Date: Sunday 12 April 2015 Event: Ulster Series Round 2 Location: Colebrooke Estate, Co. Fermanagh Host club: Caldwell Cycles Caldwell Cycles’s usual venue of Ballykelly Forest was unavailable this year due to tree felling which left event organiser Clive Caldwell the task of finding another venue to host a cross-country mountain bike event. Thankfully Lord Alan Brookeborough of Colebrooke Estate in Brookeborough County Fermanagh was happy to accommodate another race…
Report Round 1 2015
Date: Sunday 9 March 2015 Event: Ulster Series Round 1 Location: Kilbroney Park Forest, Rostrevor Host club: Dromara CC The 2015 Ulster Cross-Country (XC) Mountain Bike Series kicked off on Sunday 8 March at one of Ireland’s premier mountain bike trail centres, Kilbroney Park beside the village of Rostrevor in County Down. Host club Dromara Cycling Club has been running XC events here since the trail centre opened in 2013….
Xmtb Spring Series 2015 report
The Xmtb McConvey Cycles Spring Series is a well-established set of three off-road cycling races which take place just before the start of the main off-road race season. The three races were held at Ormeau Park in Belfast and the club wish to thank Belfast City Council for their continued support. The races have always been aimed at the youth riders with a senior race tagged on at the end…
Xmtb Spring Series 2014 results Rd3
Xmtb McConvey Cycles – Spring Series – Round 3 – 02 March 2014 Ormeau Park Belfast The third and final round of the Xmtb McConvey Cycles mountain bike series took place on Sunday 2 March 2014 at Ormeau Park in Belfast. The task for the course builders was to come up with a challenging but flowing course that used the same area of the park but making best use of…
Xmtb Spring Series 2014 results Rd2
Xmtb McConvey Cycles – Spring Series – Round 2 – 23 February 2014 Ormeau Park Belfast It was a return to Ormeau Park for Round 2 of the Xmtb McConvey Cycles spring series. This event was almost not going to go ahead as the course from the previous round had been very mucky and the weather during the week had not helped it. Thankfully Mark Harvey and Robbie Lamont came…
Xmtb Spring Series 2014 results Rd1
Xmtb McConvey Cycles – Spring Series – Round 1 – 16 February 2014 Ormeau Park Belfast Round 1 of the 2014 Mountain Bike Spring Series hosted by Xmtb McConvey Cycles took place at Ormeau Park on the 16 February. The weather in the lead up to the race had been awful with heavy rain, strong winds and then a sharp frost on the morning of the race. Thankfully the day…
Race rules
Rules that cover cross-country (XC) mountain bike racing are given below. They have been extracted from the Cycling Ireland Technical Rules. For full details of all the rules you must consult the technical regulations provided on the Cycling Ireland website www.cyclingireland.ie 3. The Race A – Riders must complete the entire distance of the race and the responsibility for following the officialcourse lies with the rider.B – A rider is…
New to racing
What to expect / to do on race day We all had to start somewhere. Hopefully this guide will give you information as to what to expect on race day. Hopefully you have read over the list of things to prepare in advance of race day (link here) Once you have checked where the race will be held, used the map links, printed off the driving instructions or took note…
Race licences
Race Licences:In order to take part in any off-road racing riders must have insurance from our governing body Cycling Ireland. Insurance can be taken out on an annual basis or as a Day Licence. All competitors are required to produce their Cycling Ireland (annual) licence in order to receive their race number.Day licences will be available to purchase on race day, the cost of a day licence will be £17 (€20)…
Lakeland Youth MTB Results
Saturday 2 March 2013 – Lakeland CC Youth MTB Series – Round 4 – Necarne Estate, Irvinestown PhotosMichael Armstrong (FlickR) – here Resultshere Sunday 24 February 2013 – Lakeland CC Youth MTB Series – Round 3 – Corralea, BelcooResults here Sunday 3 February 2013 – Lakeland CC Youth MTB Series – Round 2 – Castle Archdale PhotosMichael Armstrong (FlickR) – here ResultsRound 2 results here Saturday 26 January 2013 – Lakeland Youth MTB…