Daire Feeley will wear the red and white of UC Monaco next year and link up with a number of very strong, young French riders in the team. It is an exciting move for the young Roscommon man and he will have plenty big races on the continent to show what he is made of.
By Brian Canty
One of Ireland’s most promising up and coming riders, Daire Feeley, has signed for a French U23 team for the coming season.
He will join the Union Cycliste Monaco Development Program for 2017 after finalising a deal this week.
It’s an exciting opportunity for the young Roscommon man who has enjoyed a brilliant season on the domestic front.
He finished the year as the country’s second-highest ranked amateur rider behind Sean Lacey (Aqua Blue).
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He turns 20-years-old next month and having first emerged as a leading rider on the home scene with Donamom Dynamos, he has ridden for the iTap club for the past couple of seasons.
A number of UK teams, including JLT-Condor, were monitoring his progress but for now Feeley has opted for France.
He travelled to Monaco yesterday for the announcement and in the city where many of the world’s top pro riders live, Feeley was officially unveiled as a member of the squad.
“Delighted to announce I will be riding for UC Monaco for the 2017 season, a massive thanks to Team iTap for the last three years,” read a brief post on his Facebook page.
Pictured at the announcement, above, were team director Guido Posetto and Umberto Langellotti, the president of the Cycling Federation of Monaco.
The Union Cycliste de Monaco is the Principality of Monaco cycling’s club since 1952.
It has a membership of more than 200 and the club is divided into a road cycling section, MTB section as well as cyclocross and a cycling academy.
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