FOUR-time Olympian Cian O’Connor has entered the top 10 in the Longines World Ranking for the first time in his career, while there are a further four Irish in the top 20 and seven in the world’s top 50.

After a superb run of form, O’Connor rose two places this month. Derry’s Daniel Coyle is up three places to 14th, Conor Swail has dropped five places to 16th while just behind him, and up three places, in 17th is Cork’s Shane Sweetnam. Darragh Kenny completes the top 20.