Ryan Mullen won the media-selected 'international performance of the year'. There were eight winners voted by Cycling Ireland members and plenty of new 'hall of famers' and 'outstanding achievement' award winners (Photo: Sean Rowe)
The winners at Cycling Ireland’s annual awards have been announced this evening at an event in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin.
The international performance of the year went to Cannondale-Drapac WorldTour pro Ryan Mullen for his incredible 5th place in the elite TT at the World Road Championships in Doha just last month.
The winner of that award is selected by members of the media who write about cycling, including stickybottlers.
Eoin Morton (UCD-FitzCycles.ie) has won the best domestic male rider of the year.
Grace Young (De Ronde De Van Cork) has beaten off Paralympic champions Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal for the best domestic based female rider of the year.
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However, Dunlevy and McCrystal were presented with an outstanding achievement award for their exploits in Rio.
Rio Heroes: Eve McCrystal's and Katie George Dunlevy's award says they were outstanding; never a truer word spoken. They're in the history books with bells on and there's loads more to come from them.
Gold and silver medal winners from Rio; Eoghan Clifford and Colin Lynch were also presented with ‘outstanding achievement’ awards.
Another winner of an outstanding achievement award was off-road legend Robin Seymour, who won a Masters MTB world title this year.
And another legend, the very dearly missed Richie Byrne, was posthumously honoured with induction into Cycling Ireland’s hall of fame.
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Awards were presented for volunteer of the year, club of the year, best domestic male and female riders of the year, best club coach of the year, best bike shop, best leisure and competitive events.
The godfather of Irish Mountainbiking Richie Byrne is inducted to the Cycling Ireland Hall of Fame #CIAwards pic.twitter.com/ImtspJEyYn
— Cycling Ireland (@IreCyclingFed) November 26, 2016
As well as the award winners selected by a vote from the membership of the national federation, the ‘outstanding achievement’ awards and hall of fame inductions made for a great event.
The winners across the categories on the night were:
- International performance of the year: Ryan Mullen’s TT 5th place at Worlds.
- Competitive event of the year: An Post Rás
- Leisure event of the year: Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford
- Bike shop of the year: Chain Reaction Cycles
- Domestic based female rider of the year: Grace Young
- Domestic based male rider of the year: Eoin Morton
- Volunteer of the year winner: Billy Shanahan
- Outstanding achievement award to Anna Turvey for her pursuit bronze at the European Track Championships.
- Coach of the year: Pat Coyle of Shannonside CC
- Outstanding achievement award goes to Robin Seymour, World Masters Champion
- Outstanding achievement award to Paralympic silver medallist Colin Lynch
- Outstanding achievement award to Paralympic champion Eoghan Clifford
- Outstanding achievement award to Paralympic champions Katie George Dunlevy
- Club of the year: (the simply outstanding - Ed) O'Leary Stone Kanturk Cycling Club
We'll have the last couple of hall of fame winners in a little while; stay with us and well done to all!
The domestic female rider of the year, out of Cork; Grace Young (Photo: Sean Rowe)
Member award shortlists; winners in 'bold'
Volunteer of the year
- Billy Shanahan – Tandem Cycling Ireland
- Fiona Cooke – Marble City Cyclers
- Ger Campbell – Drogheda Wheelers
- John Coates – Sundrive Track Team
- Martin Kirwan – Comeragh CC
- Mary Concannon – Killorglin CC
- Oliver Hunter – Bann Valley RC
- Steve Bell – Lisburn BMX Track
Club of the year
- Bray Wheelers
- Foyle CC
- Lisburn BMX Club
- O’Leary Stone Kanturk CC
- Scott- Orwell Wheelers
- Shannonside Cycling Club
- Sundrive Track Team
Leisure event of the year
- An Post Tour de Burren
- Deenside Wheelers Ladies Leisure Event
- Old Velos Vintage Classic
- Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford
- The Leinster Loop
Best competitive event of the year
- An Post Rás
- BMX National Series Rounds 7 & 8
- Charleville 2 Day
- Dublin Track Cycling International
- Errigal Youth Tour
- Rás na mBan
- The National Road Championships
Best domestic based male rider
- Aaron Edwards – Ratoath BMX Club
- Chris McGlinchey – Chain Reaction Cycles
- Darragh Zaidan – Arcane Cycling Team
- Eoghan Clifford – Galway Bay CC
- Eoin Morton – UCD-FitzCycles.ie
- Seán Lacey – Team Aquablue
Best domestic based female rider
- Deirbhle Ivory – Bray Wheelers
- Eileen Burns – Ballymena RC
- Grace Young – De Ronde De Van Cork
- Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal – Asea Wheelworx
- Katie O’Neill – Lucan BMX Club
Best club coach category
- Hugh Byrne – Sundrive Track Team
- Mark Kiely – Sundrive Track Team
- Nicola McKiverigan – Powerhouse Sport
- Pat Coyle – Shannonside Cycling Club
- Shay McNally – Ratoath BMX Club
Bike Shop of the Year
- Barry’s Cycles (Ballinasloe)
- Bikeworx (Celbridge)
- Caldwell Cycles (Omagh)
- Chain Driven Cycles (Sligo)
- Chain Reaction Cycles (Belfast)
- Evolution Bikes (Ennis)
- Hollingsworth Bikes (Kilmacud, Dublin)
- iBike (Killarney)
- Joe Daly Cycles (Dundrum, Dublin)
- Kilmallock Cycles (Limerick)
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