New Cycling Ireland A1 rankings after Rás; all 278 riders
Matteo Cigala is still on top of the Cycling Ireland A1 rankings for Aqua Blue Academy (Photo: Toby Watson)
The new Cycling Ireland A1 rankings, covering the period of last week's Rás, have been published with Matteo Cigala still on top.
The Aqua Blue Sport Academy rider has been flying all season and had already long been leading the rankings before the Rás.
He managed to pick up an extra 24 points last week; some 6 points for 10th on the opening stage and 18 points for 4th the following day.
Unfortunately for him by the time the climbing stages were completed he had come down with illness.
That saw him take no further results, though he would have been much fancied for the last two stages had he been in full health.
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He now has 176 points compared to 124 for Mark Dowling; the Strata3-VeloRevolution rider still 2nd in the rankings.
Dowling expressed his disappointment to stickybottle at the end of the Rás, saying he had great legs but had messed up the race.
However, he made the winning escape on the final stage and took 4th place into Skerries. That saw him take 18 points.
In third place in the new rankings is Eoin Morton (UCD-FitzCycles.ie), on 116 points. He rode the Rás on the national team.
He won a fantastic stage 2 last year when he broke clear with fellow county rider Bryan McCrystal and made it all the way.
However, he had a quieter race this year and did not score any points.
It means with Cigala and Dowling scoring while Morton didn’t, the gap between the top two and the rest is now bigger at the top of the standings.
Dowling, Morton and O'Mahony. Photos by Sean Rowe, David McVeigh, My Sports Photo.
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One man who has improved his position in the rankings is Darragh O’Mahony. He was also on the Irish team in the Rás and rode a fantastic race.
He was constantly on the attack and his 7th on stage 3 and 4th on stage 7 added 30 points to his tally, which is now 110.
He was 11th in the rankings the last time stickybottle reported on them six weeks ago.
Points awarded for results at the An Post Rás were much higher than for domestic races. There were 24 points for a stage win, down to 2 for 12th place.
Usually even the hardest races of the year, such as the Des Hanlon Memorial, carry 12 points for victory.
It means some Irish riders have made big gains in the new A1 ranking as a result of their Rás performances.
And some of the big names have entered the scoring in the rankings for the first time this year.
Damien Shaw was highest placed Irishman in the Rás, taking 5th overall. That saw him take 26 points.
And he was awarded 2 points for his 12th place on stage 5 and 8 points for his 10th place on stage 3.
Because he has been racing abroad with An Post-Chainreaction, his Rás points were the first he scored so far this year.
Hr took a total of 38 points away from the Rás which sees him now 23rd in the rankings.
Similarly, Michael O’Loughlin is riding for Team Wiggins overseas. He had not scored points in Ireland before the Rás.
But his 8th overall saw him take 20 points and his 12th on stage 6 added two points to his tally, which is now 22.
He is in 42nd place in the rankings, with his U23 classification Rás victory not attracting any Cycling Ireland ranking points.
There are now 278 riders listed in the A1 rankings, made up of several groups. There are those who were A1 riders at the start of the year and have scored points since then.
Others were A1s at the start of the year and have raced but failed to score points yet. They are listed below but have zero points.
Others were zero points are those promoted to A1 since the start of the year but have yet to score points since promotion, meaning they too are listed below as having zero points.
And other riders have been promoted to A1 since the season started and have already scored some points as A1s.
Cycling Ireland A1 Rankings (May 30th, 2017)
1 Matteo Cigala Aqua Blue Sport Academy 176
2 Mark Dowling STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 123
3 Eoin Morton UCD Cycling Club 116
4 Darragh O'Mahony O'Leary Stone Kanturk 110
5 Angus Fyffe Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 108
6 Conn McDunphy Lucan Cycling Road Club 100
7 Darnell Moore Caldwell Cycles Omagh 88
8 Paul Kennedy Newcastle West Cycling Club 88
9 Dermot Trulock Lucan Cycling Road Club 87
10 Mark O'Callaghan Aqua Blue Sport Academy 87
11 Christopher McGlinchey Chain Reaction Cycles 78
12 Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport 77
13 Philip Lavery Un-Attached Leinster 74
14 Seán Lacey Aqua Blue Sport Academy 69
15 David Watson The Bike House CC 68
16 Ronan McLaughlin Aqua Blue Sport Academy 56
17 Marc Potts Neon Velo 55
18 Matthew Teggart An Post Chain Reaction 54
19 Cathal Moynihan Tralee Manor West iBike 52
20 Adam Stenson TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 47
21 Ryan Reilly Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 47
22 Richard Maes Killarney Cycling Club 44
23 Damien Shaw An Post Chain Reaction 38
24 Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club 38
25 Louis Carnec UCD Cycling Club 37
26 Jamie Blanchfield Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 34
27 John Hodge Dungarvan CC 33
28 Jude Sands Newry Wheelers CC 32
29 Darragh McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 31
30 Gary Donaldson Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 31
31 Simon Ryan STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 31
32 Paul McCarter Donegal Bay Cycling Club 29
33 Javan Nulty North Down CC 27
34 Cian Delaney Stamullen RC 27
35 Paidi O'Brien Un-Attached Munster 27
36 Liam Dolan Cuchulainn CC 27
37 Alan Bingham Cuchulainn CC 26
38 Dermot Radford Tipp Wheelers 26
39 Craig Rea Phoenix CC 26
40 David Hamilton North Down CC 25
41 Jarlath Hassett Burren Cycling Club 25
42 Michael O'Loughlin Team Wiggins 22
43 Craig McAuley Caldwell Cycles Omagh 20
44 James Davenport STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 19
45 Roger Aiken Un-Attached Ulster 19
46 Mark Reilly Lucan Cycling Road Club 19
47 Cormac Daly Tralee Manor West iBike 18
48 Sean Moore TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 17
49 Alastair Gribbon Carn Wheelers 16
50 Fintan Ryan TrackProject.ie 16
51 Eoin O'Connell Killarney Cycling Club 16
52 Dominic Mc Cartan Apollo Cycling Team 15
53 Shane Kenny Newcastle West Cycling Club 15
54 Cian O'Reilly UCD Cycling Club 15
55 Christopher Birney Team Sportactive Racing 14
56 Keith Phillips North Down CC 14
57 Nathan Mullan Dromara Cycling Club 14
58 Cameron McIntyre Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 14
59 Gary Cranston Kinning Cycles 14
60 Gareth McKee Banbridge CC 13
61 Keith Finn Team Planet X Carnac 13
62 Seán Hahessy Aqua Blue Sport Academy 13
63 Stephen Murray STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 13
64 Sean McKenna An Post Chain Reaction 12
65 Anthony Doyle STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 12
66 Aaron O'Brien Newcastle West Cycling Club 12
67 David Brody Team iTAP 11
68 Mark McClure Caldwell Cycles Omagh 11
69 Ian Inglis Black Rose Racing 10
70 Kevin McKinney Armagh City Cyclists 10
71 Andrew Chivers North Down CC 10
72 Aaron Parks CCT 10
73 Brian McNally Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 10
74 Richard Maybin Team Madigan C.C. 10
75 Seán O'Malley Western Lakes CC 9
76 Sean Yelverton Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 9
77 Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers 9
78 Anthony Murray Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 9
79 Paul Wilkinson West Down Wheelers 9
80 Conor McCann Inspired Cycling 8
81 john clarke Navan Road Club 8
82 Jody Wright Phoenix CC 7
83 John Madden Inspired Cycling 7
84 Paul O'Reilly UCD Cycling Club 7
85 Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 7
86 Stephen Shanahan Limerick Cycling Club 7
87 Cathal Purcell Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 7
88 Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers 7
89 Martin Cullinane Comeragh CC 7
90 Gary Scully Nenagh Cycling Club 7
91 Raymond O'Shaughnessy Cuchulainn CC 6
92 Robin Kelly Waterford Racing Club 6
93 Dwayne Kirwan Waterford Racing Club 6
94 Sean Featherstone Newry Wheelers CC 5
95 lewis ferguson The Bike House CC 5
96 Alan Cawley Galway Bay CC 5
97 Joseph McCrory Carn Wheelers 5
98 Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC 5
99 Christopher Reilly Bohermeen CC 5
100 Matthew Brennan CCT 5
101 JAMES MADDOCK Waterford Racing Club 5
102 James McGreevy Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 5
103 Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club 5
104 Jack Wilson Un-Attached Ulster 4
105 Mark Millar Velo Cafe Magasin 4
106 Des Woods Newry Wheelers CC 4
107 Frank Dunne STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 4
108 Ronan O'Flynn Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 4
109 Richard Meaney Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 4
110 James Ambrose The Bike House CC 3
111 Shane Power Waterford Racing Club 3
112 Anthony Walsh Aqua Blue Sport Academy 3
113 Craig Sweetman Stamullen RC 2
114 Andrew Maguire Rossbury Racing 2
115 Aidan Crowley STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 2
116 Constantin Bartels Waterford Racing Club 2
117 Kenny Wilson Un-Attached Ulster 2
118 Jason Prendergast Team iTAP 2
119 Michael Lucey STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 2
120 Owen Cummins Blarney Cycling Club 2
121 Daryl Kearns Dungarvan CC 2
122 Clinton O mahony MSL Mercedes-Benz Cork Giant 1
123 John O Fitzpatrick CKR Cycling Club 1
124 Simon Kelly Burren Cycling Club 1
125 Stephen McKenna Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 1
126 Ian Richardson UCD Cycling Club 1
127 Marcus Flavin Dungarvan CC 1
128 Gary Gorman Stamullen RC 1
129 Gary Jeffers East Tyrone Cycling Club 0
130 Gary Crory VC Glendale 0
131 Gavin Magowan Dromara Cycling Club 0
132 John Brosnan Killarney Cycling Club 0
133 Dave Reilly South Dublin CC 0
134 David Brennan Castlebar Cycling Club 0
135 David Farrell Team Planet X Carnac 0
136 Darragh Bailey J2P Cycling Team 0
137 David McCann Phoenix CC 0
138 DAVID MCINTYRE Maryland Wheelers 0
139 David Montgomery Chain Reaction Cycles 0
140 David O'Loughlin Team Planet X Carnac 0
141 Darragh Zaidan Arcane Cycling Team 0
142 Derek Finnegan Keevan CC 0
143 Dermot Gregan TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
144 Barry Horgan Tralee Manor West iBike 0
145 Charles Prendergast Team Planet X Carnac 0
146 Joe Christian Team Smartlamp Aviation 0
147 Brian Cullen Rossbury Racing 0
148 Curtis Gilmore Team Madigan C.C. 0
149 Damian Travers Dungarvan CC 0
150 John Heverin Clann Eireann CC 0
151 Bobby Coleman Newcastle West Cycling Club 0
152 colin robinson Stamullen RC 0
153 Bryan Keane Aqua Blue Sport Academy 0
154 Bryan McCrystal STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
155 Ciaran Power Comeragh CC 0
156 Edward Barry Greenmount CA 0
157 Edward Dunbar Axeon Cycling Team 0
158 Ben Delaney UCD Cycling Club 0
159 Aaron Buggle A1 Cycling Club 0
160 Aaron Swan Ballymoney CC 0
161 Adam Armstrong Caldwell Cycles Omagh 0
162 Adam Greally St. Tiernans Cycling Club 0
163 Geoffrey Robinson Bray Wheelers 0
164 George Doyle Tralee Manor West iBike 0
165 Gerard Dunne Navan Road Club 0
166 Diarmuid Kavanagh TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
167 Christopher Beattie Un-Attached Ulster 0
168 Christopher Coyle Castlebar Cycling Club 0
169 Eoghan Clifford Galway Bay CC 0
170 Alan Loftus Greenmount CA 0
171 Cian Lynch Un-Attached Leinster 0
172 Cian Sutcliffe Aqua Blue Sport Academy 0
173 Glenn Kinning Kinning Cycles 0
174 Greg Swinand Aqua Blue Sport Academy 0
175 Martin Rice Sundrive Track Team 0
176 Neill Delahaye Fixx Rouleurs 0
177 Marcus Christie PerformanceSBR 0
178 Pawel Jezowski TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
179 Paul Norton STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
180 Paul O'Connell Newcastle West Cycling Club 0
181 Nigel MacAodha Velo Cafe Magasin 0
182 Niall Clarke Newry Wheelers CC 0
183 Niall Whelan Laois CTC 0
184 Ian Cassidy Fixx Rouleurs 0
185 Mark Quigley Team Planet X Carnac 0
186 Mark Scanlon J2P Cycling Team 0
187 Martin Birney Team Sportactive Racing 0
188 Eoin Lynch Team Planet X Carnac 0
189 Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC 0
190 Joseph Breheny UCD Cycling Club 0
191 Joseph Fenlon STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
192 Martyn Irvine Aqua Blue Sport 0
193 Matt Slattery STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
194 Kieran Crean Blarney Cycling Club 0
195 David Walsh STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
196 David Walshe Castlebar Cycling Club 0
197 Karl Morgan Phoenix CC 0
198 Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club 0
199 Eugene T Moriarty Dunboyne Cycling Club 0
200 Fergus Rooney Phoenix CC 0
201 Martin O'Loughlin Carrick Wheelers Cycling Club 0
202 Keith Fox Team Planet X Carnac 0
203 Keith Gater Waterford Racing Club 0
204 Jason Henry Un-Attached Ulster 0
205 Jamie Busher Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
206 Colm McGarvey EPIC MTB / Expert Cycles 0
207 Colm Quinn Newry Wheelers CC 0
208 Colm Sheahan Blarney Cycling Club 0
209 Con Collis UCD Cycling Club 0
210 Cathal Smyth Phoenix CC 0
211 Denis Dunworth Burren Cycling Club 0
212 Conor Hennebry An Post Chain Reaction 0
213 John Horgan Aqua Blue Sport Academy 0
214 James Curry Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 0
215 Stephen Bryan TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
216 Leigh Hewerdine Killarney Cycling Club 0
217 Sean Downey Banbridge CC 0
218 Sean McIntyre Caldwell Cycles Omagh 0
219 Sean Mc Fadden Letterkenny Cycling Club 0
220 Ronan McDonnell Dublin Wheelers 0
221 Steven McAllister Ballymoney CC 0
222 Stuart Cox Team Planet X Carnac 0
223 Stephen Clancy Team Novo Nordisk 0
224 Stephen Hutchinson CCT 0
225 Robin Seymour Team WORC 0
226 Michael Considine Blarney Cycling Club 0
227 Thomas Martin Clann Eireann CC 0
228 Timothy O'Regan Aqua Blue Sport Academy 0
229 Tom Blennerhassett Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
230 Liam Corcoran Castlebar Cycling Club 0
231 Ryan Mullen Cannondale Drapac 0
232 Ross Campbell Grogan Lucan Cycling Road Club 0
233 Roy Madden McCarthy Cycles 0
234 Matthew McCullagh Sundrive Track Team 0
235 Michael Crowley Blarney Cycling Club 0
236 Michael Fitzgerald STRATA3/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
237 Michael Hennessy Fermoy Cycling Club 0
238 Valerio Di Bacco Galway Bay CC 0
239 Vincent Gleeson Greenmount CA 0
240 Patrick Clarke Ballina Cycling Club 0
241 Valdis Andersons Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
242 Shane Scully Nenagh Cycling Club 0
243 Shane O'Neill St. Finbarrs CC 0
244 Seamus O'Neill Deenside Wheelers 0
245 Paul Ferguson The Bike House CC 0
246 Michael Storan Greenmount CA 0
247 Peter Tuohy Castlebar Cycling Club 0
248 John Lynch Murphy Surveys Kilcullen CC 0
249 David McFall Omagh Wheelers Cycling Club 0
250 Donal OCionnfhaolaidh UCD Cycling Club 0
251 Cathal Dillane Team Gerry McVeigh Cars 0
252 Edward Brennan Dublin Wheelers 0
253 Luke Kearney South-East Road Club 0
254 Paul Woods Carlow RCC 0
255 David Coyle UCD Cycling Club 0
256 Elmer Pieterse Ballina Cycling Club 0
257 Freddie Stevens Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
258 Leo Temple Longford Cycling & Racing Club 0
259 Felix English TrackProject.ie 0
260 James Quinn St. Tiernans Cycling Club 0
261 denis lynch Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club 0
262 Graham O'Brien Team iTAP 0
263 keith hughes Un-Attached Leinster 0
264 Aureliusz Klus Stamullen RC 0
265 Gareth McCullough Newry Wheelers CC 0
266 Peter Leahy Upperchurch Drombane Cycling 0
267 Connor Lambert TWC Maaslandster Zuid-Limburg 0
268 Reece Young TEAM BIKEWORX Celbridge 0
269 Tadhg DeBarra Comeragh CC 0
270 Cormac McGeough Phoenix CC 0
271 Eoin Ahern Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
272 Finbar McGurren McNally Swords CC 0
273 Adrian Kirby Greenmount CA 0
274 Ciaran Slattery Tralee Manor West iBike 0
275 Timmy Burns North Down CC 0
276 Nigel Bradley North West Cycling Club 0
277 Declan Egan Velo Cafe Magasin 0
278 Stephen Barry Scott Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club -4
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