Darren Rafferty (born 1 July 2003) is an Irish cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . 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.ProCyclingStats - 2024 Irish National Championship Road Race
Personal life His brother Adam is also a professional cyclist. He is from Dungannon in County Tyrone.
Major results Cyclo-cross 2019–2020 1st National Junior Championships 2022–2023 3rd National Championships
Road
2020 1st Time trial, National Junior Championships 2021 National Junior Championships 1st Road race 1st Time trial 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 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 Grand Tour 2024 2025 Giro d'Italia — 87 Tour de France —— Vuelta a España 75
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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