Daire Feeley may have won Rás Tailteann and a host of other road races this season but Luke Smith put him under serious pressure during the final weeks of the campaign to see who came out on top of the Cycling Ireland A1 rankings for 2022.
In the end it was Feeley (All human-VeloRevolution) from Smith (Moynalty Cycling Club) with Paul Kennedy (Burren CC) in 3rd; the latter one of several Masters riders to finish in the top 20 of the rankings, featuring 188 riders. The 2022 season was the third in a row that Feeley, still only 25-years-old, came out on top in the rankings.
The Roscommon man racked up a huge list of wins, including: Rás Maigh Eo stage and GC, John Drumm Cup, Lakeland GP, Waller Cup, Sean Lynch Memorial, Galway Classic, Rás Tailteann GC, Rás Tailteann county rider GC, Stephen Roche GP, Moynalty GP, Mullingar GP, Tuam GP and Brian McNamara Memorial.
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Rankings runner-up Smith also enjoyed a fantastic season and while he was consistent throughout the campaign he really hit his stride in the summer and went on a very successful run of victories.
Smith (23) won Robinstown GP, Madigan GP, Mountnugent GP, three rounds of the Mondello Series and St Patrick’s Day Starsky Race.
Feeley ended the season on 260 points, with Smith scoring 240 and the evergreen Kennedy accumulating 196 points. After the top three came Kennedy's Burren CC team mate Mark Shannon on 178 points followed by Gareth O'Neill (Caldwell Cycles) on 160 points and Conor Murnane of UCD Cycling Club on 150 points.
Tom Regan (Seven Springs CC) took 7th place in the rankings with 147 points. Ronan Killeen (Lucan CRC) was 8th with 125 points while Darnell Moore (Caldwell Cycles) was 9th on 120 points and Matt Teggart (WiV SunGod) rounded out the top 10 on 117 points.
Cycling Ireland A1 Rankings 2022
- Daire Feeley All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team SENIOR 260
- Luke Smith Moynalty Cycling Club SENIOR 240
- Paul Kennedy Burren Cycling Club M40 196
- Mark Shannon Burren Cycling Club SENIOR 178
- Gareth O Neill Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 160
- Conor Murnane UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 150
- Tom Regan Seven Springs CC Loughrea SENIOR 147
- Ronan Killeen Lucan Cycling Road Club M40 125
- Darnell Moore Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 120
- Matthew Teggart WiV SunGod SENIOR 117
- Matteo Cigala Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 103
- Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport SENIOR 102
- Dean Harvey Spellman-Dublin Port SENIOR 102
- Darragh McCarter Spellman-Dublin Port M30 93
- Conor Hennebry Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 90
- Adam Ward Team SmartDry Girona Cycling City SENIOR 79
- Richard Meaney Burren Cycling Club M40 77
- Andy Maguire Team Stafford Bonded SENIOR 76
- Mark Dowling All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team SENIOR 75
- Jason Kenny UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 75
- Timothy O Regan All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team M30 72
- Odhran Doogan Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 65
- Joel Luke UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 64
- Cillian Murphy Galway Bay CC SENIOR 63
- Conor McCann Inspired Cycling SENIOR 53
- Liam Curley EvoPro Racing SENIOR 53
- Paul-Antoine Hagan Banbridge CC SENIOR 52
- Conor Kissane Killarney Cycling Club SENIOR 52
- Kevin McCambridge Trinity Racing SENIOR 50
- Nathan Mullan Dromara Cycling Club SENIOR 50
- Leo Doyle DB Cycling Club SENIOR 47
- Danny Mac Donald Burren Cycling Club SENIOR 42
- Mitchell Mc Laughlin EvoPro Racing SENIOR 40
- Matthew Devins Trinity Racing SENIOR 40
- Cian Noone Un-Attached Connacht SENIOR 38
- Aaron Rafferty Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team SENIOR 37
- Aaron Wade Team U Cube 17 SENIOR 36
- David Montgomery Spellman-Dublin Port SENIOR 33
- Conn Mc Dunphy EVOPRO RACING SENIOR 32
- Dermot Radford Black House Racing M40 28
- Fergus Callaghan Four Masters CC SENIOR 28
- Darren Rafferty Hagens Berman Axeon SENIOR 28
- Rory Devlin Inishowen Wheelers SENIOR 26
- Shane Smith Moynalty Cycling Club SENIOR 25
- Liam Crowley UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 25
- Marcin Mizgajski Spin the Bean Power by Coffee M40 24
- John Buller Amicale Cycliste Bisontine SENIOR 24
- Cian Keogh EvoPro Racing SENIOR 23
- Cormac McGeough Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling SENIOR 22
- Cathal Moynihan Tralee Manor West BC M40 22
- Craig McAuley Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 21
- Simon Kelly Burren Cycling Club M40 21
- Jarlath Hassett Burren Cycling Club M40 20
- Marcus Christie Banbridge CC SENIOR 20
- Conor Halvey Four Masters CC SENIOR 19
- Paul Wilkinson West Down Wheelers M40 18
- Jack Bernard Murphy EVOPRO RACING SENIOR 18
- Sean Lenehan Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team SENIOR 17
- Javan Nulty Stamullen RC SENIOR 17
- Ryan Byrne Spin the Bean Power by Coffee SENIOR 17
- Greg Swinand Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo M50 17
- Mark McGinley Four Masters CC SENIOR 16
- Tom Moriarty EvoPro Racing SENIOR 15
- Adam Stenson Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 15
- Daniel Bresnan Greenmount CA SENIOR 14
- Bren Broekaart Challenge Cycling Club SENIOR 14
- Sean Landers UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 14
- Peter Wakely Un-Attached Ulster M40 13
- Gary Cranston East Antrim CC M40 12
- David Walshe Castlebar Cycling Club SENIOR 11
- James O Sullivan All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team SENIOR 11
- Tiit Talumaa St Tiernans Cycling Club M50 11
- Loughlin Campion Ashbourne Wheelers Cycling Club SENIOR 11
- Shane Coll Drogheda Wheelers SENIOR 11
- Christopher McGlinchey Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus SENIOR 11
- Stephen Gillman Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 10
- Archie Ryan Jumbo-Visma Development Team SENIOR 10
- Aidan Connell Dungarvan CC M40 9
- Richard Gribbons Seven Springs CC Loughrea M40 9
- Jamie Meehan Spellman-Dublin Port SENIOR 9
- Shay Donley Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 9
- Adam Greally St Tiernans Cycling Club M40 9
- Stuart McCaughey Phoenix CC M40 6
- Simon Ryan Greenmount CA SENIOR 6
- Daniel Yon Hin Zappi Racing Team SENIOR 6
- Tim Walton St Tiernans Cycling Club SENIOR 6
- Andre Grennell Spellman-Dublin Port SENIOR 6
- Cathir Doyle Un-Attached Ulster SENIOR 6
- Jonathan Taylor Carn Wheelers M40 6
- Nathan Keown Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 5
- Ryan Geraghty Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team SENIOR 5
- Fergus Keogh Moynalty Cycling Club SENIOR 5
- Ciaran Maguire VC Glendale SENIOR 5
- Angus Fyffe Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 5
- Richard Maes All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team M30 5
- Alan Bingham Newry Wheelers CC M40 4
- Eoghan McArdle Ruane Galway Bay CC SENIOR 4
- Eoin Whelan Seven Springs CC Loughrea M40 4
- Diarmuid O Brien All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team SENIOR 4
- James Maddock Slaney Cycling Club SENIOR 4
- Ciaran Handley McNally Swords CC SENIOR 4
- Rhys Kenny UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 4
- Seán O Malley Western Lakes CC SENIOR 4
- Jordan Luke UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 4
- Mark O'Donovan Blarney Cycling Club SENIOR 3
- Aaron Parks Banbridge CC M40 2
- Sean Nolan EVOPRO RACING SENIOR 2
- Stefan Caulfield-Dreier Spellman Dublin Port Track Team SENIOR 2
- Paul Norton All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team SENIOR 2
- Mark Heather Clontarf Cycling Club M40 2
- Stuart Millar Ards CC SENIOR 1
- James Davenport All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team SENIOR 1
- John Brosnan Killarney Cycling Club SENIOR 1
- Gareth McKee Cycleology Racing Team SENIOR 0
- Jamie Blanchfield Panduit Carrick Wheelers SENIOR 0
- Connor Sallee Un-Attached Leinster SENIOR 0
- Cathal Purcell Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- James McGreevy Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club M40 0
- Eugene T Moriarty Listowel CC M40 0
- Stephen Kennedy Eventmaster SENIOR 0
- Enda Murray Burren Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Niall McCarthy McNally Swords CC SENIOR 0
- Michael McGlynn Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 0
- Anthony Mulholland Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Paul O Reilly Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- Ciaran McVeigh Phoenix CC SENIOR 0
- Nathan Kurensky Ale-Brocar SENIOR 0
- Christopher Reilly Bohermeen CC M30 0
- Ronan O Connor Team Colpack Ballan SENIOR 0
- Freddie Stevens Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Ronan Costelloe Limerick Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- David McIntyre Phoenix CC M40 0
- Niall Clarke Newry Wheelers CC M40 0
- Mehall Fitzgerald Un-Attached Munster M40 0
- Graham O Brien Spin11 - Chain Reaction Racing Team SENIOR 0
- Sean McKenna Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- Aaron Quinn Four Masters CC SENIOR 0
- Evaldas Stankevicius Greenmount CA M40 0
- David Conroy Scott Bright Motor Group SENIOR 0
- Ronan McDonnell Dublin Wheelers M40 0
- Connor Lambert Xspeed United SENIOR 0
- David O Sullivan Powerhouse Sport SENIOR 0
- Conor Verbruggen Bray Wheelers SENIOR 0
- Ronan McLaughlin Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- Tadhg Debarra Comeragh CC M40 0
- James Curry Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- Mihai-Sebastian Paveliu Arcane Cycling Team SENIOR 0
- Brennan Anderson Drogheda Wheelers M30 0
- Anthony Murray Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Martin Birney Team Sportactive Racing M60 0
- David McCaul McNally Swords CC M40 0
- Padraig O'Sullivan Limerick Cycling Club M30 0
- Simon Jones UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Peter Davison Dromara Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Adam Armstrong Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 0
- Ryan Mullen Bora Hansgrohe SENIOR 0
- Brian McNally Un-Attached Leinster M40 0
- Gary Donaldson Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 0
- Eoin Allen Blarney Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Sean Óg Harrigan Foyle CC SENIOR 0
- Toni Stojanov All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team SENIOR 0
- Marc Potts Team Caldwell Cycles SENIOR 0
- David Brody Castlebar Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Martyn Irvine McNally Swords CC SENIOR 0
- Ronan Burke Galway Bay CC SENIOR 0
- Callum O Toole Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Bryan Geary St Tiernans Cycling Club M40 0
- Jody Wright Phoenix CC SENIOR 0
- Sean Mullen Richardsons Trek DAS SENIOR 0
- Ryan Reilly Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- Ian Donnelly Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Colm Sheahan Blarney Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Aaron Matthew Kyle Watson Powerhouse Sport SENIOR 0
- Craig Rea VC Glendale SENIOR 0
- Lee Harvey VC Glendale SENIOR 0
- Mark Pinfield Blarney Cycling Club M40 0
- Tomas Walsh Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- Conor Coleman Dungarvan CC SENIOR 0
- Marek Jankowski Starsky Cycling SENIOR 0
- Mark McKinley Newry Wheelers CC M30 0
- Bryan McCrystal Bellurgan Wheelers SENIOR 0
- Keane Ryan Four Masters CC SENIOR 0
- Anthony Walsh Team Dan Morrissey - Pactimo SENIOR 0
- Andrew Ryan UCD Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Kevin McKinney Cycleology Racing Team SENIOR 0
- Peter McLean Ards CC SENIOR 0
- Ronan Grimes Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club SENIOR 0
- Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club M40 0
