Conn McDunphy (Lucan CRC) and Killian O'Brien (Orwell Wheelers) have won the senior and junior men's final general classifications at the Cycling Ireland National Road Series for 2023. A total of 77 riders scored points in the senior men's series and 11 juniors took points in their separate series.
McDunphy has developed year-on-year into one of the very best Irish riders; a status confirmed by the fact he was first reserve for the senior men's road race team at the World Road Championships last month in Scotland. During the national series this year he won two rounds - the Meath Grand Prix and the John Drumm Cup - was 2nd in the Donal Crowley Memorial and 4th in the Des Hanlon.
A former Irish elite TT champion took the series victory from Daire Feeley. The All human-VeloRevolution rider, who has made the series his own in recent years, was 2nd this time around. He finished with 120 points to McDunphy's 140. Feeley also won two rounds of the series; the Donal Crowley and the Mullingar GP.
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Jason Kenny, the UCD rider who was ever-aggressive this year, placed 3rd overall, on 79 points, followed by team mate Liam Crowley on 75 points, Aaron Wade (Cortizo Aluminium Team) on 70 points and Luke Smith (Moynalty CC) on 71 points.
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In the junior series, Killian O'Brien of Orwell had the series wrapped up even before the planned final round had to be cancelled last month; the Banbridge CC Alan Towell Memorial hit by Storm Betty overnight before the race, rendering the course unsafe.
O'Brien contended with the senior riders at the front this year and has been a very impressive breakthrough rider in 2023. He claimed series victory with a huge tally of 66 points.
Willem O'Connor (JEGG-DJR Academy) was 2nd on 22 with Liam O'Brien (Fermoy CC) rounding out the podium on 20 points. Cal Tutty (Dungarvan CC) was 4th on 20, followed by Patrick Casey (Anexo Group RT) on 19 points and Maxwell Hereward 360 Official Cycling on 18 points.
Cycling Ireland National Road Series
Senior Men
1 Conn McDunphy Lucan CRC 140
2 Daire Feeley All Human - Velo Revolution RT 120
3 Jason Kenny UCD CC 79
4 Liam Crowley UCD CC 75
5 Aaron Wade Cortizo Aluminium Team 71
6 Luke Smith Moynalty CC 70
7 Killian O'Brien Orwell Wheelers CC 66
8 Evaldas Stankevicius Greenmount CA 65
9 Conor Halvey Four Masters CC 58
10 Mark McGinley Four Masters CC 40
11 Matthew Devins Team Dan Morrissey - Primor 40
12 Richard Maes All Human - Velo Revolution RT 36
13 Jamie Meehan Brocar Ale 35
14 Darnell Moore Team Caldwell Cycles 35
15 Eoin Kelly UCD CC 35
16 Mark Shannon Burren CC 35
17 Lindsay Watson Powerhouse Sport 35
18 Cillian Murphy Galway Bay CC 33
19 Tim Walton All Human - Velo Revolution RT 32
20 James O'Sullivan Blarney CC 31
21 Odhran Doogan Team Caldwell Cycles 31
22 Gareth O'Neill Team PB Performance 30
23 Patrick O'Loughlin Panduit Carrick Wheelers 29
24 Dermot Radford Black House Racing 27
25 Adam Gilsenan Arabay Vas Team 27
26 George Peden Team PB Performance 25
27 Willem O'Connor JEGG-DJR Academy 22
28 Javan Nulty Un-Attached Leinster 20
29 Paul Kennedy Burren CC 20
30 Cal Tutty Dungarvan CC 20
31 Liam O'Brien Fermoy CC 20
32 Dean Harvey Unattached Leinster 20
33 Samual Moloney Burren CC 20
34 JB Murphy Kilcullen Cycling Club - Murphy Geospatial 19
35 Patrick Casey Anexo Group RT 19
36 Ruairi Byrne UCD Cycling Club 18
37 Maxwell Hereward 360 Official Cycling 18
38 Matteo Cigala Team Dan Morrissey - Primor 17
39 Cian Keogh Un-Attached Leinster 16
40 Quillan Donnelly Usher Irish Road Club 16
41 Oisin Ferrity Team Caldwell Cycles 16
42 Joel Luke UCD CC 15
43 Aaron Rafferty Moynalty CC 15
44 Derek Burke Challenge CC 15
45 Jack Conroy Bray Wheelers 13
46 Charlie Holt Lucan CRC 13
47 Leo Doyle DB CC 13
48 Kevin Leech Drogheda Wheelers 11
49 Sean Landers UCD CC 11
50 Sam Bolger Killarney CC 11
51 Padraig O'Sullivan Newcastle West CC 11
52 Jamie Phillips All human/VeloRevolution RT 10
53 Mark Dowling All Human - Velo Revolution RT 10
54 Simon Ryan Greenmount CA 9
55 Peter Kirwan Lucan CRC 9
56 Eugene Murtagh Lucan Cycling Road Club 8
57 Daniel Yon Hin Bialini Team Global 8
58 Sean Lenehan Spellman Dublin Port 8
59 Bryan Nolan Newcastle West CC 8
60 Colin Clavin Streamstown Cycling Club 7
61 Mark Pinfield Blarney CC 7
62 Derek Joyce Galway Bay CC 7
63 Niall McLoughlin Westport Covey Wheelers CC 6
64 James Delaney Lucan CRC 6
65 Ciaran Maguire Dan Morrissey-Primor by Pissei 6
66 Daniel Bresnan Greenmount CA 6
67 Mikey Flaherty Team Dan Morrissey - PBP 5
68 Michael Gammell Burren CC 5
69 Curtis Neill Team Caldwell Cycles 5
70 Karl Benson Castlebar CC 5
71 Deimantas Syvis Un-Attached Leinster 4
72 Darragh McGee Dungarvan CC 4
73 Aureliusz Klus Stamullen RC 4
74 Joseph Mullen Navan RC 4
75 James McEneaney Moynalty Cycling Club 3
76 Mark O'Donovan Blarney CC 3
77 Mark O'Donovan Blarney CC 3
Junior Men
1 Killian O'Brien Orwell Wheelers CC 66
2 Willem O'Connor JEGG-DJR Academy 22
3 Liam O'Brien Fermoy CC 20
4 Cal Tutty Dungarvan CC 20
5 Patrick Casey Anexo Group RT 19
6 Maxwell Hereward 360 Official Cycling 18
7 Quillan Donnelly Usher Irish Road Club 16
8 Oisin Ferrity Team Caldwell Cycles 16
9 Curtis Neill Team Caldwell Cycles 5
10 Joseph Mullen Navan RC 4
11 Darragh McGee Dungarvan CC 4
