
Eve McCrystal (Strata 3-VeloRevolution) has finished Ireland's best-placed woman in the UCI individual rider rankings for 2020.
The national elite women's TT champion is 104th in the rankings on 125 points with Lara Gillespie (UCD Cycling Club) in 138th on 105 points and Mia Griffin (Illi Bikes) in 200th place in the rankings on 65 points.
Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) won the rankings
with 2,560.67 points from Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) 2nd on 2,532.33
points. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) was 3rd with 2,226 points.
Leading Irish woman McCrystal took her points at the
National Road Championships this year where she won the TT and was 2nd in the
road race.
Gillespie also scored all of her points at the nationals
where she claimed road race gold and was 6th in the TT while Griffin was 4th in
both TT and the road race at the Irish championships.
A total of 17 Irish woman claimed points in the end of
year UCI rankings, details below.
UCI Rankings: 2020 season end
- VAN DER BREGGEN Anna BOELS DOLMANS 2560.67
- LONGO BORGHINI Elisa TREK - SEGAFREDO 2532.33
- VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek MITCHELTON - SCOTT 2226
- BRENNAUER Lisa CERATIZIT - WNT PRO 1943
- DEIGNAN Elizabeth TREK - SEGAFREDO 1896.33
- VOS Marianne CCC - LIV 1422.5
- LIPPERT Liane TEAM SUNWEB 1407.33
- KOPECKY Lotte LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES 1380
- LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup FDJ NOUVELLE 1287
- VAN DIJK Ellen TREK - SEGAFREDO 1123.33
Irish riders
104 MCCRYSTAL Eve 125
138 GILLESPIE Lara 105
200 GRIFFIN Mia 65
215 MCDERMOTT Ellen 60
297 TAGGART Nikki 40
340 MURPHY Kelly 30
359 YOUNG Grace 30
412 BURNS Eileen 20
429 SHARPE Alice CICLOTEL 20
529 HUGHES Hilary 10
550 ARMITAGE Megan 10
635 WOODS Becky 5
670 BATES Jennifer 3
686 BLAIR Laura 3
710 MANGAN Fiona 3
752 NEENAN Jennifer VIB - Natural Greatness 1
764 COLLINS Autumn 1