The Mondello Series has seen numbers almost halve for its first event of 2022 compared to last year, but there are still more than 70 riders entered and the show goes on.
Promoters, Irish Road Club, have decades of experience running races in Ireland and have seen the cyclical nature of race numbers down the years. The current drop in racing numbers - though Cycling Ireland membership has increased - is not new in the longer term and may prove to be a Covid-19 hangover.
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Numbers for the opening round of the 2022 series - tomorrow night in Mondello Park, Co Kildare - are down by 47 per cent on last year, though the win won't be any easier to achieve.
While some races have been cancelled for lack of numbers this year, the vast majority of events have gone ahead. And though the Mondello Series has been impacted by the trend of lower racing numbers, the news is not all bad in Irish cycling, The upcoming Newry Three Day, for example, has sold out, with extra riders on a reserve list.
Best of luck to all the riders competing tomorrow evening in Mondello.
Mondello Series | Round 1
A1-A2-A3 Race
- Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Stephen Gillman Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo
- Ryan Byrne Spin the Bean Power by Coffee
- Paul Norton All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team
- Javan Nulty Stamullen RC
- Jason Kenny UCD Cycling Club
- Sean Landers UCD Cycling Club
- Rhys Kenny UCD Cycling Club
- Shay Donley Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo
- Toni Stojanov All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team
- Paul O Reilly Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo
- Stephen Hanna Velo Club Iveagh
- Keith Lambourne Laois CC
- Adriaan Pretorius Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Gavin Hendley Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Robert Farrell Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Niall Whelan Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
- Andy Whale All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team
- Bradley Turner Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
- Eoghan Cooke Spellman-Dublin Port
- Martin Colgan Armagh Down CC
- Sean Flynn Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Ryan Geraghty Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team
- Gareth Rogers Velo Club Iveagh
- Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Karl Benson Castlebar Cycling Club
- James Delaney Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Dave Smyth Naas Cycling Club
- Yvonne Doran Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
- Declan Mc Kenna Carn Wheelers
- Colm Bracken Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
- Sean Curtis Sundrive Track Team
- Peter Elliott Velo Club Iveagh
- Fearghal Regan Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
- Marc Farrelly St Tiernans Cycling Club
- Patrick Ennis Un-Attached Leinster
- Simon Ward Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Richard Grant Sundrive Track Team
- Declan Brassil Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Charlie Holt Roadman Cycling Club
- Luke Ginnell Drogheda Wheelers
- Michael Green Roadman Cycling Club
- Stephen Murphy St Tiernans Cycling Club
- Andy Grehan Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Sean Ward Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Mark Kiernan Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
- Andrew Keogh Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Cormac Meegan Drogheda Wheelers
- Brian Reynolds Un-Attached Leinster
- Dave Reilly Emyvale CC
- Oisin Collins Kilcullen Cycling Club Murphy Geospacial
- Katie Reilly Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
- Conal Scully Carlow RCC
- Adam Farrelly Naas Cycling Club
A4 Race
- Tommy Buckley Naomh Barrog Cycling Club
- Derek Daly Clondalkin CC
- Kevin Hanafin VC Beechwood
- Brian Hammond Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Krzysztof Grabowski Ashbourne Wheelers Cycling Club
- Simon Gray Un-Attached Ulster
- Brett Birthisel Clontarf Cycling Club
- Cian Bailey Un-Attached Leinster
- Noel Brannigan Naas Cycling Club
- Ivan Casey Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Charles Caffrey Un-Attached Leinster
- Padraig Franklin Naas Cycling Club
- Alan O Connor Velo Club Balrothery
- Francis Keane Naas Cycling Club
- Jonathan St Ledger Barrow Wheelers
- Barry Paul Dunne Kildare Cycling Club
- Rob Jennings Lucan Cycling Road Club
- Marcin Laszczyk Un-Attached Leinste
