Darren Rafferty

Darren Rafferty
Rafferty at the 2024 World Road Championships
Personal information
Born (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 23)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamEF Education–EasyPost
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional teams
2022–2023Hagens Berman Axeon
2024–EF Education–EasyPost
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2024)

Darren Rafferty (born 1 July 2003) is an Irish cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Hagens Berman Axeon". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hagens Berman Axeon". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Vaughters hails Rafferty's lab test results, says Irishman is "headline" rider". stickybottle.com. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "EF Education–EasyPost". UCI. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ ProCyclingStats - 2024 Irish National Championship Road Race
  6. ↑ "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.