2018 Aqua Blue Sport Cycling Ireland Monthly Awards.
The winner of the Male Rider of the Month for March is Conor Hennebry (Team Viner Caremark Pactimo). The 25-year-old stormed to overall victory in the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan earlier this month following a strong performance in the opening stage on March 30th which saw him finish 3rd in the stage.
Undeterred after losing almost a minute and a half in the second stage, the Tipperary man battled back to win stage three which put him in the yellow jersey which he held until the end of the race.
“I felt good going into the weekend, and got up the road on the first day,” said Hennebry, speaking about his performance at the Kerry Group Rás Mumhan. “I thought it was all over after stage two, but I came back into yellow on stage three and held it, thanks to my teammates.”
Hennebry is the third winner of Male Rider of the Month this year and was pleased to receive the award – “It’s great to win the monthly award for March, it’s a bit of a surprise, but great to get acknowledged for my Rás Mumhan performance. Hopefully, I can build on this for the next while and have a good Rás.”