Author: Martin Grimley

Date: Sunday 26 September 2004Event: Final round Irish & Ulster MTB LeagueLocation: Lead Mines, ConligHost club: XMTB MTB Season Closes With E2 Event At Conlig The Irish and Ulster Cross Country Mountain Bike seasons came to a superb ending at the XMTB Club’s drama packed E2 promotion at the Leadmines, Conlig, on Sunday. The event attracted a bumper entry, and the tough demanding course provided a day of excellent racing…

Date: Sunday 10 April 2005Event: NPS Round 1Location: Castlewellan ForestHost club: XMTB Superb Start To Off Road Season The 2005 Irish Mountainbike season began at the XMTB Club’s brilliant promotion at Castlewellan Forest Park on Sunday. Not only was the entry the best at a local race in recent years, (140 competitors turned up), the weather was superb which, on an excellent course, served up a feast of top class…

Date: Sunday 29 May 2005Event: Round 2 Ulster MTB LeagueLocation: Drumkeeragh ForestHost club: Banbridge CC Ferguson Triumphs Lewis Ferguson (BHB) took maximum points at Sunday’s second round of the Ulster Mountain Bike Cross Country League, promoted by Banbridge Cycling Club at Drumkeeragh Forest near Dromara in County Down. The weather may have been excellent for race day, however with constant rain for most of the preceding week parts of the…

Date: Sunday 20 April 2008Event: Kcapital Cup – Round 4Location: Castlewellan ForestHost club: XMTB K-Capital Round 4 – Castlewellan – Niall Nails Final The curtain came down on the 2008 International K-Capital Cup Cross Countyr Mountain Bike Series on Sunday at the beautiful setting of Castlewellan Forest Park in County Down. Promoted by the XMTB Club, the event attracted an entry of almost 200, bringing the total entries over the…

Date: Sunday 23 March 2008Event: Kcapital Cup – Round 2Location: Moneyscalp ForestHost club: Banbridge CC Robin Seymour (Team Worc) moved a step closer to representing Ireland at the 2008 Olympics with victory in the second round of the K-Capital Cup, held at the picturesque setting of Moneyscalp Wood near Newcastle in County Down.

Date: Wednesday 15 June 2005Event: Round 3 Ulster MTB XC LeagueLocation: Barnetts Demesne, BelfastHost club: Team BHB Ulster MTB XC League.Round 3.Barnets Demense New Race Format At Barnets Race Round three of the Ulster MTB Cross Country League took place on Wednesday evening at the picturesque setting of Barnets Demense in Belfast promoted by Team BHB. Conditions proved ideal for both racing and spectating as organiser Billy Ferguson introduced a…

Date: Sunday 10 July 2005Event: 4th round Ulster XCLocation: Big Wood, WarrenpointHost club: Apollo CT BIG WOOD SCORCHER FOR MASON John Mason (Cycleways) sent out a warning to his fellow rivals just a week before the Irish XC Championships in Bray, as he powered to a runaway success in the fourth round of the Ulster XC MTB League, held in scorching conditions at Big Wood near Warrenpoint on Sunday.

Date: Sunday 24 July 2005Event: Northern Ireland MTB ChampionshipsLocation: Woodburn ForestHost club: Team Madigan Northern Ireland Mountain Bike Cross Country Championships – Report The Northern Ireland Mountain Bike Cross Country Championships took place in rather low key fashion at Woodburn Forest on Sunday promoted by Team Madigan. With riders away on international duty and in the middle of the holiday period the entry was probably the worst in recent years.

Date: Sunday 25 September 2005Event: Ulster & NPS round – E2 eventLocation: Leadmines, ConligHost club: XMTB E2 Success For Seymour The penultimate race of the Irish Cross Country season took place at the Leadmines, Conlig with the XMTB Club promoting their annual E2 event. The hard working members of XMTB put a great effort into running the event with a superb well marshalled course, only to be let down by the…

Date: Sunday 2 October 2005Event: Final round Ulster MTB LeagueLocation: Kilbroney Park, RostrevorHost club: Newry Wheelers MTB League Finishes in Fine Style The 2005 Ulster Mountain Bike Cross Country League came to a belated end on Sunday at a sunny Kilbroney Park in Rostrevor. Promoted by Newry Wheelers, the event attracted a good entry to what has to be one of the best local MTB venues in the North, especially…