Irish Shine in 2024 UCI World Cup Downhill Rankings

Posted in: Downhill
By Peter Purfield
Oct 8, 2024 - 10:53:07 AM

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2024 has been a great year for the Irish Downhill racing scene, both Ronan Dunne and Oisin O'Callaghan have done Ireland proud with their acheivements on the world stage. Just look at the UCI rankings, Ronan Dunne finished 4th and Oisin O'Callaghan 13th overall.

An incredible result, for riders who largely forged their own success going out and competing at the highest level around the world.

2024 UCI DHI World Cup Rankings: Downhill Men Elite


Elite Men
1 Loic Bruni SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 1651
2 Troy Brosnan CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM 1317
3 Amaury Pierron COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION 1302
4 Ronan Dunne MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 1202
5 Finn Iles SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 1152
6 Andreas Kolb CONTINENTAL ATHERTON 1149
7 Benoit Coulanges DORVAL AM COMMENCAL 1121
8 Luca Shaw CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM 1066
9 Dakotah Norton MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 1058
10 Loris Vergier TREK FACTORY RACING GRAVITY 981

Other Irish
13 Oisin O'Callaghan YT MOB 799
37 Henry Kerr CANYON CLLCTV PIRELLI 251
67 Jacob Dickson MS INTENSE RACING 60

HOW THEY DONE IT

Here's a summary of results for the Downhill races this season

WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DHI - Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada
04 Oct - 06 Oct 2024

Elite Men
1 Troy BROSNAN CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM 31 AUS 00:03:54.003
2 Lachlan STEVENS-MCNAB UNION - FORGED BY STEEL CITY MEDIA 20 NZL 00:03:54.065
3 Laurie GREENLAND SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE 27 GBR 00:03:54.535
4 Rémi THIRION GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM - DH 34 FRA 00:03:55.166
5 Benoit COULANGES DORVAL AM COMMENCAL 30 FRA 00:03:55.179

Irish
8 Henry KERR CANYON CLLCTV PIRELLI 24 IRL 00:03:58.119
10 Ronan DUNNE MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 22 IRL 00:03:58.764

WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DHI - Loudenvielle - Peyragudes, France
06 Sep - 08 Sep 2024

Elite Men
1 Benoit COULANGES DORVAL AM COMMENCAL 30 FRA 00:03:40.480
2 Reece WILSON TREK FACTORY RACING GRAVITY 28 GBR 00:03:42.711
3 Andreas KOLB CONTINENTAL ATHERTON 28 AUT 00:03:43.223
4 Loic BRUNI SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 30 FRA 00:03:43.613
5 Ronan DUNNE MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 22 IRL 00:03:44.174
6 Oisin O'CALLAGHAN YT MOB 21 IRL 00:03:45.187

UCI MTB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DHI- Pal Arinsal, Andorra
28 Aug - 01 Sep 2024
Not part of World Cup Series

Elite Men
1 Loris VERGIER 28 FRA 00:02:38.661
2 Benoit COULANGES 30 FRA 00:02:38.809
3 Finnley ILES 25 CAN 00:02:38.830
4 Danny HART 33 GBR 00:02:38.944
5 Amaury PIERRON 28 FRA 00:02:39.118
6 Ronan DUNNE 22 IRL 00:02:39.670

Other Irish
41 Henry KERR 24 IRL 00:02:46.242
42 Jacob DICKSON 27 IRL 00:02:46.252
67 Ross ENNIS 23 IRL 00:02:53.728
77 Oisin O'CALLAGHAN 21 IRL 00:03:33.635

Junior Men
1 Asa VERMETTE 17 USA 00:02:39.185
2 Max ALRAN 17 FRA 00:02:40.701
3 Bode BURKE 17 USA 00:02:41.699
4 Tyler WAITE 17 NZL 00:02:42.384
5 Mylann FALQUET 18 FRA 00:02:43.000

Irish
32 Callum MORRIS 18 IRL 00:02:49.760

WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DHI - Haute-Savoie, France
28 Jun - 07 Jul 2024

Elite Men
1 Amaury PIERRON COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION 28 FRA 00:03:43.976
2 Andreas KOLB CONTINENTAL ATHERTON 28 AUT 00:03:50.474
3 Greg MINNAAR NORCO FACTORY RACING 43 RSA 00:03:50.687
4 Rémi THIRION GIANT FACTORY OFF-ROAD TEAM - DH 34 FRA 00:03:53.818
5 Thomas ESTAQUE COMMENCAL ICSTUDIO 28 FRA 00:03:53.963

Irish
8 Ronan DUNNE MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 22 IRL 00:03:57.980
19 Oisin O'CALLAGHAN YT MOB 21 IRL 00:04:16.966

Junior Men
1 Asa VERMETTE FRAMEWORKS RACING 17 USA 00:03:31.016
2 Max ALRAN COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION 17 FRA 00:03:31.091
3 Jon MOZELL WE ARE ONE MOMENTUM PROJECT 18 CAN 00:03:35.195
4 Dane JEWETT PIVOT FACTORY RACING 18 CAN 00:03:36.293
5 Rafaël PELLETIER MUC-OFF YOUNG GUNS 18 FRA 00:03:37.706

Irish
26 Callum MORRIS 18 IRL 00:03:45.473

WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DHI - Val di Sole, Trentino, Italy
14 Jun - 16 Jun 2024

Elite Men
1 Amaury PIERRON COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION 28 FRA 00:03:39.004
2 Dakotah NORTON MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 32 USA 00:03:43.897
3 Finnley ILES SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 25 CAN 00:03:44.884
4 Troy BROSNAN CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM 31 AUS 00:03:45.635
5 Loic BRUNI SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 30 FRA 00:03:47.240
6 Ronan DUNNE MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 22 IRL 00:03:48.640
7 Oisin O'CALLAGHAN YT MOB 21 IRL 00:03:49.979

WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DHI - Saalfelden Leogang - Salzburgerland, Austria
07 Jun - 09 Jun 2024

Elite Men
1 Loic BRUNI SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 30 FRA 00:03:05.523
2 Finnley ILES SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 25 CAN 00:03:07.917
3 Lachlan STEVENS-MCNAB UNION - FORGED BY STEEL CITY MEDIA 20 NZL 00:03:08.638
4 Oisin O'CALLAGHAN YT MOB 21 IRL 00:03:08.757
5 Benoit COULANGES DORVAL AM COMMENCAL 30 FRA 00:03:08.784

Other Irish
12 Ronan DUNNE MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 22 IRL 00:03:11.935

WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DHI - Bielsko - Bia?a, Poland
17 May - 19 May 2024

Elite Men
1 Ronan DUNNE MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 22 IRL 00:02:55.766
2 Loic BRUNI SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 30 FRA 00:02:55.830
3 Loris VERGIER TREK FACTORY RACING GRAVITY 28 FRA 00:02:56.963
4 Benoit COULANGES DORVAL AM COMMENCAL 30 FRA 00:02:57.326
5 Amaury PIERRON COMMENCAL/MUC-OFF BY RIDING ADDICTION 28 FRA 00:02:57.596

Other Irish
10 Oisin O'CALLAGHAN YT MOB 21 IRL 00:02:58.532
32 Henry KERR CANYON CLLCTV PIRELLI 24 IRL 00:03:15.718

WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Cup DHI - Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom
03 May - 05 May 2024

Elite Men
1 Loic BRUNI SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 30 FRA 00:04:04.264
2 Troy BROSNAN CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM 31 AUS 00:04:06.104
3 Finnley ILES SPECIALIZED GRAVITY 25 CAN 00:04:06.253
4 Dakotah NORTON MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 32 USA 00:04:07.353
5 Luca SHAW CANYON CLLCTV FACTORY TEAM 28 USA 00:04:07.943

Irish
11 Ronan DUNNE MONDRAKER FACTORY RACING 22 IRL 00:04:10.532
27 Henry KERR CANYON CLLCTV PIRELLI 24 IRL 00:04:33.605