Date: Sunday 12 August 2012 Event: Ulster Series Round 5 Location: Garvagh Forest Host club: Carn Wheelers Not content with running one round of the Ulster XC series in 2012 Carn Wheelers offered to run a second event in a venue that has not been used for over 10 years, Garvagh Forest. The venue was described as an ‘old school’ mountain bike course, mostly flat with lots of nice flowing…
Date: Sunday 19 August 2012 Event: Ulster MTB XC Championships Location: Castlewellan Forest Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles The superb mountain biking haven of Castlewellan Forest Park was the venue for the 2012 Ulster Mountain Bike Cross-Country Championships. Host club Xmtb McConvey had been spending considerable amount of time in the forest in the lead up to the race preparing the track. The club wish to thank the Northern Ireland…
Date: Saturday 30 June 2012 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 Location: Dunmore Mountain Host club: Dromara Cycling Club Round 4 of the 2012 Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series was held at Dunmore Mountain near Spa, Ballynahinch. This was the only round of the 2012 series to be held on a Saturday which, combined with the end of the school year/start of summer, lead to a reduction in the numbers attending compared to average…
Date: Sunday 24 June 2012 Event: Ulster Series Round 3, NPS Round 6 Location: Davagh Forest, Cookstown Host club: Carn Wheelers Round 3 of the Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series took place at Davagh Forest near Cookstown, County Tyrone on Sunday 24th June 2012. This event was also the last of the 2012 National Point Series (NPS) races where riders from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland compete together…
Date: Sunday 27 May 2012 Event: Ulster Series Round 2, NPS Round 4 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles The sun was shining on Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in Belfast on Sunday 27 May 2012 for the second round of the Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series. Host club Xmtb McConvey Cycles had been working closely with Belfast City Council who are a great supporter of our…
Date: Sunday 15 April 2012 Event: Ulster Series Round 1 Location: Ballykelly Forest, Limavady Host club: Strabane / Lifford CC The Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series for 2012 kicked off with the first round at Ballykelly Forest near Limavady. Host club Strabane / Lifford CC had only put forward the application to host a round of the series in late February and had their work cut out for them preparing the course…
Date: Saturday 3 September 2011 Event: Ulster MTB Championships 2011 Location: Craigavon Watersports Centre Host club: Apollo CT Craigavon Watersports Centre was the venue for the 2011 Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Championships hosted by Apollo Cycling Team and held on Saturday 3 September 2011. Pre-entry had opened the week before and over 100 riders had registered for the day. In total 123 riders took part on a pleasant day with…
Date: Sunday 14 August 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 6, NPS Round 6 Location: Castlewellan Forest Park Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles The final round of both the Irish National Point Series (NPS) and the Ulster XC Series took place at Castlewellan Forest Park on Sunday 14 August 2011. The NPS status was only recently awarded to the event when a previous NPS round had to be cancelled and host…
Date: Saturday 2 July 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 5 Location: Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch Host club: Dromara Cycling Club Round 5 of the Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series took place on Saturday 2 July 2011 at Dunmore Mountain located near Spa, Ballynahinch. Dromara Cycling Club was the host of the event and the organisers are very grateful to the Wightman family who own the land for the use of…
Date: Sunday 5 June 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 Location: Magheramorne Quarry, Larne Host club: Team Madigan Round 4 of the Ulster Cross Country Mountain Bike Series 2011 took place at Magheramorne Quarry near Larne in County Antrim. This is the fifth year that host club Team Madigan have had access to this site to put on a race and the club is grateful to the landowners Lafarge. Unfortunately this was…