Cycling Ireland National Road Series 2019

The Cycling Ireland National Road Series is offering €600 to the winners of both the Men's and Women's General Classification, amongst several improvements for 2019.

Run by the Cycling Ireland Road Commission, this year's National Road Series points structure has been changed to increase competitiveness, and a new Team Classification added, with points in that competition adding up towards an overall prize of €300.

There will be seven rounds, Men's and Women's races again being run on the same courses, with Irish custom clothing company Spin 11 providing Leaders' Jerseys.

During the series, the Road Commission will scout for its Men's and Women's teams for the Kreiz Breizh Elites Road Races in Brittany. That's the main target for their road racing team, but the Road Commission will again be selecting riders based on National Road Series performances for other races throughout the road racing season.

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What Is The National Road Series?

Cycling Ireland's National Road Series is a seven-race road racing league, open to Men with A1/A2 licenses and Women who hold full Competition Licenses.

Each race, held across the four provinces of Ireland, is a standalone, one-day road race, but National Road Series points are awarded to the first 20 riders across the line in the Men's and Women's Elite Race.

The points accumulate, with double points offered at the final round, and the riders with the most points at the top of the National Road Series General Classification after that race are crowned champion.

The series brings together some of Ireland's finest one-day cycle races, encouraging riders to compete consistently throughout the season.

The aim of the National Road Series is to increase the standard of road racing in Ireland and to give domestic riders a chance to develop their potential.

National Road Series Races 2019

In 2019, the Cycling Ireland National Road Series takes in seven rounds from March to September, visiting all corners of Ireland.

National Road Series Team Classification

For 2019, the Cycling Ireland National Road Series will introduce a Team Classification, with €300 up for grabs to the winning team.

How Does It Work?

• Points will be amassed on the first team riders in each category.
• The team classification shall be calculated on the basis of the sum of the three highest placings in each round.
• Where two or more teams have the same points, then the following criteria shall be applied in order until the teams are separated.
  
  • (a) The sum of the places acquired by the three best-placed riders in the event.
  • (b) The placing of their best rider in the event.

National Road Series Points 2019

When two or more riders with the same points the following criteria will be applied in order until the riders are separated.

1.       Number of series wins
2.       Place obtained in the last series ridden.

National Road Series 2019 Prize Fund

The Cycling Ireland National Road Series awards equal prizes to the Men's and Women's series winners, with cash prizes handed down to 10th place.

Past National Road Series Winners

The Cycling Ireland National Road Series began in its current format for men in 2015, and began running concurrently with the women's equivalent in 2017. Before that, the Women's National League was a separate entity, beginning in 2008.

Year	Winner	Team
2018	Conor Hennebry	Team Viner Caremark Pactimo
2017	Sean Lacey	Aqua Blue Sport Academy
2016	Sean Lacey	Team Aqua Blue
2015	Bryan McCrystal	ASEA-Wheelworx

 

Year	Winner	Team
2018	Aine Donegan	Scott Orwell Wheelers
2017	Eve McCrystal	Garda Cycling Club
2016	Claire McIlwaine	Phoenix Cycling Club
2015	Aideen Keenan	Team DID Electrical
2014	Amy Brice	Chain Reaction Cycles
2013	Anne Dalton	Team DID Electrical
2012	Sara Ortiz	Black Rose Racing
2011	Sandra Fitzgerald	Lucan Road Cycling Club
2010	Wendy Bates	Lakeside Wheelers
2009	Michelle Geoghegan	Orwell Wheelers
2008	Fiona Meade	St Finbarr's

 

 

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