Author: Martin Grimley

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…

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 25 March 2007Event: Round 2 K-Capital CupLocation: RostrevorHost club: Banbridge CC K-Capital at Rostrevor International Cross Country Mountain Biking came to County Down Riviera on Sunday, Rostrevor to be precise, as Banbridge Cycling Club promoted the second round of the K-Capital Cup. The venue was Rostrevor Forest with the caravan site in Kilbroney Park serving as the main arena. Weather conditions were superb and helped produce a sunshine…