Darren Rafferty (born 1 July 2003) is an Irish cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[3][4] He was the 2024 Irish National Road Race champion, becoming the first Irish-born winner of the elite men's road race since Damien Shaw in 2015.[5]
 Rafferty at the 2024 World Road Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 July 2003 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2022–2023 | Hagens Berman Axeon[1][2] |
| 2024– | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Personal life
editMajor results
editCyclo-cross
edit- 2019–2020
- 1st
National Junior Championships - 2022–2023
- 3rd National Championships
Road
edit- 2020
- 1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 2021
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd Chrono des Nations Juniors
- 4th Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
- 2022
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Strade Bianche di Romagna
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 6th Chrono des Nations Under-23
- 8th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
- 2023
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 1st
Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta - 2nd Overall Giro Next Gen
- 5th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 5th Giro del Belvedere
- 7th Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
- 2024 (1 pro win)
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 1st
- 6th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 2025
- National Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | 87 |
| Tour de France |
— | — |
 Vuelta a España |
75 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ↑ "Hagens Berman Axeon". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Hagens Berman Axeon". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Vaughters hails Rafferty's lab test results, says Irishman is "headline" rider". stickybottle.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "EF Education–EasyPost". UCI. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ↑ ProCyclingStats - 2024 Irish National Championship Road Race
- ↑ "Rafferty brothers Adam and Darren both finish inside top 10 in U-23 time trial World Championships". Independent.ie. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
External links
edit- Darren Rafferty at UCI
- Darren Rafferty at ProCyclingStats
- Darren Rafferty at CycleBase
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