Month: April 2019

Last weekend the Cycling Ulster off-road riders competed at Round 2 of the British National mountainbike series which was based at the Olympic Games venue at Hadleigh Park, Essex overlooking the Thames estuary.  Some of the riders had been there before for the inter-regional games but quickly found that the full Olympic configuration track was a different beast altogether. Nevertheless they got down to work on Saturday with Cycling Ulster…

The first round of the Irish Cross-country mountain bike series was scheduled for 28 April and due to be hosted by Dromara Cycling Club. This race was due to double up as Round 2 of the Ulster cross-country series. Unfortunately the club has not been able to secure a venue for this event due to ongoing MTB event restrictions in Northern Ireland. The club has been working closely with the Cycling…

The first round of the 2019 Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike series took place on Sunday 7 April at Craigavon Lakes. Hosted by Apollo Cycling Team who, although have been running races on this site for decades, this is only the second year the club has used the Tannaghmore Gardens side of the lake to host the event. The terrain is a mixture of gravel trails, technical sections and a wide…