Adam Rafferty (cyclist)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 October 2005[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Hagens Berman Jayco |
| Discipline |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2022–2023 | Team 31 Jolly Cycles |
| Professional team | |
| 2024– | Hagens Berman Jayco |
Adam Rafferty (born 4 October 2005) is an Irish cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team Hagens Berman Jayco.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2022, at the age of 16 years-old he rode in France for the Team 31 Jolly Cycles.[3] He raced for the team again in 2023.[4] In April 2023, he won the Lakeland Grand Prix after a 100km solo breakaway.[5] He finished in eighth place in the UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's time trial in Glasgow in August 2023.[6]
He signed for Hagens Berman Axeon ahead of the 2024 season.[7] Riding for Ireland, he finished in tenth place at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich in the men's under-23 time trial.[8]
Personal life
[edit]From Dungannon in County Tyrone,[9] his younger sister Aliyah and older brother Darren are also professional cyclists.[10]
Major results
[edit]- 2022
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 6th Chrono des Nations Juniors
- 2023
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 1st
Overall Tour Junior Causses-Aigoual-Cévennes
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Tour du Carmausin Ségala
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Pays d'Olliergues
- 3rd Chrono des Nations Juniors
- 8th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 9th Overall Tour de Gironde
- 10th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 2024
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 9th Overall International Tour of Rhodes
- 10th Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Adam Rafferty". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Adam Rafferty". First Cycling. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Fullerton, Gareth (21 June 2022). "Co Tyrone cyclist following in brother's slipstream with French debut". Belfast Live. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "ANOTHER RAFFERTY GRABS THE HEADLINES THIS SUMMER, THIS TIME ADAM, WITH A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR AS A JUNIOR, MOSTLY RACING ABROAD, THIS WITH "TEAM 31 JOLLY CYCLES U19"". Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Rafferty (17) wins after 100km solo move - "I said to myself, 'I'm just going for it'"". Sticky Bottle. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Solid Day For Ireland As Mullen And Rafferty Impress At UCI Cycling World Championships". Cyclingireland.ie. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (1 November 2023). "Ben Wiggins, Adam Rafferty among five fresh faces at Hagens Berman-Jayco". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Adam Rafferty (18) says performance in Worlds U23 TT was "a shock"". Sticky Bottle. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Bursary sets wheels in motion for teen Dungannon cyclist Adam Rafferty". Tyrone Courier. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "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]- Adam Rafferty at UCI
- Adam Rafferty at ProCyclingStats
