|
Road National Championship weekend is nearly upon us. Racing kicks off tomorrow, Thursday June 26th with Time Trial National Championships, hosted by Lakeside Wheelers in Westmeath, before attention turns to Navan as Navan RC, supported by Yellow Furze Road Club, for the Road Race National Championships on Saturday and Sunday, 28th and 29th of June.
Thursday’s action will get underway at 18:31, as riders tackle the 25.3km course just outside Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath. Directions to Race HQ, Kilbeggan Whiskey Distillery Visitor Centre, can be found here.
This year’s TT champs will get underway with para cyclists. Hand cycles will lead proceedings, with five riders in total, setting off at one-minute intervals.
C-Class para riders will follow, and will feature Paris 2024 Paralympian Richael Timothy, as well as High Performance Development riders Heather Jameson and Cormac O’Callaghan.
Tandems take to the course next, with Paralympic pairing Damien Vereker and Mitchell McLaughlin the last male pair on the road, while last female pairing will be Paralympic and World Champion Katie-George Dunlevy piloted by Olympian Alice Sharpe the final tandem.
The Junior Women are set to take off from 18.56, led by Ffion Dolan. This category is set to provide some serious competition, with several very evenly matched riders.
The Junior Men hit the road at 19.05, in a field stacked with riders boasting international experience. Last year’s National Champion Conor Murphy will look to defend his title, but will face stiff competition from recent national team team-mates, including Hugh Og Mulhearne and Philip O’Connor, both having a strong year to date.
Elite Women are next up at 19.23. First year senior rider Lucy Benezét Minns will hope to make a splash, as she comes up against Paralympic and World Champion tandem pilot Linda Kelly and Olympians Mia Griffin and Lara Gillespie to name but a few in an incredibly strong field.
U23 Men will be the penultimate group on the road, scheduled for 19.39. Another strong line up will see Lidl-Trek rider Liam O’Brien battle with recent Baby Giro stage winners Seth Dunwoody and Adam Rafferty in a ten-man field.
The Elite Men are set to get underway at 19.53. The evening’s racing will be rounded out by three riders recently named on the longlist for selection for the Road World Championships, in Rory Townsend, Darren Rafferty and Ryan Mullen.
Live timing will be available on our social media on the day.
Attention then turns to road racing on Saturday and Sunday. Seneschalstown GAA Club will act as Race HQ, and directions are available here.
The Junior men will get proceedings underway on Saturday morning, with racing set to start at 9.15am.
With 2024 Junior National Champion Patrick Casey making the jump to U23, the title is wide open. The field is again stacked with riders plying their trade across Europe and plenty of recent national team representatives, along with several riders boasting senior domestic podiums already this year.
In the Junior Women’s race, set to start at 13.40, last year’s winner Lucy Benezét Minns has also made the jump up to U23 ranks and leaves the title vacant. The race sees 2024 Cross-Country National Champion Greta Lawless making a rare appearance on a road bike as she looks to add a road National Championship to her resumé.
A combined Elite/U23 Women’s race will round out proceedings on Saturday. Last year’s Elite and U23 national champions, Fiona Mangan and Caoimhe O’Brien will both contest the Elite race, along with other UCI pros Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin and Grace Reynolds, and a plethora of domestic talent.
Top UCI riders will also feature in the U23 field, including the younger O’Brien sister Aoife, Amelia Tyler, Emma Jeffers and the aforementioned 2024 Junior Champ Lucy Benezét Minns. This field also features very strong domestic based riders, and track and cyclo cross international rider Esther Wong.
The Men’s combined Elite and U23 field on Sunday has grown for this year from 72 to 95 riders, and will feature the most riders ever from UCI teams at 18.
The Men’s race is set to start at 12.30, and 2024 U23 National Champion Dean Harvey will hope to retain his crown and add to his 2025 tally of National Cyclo cross and National Criterium championships. He won’t have it easy however, with notable competition from Adam Rafferty and Seth Dunwoody, coming off the back of their Baby Giro stage wins, as well as Patrick Casey, Liam O’Brien and Jamie Meehan, all having strong starts to this year.
2024 Elite champion Darren Rafferty will look to defend his right to wear the National Champs jersey, but again will face tough competition in a field brimming with international and domestic talent. Leo Doyle and Dillon Corkery will look to get amongst the action, as will Skyline trio Paul Kennedy, Cian Keogh and Conn McDunphy, and of course the previously mentioned Townsend and Mullen.
Road Race National Championships
START LISTS
Junior Women 28/06/2025
Start time 13:40 57.6km 2 laps of 25.3km
Sophie English Female Bohermeen CC
Greta Lawless Female Dawson Racing
Ami Flavin Female Dungarvan CC
Aoife O'Donovan Female Dungarvan CC
Holly McCaffrey Female Longcourt Hotel - NCW Wheeler
Ffion Dolan Female TC Racing
Rhiannon Dolan Female TC Racing
Aoibhinn Sharkey Female The Lead Out Cycling Academy
Aliyah Rafferty Female Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco
Ella Tandy Female Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco
Junior Men 28/06/2025
Start time 09:15 117km 4 laps of 25.3km + 1 laps of 9.4km
Darragh Byrne Male Asvillemur Cyclisme
Hugh Og Mulhearne Male Asvillemur Cyclisme
Adam Matthews Male Banbridge CC
Sean Slowey Male Bray Wheelers
Bob Maye Male Clonard RC
Jack Woods Male Crabbe Dstny
Dan Lane Male Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Andrew Connolly Male Dungarvan CC
Philip O'Connor Male Dungarvan CC
Peter Quigley Male Foyle CC
Brian Kavanagh Male Gorey Cycling Club
Jack Lawless Male Gorey Cycling Club
Ciaran O'Sullivan Male Greenmount CA
Patrick Thynne Male Greenmount CA
Maximilian Fitzgerald Male JEGG-DJR Academy
Fionn Killeen Male Kilcullen Cycling Club
Luke Kehoe Male Lucan Cycling Road Club
Matthew Walls Male Lucan Cycling Road Club
Luca Holmes Male Molenspurters Meul
Diarmuid Collins Male Newcastle West CC
Ben O Keeffe Male Newcastle West Cycl
John O'Mahony Male Newcastle West Cycl
Kristupas Martinkus Male O'Leary Stone Kanturk
Colin Sheehan Male O'Leary Stone Kantur
Matthew Lane Male Orwell Wheelers Cyc
Joe Byrne Male Roadman Cycling Club
Callum McCaffrey Male Saxun - Extrusax- Pri
Cillian Cloney Male Spellman-Dublin Port
Curtis McKee Male Spellman-Dublin Port
George Sevastopulo Male Sundrive Track Team
Conor Kelly Male Team Caldwell Cycle
Conor Murphy Male Team Caldwell Cycle
Elliott McKeegan Male Team Madigan CC
James Armstrong Male VC Glendale
Toby Sweetman Male VC Glendale
Adam Ward Male VC Glendale
David Gaffney Male Villeneuve Cycliste
Rory Condon Male Zappi Racing Team
Senior Women - inc Elite & U23 28/06/2025
Start time 13:30 117km 4 laps of 25.3km + 1 laps of 9.4km
Fiona Mangan Female Winspace Orange Seal
Caoimhe O'Brien Female Cynicsa Cycling
Mia Griffin Female Roland
Grace Reynolds Female Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team
Lara Gillespie Female UAE TEAM ADQ
Rhianna Heneghan Female Castlebar Cycling Club
Marine Lenehan Female Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Gabrielle Fox Female Greenmount CA
Lucy O'Donnell Female Longcourt Hotel - NCW Wheelers
Roisin Lally Female Loughborough Lightning
Nicola Lynch Female Newmarket Cycling & Triathlon Club
Jemma Speers Female North Down CC
Linda Kelly Female Spin the Bean Power by Coffee
Jennifer Neenan Female UCD Cycling Club
Under 23 Women
Aoife O'Brien Female DAS - Hutchinson
Amelia Tyler Female Handsling Alba Development Road Team
Emma Jeffers Female Liv AlUla Jayco
Lucy Benezet Minns Female Lotto Ladies
Aine Doherty Female Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Elena Wallace Female Harps CC
Doireann Killeen Female Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospacial
Esther Wong Female Torelli
Abi Conway Female Westport Covey Wheelers Cycling Club
Senior Men - inc Elite & U23 29/06/2025
Start time 12:30 168.2km 6 laps of 25.3km + 1 laps of 9.4km
Darren Rafferty Male EF Education Easypost
Leo Doyle Male Atom 6 Bikes - Decca Continental Team
Adam Kelly Male Mg.K Vis Costruzioni e Ambiente
Rory Townsend Male Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Ryan Mullen Male Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
Dillon Corkery Male St Michel preference home Auber 93
Paul Kennedy Male Team Skyline
Cian Keogh Male Team Skyline
Conn Mc Dunphy Male Team Skyline
Liam Crowley Male Team Vorarlberg
Finn Crockett Male VolkerWessels Cycling Team
Eoin Clifford Male Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Jack Kennedy Male Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Ciaran Maguire Male Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Sean Lenehan Male Moynalty Cycling Club
James McEneaney Male Moynalty Cycling Club
James McKenny Male Moynalty Cycling Club
Conor McKeown Male Moynalty Cycling Club
Luke Smith Male Moynalty Cycling Club
Fergus Crilly Male Navan Road Club
Diarmuid Lynch Male Navan Road Club
Sean Nolan Male Navan Road Club
Evan Keane Male Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
Luke Keaney Male Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
Adam McConnell Male Orwell Wheelers Cycling Club
Darnell Moore Male Team Caldwell Cycles
Jason Kenny Male UCD Cycling Club
Sean Landers Male UCD Cycling Club
Ciaran Scanlon Male UCD Cycling Club
Mark Dowling Male All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team
Cormac Meegan Male All human/VeloRevolution Racing Team
Daniel Yon Hin Male ARBÖ MiKo PV ON-Fahrrad
Gareth O'Neill Male Athlete Nutrition Coach HD
Robert McKenna Male Bray Wheelers
Daire Feeley Male Burren Cycling Club
Bren Broekaart Male Challenge Cycling Club
Kevin Leech Male Drogheda Wheelers
Rory McGinn Male Drogheda Wheelers
Brandon Douglas Male Dromore CC
Alan Lyne Male Dunboyne Cycling Club
Ronan Burke Male Galway Bay CC
Jack Bernard Murphy Male Kilcullen CC Murphy Geospacial
Padraig Moran Male Lakeside Wheelers Mullingar CC
James Alexander Male McConvey Cycles
Matti Dobbins Male Mypad Racing
Mark Mc Kinley Male Newry Wheelers CC
Ali Macaulay Male Phoenix CC
Lindsay Watson Male Powerhouse Sport
Daniel Stone Male Roadman Cycling Club
Michael Phelan Male Spellman-Dublin Port
George Peden Male Team PB Performance
Andy Maguire Male Team Stafford Bonded
Javan Nulty Male Un-Attached Leinster
Mitchell McLaughlin Male Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli
Under 23 Men
Dean Harvey Male Martigues Sport Cyclisme
Jamie Meehan Male AVC Aix Provence Dole
Seth Dunwoody Male Bahrain Victorious Development Team
Adam Rafferty Male Hagens Berman Jayco
Patrick Casey Male Israel Premier Tech Academy
Liam O'Brien Male Lidl-Trek Future Racing
Killian O'Brien Male Petrolike
Ronan O'Connor Male Team Skyline
Conal Scully Male Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Mark McGarry Male Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Ross McGuinness Male Dan Morrissey Pissei Cycling Team
Mikey Flaherty Male Moynalty Cycling Club
Odhran Doogan Male Team Caldwell Cycles
Oisin Ferrity Male Team Caldwell Cycles
Hugh Butler Male UCD Cycling Club
Ruairi Byrne Male UCD Cycling Club
Sean Lundy Male UCD Cycling Club
Eoin Kelly Male UCD Cycling Club
Patrick O'Sullivan Male UCD Cycling Club
Michael Collins Male Velo Performance Racing Team
Charlie Kelly Male Velo Performance Racing Team
Eoghan Lattimore Male Velo Performance Racing Team
Christopher Marshall Male Velo Performance Racing Team
Willem O'Connor Male Velo Performance Racing Team
Conor Prendergast Male Velo Performance Racing Team
Cal Tutty Male Velo Performance Racing Team
Jamie Moss Male Ballymena Road Club
Jack Conroy Male Bray Wheelers
Ruairí Woods Male Burren Cycling Club
Josh Callaly Male Campana Imballagi-Geo & Tex-Trentino
James Connolly Male Dungarvan CC
Finn McHenry Male Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
Stefan Caulfield-Dreier Male Giant Store Assen cycling team NWVG
Jared Tritschler Male Greenmount CA
Ewan Buckley Male Killarney Cycling Club
David Harrington Male Lucan Cycling Road Club
Travis Harkness Male Lyon Sprint Evolution
Curtis Neill Male Lyon Sprint Evolution
Daragh Mc Gee Male O'Leary Stone Kanturk
Patrick O'Loughlin Male Panduit Carrick Wheelers
Sam Long Male VC Londres