Seth Dunwoody

Seth Dunwoody
Dunwoody at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships
Personal information
Born (2006-05-26) 26 May 2006[1]
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Team information
Current teamBahrain Victorious Development Team
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2022Orchard CC
2023–2024Cannibal–Victorious U19 Development Team
Professional team
2025–Bahrain Victorious Development Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2026)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Ireland
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 CottbusPoints Race

Seth Dunwoody (born 26 May 2006) is a professional road racing cyclist from Ireland who rides for UCI Continental team Bahrain Victorious Development Team.[2]

Early life

He is from Hamiltonsbawn in Ireland. He attended The Royal School, Armagh. He followed his father Glenn into an interest in cycle racing.[3]

Career

In 2022, he rode for the Orchard Cycling Club. He was also chosen to compete in the 2022 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Slovakia as part of the Ireland cycling team.[4]

In 2023 and 2024, he rode for the Cannibal B Victorious U19 Development Team.[5] In April 2023, he won a stage and the overall in Penn Ar Bed – Pays d’Iroise in France.[6] In June 2023, he won the National Junior Road Race title in County Tyrone.[7] In September 2023, he placed ninth in the 6km stage 2 time trial in the Keizer der Juniores in Wulpen.[6] In 2024, he finished second in Kuurne-Kuurne Juniors in Belgium and won the Ulster junior and senior titles.[8] In September 2024, he finished fifth in the junior time trial at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships.[9]

In October 2024, he placed first in the junior category of the Chrono des Nations. In January 2025, he signed for the Bahrain Victorious development team.[10][11]

In June 2026, Dunwoody won the Irish National Cycling Championships.[12]

Major results

Road

2023
1st Road race, National Junior Championships
1st Overall Penn Ar Bed-Pays d’Iroise
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Noel Teggart Memorial
1st Travers Engineering Annaclone GP
5th Chrono des Nations Juniors
7th Overall Guido Reybrouck Classic
1st Young rider classification
2024
1st Chrono des Nations Juniors
1st E3 Saxo Classic Juniors
1st Travers Engineering Annaclone GP
1st Alan Towell Memorial
1st Stage 2b Course de la Paix Juniors
2nd Overall Nation's Cup Hungary
1st Stage 2b (ITT)
2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
2nd Trofee van Vlaanderen
2nd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Juniors
2nd Fokker Slag om Woensdrecht
5th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
5th Overall Guido Reybrouck Classic
7th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
2025
Tour of Romania
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 4 Giro Next Gen
1st Stage 5 Circuit des Ardennes
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
5th Road race, National Championships
2026 (1 pro win)
National Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
2nd Gent–Wevelgem Beloften
8th Tour des 100 Communes

Track

2026
1st Points race, UEC European Under-23 Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Seth Dunwoody". Pro Cyclimg Stats. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS DEVELOPMENT TEAM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Mann, Scott (1 May 2023). "Teenage cycling sensation Seth on balancing professional racing with studies". Armagh.com. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Holland, Mairead (18 July 2022). "Top teenage cyclists Sam and Seth selected for Irish Youth Olympics team".
  5. ↑ "Seth Dunwoody a déjà dépassé ses objectifs". Direct Velo. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Seth Dunwoody (17) puts out impressive TT in UCI-ranked Belgian race". Sticky Bottle. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Stevely, Thomas (26 June 2023). "Seth Dunwoody celebrates on home ground with Junior Men's National Championship". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Teenager Seth Dunwoody crowned men's junior and elite Ulster champion". Sticky Bottle. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Irish Riders Secure Top Ten Finishes on Day Two of World Championships". Cycling Ireland. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Seth Dunwoody signs for Bahrain Victorious devo team for first U23 season". Sticky Bottle. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Rice, Jessica (6 January 2025). "Meet the Armagh teenager aiming to NI's next Olympic gold medal hero". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Seth Dunwoody crowned Elite National Road Race champion". RTÉ. 28 Jun 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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