Date: Sunday 23 April 2006Event: Round 1 Ulster & NPS LeagueLocation: Castlewellan ForestHost Club: XMTB Seymour Takes Win At Castlewellan The 2006 Mountain Bike Cross Country season began at a sun kissed Castlewellan Forest Park on Sunday with the XMTB Club the hosts for the Class 2 World Ranked event, which was also the opening round of the Irish and Ulster Leagues. From early morning the car park area was…
Date: Sunday 28 May 2006Event: Round 3 Ulster MTB XC LeagueLocation: Big WoodHost club: Banbridge CC Return Of The Mac At Big Wood Banbridge CC promoted the third round of the Ulster MTB XC League on Sunday, the County Down Club using Big Wood near Warrenpoint for the first time. Ninety riders signed on and the weather was excellent, with the main, four mile course in superb order.
Date: Saturday 20 May 2006Event: Round 2 Ulster MTB XC LeagueLocation: WoodburnHost club: Team MadiganGolden Oldie Is Woodburn Wonder Woodburn Forest near Carrickfergus played host to the second round of the Ulster Mountain Bike Cross Country League on Saturday, with the undoubted star of the show being local rider Alan Cranston (East Antrim Audi), who scored a stunning win in the Vets Class.
Date: Saturday 24 June 2006Event: Round 4 Ulster MTB XC LeagueLocation: Tievenadarragh ForestHost club: Dromara CC Round four of the Ulster Mountain Bike Cross Country League was held on Saturday at Tievenadarragh Forest, Seaforde, promoted by Dromara CC, the first ever MTB race to be hosted by the popular County Down Club.
Date: Sunday 13 August 2006Event: Ulster & NPS Rounds – C2 eventLocation: Castlewellan ForestHost club: XMTB XMTB XCO C2…Castlewellan Forest Park Seymour wins at XMTB classic Castlewellan Forest Park was the venue on Sunday for XMTB’s second XCO C2 event of the year, which also doubled up as rounds of the Irish NPS and Ulster XCO Leagues. In short it was an excellent, well organised day of racing on…
Date: Saturday 2 September 2006Event: Ulster MTB XC LeagueLocation: CraigavonHost club: Apollo CT Apollo MTB The penultimate round of the Ulster MTB XC League took place on Saturday at Craigavon MTB Trail, with a superb days racing somewhat spoilt by persistent rain showers. The well organised Apollo CT promotion defied the ugly weather to produce some of the best racing this year.
Date: Sunday 10 September 2006Event: Final round Ulster MTB XC LeagueLocation: GlenarmHost club: East Antrim MTB Final The curtain came down on the 2006 Ulster Mountain Bike Cross Country League at a sunny Glenarm Forest on Sunday. The East Antrim Audi promoted event provided pure drama from start to finish as riders battled to secure league titles.
Date: Sunday 27 August 2006Event: Ulster MTB XC Championships Location: Tievenadarragh Forest, BallynahinchHost club: Dromara Cycling ClubSuperb racing, rain, thunder, sunshine, fun, and a Slovak rider called Lubo, yes that was the 2006 Ulster Cross Country MTB Championships, promoted by Dromara CC on Sunday at Tievenadarragh Forest near Seaforde. The event proved to be one of the best ‘Ulster’s’ in recent years, and perhaps best of all was the entry…