Adam Rafferty (cyclist) explained

Adam Rafferty
Birth Date:4 October 2005[1]
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time trialist
Amateuryears1:2022–2023
Amateurteam1:Team 31 Jolly Cycles
Proyears1:2024–

Adam Rafferty (born 4 October 2005) is an Irish cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team .[2]

Career

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 100 km 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

From Dungannon in County Tyrone,[9] his younger sister Aliyah and older brother Darren are also professional cyclists.[10]

Major results

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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Adam Rafferty. 24 September 2024. Pro Cycling Stats.
    2. Web site: Adam Rafferty. First Cycling. 24 September 2024.
    3. Web site: Co Tyrone cyclist following in brother's slipstream with French debut. Belfast Live. 24 September 2024. 21 June 2022. Gareth. Fullerton.
    4. Web site: 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". 24 September 2024.
    5. Web site: Rafferty (17) wins after 100km solo move - "I said to myself, 'I'm just going for it'". Sticky Bottle. 22 April 2023. 24 September 2024.
    6. Web site: Solid Day For Ireland As Mullen And Rafferty Impress At UCI Cycling World Championships . Cyclingireland.ie. 24 September 2024. 11 August 2023.
    7. Web site: Ben Wiggins, Adam Rafferty among five fresh faces at Hagens Berman-Jayco. Jackie. Tyson. November 1, 2023. Cycling News. 24 September 2024.
    8. Web site: Adam Rafferty (18) says performance in Worlds U23 TT was "a shock". Sticky Bottle. 24 September 2024. 24 September 2024.
    9. Web site: 6 July 2022. Bursary sets wheels in motion for teen Dungannon cyclist Adam Rafferty. Tyrone Courier. 24 September 2024.
    10. Web site: Rafferty brothers Adam and Darren both finish inside top 10 in U-23 time trial World Championships. Independent.ie. 24 September 2024. 23 September 2024.

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