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…
Round 2 2012 – Report
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…
Round 1 2012 – Report
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…
Ulster MTB Championships 2011 – Report
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…
Round 6 2011 – Report
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…
Round 5 2011 – Report
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…
Round 4 2011 – Report
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…
Round 3 2011 – Report
Date: Sunday 29 May 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 3, Irish NPS Round 5 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles Round 3 of the 2011 Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series took place at the beautiful Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park in south Belfast. This was also Round 5 of the Irish National Points Series (NPS). The park, which is managed by Belfast City Council, has proved…
Round 2 2011 – Report
Date: Sunday 15 May 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 2, Irish NPS Round 4 Location: Tollymore Forest, Newcastle Host club: Banbridge Cycling Club The second round of the Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series 2011 took place at Tollymore Forest Park on Sunday 15 May 2011 hosted by Banbridge Cycling Club. This event was also the fourth of seven rounds of the Irish National Point Series (NPS) which meant a larger attendance of…
Round 1 2011 – Report
Date: Sunday 1 May 2011 Event: Ulster Series Round 1, Irish NPS Round 3 Location: Davagh Forest, Cookstown Host club: Carn Wheelers The opening round of the 2011 Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series took place on Sunday 1 May at Davagh Forest near Cookstown. The venue, which is managed by the Forestry Service, was also included as part of the National Point Series (NPS) for the first time. It was the…