Final Cycling Ireland A1 rankings for 2015; McKenna top man

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

  1. Sean McKenna Team Aquablue 225
  2. Mark Dowling Dunboyne Cycling Club 203
  3. Damien Shaw Team Asea 182
  4. Robin Kelly Waterford Racing Club 164
  5. Eoin Morton UCD Cycling Club 158
  6. Paidi O'Brien Team Osborne Meats/McCarthy Cycles 151
  7. David Watson North Down CC 135
  8. Bryan McCrystal Team Asea 127
  9. Alastair Macaulay Team Asea 124
  10. Martyn Irvine Madison Genesis 122
  11. Angus Fyffe Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 108
  12. Conor Hennebry Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 106
  13. Stephen Murray STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 92
  14. Daire Feeley Team iTAP 89
  15. Colm Cassidy Team Aquablue 87
  16. Seán Lacey Team Aquablue 84
  17. Simon Ryan Team Hennebont Cyclisme 79
  18. Marcin Mizgajski Rossbury Racing 75
  19. Derek Joyce Galway Bay CC 67
  20. David Hamilton North Down CC 59
  21. Greg Swinand Team Aquablue 55
  22. Dermot Radford Tipp Wheelers 54
  23. Craig Sweetman Stamullen M Donnelly RC 50
  24. Des Woods Newry Wheelers CC 50
  25. Cathal Moynihan Team Aquablue 49
  26. Darnell Moore Caldwell Cycles Omagh 49
  27. Patrick Clarke Ballina Cycling Club 49
  28. Ronan McLaughlin Foyle CC 49
  29. Christopher Reilly Team Asea 48
  30. Michael Storan Liquidworx Fitscience 47
  31. Connor McConvey Team 3M 46
  32. Cian Delaney Stamullen M Donnelly RC 45
  33. Ian Richardson UCD Cycling Club 44
  34. Anthony Walsh Team Aquablue 41
  35. Joseph Breheny UCD Cycling Club 41
  36. Ryan Sherlock Un-Attached Leinster 37
  37. Craig McAuley Caldwell Cycles Omagh 36
  38. David Nugent Seven Springs CC 35
  39. Paul O'Reilly Fixx Rouleurs 35
  40. Mark Reilly Liquidworx Fitscience 34
  41. Edward Barry MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 32
  42. Gareth McCullough Newry Wheelers CC 32
  43. Conor Murphy Caldwell Cycles Omagh 30
  44. Roger Aiken Team Asea 30
  45. Seán O'Malley Western Lakes CC 30
  46. Eoin O'Connell Blarney Cycling Club 28
  47. Seán Hahessy Liquidworx Fitscience 27
  48. Fraser Duncan Team Asea 26
  49. Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers 26
  50. Paul McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 26
  51. Ryan Reilly Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 26
  52. Jarlath Hassett Burren Cycling Club 25
  53. John Hodge Dungarvan CC 25
  54. Marc Potts Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 25
  55. Peter Hawkins C.T. Tomacc 24
  56. Keith Gater Waterford Racing Club 23
  57. Michael Fitzgerald STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 23
  58. Eoghan Clifford Galway Bay CC 20
  59. Glenn Kinning Kinning Cycles 20
  60. John Heverin Clann Eireann CC 20
  61. Ken Tobin TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 20
  62. Cathal Smyth Phoenix CC 19
  63. Chris Troy Castlebar Cycling Club 19
  64. Javan Nulty Dunboyne Cycling Club 19
  65. Liam Dolan Cuchulainn CC 19
  66. Mark Downey Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 19
  67. Michael Millar Phoenix CC 19
  68. Sean McIntyre Caldwell Cycles Omagh 19
  69. Conor McIlwaine AAA Cycling 18
  70. Derek Finnegan Keevan CC 18
  71. Gareth McCormack Castlebar Cycling Club 18
  72. Gavin Magowan Dromara Cycling Club 18
  73. Ryan Mullen An Post Chain Reaction 18
  74. Shane Scully Nenagh Cycling Club 18
  75. Daniel Stewart Phoenix CC 17
  76. John Madden Dig Deep Coaching - Inspired Cycling 17
  77. Mark O'Callaghan Limerick Cycling Club 17
  78. Paul Mulligan Caldwell Cycles Omagh 17
  79. Joe Christian Gorey Cycling Club 16
  80. John Brosnan MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 16
  81. Joseph Fenlon Team Asea 16
  82. Craig Rea C.T. Tomacc 15
  83. Darragh McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 15
  84. David Brennan Castlebar Cycling Club 15
  85. Denis Dunworth MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 15
  86. Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 15
  87. Aaron Buggle Fixx Rouleurs 14
  88. Michael Crowley Team Osborne Meats/McCarthy Cycles 14
  89. Derek Cunningham TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 13
  90. Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club 13
  91. Jason Henry Un-Attached Ulster 13
  92. Neill Delahaye Team Asea 13
  93. Aaron McGrady Phoenix CC 12
  94. Aidan Crowley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 12
  95. Anthony Murray Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 12
  96. Stephen Clancy Team Novo Nordisk 12
  97. Anthony Doyle STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 11
  98. Lindsay Watson PLUSHmtb 11
  99. Shane Power Waterford Racing Club 11
  100. Liam Curran Curran Racing 10
  101. Mark McGauley Scott Donnybrook Landscape Co. 10
  102. Steven McAllister Ballymoney CC 10
  103. Adam Armstrong Northern CC 9
  104. Gary Cranston EAST ANTRIM CC 9
  105. Gary Jeffers East Tyrone Cycling Club 9
  106. Jack Wilson An Post Chainreaction 9
  107. Jason Prendergast Liquidworx Fitscience 9
  108. Keith Finn Lakeside Wheelers CC 9
  109. Marcus Christie Bissell ABG Giant 9
  110. Michael Ahern Dungarvan CC 9
  111. Elmer Pieterse Liquidworx Fitscience 8
  112. Darragh Bailey Team iTAP 7
  113. Dave Reilly South Dublin CC 7
  114. David Montgomery Team 3M 7
  115. Chris Jeuken Burren Cycling Club 6
  116. Colm Laverty Stamullen M Donnelly RC 6
  117. Eoin McCarthy An Post - Chain Reaction 6
  118. Fergus Rooney Phoenix CC 6
  119. Mark McKinley Newry Wheelers CC 6
  120. Mark Millar Velo Cafe Magasin 5
  121. Michael Hennessy Fermoy Cycling Club 5
  122. Brian Stewart Phoenix CC 4
  123. Christopher McGlinchey Chain Reaction Cycles 4
  124. Matt Slattery STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 4
  125. Michael Devins Un-Attached Connacht 4
  126. Neil Long Dublin Wheelers 4
  127. Paul Kennedy STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 4
  128. Ryan O'Donovan Cork Giant Team 4
  129. Stephen Shanahan Limerick Cycling Club 4
  130. colin robinson Stamullen M Donnelly RC 3
  131. David Coughlan STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 3
  132. Fintan Ryan Dunboyne Cycling Club 3
  133. Gary Gorman Stamullen M Donnelly RC 3
  134. Hugh Mulhearne Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 3
  135. Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club 3
  136. David Brody Team iTAP 2
  137. Eugene T Moriarty Dunboyne Cycling Club 2
  138. David Walsh STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 1
  139. John Kenny Navan Road Club 1
  140. Paul Wilkinson West Down Wheelers 1
  141. Philip Lavery Scott Donnybrook Landscape Co. 1
  142. Adrian Hedderman Un-Attached Munster 0
  143. Alex Donald Phoenix CC 0
  144. Andrew Meehan Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
  145. Barry Horgan Tralee Manor West BC 0
  146. Ben Delaney Black Rose Racing 0
  147. Bobby Coleman Mego Racing Team 0
  148. Brian Canty Liquidworx Fitscience 0
  149. Brian McArdle Orwell Wheelers CC 0
  150. Cathal Doyle Carn Wheelers 0
  151. Christopher Beattie Un-Attached Ulster 0
  152. Ciaran Clarke Ballina Cycling Club 0
  153. Ciaran Kelly TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
  154. Con Collis UCD Cycling Club 0
  155. Cormac Clarke ILLI-Bikes Cycling Team 0
  156. Danny Bruton Stamullen M Donnelly RC 0
  157. Darragh Zaidan Adamstown Cycling Team 0
  158. Darren Lynas West Down Wheelers 0
  159. David McCann Phoenix CC 0
  160. David McKnight Team Vision Racing 0
  161. Desmond Foley Phoenix CC 0
  162. Dylan Foley Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 0
  163. Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC 0
  164. Eric Downey Orwell Wheelers CC 0
  165. Gareth Mc Gonagle Dublin Wheelers 0
  166. Gareth McKee Banbridge CC 0
  167. Gary Crory VC Glendale 0
  168. Geoff Sheehan TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
  169. Ian Inglis Black Rose Racing 0
  170. James Davenport Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
  171. Jody Wright Phoenix CC 0
  172. John Lynch Murphy Surveys Kilcullen CC 0
  173. John Mannix MODA - Kingdom Endurance Sports 0
  174. John Mason Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
  175. John Mc Carthy St. Finbarrs CC 0
  176. Joseph McCrory Carn Wheelers 0
  177. Karl Morgan Phoenix CC 0
  178. Keith Fox Shannonside Cycling Club 0
  179. Kevin Lynch Newry Wheelers CC 0
  180. Kyle Houston Castlereagh CC 0
  181. Liam Corcoran Castlebar Cycling Club 0
  182. Marcel Kock Phoenix CC 0
  183. Marcus Flavin Dungarvan CC 0
  184. Mark Buchanan Inishowen Wheelers 0
  185. Martin Birney Team Sportactive Racing 0
  186. Martin Gill Wexford Wheelers 0
  187. Michael Butler Team DMG 0
  188. Michael Lucey STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
  189. Paul Vaughan Team Sportactive Racing 0
  190. Peter Tuohy Castlebar Cycling Club 0
  191. Raymond O'Shaughnessy Cuchulainn CC 0
  192. Robin Seymour Team WORC 0
  193. Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers 0
  194. Sam Bennett BORA - ARGON 18 0
  195. Sean Downey An Post Chain Reaction 0
  196. Stephen Halpin TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
  197. Stephen O'Sullivan Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
  198. Stuart Cox Lakeside Wheelers CC 0
  199. Thomas Martin Caldwell Cycles Omagh 0
  200. William Larmour North Down CC 0
  201. William Whelan Kilmallock Cycling Club 0

 

 

 

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