2022 Cycling Connacht Award Ceremony
Cycling Connacht Sporting Rep Mick Raune, Tom Regan of Seven Springs CC, Cycling Connacht Male road rider of the year, and President of Cycling Ireland Tom Daly
The 2022 Cycling Connacht Awards took place at the Westport Country Lodge on Saturday, November 19th.
With the opening round of the inaugural Cyclo-cross National Series hosted on the hotel’s grounds by Westport Covey Wheelers on Saturday morning, focused switched to the award ceremony that evening.
Several awards were handed out during the ceremony, including four special achievement awards and two lifetime achievement awards in a great social occasion for the cycling community in the province.
Male rider of the year (All disciplines)
Tom Regan, Seven springs CC
Female rider of the year (All disciplines)
Mary Corless, Challenge CC
Adult Club of the year
Galway Bay CC
Club of the year Youth
Yeats CC Sligo
Adult Coach/Manager of the year
Greg Monaghan, Seven Springs CC
Youth Coach/Manager of the year
Eimear Flannery, Western Lakes CC
Event of the year Road race
Ras Maigheo 2 day, hosted by Westport Covey Wheelers
Leisure event of the year
Lough Key Classic, hosted by Curlieu wheelers
Off road event of the year
Galway Gravel Grind, hosted by Galway Bay CC
Volunteer of the year
Cally Savage, Northwest MTB
Special achievement awards
Daire Feeley for The Ras, Roscommon
Ronan Grimes, Paralympian
Richael Timothy, Paralympian
Mike Gilligan, Transplant games, Tuam CC
Lifetime achievement awards
John Ferguson, Cunga CC
The Mannion brothers, Paddy and Jimmy, Corrib wheelers and Tuam CC
Cycling Connacht Leisure series
Male: Shaun Rule, Easkey
Female: Ann Marie O Regan, Inishfree Wheelers
Club: Inishfree Wheelers