Cycling Ireland A1 Rankings | Murnane best of 158 riders, with narrow lead

Conor Murnane winning stage 2 of Kerry Group Rás Mumhan and now the UCD Cycling Club man is on top of the Cycling Ireland A1 rankings (Photo: Brendan Slattery)

Conor Murnane of UCD Cycling Club is on top of the Cycling Ireland A1 rankings just over two months into the season, though the race at the top of the leader board is a tight one so far this year.

The 24-year-old leads the way on 97 points in the up to date latest rankings to last Thursday, May 5th. Luke Smith (Moynalty CC) is next on 91 points with Lindsay Watson (Powerhouse Sport) in 3rd position on 89 points.

Then comes the top ranked rider of the last two seasons, Daire Feeley; the All human-VeloRevolution man collecting 85 points so far. After the top four, the gap to the next riders is a little bigger as Gareth O'Neill (Caldwell Cycles) is in 5th place on 61 points.

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Rankings leader Murnane has emerged as one of the country's leading riders in recent years and took a notable jump forward last year. While he always had a habit of collecting a few wins each season, the standard of those victories was more substantial last year, including gold at the National Criterium Championships and victories in the Galway Classic and Newcastle West Stage Race, among others.

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This year he has been in similar form and hit top stride over the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend at Kerry Group Rás Mumhan when he won stage 2. He has also take a collection of 2nd places this year, including at: the Des Hanlon Memorial, Mick Lally Memorial, two stages at Rás Mhaigh Eo and Life Credit Union Newbridge GP.

The rider who sits 2nd in the rankings, Luke Smith, also has one win under his belt so far this year, at the Starsky CC St Patrick's Day Race in Kilbride. He was also 2nd in the Waller Cup and Coombes-Connor Memorial, 3rd in the Killinchy GP, 4th in the Annaclone GP and 5th in the Des Hanlon.

Lindsay Watson, who sits 3rd in the rankings has been a byword for consistency in the opening couple of months of the season and has been a constant in or around the podium in many events. Like rankings leader Murnane, Watson hit he afterburners at Kerry Group Rás Mumhan. He claimed the opening stage from a breakaway and then retained the yellow jersey all the way through the race for the biggest win his career to date.

Cycling Ireland A1 Rankings | May 5th

  1. Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club 97
  2. Luke Smith Moynalty Cycling Club 91
  3. Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport 89
  4. Daire Feeley Un-Attached Connacht 85
  5. Gareth O Neill Team Caldwell Cycles 61
  6. Paul Kennedy Burren Cycling Club 56
  7. Darragh McCarter Spellman-Dublin Port 56
  8. Darnell Moore Team Caldwell Cycles 54
  9. Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club 53
  10. Conor Hennebry Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 52
  11. Dean Harvey Spellman-Dublin Port 49
  12. Matteo Cigala Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 48
  13. Matthew Teggart WiV SunGod 42
  14. Cillian Murphy Galway Bay CC 39
  15. Tom Regan Seven Springs CC Loughrea 39
  16. Andy Maguire Team Stafford Bonded 36
  17. Mitchell Mc Laughlin EvoPro Racing 36
  18. Jason Kenny UCD Cycling Club 36
  19. Timothy O Regan All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 35
  20. Adam Ward Team SmartDry Girona Cycling City 33
  21. Nathan Mullan Dromara Cycling Club 32
  22. Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club 30
  23. Conor McCann Inspired Cycling 29
  24. Liam Curley EvoPro Racing 28
  25. Joel Luke UCD Cycling Club 28
  26. Matthew Devins Trinity Racing 27
  27. Odhran Doogan Team Caldwell Cycles 27
  28. Leo Doyle TWC TEMPO Veldhoven 26
  29. Richard Meaney Burren Cycling Club 26
  30. Conn Mc Dunphy EVOPRO RACING 18
  31. Mark Dowling All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 18
  32. Paul Wilkinson West Down Wheelers 17
  33. Danny Mac Donald Burren Cycling Club 17
  34. Tom Moriarty EvoPro Racing 15
  35. Conor Kissane Killarney Cycling Club 15
  36. Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers 15
  37. Craig McAuley Team Caldwell Cycles 14
  38. Paul-Antoine Hagan Banbridge CC 13
  39. Shane Smith Moynalty Cycling Club 13
  40. Peter Wakely Un-Attached Ulster 11
  41. Liam Crowley UCD Cycling Club 10
  42. Fergus Callaghan Four Masters CC 10
  43. Richard Gribbons Seven Springs CC Loughrea 9
  44. Dermot Radford Black House Racing 8
  45. Jarlath Hassett Burren Cycling Club 7
  46. Aaron Rafferty Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team 7
  47. Ryan Byrne Spin the Bean Power by Coffee 7
  48. Cian Keogh EvoPro Racing 6
  49. Greg Swinand Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 6
  50. Cian Noone Un-Attached Connacht 6
  51. Mark McGinley Four Masters CC 6
  52. Marcus Christie Banbridge CC 6
  53. James O Sullivan All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 6
  54. Stephen Gillman Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 6
  55. Cathir Doyle Un-Attached Ulster 6
  56. Daniel Yon Hin Zappi Racing Team 6
  57. Angus Fyffe Team Caldwell Cycles 5
  58. Richard Maes All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 5
  59. James Maddock Slaney Cycling Club 4
  60. Eoghan McArdle Ruane Galway Bay CC 4
  61. Shay Donley Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 4
  62. David Walshe Castlebar Cycling Club 3
  63. Adam Greally St Tiernans Cycling Club 2
  64. Sean Nolan EVOPRO RACING 2
  65. Nathan Keown Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 2
  66. Adam Stenson Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 2
  67. Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers 1
  68. John Brosnan Killarney Cycling Club 1
  69. Sean Lenehan Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team 1
  70. Bryan Geary St Tiernans Cycling Club 0
  71. Andre Grennell Spellman-Dublin Port 0
  72. Graham O Brien Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team 0
  73. David Montgomery Spellman-Dublin Port 0
  74. Tiit Talumaa St Tiernans Cycling Club 0
  75. Gary Donaldson Team Caldwell Cycles 0
  76. Marc Potts Team Caldwell Cycles 0
  77. Adam Armstrong Team Caldwell Cycles 0
  78. Javan Nulty Stamullen RC 0
  79. Marek Jankowski Starsky Cycling 0
  80. Michael McGlynn Team Caldwell Cycles 0
  81. Aaron Matthew Kyle Watson Powerhouse Sport 0
  82. David O Sullivan Powerhouse Sport 0
  83. Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC 0
  84. Jody Wright Phoenix CC 0
  85. David McIntyre Phoenix CC 0
  86. Sean Mullen Richardsons Trek DAS 0
  87. Christopher McGlinchey Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 0
  88. Jamie Meehan Spellman-Dublin Port 0
  89. Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC Loughrea 0
  90. David Conroy Scott Bright Motor Group 0
  91. Jamie Blanchfield Panduit Carrick Wheelers 0
  92. James McGreevy Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 0
  93. Anthony Murray Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club 0
  94. Connor Sallee Un-Attached Leinster 0
  95. Sean Landers UCD Cycling Club 0
  96. Rhys Kenny UCD Cycling Club 0
  97. Seán O Malley Western Lakes CC 0
  98. Mihai-Sebastian Paveliu Un-Attached Leinster 0
  99. Brian McNally Un-Attached Leinster 0
  100. Lee Harvey VC Glendale 0
  101. Craig Rea VC Glendale 0
  102. Ciaran Maguire VC Glendale 0
  103. James Curry Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 0
  104. Sean McKenna Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 0
  105. Tomas Walsh Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 0
  106. Ryan Reilly Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 0
  107. Cathal Purcell Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 0
  108. Paul O Reilly Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 0
  109. Cathal Moynihan Tralee Manor West BC 0
  110. Andrew Ryan UCD Cycling Club 0
  111. Aaron Wade Team U Cube 17 0
  112. Anthony Walsh Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo 0
  113. Martin Birney Team Sportactive Racing 0
  114. Freddie Stevens Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
  115. Toni Stojanov All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
  116. John Buller Amicale Cycliste Bisontine 0
  117. Diarmuid O Brien All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
  118. James Davenport All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
  119. Paul Norton All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team 0
  120. Stuart Millar Ards CC 0
  121. Christopher Reilly Bohermeen CC 0
  122. Simon Kelly Burren Cycling Club 0
  123. Colm Sheahan Blarney Cycling Club 0
  124. Peter McLean Ards CC 0
  125. Bryan McCrystal Bellurgan Wheelers 0
  126. Archie Ryan Jumbo-Visma Development Team 0
  127. Ryan Mullen Bora Hansgrohe 0
  128. Ronan O Connor Team Colpack Ballan 0
  129. Connor Lambert Xspeed United 0
  130. Jack Bernard Murphy EVOPRO RACING 0
  131. Cormac McGeough Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling 0
  132. Loughlin Campion Ashbourne Wheelers Cycling Club 0
  133. Nathan Kurensky Ale-Brocar 0
  134. Conor Verbruggen Bray Wheelers 0
  135. Darren Rafferty Hagens Berman Axeon 0
  136. Kevin McCambridge Trinity Racing 0
  137. Ronan Costelloe Limerick Cycling Club 0
  138. Eugene T Moriarty Listowel CC 0
  139. Daniel Bresnan Greenmount CA 0
  140. Stephen Kennedy Eventmaster 0
  141. Conor Halvey Four Masters CC 0
  142. Ciaran Handley McNally Swords CC 0
  143. Anthony Mulholland Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
  144. Callum O Toole Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club 0
  145. Niall Clarke Newry Wheelers CC 0
  146. Martyn Irvine McNally Swords CC 0
  147. Mark McKinley Newry Wheelers CC 0
  148. Kevin McKinney Cycleology Racing Team 0
  149. Gareth McKee Cycleology Racing Team 0
  150. Tadhg Debarra Comeragh CC 0
  151. David Brody Castlebar Cycling Club 0
  152. Ethan Downey Clann Eireann CC 0
  153. Shane Coll Drogheda Wheelers 0
  154. Mehall Fitzgerald Dungarvan CC 0
  155. Gary Cranston East Antrim CC 0
  156. Conor Coleman Dungarvan CC 0
  157. Peter Davison Dromara Cycling Club 0
  158. Ronan McDonnell Dublin Wheelers 0

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