Sunday 13th of May saw our young off-road riders in action at Round 3 of the HSBC British National Cross Country series at Glentress Scotland. Nestled on the steep banks of the Tweed Valley this was very much a course for the climbers and the strong technical riders. Practice day on Saturday had seen wall to wall sunshine but heavy overnight rain would see our riders in the 9 am…
The Cycling Ulster Off-road Commission is launching the second of their training sessions for Under 14s and 16s on Saturday 19 May 2018 at Drumcairne Forest Park. This session is open to all riders in these age categories. Riders to meet at 10 am on site. The morning session will be skills based using the format of the Inter-regional Mountain Bike Championships. The afternoon session will be an escorted practice,…
Round 3 of the 2018 Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike Series takes place at Drumcairne Forest outside Stewartstown, County Tyrone on Sunday 20 May 2018 hosted by Island Wheelers. Details here.
With the first 2 rounds of the 2018 Ulster Cross-country (XC) Mountain Bike Series complete the current league standings are shown here. The league table will be used to grid for Round 3 provided riders register and pay in advance. NOTE: For the Senior riders, all rounds count towards the overall league. For Juniors and Youth categories, riders can drop one round making it their best 4 out of 5…
The first of the training sessions for Under 14 and Under 16 year old riders took place on Saturday 28 April 2018 at Tollymore Forest Park. There were nine Under 14s (6 boys and 3 girls) and nine Under 16s (7 boys and 2 girls). The sessions were lead by coaches Gareth McKee, Mark Harvey, Robbie Smyth and Graham Boyd. The morning session was based around bike handling skills similar…
The first round of the 2018 Cross-country Mountain Bike National Point Series (NPS) took place on Sunday 29 April at Tollymore Forest Park. Hosted by Dromara Cycling Club this round also doubled up as Round 2 of the Ulster Cross-country (XC) series. The venue has been used on many occasions over the years to host similar events but course designers were still utilising new sections to keep it interesting for…
The weekend 21/22 April 2018 saw Cycling Ulsters off-road riders in action at round two of the British xc series on the iconic World Cup course at Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire. This was a daunting venue for our younger riders who were here for the first time. With its massive climbs and technical rocky descents every one of them did themselves proud with their attitude and how they applied themselves…
The opening round of the 2018 Ulster Cross-country Mountain Bike series took place on Sunday 15 April at Craigavon Lakes and was hosted by Apollo CT. This year the location of the circuit had to be moved, from the traditional home near the Watersports Centre, due to the works starting on the new leisure centre. The race headquarters was based at Tannaghmore Gardens which had car parking, toilets and a…
Round 1 of the HSBC UK Cross-country series took place at Sherwood Pines over the weekend of 24/25 March 2018. The Cycling Ulster team and other Ulster riders proved without any doubt that our guys and girls are capable of mixing it with the best in the UK. The Cycling Ulster team consisted of Ben Wilson, Cameron McIntyre, Darcey Harkness, Lee Harvey, Niamh McKiverigan and Thomas Creighton. They were supported by Simon Curry, Gareth McKee, Nicola McKiverigan…
A return to sunshine and a sense of spring in the air for Round 3 of the Xmtb Spring Series which took place in Ormeau Park in Belfast on Sunday 25 March 2018. Round 2 had been cancelled due to the ‘Beast from the East’ weather front which had moved in. The series was then just held over 2 events.