Triathlon National Series 2022: The Clubs!
We had hilly in scenic locations like Waterville, Kenmare and Downings. We had flat and fast for National Champs in Tyrone and Rosslare. We had epic swims in places like Kilkee, Ballyhass, Cobh, Valentia, The Liffey, Castlewellan and Hazelwood to name just a few. There were first time winners shooting their shot and Olympians taking home national titles. But most of all there was craic, friendship, camaraderie, achievement and through it all a love for triathlon shone bright.
This was the 2022 Triathlon National Series.
In this article, we are wrapping up the Club Triathlon National Series, find out how the men’s and women’s series played out at the links below.
Representing your club with your training buddies is one of the highlights of the Triathlon National Series, below we celebrate this year’s winners. Celebrate in person at the Triathlon Ireland Awards…scroll down for more details and to get your tickets!
Well done everyone!
Women’s Club Series
| 1. | Piranha Triathlon Club | Megan Roberts Vanessa Fenton Danielle O’Riordan Siobhan Forman Fiona Nelson Lauren Hughes | 2607.839 |
| 2. | Pulse Triathlon Club | Aine Kelly Clare Dillon Esther Bayon Máire Diggin Jo Lynch Deborah Carr | 2576.774 |
| 3. | Belpark Triathlon Club | Aoife Reilly Isabelle Cairns Helen French Ava Whelan Andrea Brennan Gunda Albert | 2402.255 |
Piranha Triathlon Club’s Megan Roberts (pictured above) was the top points scorer for her team of six, and her impressive individual fourth added greatly to the team total of 2607.839 to earn them the 2022 title. Age Group podium regulars Vanessa Fenton and Danielle O’Riordan also added to the tally as did Kona bound Siobhan Forman. Fiona Nelson and Lauren Hughes were the final points scorers for the winning team.
There’s strength in numbers, and Pulse Triathlon Club certainly had a huge number of women racing this season. Podium regulars and big points scorers Aine Kelly and Clare Dillon were fourth and fifth in the Middle Distance National Champs, just twenty seconds separated the team mates!
Esther Bayon, Máire Diggin, Jo Lynch and Deborah Carr completed the team from Pulse.
Aoife Reilly led Belpark’s effort to score club points in this year’s Triathlon National Series, with regular Age Group placings and consistent results across her season. Isabelle Cairns, Helen French, Ava Whelan, Andrea Brennan and Gunda Albert were the other Belpark points scorers, securing third overall for the Dublin Club.
Men’s Club Series
| 1. | Cork Triathlon Club | Donncha Kiely Trevor Woods Kevin Curran John O’Connell Edward O’Mahony Neil Creedon | 2753.696 |
| 2. | Belpark Triathlon Club | Luke McMullan Alex Van Buttingha Wichers Colm O’Gorman Shane O Neill Adriele Prina-Mello William Stafford | 2706.887 |
| 3. | Naas Triathlon Club | Eoin Nagle Fergus O’Toole Matthew Carroll Conor Farrell Mark Dowling Barry Moran | 2681.703 |
Cork Triathlon Club finished almost 50 points ahead of the rest thanks in part to the massive efforts of regular race winners and podium finishers Donncha Kiely, Trevor Woods and Kevin Curran. John O’Connell, Edward O’Mahony and Neil Creedon all succeeded in completing the series with all important points to count, giving the men’s team at Cork TC the win on 2753.696.
Consistency across the series for Belpark saw them finish second in this year’s series on 2706.887 points. Luke McMullan had his first ever overall win early in the season to win Bolands BMW Hook or by Crook, and Alex Van Buttingha Wichers had his first win at Base2Race Harbourman, followed by a number of podiums throughout the season. Colm O’Gorman, Shane O Neill, Adriele Prina-Mello and William Stafford completed the points total.
Eoin Nagle was the leading points scorer for his Naas Triathlon Club team with his points coming from third place at Hook or by Crook and top ten finishes on the rest of his outings. The Naas TC team finished just 19 points from second. The team of Eoin Nagle, Fergus O’Toole, Matthew Carroll, Conor Farrell, Mark Dowling and Barry Moran completed on 2681.703 points.
Mixed Team Club Series
| 1. | Piranha Triathlon Club | Megan Roberts Anthony O’Brien Vanessa Fenton Danielle O’Riordan Killian Nolan Adam Goslin | 2794.237 |
| 2. | Naas Triathlon Club | Aisling Wyer Tara Johnston Lorna Tate Eoin Nagle Fergus O’Toole Matthew Carroll | 2712.566 |
| 3. | Belpark Triathlon Club | Luke McMullan Alex Van Buttingha Wichers Aoife Reilly Isabelle Cairns Colm O’Gorman Helen French | 2680.314 |
Piranha Triathlon Club are the 2022 mixed team winners of the Triathlon National Series. Having three team members inside the top ten of their respective series went a long way to secure the points necessary, finishing over 90 points ahead of second placed Naas Triathlon Club. Belpark Triathlon Club were third on 2680.314.
CORRECTIONS/QUERIES
Thousands of athletes have raced the Triathlon National Series in 2022 and from time to time omissions or errors in results, or membership status issues require ranking re-calculations.
If you have a query about your Triathlon National Series points total – please email us at events@triathlonireland.com before 5pm on Wednesday, 19th October.
Following this deadline, the Triathlon National Series tables will be considered final.
SAVE THE DATE – 2022 TI Awards!
The TI Awards are back! For the first time since 2019, we will be celebrating the annual awards in person. Put it in the diary for Saturday, 12th November in the Alex Hotel, Dublin 2.
The Pics
Below are just a tiny selection from thousands of TI Media pics from the season, don’t forget to check out all the Event Galleries for the 2022 Triathlon National Series here.
