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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