Cycling Ulster has named their 2024 squad to represent the province at Rás Mumhan from March 29th -April 1st 2024.
The team has racked up some amount of wins between them in the last couple of race seasons.
This will be Team Manager, Matty Teggarts first time managing the Ulster Squad, bringing with him, a wealth of International racing experience to the role.
Jamie Meehan, who’s racing in France at the moment, is returning to represent Ulster this Easter.
Lindsay, George and Gareth have had a busy, but wet start to the 2024 season, all placing in the top 5 in the recent Tour of Ards, with Lindsay and George battling it for the top spot in The John Haldane Memorial race, which back to back winner Lindsay secured. John Buller returns to the Rás Mumhan squad this year.
We caught up with the riders to discuss their achievements last year. The lists are long and we have added them to this report, we are lucky to have such an experienced squad.
Cycling Ulster Team
Jamie Meehan
John Buller
George Peden
Gareth O’Neill
Lindsay Watson
Team manager Matthew Teggart said:
I’m really looking forward to looking after the Ulster team at Rás Mumhan this year. The race looks bigger and better than ever with an added stage and the Team Time Trial. We head there with a really strong and experienced team and a former winner of the race. We are back to try and take the win again this year.
Team Mechanic; Mark Harvey
Swanny; Xeno Young
Read on to catch up on last years racing achievements.
John Buller
2023 Irish National Crit Championships – 1st
2023 Cycling Ulster Road Race Championships
2023 Tour of Ards – 1st
2022 Irish National Crit Championships
2023 Ras Mumhan stage 1 – 2nd
Gareth O Neill
1st S Kennedy GP
Annacone GP – 7th
Seamus Kennedy Memorial- 6th
John Haldane Memorial – 2nd
Tour of Ards – 4th
Boyne GP – 3rd
Coombs Connor – 10th
Sean lynch memorial – 4th
Shay Elliot – 2nd
Red Hand Trophy – 1st
Lindsay Watson
2022 Ras Mumhan winner
2023 Haldane Memorial winner
2023 Killinchy GP Winner
2023 Sean Lynch Memorial
2023 Lakelands GP
Tour of Cambridgeshire winner
Jamie Meehan
Ras mumhan , 6th stage 3
Ras Tailteann 2023 ,2nd county rider overall
National Road championships , 1st u23 , 7th with elite
National road series mullingar , 2nd
Mens U23 world RR champs 71st
Tour de lavenir , 21st stage 4 , 18th stage 8
Mens U23 euro RR championships , 89th
George Peden
Ireland:
2nd Brendan Campbell Memorial
4th Donal Crowley Memorial (Irish National Road Series)
13th Rás Tailteann General Classification
14th Irish National Road Race
15th Rás Tailteann Stage 1
England:
8th Timmy James Memorial GP
9th The Ryedale Grasscrete Men’s GP (British National Road Series)
16th Lincoln GP(British National Road Series)
1stThe Peaks 2 Day General Classification 2022
