- Geoff Sheehan TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
- Ian Inglis Black Rose Racing 0
- James Davenport Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
- Jody Wright Phoenix CC 0
- John Lynch Murphy Surveys Kilcullen CC 0
- John Mannix MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 0
- John Mason Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
- John Mc Carthy St. Finbarrs CC 0
- Joseph McCrory Carn Wheelers 0
- Karl Morgan Phoenix CC 0
- Keith Fox Shannonside Cycling Club 0
- Kevin Lynch Newry Wheelers CC 0
- Kyle Houston Castlereagh CC 0
- Liam Corcoran Castlebar Cycling Club 0
- Marcel Kock Phoenix CC 0
- Marcus Flavin Dungarvan CC 0
- Mark Buchanan Inishowen Wheelers 0
- Martin Birney Team Sportactive Racing 0
- Martin Gill Wexford Wheelers 0
- Michael Butler Team DMG 0
- Michael Lucey STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
- Paul Vaughan Team Sportactive Racing 0
- Peter Tuohy Castlebar Cycling Club 0
- Raymond O'Shaughnessy Cuchulainn CC 0
- Robin Seymour Team WORC 0
- Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers 0
- Sam Bennett BORA - ARGON 18 0
- Sean Downey An Post Chain Reaction 0
- Stephen Halpin TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
- Stephen O'Sullivan Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
- Stuart Cox Lakeside Wheelers CC 0
- Thomas Martin Caldwell Cycles Omagh 0
- William Larmour North Down CC 0
- William Whelan Kilmallock Cycling Club 0
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