| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 19) Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Hagens Berman Jayco |
| Discipline |
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| 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 a cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team Hagens Berman Jayco.
Career
In 2022, at the age of 16 years-old he rode in France for the Team 31 Jolly Cycles. He raced for the team again in 2023. In April 2023, he won the Lakeland Grand Prix after a 100 km solo breakaway. He finished in eighth place in the UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's time trial in Glasgow in August 2023.
He signed for Hagens Berman Axeon ahead of the 2024 season. 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.
Personal life
From Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, his younger sister Aliyah and older brother Darren are also professional cyclists.
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
References
- "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
- Adam Rafferty at UCI
- Adam Rafferty at ProCyclingStats
| Riders on Hagens Berman Jayco | |
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