Date: Saturday 28 June 1997Event: Bangor Bike WeekLocation: Castle Park, BangorHost club: Toyota North Down Pity help the dog walker who happened to stray across the all weather pitch in Bangor’s Castle Park on Saturday 28 June as a stampede of highly charged mountain bikers started the Toyota North Down Bangor Bike Week mountain bike race. Always a success, this well established week of competition culminated in an open cross…
Date: Sunday 1 June 1997Event: NI MTB League Round 2Location: Moneyscalp ForestHost club: Belfast Belvoir Road Club NI XC League Round 2 MONEYSCALP WOOD Round 2 of the Northern Ireland Cross Country League was held at Moneyscalp Wood on a scorching hot Sunday on the first day of June by the Belfast Belvoir Road Club. Some ingenious undergrowth exploration had seen the familiar loop of the wood course altered to…
Date: S?? ?? 1997Event: NI MTB League Round 3Location: Davagh ForestHost club: Unknown The good weather enjoyed at the Moneyscalp weekend was continued at Round 3 of the Northern Ireland Cross Country League the following week at Davagh Forest. The course contrasted massively from Moneyscalp in that most of the lap involved gravelled forest path.
Date: Sunday 11 May 1997Event: NI MTB League Round 1Location: Ballykelly ForestHost club: Roe Valley CC There were three descents which conspired to make things difficult for even the so called downhillers taking part with a short, steep climb, two river crossings, a four foot drop off and a section of mud that the Eurosport Tractor Pulling TV show would have been proud of completing the lap.
Date: Sunday 25 May 1997Event: Redhall Open MTB XC RaceLocation: Redhall Estate, CarrickfergusHost club: Bann Wheelers Sunday 25th May and Redhall Estate outside Carrickfergus was the venue for Bann Wheelers first major open mountain bike event of the year. As ever, Norman Atkins’ involvement in proceedings ensured scorching sunshine and although the record numbers of last year didn’t materialise, over 100 riders made the journey out the coast to try…
Date: Sunday 30 May 2004Event: NI MTB League Round 2Location: Drumkeeragh ForestHost club: Banbridge CC Results and Reports – NI Cross-Country League 2 Drumkeeragh Forest near Dromara was the venue for round two of the Northern Ireland Mountain Bike Cross Country League on Sunday 30th May. The promoters, Banbridge CC at last got a dry day for their event, after three years of trying. For once the normally boggy forest…
Date: Thursday 17 June 2004Event: Ulster MTB League Round 3Location: Barnetts Demesne, BelfastHost club: TeamFergie N.I. X/C Mountain Bike League Round 3 – 17th June 2004 Round 3 of the league was promoted by TEAMFERGIE and sponsored by BHB (Fire & Rescue Training Consultants, Muckamore, Antrim). The venue was at Barnett Demesne and the event was part of the Belfast City Council Bike Week.
Date: Sunday 29 August 2004Event: Ulster MTB RoundLocation: Big WoodHost club: Apollo CT On Sunday, 29th August, Apollo CT, successfully promoted once again a round of the Ulster MTB league outside Newry at Narrowwater on a new course which included over a km of fresh, unridden, single track and a new obstacle of a house! This all made for exciting racing.
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…