eSports Winter Series Final Results


The Cycling Ireland eSports Winter Series came to a close on Friday, 12th of January, as riders took on the Radio Renezvous course in Watopia. The 736m of climbing across 23.5km made for a tough end to a very enjoyable series.


Ian Inglis from Kinning Cycles CC took the win on the final day and took the overall General Classification standings. RWB's James Latimer finished second on the day and in the overall ahead of St. Tiernan’s Conor McCarthy in third.


Inglis was however able to secure his win in the overall Points competition,  beating Latimer by just 10 points over the 10 round series, while McCarthy took third just a single point behind Latimer.


Mark Cannon took the win in the Category 2 General Classification with his win on the final day. Four Masters rider Declan Smyth took second overall, beating Thomas Bennett from Upperchurch Drombane CC in third.


Laois rider Ross Byrne saw his series long consistency pay off as he took the Category 2 Points title by 40 points. Declan Smyth and Mark Cannon took second and third respectively.


Conor Preshaw of Velo Café Magasin took the overall win in Category 3, beating Kilbeheny's Joe Mullins and Park Wheelers' Colum O'Doherty in second and third respectively.


Michelle McKinney of Galway Bay CC also took the award for top female finisher, also finishing fifth overall in Category 3.


Martin Murphy of Youghal Cycling Club took the win in the Points competition for Category 3, just four points ahead of Conor Preshaw in second, followed by Joe Mullins in third.


Full General Classification standings for the series are available here and full Points standings here.


All eyes now turn to the eSports National Championships, set to take place this Saturday, January 25th. Again hosted by Racing Without Borders, with both Open and Women's races taking place at 2pm. More information on the eSports National Championship is available here.